More eclectic nests from Milk Deco

These photos are from the Gramercy Park, New York City home of Carin van der Donk, owner of Sons and Daughters a now-closed East Village shop.
**About that interesting ceiling chandelier in the first photo- it is a special order from Lindsey Adelman using hand-blown bulbs. If you like that, you simply must check out her work here. Her lights are amazing!





These four photos are from the home of Laurence Gautier and Gabrielle Soyer, in a suburb of Paris. They fill their house with souvenirs from their flea markes and antique store hunts. The article says the house is just not big enough to hold all their finds! Hmmm, I know how that feels, although my house is much smaller.





This set of five photos above is from a French visual artist's home in Tangier. Yto Barrada grew up in Tangier and says she has her grandmother's sense of style in that she loves "antique flowers and lace, collecting dresses and fabrics, accumulating and juxtaposing."
And I thought this little old-fashioned sleeper couch was interesting. The photos was from a home in Utrecht. (all photos from Milk Deco Issue No.3, Oct. 2009)

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Shots from the home of stylist Anouk Kramer, her husband and 3 children near Amsterdam. I wish they had taken more photos of this home. Seems an interesting example of an interior that looks as if one is living in the past. I don't see anything that really looks like it was made in the past 50 years...I love looking at a home and not being able to immediately peg the decade. (From Milk Magazine August 2008. Photography by Bonnita Postma)

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Milk Deco favorites

I really like peeking inside real homes that aren't completely styled perfectly- which meant I was thrilled when I discovered Milk Deco last year. (From Milk Magazine, the French childrens' style magazine). Not that thought, preparation and cleaning up didn't happen before these shots were taken, but these photos still manage to capture a sense that you're seeing real homes in which families, which children, live. All the furniture doesn't match, and everything you see couldn't have been bought in a day. Love the cute, quirky styles, especially in childrens' rooms. These photos are from a few different homes, so they aren't all from one series. (From Milk Deco Issue 2, Nov . 2008)

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Vintage children's room

I almost resisted titling this post "vintage children's rooms" because the interpretation of that word vintage is so wide these days! I find that rooms described as vintage style range anywhere from the "rose explosion" look to faux shabby to loaded with ikea and ultra-modern-looking toys.
When I describe vintage, I mean a room decorated with things that are old, likely used and hopefully have some kind of meaning to you or your children. This is the kind of nursery that I love for a child. I think these are some pretty examples. As with decor for any room, making it personal is what makes it really "yours" and you can't do that by buying up a bunch of stuff in a day- it takes time! (photos in order from the top: Jeu de Paume Children's Rooms London; next two photos from Children's Rooms by Judith Wilson; Swedish site Alvhelm via Desire to Inspire; emmas designblogg ; Flea Market Style by Emily Chalmers; Country Living online; astropunks.com; apartment therapy; Country Living online



Isn't this room cute? I found it on this flickr set. This creative mom, Annalea, made the mobile over the cot from an old calendar. I love the mix of colorful pillows on the blue daybed.

p.s. I'm looking for a web/blog designer to help me give my blog a "facelift". If you know of anyone who has a keen design asthetic, could you let me know? Thanks!

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