My favorite interior Design book is "Home Cheap Home" by Budget Living Magazine (now defunct). I flipped through my old copy until it fell apart. My favorite home in the book is a Victorian house an artist couple painted jet black and transformed into a horror-themed house named "Hell House" . As a horror fan, that's my dream abode. The book features the homes of all sorts of artsy types with eclectic, interesting collections and displays.
I wanted others with eclectic style to receive the same inspiration I have from my favorite design book, so I'm giving away a copy! Keep reading for details.
Book Give Away Rules:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post AND furnish a link to something that inspires you with a brief reason why.
I'll choose the winner at random this Friday, and send the book and a couple of other prizes to the winner the next day.
Things that Inspire Me...
An un-sunny wrap around porch. The best one I've ever seen.
While walking through neighborhoods in St. Augustine I spotted this Victorian style house painted artistically in a similar manner that the house I admire in the book I'm giving away. So inspiring!
I love everything about this house.
A man was in an "observatory" on the rooftop playing guitar and singing. I'll definitely be back to that street to gaze at the home's beauty. Take a good look at the artistic door!
I'll conclude with my view precariously balanced on the walls of Fort Mantanzas this weekend.
I watched the sunset turn boats neon orange.
And the palm trees become silhouettes against a rainbow sky. Very inspirational.
I look forward to looking at your inspirations! Please help take this inspirational book off my hands. I can't use two copies!
A page from the book, The "Pop" art is a lucky Estate Sale find.
A thrifted horse collection from the pages of "Home Cheap Home."
I've never come across that book and it looks sensational. One of my current inspirations is a furniture line called Broyhill Brasila.
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Even though I don't own a single piece, it helps shape my home in my mind and the look I wish to search for when I am thrifting.
Your victorian above is so lovely. And I can't imagine anything more beautiful than starring up at it and hearing someone playing guitar. That kind of stuff leaves me weak in the knees.
I love the link you shared, very enviable pieces! And I was very pleased to happen upon the brightly colored Victorian house, maybe next time I see it I'll get the nerve to shout to the guy on the roof and tell him his house is gorgeous...
ReplyDeleteCurrently, my main source of interior inspiration is David Bromstad from Color Splash. Unfortunately, he doesn't really od budget, but I feel like I still gain ideas from his designs. He has made me much less afraid of color, which is why my bedroom walls will soon be shades of grey and my second-hand furniture will be spray painted flourescent pink. I've learned a lot about painting from his show too. And he's just hott and funny!
ReplyDeleteI am a thrift shopper/estate saler and dumpster diva from way back. My favorite things are treasures I found and refurbished/remade into something I needed. A little paint and some imagination goes a long way. Heck, even Sherlock Holmes kept his tobacco in the toe of a Persian slipper, a recycler from the Victorian age.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites sites for imspiration is www.mudlake.com, a company that sells re-used, re-claimed, re-furbished items made from something else. You might recognize the owners from the Trash to Treasue segments of Decorating Cents on HGTv.
My current favorite is http://awesomespaces.tumblr.com/ for crazy eclectic design that is just WOW.
ReplyDeleteHowever if I need to come back down to earth for something that will work in a normal space I go here: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/
Anonymous e-mailed me with contact information and a correction for the link provided:
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Every link provided so far has been very interesting and inspirational- but I'm incredibly eclectic so there's no creative link I don't think I could gather SOMETHING from...