I Love House Beautiful!!

I hadn't visited House Beautiful in awhile do I decided to pop over to their site and see what's shakin' with them. Of course, the first thing I see on their page is "Spring Inspired Spaces"!! Love. All the colors, the prints!! So fabulous. Here are some shots of the Spring Spaces House Beautiful had to offer!!
(all photos from House Beautiful. Oh! And they have a Pin It To Win contest going on too!!)

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10 Simple Home Makeover Ideas from House Beautiful!

House Beautiful asked their readers to offer up their best easy home makeover ideas that they have personally put into use in their own homes. You may have already heard of or used some of these ideas and some may be new. Either way, simple DIY ideas for home improvement are ALWAYS worth reading!
(all photos from House Beautiful)

 Kick that cabinet up a notch with color paint, wallpaper or fabric!

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This reader used old dictionary pages as Unique Wall Art!

Have oddly places windows? Emi, Ashley and Amanda from Alabama suggest curtaining all the walls and giving you a more blank canvas for placing furniture.... Even hanging art in front of those curtains just the way you would if it were a wall.

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This House Beautiful reader in Canada added some Rock 'N Roll to this room adding some artwork and painting the bed a bright red.

 Barn Doors! These are popping up everywhere. In this case, they have been installed on sliding rails and used as a room divider.

Display your collection. I love that accent table too.

 Include a statement piece. Updated something that you already have or shop around for a new eye catching item.

Decoupage an old piece to give it new life! Gloria from Virginia suggested using old book pages for this makeover.

Throw some Lacquer around! The chalkboard wall is an easy do too.

 I can personally vouch for this makeover idea of just adding new, colorful pillows to your sofa (or bed). I got new Euro pillows for my bed after Christmas and it made me feel like I had a whole new bed and livened it up A LOT!

Interior Design Trends for 2013!!

Wanna know some hot interior design trends for 2013?? Well, thanks to House Beautiful and Elle Decor, we have some idea! Here are their top design trends for this year.

BRASS!! That painting in the background is pretty fantastic too!

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 Elle Decor agrees with House Beautiful on BRASS!
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Elegant, graceful design

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Homey Kitchens! More tile and wood accents.

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From the runway to your living room sofa! Computer generated fabrics!!

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 GREEN!!! Yes! We already knew this. : )
(Elle Decor)

GLOSS!! Lacquer! POLISH! The shinier the better?? What do you think?

(House Beautiful)

 Embellished Walls!
(Elle Decor)

James Mont Furniture!

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Emphasis on ART!

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 BEIGE!!
(Elle Decor)

Bright Paint Colors!

(House Beautiful)

Sophisticated Man Caves!

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Antique Furniture!

(House Beautiful)

Designer Visions Showhouse - House Beautiful

Yesterday we shared the Elle Decor showhouse that was part of Hearst's Designer Visions - The 48 Hour Film Project this year. Today, we share the space by David Rockwell and House Beautiful.

David used lots of well placed color, wonderful prints and small interesting pieces. LOVE the living room lots!
(all photos from House Beautiful)

Thank you House Beautiful! Images yet to be seen

 A beautiful and cozy room designed by Kevin Isbell in the December/January issue

I'm happy to have been contacted by House Beautiful to write a post on Grass Cloth a week ago and very honored for the mention and link that will appear in the December/January issue.  If you have an iPhone you'll be able to link to Belle Vivir through the HB Connect app.  (correction Android phone users can download an free app called Digimarc Discover).  It's amazing how dynamic and personal magazines have become.
House Beautiful was kind enough to send me the article so I can see it and new watermarked images that will appear in the December/January issue.
Kevin Isbell knew how to make this1930's center-hall colonial home current by injecting warm and intrinsic details such as geometric trims to floral curtains, gross-grain ribbon tape to a plain white sofa and visually connecting two separate rooms by custom painting grass cloth walls the same color as the ceiling.  "Grass cloth has a warmth that paint does not, and darker colors are more cocoon-like" Kevin Isbell.  

I absolutely adore the contrast between the modern looking cocktail table and the wicker basket in the family room.  Notice the detail of the tape on the sofa.  It's all in the small details that slowly reveal themselves to you.  In this room the grass cloth used is a bit more textured than the one used in the bedroom above.  A very applicable difference, I think.

You know how I feel about any klismos and klismos influenced chairs, right?  It's forever my favorite chair.  And the contrast here between the lilac slipcovered chair and the leather brown on the klismos chair is the perfect union of masculine and feminine.  I didn't want to spoil the article so I'm only posting the three images above, the two below are from Isbell's website.  As they prove, he really knows how to cozy things up.  Enjoy!

 Top three watermarked images exclusive from House Beautiful, last two from Kevin Isbell website.