Traditional exterior versus contemporary interior

More people today are renovating their homes retaining their traditional exteriors, giving their interiors a contemporary upgrade. Sometimes this type of renovation can leave a house feeling a little disjointed, however, the home I am sharing today, I think has been sympathetically renovated, with the perfect balance of contemporary versus traditional. 

A contemporary open plan kitchen/living/family area separates itself from a more formal living room with a fireplace and traditional buttoned back sofa. In one bedroom a chandelier combined with mirrored furniture adds a little opulence, while another contemporary styled bedroom is softened with a fabulous large buttoned headboard.  I love the mix of the weathered kitchen table teamed with contrasting contemporary dining chairs, a popular combination seen in many renovated homes.

I love the eclectic mix in this fabulous home and hope you have enjoyed today's tour.

All images are via jjlocations, this home is available for photo/film shoots.

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Using colour to bring personality to your home - My guest post at Simply Designing.

Recently I was approached by Interior Designer turned blogger, Ashley from "Simply Designing," asking if I would like to contribute a guest post for her "Colour My Home Summer blog series". I want to thank Ashley for this opportunity and excited to say that my post, "Using colour to bring personality into your home," has gone public today. In this post I touch on colour psychology, also the impact of different tones of one colour, colours for small places and colours that make us happy. I would love for you to hop over to Ashley's blog to read the full post and really appreciate if you could leave some comments there :)

Here are just two of the many lovely images in the post......Read full post and see more images here.

Image beneath: pale blue helps to create a sense of space in a small area...