If you love white and neutral, elegant and serene, then you will surely fall head over heels for Michele's home! The ever talented and kind Michele from
Hello Lovely is our featured Blogger Home Tour today...
" I'm michele.
A freelance writer
for magazines and web.
A wife with two children,
and a master's in counseling.
Studied psychology at Northwestern University
and then counseling at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Is always up to something creative
and plays around with paint, food, interiors, words, and music.
The blog is a natural expression of passions for:
lovely, laughter, and knowledge.
It's a safe place to
share the beauty
of the everyday
and invite others
to add to it. "
Michele's beautiful home...
{Art by Michele...this is in the laundry room!}
A WOW kitchen!
Dining Room
{Michele doesn't like clutter, so don't tell her to get more stuff! ;) }
{A pretty chair from her mom}
{More art by Michele on her bedroom dresser}
{An ooh la la bathroom}
{So many dreamy chandeliers is this home!}
{Love this screen door!}
{Bella Luna, a faithful friend}
Elegant, serene, and darn right gorgeous right?! Michele is a master at creating ethereal beauty.
Style Q&A With Michele
1. How would you describe the decorating style in your home?
Tranquil, relaxing, zen, spare, mostly monochromatic, and
FRUGAL! A lot of people would be bored with how carefully edited it is,
but it suits us. I like clean. Nothing is precious or taking itself too
seriously. Old mixed with new. Original art scattered about (spoiled for
that now). I conceptualize my style as 'Swedish Beach' beccause I am so
drawn to the Scandinavian aesthetic and anything suggestive of waves or
the beach. There's European influence too. Our Belgian lace curtains
were a wedding gift from my parents and have been hung in every home we
have lived in for 25 years.
2. What inspires your style and where do you find the most inspiration?
We live on the edge of a forest--an inspiring backdrop--so
there's little need for the interiors to compete. Most of our vacations
are spent at the beach which is clearly an influence. Inspiration for
our home and for my art comes from an intuitive place of restfulness and
peace, books, experts (like Rachel Ashwell, Brooke Giannetti, and
Michael Del Piero), and beautiful hotels.
3. Do
you find you are drawn to other styles as well, and if so, do you find
it challenging to stay within "your style", or does anything you like
find it's way into your house?
I honor diverse design approaches. What matters to me is the
authenticity, soul, and life underneath. I love that sense of
tumbledown chic and the timeless charm you find in romantic styles, but I
also love the pure, fresh, uncluttered clean of contemporary Swedish
design where it has nothing to do with how much money you spend. It's
not challenging when I stick with my gut. When a space is not overly
contrived, not too stuffy, and not without personality, it is restful
to the eye and radiates an authentic vibe.
4. What are your favorite places to shop for home decor?
Very shortly, I think I will say Paris. But for now, definitely
eBay, etsy, tag sales, and emerging artists. I love handmade. I am so
thrifty and DIY at heart that flea market prices can seem too lofty for
me (true!), so I get an idea of what I want and wait for it. Or design
it for my husband to build (shamelessly spoiled btw). It always feels
like the right objects find their way to me without a lot of exhausting
shopping.
5. What is your next or current decor project in your home?
Oh boy, the living room. We had a creamy leather sectional
(functional for the 3 men in our house) in there for years which just
stifled my creativity until I gave up. Now that piece is in a newly
designed family room so I have an empty room to style!
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous home, Michele!
For more lovely, visit Michele's hilarious (this girl will seriously crack you up), and very inspiring, sweet blog, Hello Lovely.
XO,
Stacey
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