If you want a Farmhouse French look for your home, here’s my first tip, go neutral.
Try to keep your color palette limited at least in one room. These hutches are filled with items of a similar color palette, whites, creams, and browns. And the furniture as well is in the same color palette, very neutral. So if you could design your dream living room from scratch, what would it look like? My dream living room looked pretty much like this.. in my head.
It was so exciting to get to design the space and see it come into being.
I enjoyed layering detail on detail, with lots of texture. Here I used antique grain sacks for pillows. I just stuffed them with king-sized pillows, no sewing required!!
We toyed with the idea of a wood-burning fireplace but in the end went with a gas fireplace. It isn’t quite as pretty, but I won’t be spending time cleaning it out or gathering firewood.
I sure am glad when I made this slipcovers that I added some nice detail to the back of the sofa. it faced the wall at the time, but now the back is in full view.
Here is the view from the living room into the kitchen. You can really see the beams from this spot.
I’ve got lots more photos to come. 🙂
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I love seeing your dreams manifest into this reality.
enjoy every moment in your stunning home.
Sonny
GORGEOUS Anita!! I love the built-ins and that view looking into your kitchen is stunning!
Love it Anita! it looks tremendous…Love the cabinet over the fireplace, that hides the TV doesn’t it?…LOL Love that!
Just beautiful Anita. It is such a joy seeing ones dreams and ideas come to life.
Hugs, Gee
What a beautiful space. I love a space that I don’t stop exploring and being surprised by what I didn’t notice last time I was in it. Hope you are enjoying the fruits of this labor! Happy almost October!
If you could get into my head all my livingroom problems would be solved.
I was so busy pinning your pictures that I almost forgot to comment! This is such a gorgeous space. I need to get busy and make slipcovers! I love the simple and beautiful look.
Absolutely stunning! Yep, my dream living room/kitchen would look… pretty much exactly like that, LOL! Thanks for sharing, can’t wait for more. Have a wonderful weekend. 🙂
Oh, Anita, I am wiping the drool! I have always loved your slips and now how nice to have the details show. Love those cabinets and how you styled them. Can’t wait for more!!
it’s very lovely. soothing.
Really great implementation of a truly beautiful dream!
Just stunning! I love every inch of it. Thank you so much for sharing.
Oh Anita, your home is stunning and I love every inch. Thanks so much for sharing.
Mary
Yes, more photos please! Anita, your living room is full of gorgeous details. The details on your slips is charming. Love the look into your kitchen, and I’m all for gas logs. We use our gas log fireplace daily during the winter months. It is perfect!
Love the kitchen, living room, and dining area are all one BIG open space including ceiling beams!
Your slipcovers are just beautiful, especially with the details on the back of the sofa.
Looking forward to seeing more French-inspired loveliness throughout your dream home…
Judith
Your room is my favorite of all the ones you pictured…stunning!
I see the mirror found a home on the stairwell…I LOVE it there.
I see the mirror found a home on the stairwell…I LOVE it there.
I see that the mirror found a home on the stairwell. I LOVE it there!!
Anita your home is a DREAM! Love all, the sofa, the woods, the warmth!
Can’t wait to see all!
Hugs
Silvia
I love it when the decorating ideas that come in your dreams actually come to fruition. Nothing else will do!! Your dreams have turned out lovely. Great job!
Your home is gorgeous Anita…I love your open plan!
xx
Anne
Gorgeous, Anita! I love the bookcases … a stunning home, indeed!
Absolutely gorgeous! LOOOOOVE the built ins or rather the NOT built ins:) Love how you have styled the whole room. Your whole home is stunning.
Your living room is stunning, Anita!! I love the big picture as well as all the wonderful details and textures.
Mary Alice
Wonderful. The amazing photo was from the living room toward the kitchen. Everything works so well together. Your are so talented.
Joy
Lovely- must be so exciting to be decorating a new home!
Oh, so lovely – it is marvelous to have one’s dream come true – I had to Pin!
Hugs,
Kathy
You have the knack of paying attention to the smallest detail. That makes this room so special.
Stopping by from Debbie’s just for some blog love. You are so creative.
Amazing! What a beautiful and inviting space! I love the slipcoverd furniture!
Gorgeous! I love the back of your sofa! Looking forward to seeing many more pictures.
Patty at Home and Lifestyle Design
Anita,
OMG, it’s sheer perfection and I adore that gorgeous love seat! You are amazing!
JP
You nailed it Anita! I remember when you made those fabulous slip covers. What a gorgeous open space and the beams are divine sigh……Love the staircase and the newel post too! I will never tire of looking at your fabulous space. Congratulations on the construction completion and filling it with all your antiques and furniture.
Hi Anita, beautiful room. Did you cover up windows on either side of your fireplace or do you have transom style windows at the top of your bookcases?
Linda, the cabinets are built-in. The windows are above the cabinets. I would never place furniture so that it blocks a window. The cabinet makers went as high as they could with the cabinets. That was a great use of space, but then I get a lot of questions about why I am blocking the windows. We live in the city and the house next door is about 5 ft from our house. If we had bigger windows there, all you would see is the side of their house.