It fascinates me how people can mix old, vintage home accessories with new, modern items so well.  To combine these two very different looks successfully is certainly no easy task.  Modern technology is an essential part of our lives and it can be a task to integrate the two together- how do you mix a distressed piece of furniture with something that is shiny and new? 

Robert & Michelena show us how to get it right in their Apartment Therapy tour of their Dallas home…

A monochrome colour pallet seems the best option- perhaps it is enough just to mix surface textures and materials and not to involve too much colour.  The distressed coffee and dining table fits in well amoungst the leather sofas.  The patterned floor adds interest.

An interesting alternative to a conventional side table

The different shades of grey add dimension and depth

Fireplaces were once commonplace in the bedroom.  I would make more of a feature of the four poster bed but it’s still a lovely, relaxing room.

Via Apartment Therapy

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Pip Studio is a quirky little Dutch company which I have fallen in love with!  The home accessories are so colourful and pretty that you can’t help but love the whole range.  Quite shabby chic too, don’t you think?

The person behind Pip is Dutch product designer Catharina, who has had the nickname Pip since childhood.  What a talented lady!

Pip’s designs are inspired by ”every-day incidents that seem quite ordinary but when scrutinised more closely are, in fact, exceptionally beautiful”.

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