birch & lily

Design by Emily Henderson, photography by David Tsay

I’m in the middle of scheming a lot about the bedroom design directions for the new house. I’m super inspired by Darryl Carter, and would love to have the restraint in palette but interest in design that he uses. Plus I want everything to have a vintage-y farmhouse-y feel, like another super-restrained decorated, Trina at A Country Farmhouse. But let’s face it - I grew up with rainbow bedding and a deep down love of Lisa Frank. So when I see these awesome bedroom designs by Emily Henderson, it has me wishing for some full blasts of colour and modernity. Hopefully our bedrooms end up being a happy, well-balanced medium… not a disjointed mess. But for you, Enjoy some colour today!

Design by Emily Henderson, photography by David Tsay

Design by Emily Henderson

Design and styling by Emily Henderson, styling by Orlando Soria, photography by David Tsay

Our RTM Farmhouse: In Progress

We visited the house once the drywall was complete and I was itching to see what it would look like with cabinetry. I’d been especially picky about the kitchen, and I was nervous, hoping it would be what I wanted it to be. I didn’t have to wait long. A few weeks later we got pictures of the carpentry progress:

Our railing was installed (perfect!) and the window and door trim was up and painted!

Our laundry room cabinets were in place! Looking good! I’m already imagining the open shelves we’ll put above…

The ensuite vanity looked perfect, and I was glad to see the scale of the hardware on the cabinets.

But the pictures that elicited squeals of delight: That pretty ole’ kitchen:

Oh yes.

That is what I had pictured in my head. I can’t wait to cook in there. But also, I never want to get that place dirty. Ha ha. Dilemma.

(Pictures from Warman Homes)