Interior designer Alison Womack Jowers

Interior designer Alison Womack Jowers was dating the homeowner, Jay Jowers when she started working on this Buckhead home. And, like in a fairy tale, they eventually married just before completing her work. So, she actually had time to include her own personal preferences.

Classic and elegant . Come and have a look.

























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Interior Designer Sara Scaglione

Morning sunshines. Today we are off to the rolling hills of Austin, Texas where designer Sara Scaglione created a relaxed and creamy chic design home.The owners wanted an elegant beach style, so she used Belgian linen slipcovers on classic sofas and chairs for a casual feeling, and then added elements like silk taffeta curtains.


In the living room, traditional upholstered pieces were updated with slipcovers in Belgian linen. A gilded French mirror, an antique chest, and a Lucite side table are a compatible mix of styles and periods. Walls are painted Pratt & Lambert's Silver Lining, a soft, milky white. Notice how the curtain rods are all just a few inches below the ceiling which add drama to the room.


One end of the sunroom was turned into an office. Vintage botanicals hang above an 18th-century writing desk; glass lamp by Julian Chichester. The comfortable wing chair and woven basket add so much warmth.

Scaglione designed the chairs with rounded backs to offset the angularity of the French-style farm table. The dining room is visible from the living room so for continuity, she slipcovered the chairs in Hamilton Adams Belgian linen in Off-White.


In the family room there is a whimsical window seat with a soft down cushion by one of the windows.

A dressmaker skirt gives a modern tweak to the slipcover on a living room chair.


The family room is flanked by the kitchen on one side and the sunroom on the other. The slipcovers here are whitewashed denim.


The sunroom was kept light and open. The wall of doors was framed with iron sconces instead of curtains. Hope the zebra skin is faux.


Updated versions of retro fixtures give this bathroom an old-fashioned charm.


Black all-weather wicker furniture on the patio.


Scaglione mixed twin beds and lamps from Pottery Barn and pink toile bedding with a vintage mirror and chandelier to create a room for 11 year old Olivia, the owner's daughter.


Walls in the master bedroom are painted Pratt & Lambert's Wolf, a warm gray with a hint of chocolate. White bedding, curtains, carpet, and slipcovers keep the room from feeling too cavelike. A 19th-century French armchair completes the look.

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Scandinavian Style House

This fourteenth century cottage is located in the heart of one of the most beautiful valleys in Switzerland, near the Austrian and Italian borders. It was modernized and restored in the typical Scandinavian style.
The first part of the house dates back to 1300. The structure was classic, with space reserved for animals on the ground floor, two living rooms upstairs with a tiny bedroom and a living room scarcely larger. Food, hay, animal feed and equipment used to be stored here. The house had never been remodeled and was not maintained. More than one meter of the ground had to be digged out as the smell was persistent when the central heating was installed... A large fireplace was added, and a staircase and even a lift to access the second floor.





























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Celebrity Home: Joan Rivers

Actress Joan Rivers lives in an 84-acre estate in Connecticut. Ms. Rivers calls her 5,000-square-foot home a "Connecticut country manor."


The home straddles the New Milford-New Preston line in Litchfield County.


"I wanted a place where the dogs can get up on the furniture, where I can make a mess in the kitchen," she said. "My biggest thrill is making omelets for my friends. In New York I don't even know where my kitchen is."


The foyer.


The home has five stone fireplaces and antique beams.

Ms. Rivers in the backyard.
So, what do you think about her home? Pause for a second and let me know!

Photo: Chris Ramirez for The New York Times

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House Between Rocks

I'd like to show you this unusual house called Castel Meur, also known as The House Between the Rocks or La Maison de Plougrescant. It was built in 1861. It's nestled between two natural granite pillars on the English Channel coast in Brittany, France.
How I'd love to see the interiors as well! Maybe some day the owners might let us take a sneak peek.









Love this black & white photograph.

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Rustic House in Spain

Hello dear readers. Back from a splendid holiday in Argentina.

If you are already tired of the cold weather here are some summery, big yet cozy rustic houses in Spain. Aren't they simply charming and inviting?























I would have placed a basket with towels in that nook.








At the inspired room there are many links to other blogs showing winter inspiration. Be sure to check them out! Thank you Melissa for hosting this MckLinky party.
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