For my second installment of Home Sweet Home I'm taking you to the home of my oldest and dearest friend Lilly. Lilly is the owner of Nell's Compass Candles, she lives in Venice with her husband Charlie and four month old daughter Clementine in a 1920's Spanish home. I've always been blown away by her eye for color and interior design. I'm sure you can see why.
What is your design aesthetic and how has it evolved though out the years?
My design aesthetic is pretty eclectic. As a young adult my style was heavily vintage and heavily hand me down. I would mainly shop at The Rose Bowl and other local flea markets and I scored some great key pieces from my mom's storage unit. As I've gotten older, I've added in some more sophisticated, more modern touches, even though I am still very much drawn to older things. I would say my style now is sophisticated bohemian with a touch vintage nostalgia. I've always liked old objects-vintage cameras, binoculars with worn leather, globes, french grain sacks-items that have history, but I like mixing them into a more modern, clean aesthetic.
Does your taste in fashion meld with your taste in home decor?
Yes it totally does! I love nautical stripes and hippie dresses and that completely translates into my home (see next answer).
What are the 5 items you cherish the most in your home and why?
Not including my husband and daughter, I would say...
1. Our charcoal grey upholstered bed is my favorite piece of furniture. Having a bed makes me feel like a real grown up! It was a wedding present from my dad and step-mom and I love it.
2. My graphic rugs that add pops of color-LOVE. My whole nursery inspiration started with that yellow and cream striped rug (from Dwell Studio). See, I wear stripes and they are in my home.
3. My collection of John Robshaw pillows. I have a serious JR pillow addiction and not enough couch/chair/bed surface areas to cover them in! I love global inspired textiles-anything hand-stitched, block-printed, ikat (hippie dresses!).
4. Photos/Art. I cherish our family photos scattered throughout the house, as well as our amazing collection of Webster photos (thank you Jessie and Guy). We also love our collection of America Martin paintings. Great art made by great friends. How lucky are we!
5. My pair of Eames chairs. Love love love.
What was the hardest item to find for your home?
I find that affordable outdoor furniture is really hard to find. I looked for a long time and ended up getting the chairs from Ikea and picnic table off of craigslist. Both total scores!
What are your favorite places to shop for your home, both in store and online?
I love Weego Home for colorful inspiration. Rose Bowl for hidden treasures. I just purchased yummy linen sheets from Restoration Hardware and have my eye on a few other items. Heath Ceramics for dishes and vases. I wish John Derian had a store in LA, but it's probably best that it's in NYC or I would be in trouble. When it comes to online, I could look at the Jayson Home and Garden website all day, everyday.
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful, open, gorgeous home!
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~Natasha Fatah~
Love it!!
ReplyDeletei totally see Lilly's personal style in her home!
all of her sweet little touches are so lovely.
and i love CMW's room! adorable! and it was so cute to see her horn rimmed glasses card framed! :) so cute!
i also really love the tall white vase on the credenza in the dinning room, where did that come from?
sending love to both you ladies!
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Beautiful! I love the bright, cozy, relaxed vibe. So effortless and peaceful. And your photos are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Nell's Compass Candles!
What a beautiful home!! I especially love the bedroom.
ReplyDeleteso many books! i just love me some well read individuals. i'm running out of space for my books. i love the way she just put them on top of each other and created that tower of books next to the fireplace. i might try it. beautiful images!
ReplyDeleteWonderful decorating instinct! I like the little stuffed globe that belongs to the baby.
ReplyDeleteLauren, the tall vase came from Jonathan Adler. Yes we framed the glasses because I have to frame everything you give me because it is always so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you to everyone for your sweet comments and to Jessie for making my house look so good :)
What a lovely home! Do you know where they got their couch?
ReplyDeleteThe couch was actually a hand me down from my mom. It is from a home store called Rooms & Gardens, there is one in Santa Barbara and Santa Monica, Ca. It is SO comfy!
ReplyDeleteI think this is my favorite home style feature I've seen on any blog, ever. I love how she packs so much into the living room, yet it still looks minimal. Plus the fact that it's in Venice makes it that much cooler. You actually get to hang out here? Lucky!
ReplyDeletehow lovely! so many details, and still so comfy and homey... plus i love that blue, white & pink ikat rug. does anyone know where it's from?
ReplyDeletelove this--such a gorgeous space! do you by chance know where the beautiful dining room chairs came from? or what the name of the chair is? much thanks in advance
ReplyDeleteLeyla- I am always trying to come up with creative ways to store books. My husband is in Grad school and the books keep multiplying! I got the book tower many years ago from West Elm, but there is a similar (more expensive) version at DWR.
ReplyDeleteHeather-that is high praise, thank you!
Amber-the rug in my living room was from Anthropologie, I got it 2 years ago and don't think they still have it :(
theloveliestlittlethings- my mom bought me those chairs for my first post college apartment (10 years ago!) We got them at a flea market in NYC. I loved them so much I shlepped them across country when I moved. They were a horrible fabric and I reupholstered them in a vintage grain sack stripe.
love, love, love this home and the pictures you took of it!!!!!!
ReplyDeletelilly- oh my goodness. that's one of the best stories. haha. here's to hoping i have as good of luck as you! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's too sweet home. This is my first visit on your blog & come to know about theglitterguide.com! You have shared lovely pictures that make my day. I would like to share one of picture on my blog. What you think about it?
ReplyDeleteThis home is amazing. I love Spanish styles anyways, but the decor she's added makes it look so inviting. That built in bar shelf is pretty amazing too.
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