home sweet home

This is home according to me: The colors that influence, the photos from the most precious moments and travels, the space that one spends most of their time if they are lucky, the place their heart is content...

Unfortunately, so many of you live far away from me, so I wanted to share a little of our ‘home sweet home’ with you… I always enjoy getting to see other peoples homes and studio spaces. I think that a person's private space reflects so very much about who they really are.

It has taken us all of about 8 months to fully recover from an international move and as this past 2010 holiday season rolled around, I finally felt that things were starting to come together on the home front. So, this week while rearranging a bit, I thought I would capture our living space on what we call a “good day.” 

So, without further ado here are a few snapshots from our SONO loft…

The decor in our bedroom is inspired by several things...One being a killer thrift store find. We found an awesome print of Henri Matisse's Zorah on the Terrace which was painted in 1912 and featured in a collection at the Pushkin Museum located in Moscow. It also came along with this intensely huge hand crafted wood frame. Most of the colors in our bedroom are blues and greens inspired from one of our most memorable vacations. I must say that after visiting several of the Greek Islands, I will forever be tainted by the pure bliss of that place. Which is also where the photo on the left bedside table was taken and also where the silk pillow was bought. So, needless to say the master bedroom has a very Moroccan/ Bohemian/ Mediterranean flair to it.

I figured that if I painted the wall in our kitchen turquoise(my favorite color,) that it would bring creativity to my cooking...that has yet to be proven :)

We spend most of our time in the downstairs space, which feels very open, since it is a loft style apartment. 

This winter it has been a bit of a challenge figuring out just the right way to get our wood burning stove to produce heat and not smoke, but we seem to be getting the hang of it by now. I love the way all the wood looks stacked up on the brick, makes me feel like we have our own little Chalet.

view from above master bedroom

and when you come to visit us...this is where you will stay :)

Thanks for taking the time to let me show you around our place, now it's your turn, if you have photos on flickr or a link to your living space or studio space please post them below. I want to see  where you are!!!

"Aspire to be!"

p.s.- Art Studio photos to come :)