This farmhouse style lake home was designed by Wade Weissmann Architecture, in collaboration with Barenz Builders, located in Big Cedar Lake, Wisconsin.
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Being from the Lexington, KY area, which has the title of being the Horse Capital of the World, I like to refer to this style of decorating as "Horse Country Chic." Here it is actually a lifestyle. You don't just decorate with it, you LIVE it. There is a wide appeal for the Equestrian Chic look in interior design with it's aged, refined and sophisticated style. It will always be a classic design tradition, inspiring a colorful assortment of equestrian-themed interiors. Equestrian Chic is synonymous with the beauty of horses, the tradition of hunting and the triumph of winning races and exudes warmth with a decided masculine edge Horse lovers are given a chance to pay tribute to their love of this graceful and elegant creature. Whether you are an equestrian or just love equestrian sport, there are all kinds of home furnishings, accessories, and accents that feature a horse of some sort. It might be a table lamp with a horse sculpture on the base, or a piece of horse themed art. If you decide to decorate an entire room with equestrian home decor or just add a few pieces here and there, you can find a wide variety of items to accent your home. Hopefully this post will give you some ideas to help in your decision. google.com coffeepearlsandpoetry.tumblr.com Plaid is a perennial favorite for the equestrian look. Also silver offers that traditional appeal so collect julep cups, trays,......you get the picture. google.com Equestrian Chic style will always include walls of horse art! info.asmarainc.com Give your home the sophisticated charm of an English manor. architecturaldigest.com Equestrian Chic elegance is rooted in English countryside and its country homes and clubhouses where substantial antique furnishings, art depicting the hunt, and tartans are all part of the equestrian culture. paisleyplaidandread.com When it comes to Equestrian Chic interiors whether it be tack, art or textiles, you cannot go wrong if you collect it for your home. google.com There are so many lovely horse and rider pillows to choose from for your Equestrian home. Just toss a few on a sofa.......make them different, you don't want to get matchy. thehandbookauthority.tumblr.com Equestrian Chic interiors have a refined elegance and a masculine edge. giftsanddec.com indiajane.com This great room with it's with an equestrian flair features "trophy" style lamps, riding ribbons, horse statues, and riding gear. horsecountrychic.blogspot.com Many Equestrian Chic interiors express the excitement of horse racing with silks, jockey art and memorabilia of former champions. tumblr habituallychic.blogspot.com madisonavegifts.com splendidsass.blogspot.com English Sporting and Equestrian style are the perfect blend. Ralph Lauren google.com google.com prepitude.tumblr.com Ralph Lauren While the colors, textures, size and scale of equestrian style accessories have an overall masculine impression, the style still is appealing to female tastes as well.It is elegant and refined and yet casual and relaxed. google.com thepolohouse.blogspot.com pinterest.com Green, blue, red, yellow and brown are colors associated with Equestrian chic. It is fun to decorate with this style for events as well as for the home. homeofmine.tumblr.com seersuckerandmagnolias.tumblr.com google.com Look for textures such as leather, suede, wood, burlap, canvas, rope and metals. Saddle blankets or throws are also a stylish touch that which would complement an Equestrian Chic space when used on a sofa, chair or in the bedroom. tumblr cvilletochucktown.tumblr.com The "tack room" look. www.paisleyplaidandread.com/ houzz.com paisleyplaidandread.com lord-of-hahn.tumblr.com Horse art along with silver cups and rich leather bound books all suggest the gentile and wealthy lifestyle of Equestrian Chic. jenningsandgates.blogspot.com Equestrian art can make a hallway appear inviting and grand. bellevivir.blogspot... Horse and hunt prints work well in pairs or larger groupings, which can create a focus over a couch in an Equestrian Chic living room. equestrianstylist.com tumblr housebeautiful.com anthonybaratta.com Another example of how well English traditional and Equestrian Chic combine to make beautiful interiors. thecarycollection.tumblr.com giftsanddec.com Equestrian style places an emphasis on creative display of equine art and essentials like trophies, saddles, bridles, and stirrups. thepolohouse.blogspot.com Trends come and go, but the equestrian look is a timeless one. The Equestrian Chic home is gorgeous when decorated for Christmas. google.com Needlepoint exudes the feeling of the country sporting life. Pick up some some for your Equestrian Chic interiors or better still learn needlepoint and make them yourself. I am so thankful my mother taught me how to needlepoint. google.com Click here to see the previous post! http://eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com/2013/02/decorating-with-emerald-green.html This blog post was published by Lisa Farmer
The construction process is in full swing and I love how fast everything is coming together. Progress is being made daily - just yesterday, our windows were installed! We are in the fun part of the design process where...
