Down Under Design
Have you checked out the latest issue of Ivy & Piper?I made sure to pencil some time today to finally get to devour it and I’m so happy that I did.
My favorite spread has to be a home designed by the talented Diane Bergeron and her team.
It contained all of my favorite colors, had a mix of new and old pieces, fun pattern play and a wonderful vibe of eclectic style without global undertones. Perfection.
Love sofas facing each other in living rooms. It provides a generous amount of seating in an intimate setting. Would love to do this in my own home, but I’m afraid my living room is a bit too small.
I have runner envy and I normally love my call of the jungle stairs.
Check out the window treatments? Remind me of the ones I recently made.
Vintage paint by numbers are always a fun piece of art to add to a room. You can always find a bunch of them on ebay or buy a new one and paint it in whatever color scheme works in your space.
In love with the bright yellow chairs. Especially the picture frame trim on the seat cushion. Another simple DIY project that can be done to update any dining room chair. All you need is some ready made seat covers ($11 for 2) and then add trim in a contrasting color.
Have you checked out the most recent issue? Any favorites?
Images via Ivy & Piper.
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My living room is one of the rooms that evolved drastically from when we first moved one. Originally I painted the walls chocolate brown and did accents of white, blue and orange. That lasted maybe 2 years.
Our dining room sat empty for months. Okay maybe it was empty for just a handful of weeks and then we couldn’t take it anymore and put in a folding table and plastic outdoor chairs, but in my mind that was still empty.
On the main floor of our house we have a Florida room. Being that it’s a Florida room it is a considered a 3 season room, because there is no heat in the room. The previous owners used it as an indoor patio with outdoor furniture and it looked like this when we moved in.
I haven’t been there but I do love the way the art is displayed in the first few images!
Love those deep blue walls in the first shot. I think they help balance out the pretty Madeline Weinrib rug. With white walls, that rug would really POP, but with the dark walls it flows a little bit more….
Now, this is my type of home!! The color speaks volumes without going overboard. I’m off to go read the rest of the mag.
Ok I gasped during this whole spread…the green carpet is bananas and the yellow and grey dining room is off the chart…love the colors love the style love it all. Beyond amazing!!!! Thanks so much for sharing I am keeping these pics in my inspiration folder. FAB!!!!
Totally welcomed Jenna. I love their work.
Haven’t had a chance to look yet but clearly lots of wonderful stories – love everything here!!
Nice post,
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I love the first picture of the navy living room – I could just walk right in and call that one home! And those stairs – wow!
Haven’t read Ivy and Piper yet but now will take a look. So muchbto read, so little time. I would be curious to know what your must read online mags are in order of priority . Thanks! Lynn from Decor Arts Now
So geogrphic.
I like the bedroom with the brown and blue although I prefer grey or black with my blue,I’m still drawn to this.
A.Co @ A.Co est. 1984
Oh my goodness–this issue rocked my face off!!! Thanks for letting us know it was ‘live’. That Diane Bergeron is crazy talented!
Have not checked them out yet but after seeing this I think I need to!!
I have the biggest design crush on her right now!!
How have I never heard of Ivy & Piper before??
I am in love with the navy & orange combo. If my husband wouldn’t be offended by it being Auburn colors (my favorite college football team ever), I would do every room in that combo.
Ok, probably not, but I would want to!
Where can I find the fabric used in the 2nd to last photo, the one with the monkey sitting on the chair?