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Josephine Ryan

The unpretentious and thoroughly

engaging design style of Josephine Ryan.

Figs Still Life via French Home by Josephine Ryan, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2012/04/josephine-ryan.html

image via Maison Côté Ouest, Josephine Ryan design as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2012/04/josephine-ryan.html

image via Josephine Ryan, Josephine Ryan design as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2012/04/josephine-ryan.html

via Josephine Ryan Antiques:

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via Josephine Ryan as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2012/04/josephine-ryan.html

More Josephine Ryan in this previous post:
French Home and Essentially French

Essentially Irish by Josephine Ryan, in the emporium by linenandlavender.blogspot.com, here: http://astore.amazon.com/linenandlaven-20/detail/1849751587

Discover Josephine's latest book: Essentially Irish

Antiques dealer and stylist Josephine Ryan offers a privileged glimpse into a fascinating array of private Irish homes. Their decorative styles may differ, but each home demonstrates the qualities that have made Irish interiors admired the world over- a rich color palette, an affinity with the landscape, an appreciation of the patina of the antique, and a passion for the work created by a rich tradition of artists and craftsmen. -excerpt from the publisher.

Essentially French by Josephine Ryan, in the emporium by linenandlavender.blogspot.com, here: http://astore.amazon.com/linenandlaven-20/detail/1845979060

French Home by Josephine Ryan, available in the emporium by linenandlavender.blogspot.com, here: http://astore.amazon.com/linenandlaven-20/detail/B003H4RAXQ

image 2 via: French Home by Josephine Ryan, Photography by Claire Richardson

image 10 via: Côté Ouest Magazine, Josephine Ryan styling, photo by Claire Richardson

images 15-22 via: Josephine Ryan website

images 1 & 3-9, 11,12,19 & 23 via: Nuevo-Estilo

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Hello, Sunshine!

Do you have to leave so soon?

image via Art and Décoration

What do you think about drapery at a door like this? I for one love the casual European flair it lends as well as the functional aspect. Did you notice the "M" monogram? Maybe a former bed linen? I have be known to use a linen sheet now and again as a window treatment, but hadn't thought of incorporating a monogram.

I'm in the market for new window treatments for our living room and dining room. I gave ours away when the renovation started. A friend admired them and I was happy to send them on to a loving home. Since then–all summer–we have been tacking up canvas cloths at night for privacy and taking them down each morning to let the sunlight in.

I had been fine with this routine all this time, but then suddenly it just hit me and I can't stand it any longer! And it's not just the windows that are demanding my attention. This morning we awoke to a downpour that has gone on all day with the wind getting in on the act this evening. We had just relaxed into some unusually warm and sunny days for October, but apparently that was just a tease. Old Mr. Sunshine has officially left us to visit elsewhere. . .time to bring out the extra blankets and throws, the warmer duvets and the cozier area rugs.

I'm about to make a dash from my studio to the house.

Be well!

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breathing room

These images have been in my design file for quite some time and each time I run across them I find them as fresh and appealing as ever. Every comfort is accounted for, yet restraint is evident in the unadorned plaster walls and the modest number of purely decorative items throughout.

The owner/designer is Jenny Peters and she certainly has captured the essence of the design philosophy I've often mentioned throughout linen & lavender: for a restorative, inspiring living environment we need to have areas we intentionally leave bare. —A rest for the senses...breathing room.

¿no te parece?

Owner/Designer: Jenny Peters
Photographer: Tria Giovan
Architect: Rafael Portuondo

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I predict sweet dreams and blissful mornings...

This simple room is proof that a rejuvenating, "feel-good" space is well within reach for most of us.

unadorned plaster walls
natural light
crisp white linens
sensuous blankets/throws

key descriptors:

tactile, natural, fresh, uncontrived

Image via: Côté Sud Magazine

A "FEEL-GOOD" MOVIE RECOMMENDATION:

Mamma Mia!

Dismiss any criticism you might have heard about the movie and just allow it to be what it is: a light-hearted romp filled with charm and silly humor and songs that will lift your spirits and send you dancing around your house for several days after. Tip: Set the DVD to play in the background as you tend to your household chores. —You won't be sorry. * :)