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source: scanned image from Victoria April 1995 In observance of Earth Day I am doing an ode to gardening. I fondly remembered the old Victoria magazine's features on gardening and decided to dig them out and see what images I could come up with. I have tore out these features and long since thrown the magazines away. If I knew the the date of the feature I have posted it here as the source, otherwise I don't know the date. source: scanned image from Victoria magazine This was from the magazine and it was also the cover of the magazine. If ever I get to visit England I would love to see a cottage like this. Isn't this rose bush magnificent! source scanned image from Victoria magazine Victoria magazine often took us to England. Here we get a bird's eye view of a spectacular manor house walled garden. source: scanned image Victoria magazine This image is one of the inspirations for my own kitchen garden. Here is a herb garden right out the kitchen door at another manor house. source: scanned image Victoria magazine Always enchanted by a path in a garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 Victoria did many features on white long before I ever remember anyone else showing it. Here they featured an all white garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 The white garden at night becomes a magical place as a moonlit garden. Now, here in my own yard the plants have been spilling over the walk and the flower border with abandon. I just this year have a rose garden. You don't have to spend a lot of money to have roses. I picked these roses up at Walmart last year. I would get a rose every week with the groceries. They only cost around $4 and some change a piece. I have four rose bushes and they have really been beautiful this week. Right out the back door in a shrub a mother robin has taken up residence to raise her young. Not wanting to disturb the nest, I stuck the camera above my head and aimed and caught a peak at the beautiful eggs. Sherry I will join: Show off Your Cottage Monday at The House in the Roses Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper Say G'Day Saturday at Natasha in Oz A Return to Loveliness at A Delightsome Life Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes
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This blog post is part of a mini series on the Preppy Interior. There are several styles that embrace the term preppy. There is Southern Preppy which is associated with Palm Beach style popularized by the iconic Lily Pulitzer. There is also the newer Preppy Eclectic, classic lines and tailoring mixed with generous doses of color and fun, but restrained use of bold pattern. Then there is what I consider Ivy League Preppy, it's the style that originally coined the name because it was seen in the homes of many a prep school student. This post is dedicated to this style of Preppy interior. Ivy League Preppy is a hard style to nail down because it borders on English, American Colonial, and a few others as well. I grew up beside a house beautifully designed in this style. There is a certain feeling to it which started me on the road to my love of antiques. Ivy League Preppy is a term to describe an understated elegant lifestyle consisting of conservative choice of home decor and clothing that perennially stand the test of time from generation to generation. The Ivy League Preppy style of decorating is definitely not trend driven, but is classic and traditional .This style home will usually be a historic older home and the interiors will not look luxurious and "modern" rich but instead will look "well off" with the tasteful patina of old money. I have tried to find some images that come as close as possible to capturing the Authentic Ivy League Preppy decorating style. Hopefully these images will help you as you decorate in this style. You can add your own fresh take on these classics for a wonderful look. The next installment of this series will look at Eclectic Preppy interiors that adds a modern face to the classic appeal of this style. Stay tuned, post number three will feature Southern Preppy. alovelybeing.com The Ivy League Preppy home will be full of artwork and antiques.The interiors are not as decorated as much as they are curated with collections that have been gathered over the years. The thing I like the most about the Ivy League Preppy interiors it the ease of graciousness and casual elegance they exude....always very lived in yet elegant and classy. prepaganda.tumblr.com To be successful with this look you have to restrain from "decorating" and instead focus on tastefully arranging furniture and collections so a room looks comfortable and lived in but refined as well. via pinterest Libraries are an important rooms in the Ivy League Preppy interior. Make sure you have comfortable seating, this library will not be merely beautiful to look at, it will be used and enjoyed. via pinterest To pull off the Ivy League Preppy interior if you have not had your decor passed down from past generations you must go antiquing, slowly collecting pieces that can't be found at local home decor stores. Instead shop at antique malls and second hand stores where priceless antiques are oft time discarded by family members who could care less about Grandmother's lovely burl walnut writing desk. tasselsandtwigs.blogspot.com Ivy League Preppy interiors include original hardwood floors which are usually covered with antique Oriental rugs.You won't see wall to wall carpet in this style interior. From Ralph Lauren who knows his way around an Ivy League Preppy interior. Ralph Lauren The Ivy League Preppy home has a slight masculine edge, never frilly!! Rooms tend to look well traveled. Ralph Lauren If you don't use Oriental rugs on your floors, sisal is a good alternative. thevirtualbuilder.tumblr.com source unknown Small spaces look fabulous when decorated in Ivy League Preppy. It has an impressive, yet somewhat cozy look. via pinterest Ivy League Preppy interiors offer a collected look and they are not " matchy matchy" but tastefully put together. bookshelves.tumblr.com The items in an Ivy League Preppy interior will be old, and many will be family pieces that are functional and used day to day. lord-of-hahn.tumblr.com Mix and match your Oriental carpets in an Ivy League Preppy interior. If they are all the same it looks too structured and you lose the casual elegance. Howard Slatkin captainlord.com The Ivy League Preppy bedroom many times borders on the New England Colonial style with four posters and canopies. vogue.com English style bedrooms such as this one by Hammish Bowles can be seen in Ivy League Preppy homes. garyriggshome.com Collections of art will definitely be on display in the Ivy League Preppy home. thefullerview.com Blue and white porcelain is a perennial favorite of the Ivy League Preppy interior. thefoodogatemyhomework.com The Ivy League Preppy interior has an easy, "I'm not trying too hard" elegance about it. And books are always a welcomed addition to this style space. Again notice the use of several different rugs.....much more charming! simpleeverydayglamour.blogspot.com Don't forget the silver. luv2dezn.tumblr.com The Ivy League Preppy home will feature beautiful wood paneling and an occasional equestrian print hung about. midwestwasp.tumblr.com thomasburak.com The Ivy League Preppy interior is not staged, it is lived in.....elegantly. source unknown The Ivy League Preppy style is hard to define because it has so many influences. Families traveled abroad and naturally brought European accents back to incorporate into their interiors. These beautiful pieces were passed down from generation to generation so you will see many French and English pieces. Click here to see the previous post http://eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com/2014/12/elegant-branch-decor-for-non-rustic-home.html This blog post was published by Lisa Farmer
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