Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of each week to celebrate the things we love. Today I’m hooked on these fresh and light rooms from interior designer Shannon Bowers’ home in Dallas. According to Veranda magazine, which featured them: “Bowers transformed her once-dark, two-story Georgian house into a haven of pale European furnishings bathed in sunlight. ‘I’m a purist,’ she says. ‘For me, colors found in nature—like robin’s egg blue, light sand and the lavender of hydrangeas—are soothing. Because this house feels so open, the indoors and outdoors are married.’”
More from Veranda:
Inspired by the soft hues and understated elegance of painted Swedish furniture, as well as the light shades of flooring in many European homes, Bowers found a linen with a “petit blue” undertone that dictated the colors of the interiors. “Often I’ll pick one fabric, and it will determine the palette for an entire house.”
Complementing the Swedish pieces are numerous French antiques that exude a similar aesthetic. “Most of the French furniture is from the Directoire period, so the lines are very clean, and those pieces work well with our Swedish furnishings.”
You can read the entire article and see more photos of Shannon Bowers’ home at Veranda.
Now it’s your turn to tell us what you’re hooked on today! If you have something to share with us on your blog, then add your link below. Just please be sure to:
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(Also check out Fifi’s Fashionable Friday, Ann’s Food on Fridays, and Melissa’s Beautiful Life parties, happening today!)
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Absolutely beautiful pictures…as much as I love to clean I fear that keeping up with all of the “white” would put me over the edge…I wonder if a cleaning lady comes with the house? : )
Mary Beth’s last blog post..Easy Easter Crafts, Eats and Oodles of Cuteness!
Oopsy – I think I left the wrong link to my blog. I LOVE Swedish style … there’s something about living in darkness for most of the year that makes them understand light.
LexyB’s last blog post..Kylie Minogue and her sparkly beds
Does this Swedish trend mean that Shabby Chic is finally out?! I am all for cottage but I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the simplicity of Swedish style…mix that with a little seaside and that would suit me perfectly! The pictures of Shannon Bowers home are beautiful. Thank you for the time you put into creating quality posts…you really do your homework for us!!!
Christy’s last blog post..Mother & Child
Great pictures! I’m “hooked on” that teal color right now! I’ll be covering my walls in it soon-I’m so excited!
Julie @ Organizement’s last blog post..Any Excuse For Cake!
I like the “clean and crisp” contrasted with the “beat up” pieces. You can walk into those rooms without worrying about breaking something.
Terry Kearns’s last blog post..Our Landscape Plan 1989 – curved driveway
Hi Julia. I subscribe to Veranda magazine and I so enjoy the features and photographs. I absolutely love the color palette in Shannon Bowers’ home, especially the shade of icy blue against so much white and small amounts of green. I’m hooked on the French antiques and on the colors in this home! ~Arleen
Julia, a couple of weeks ago I asked for some design advice. People were so nice! Anyway, that’s what I’m hooked on today!
How beautiful to see those spring colors from nature. I always look forward to your Friday finds, Julia.
Katie
Katie @ makingthishome.com’s last blog post..How-To: Reuse Old Birthday Cards
Hey Julia- Love these rooms! I would love to have that turquoise clock. So perfect! Glad I got to participate this week.
~Misti
Misti England’s last blog post..Hooked on Unique Furniture
I love this Swedish furniture, unfortunately it tends to be pricey. I would love a cottage in this furniture, especially the setee…..
Thanks for sharing!
Suzy’s last blog post..Hooked on the Most Surprising Thing…..
I love your photos, they are always so inspiring! Love the touches of green and blue. Thanks.
Angela @ Imaginecozy’s last blog post..Think Outside the Box
I love how in the last photo, the cabinet is the same color as the bushes outside. Really showcases what she was describing as having the indoors and outdoors married. What a beautiful home. That I’d be afraid to sit down in
Emily@remodelingthislife’s last blog post..In Our Garden
Those rooms are so clean are refreshing!
Jenny’s last blog post..Please Pray for Baby Stellan
I love the grandfather clock in the last picture! Beautiful!
Karla’s last blog post..Thrifty Girls!
Julia,
Fabulous post…I love love love Swedish antiques. So fresh and clean looking! Thank you for sharing this!
Renae Moore’s last blog post..Note Writing
GORGEOUS!!! I LOVE every room!
Fifi Flowers’s last blog post..Fashionable Relaxation… and Winners…
Swedish style is so fresh and bright and so approachable. Thanks for hosting the party!
Mrs. Petrie’s last blog post..Spring Gardening: Part I
beautiful rooms! I will never tire of light colors and sunny spaces.
Daly Essentials’s last blog post..Grief Counseling
Oh…so lovely! I double, triple promise to get back on the horse (house?!) and get hooked on *something* for next week! ‘Til then, I’ll enjoy everyone else’s.
Have a great weekend, Julia! Thanks for ending my week with a colorful and happy “BANG!”
laura @ the shore house’s last blog post..The Best Sugar Cookies
beautiful hooked on Julia, love the light and simple beauty of swedish style.
sue@solsticehome’s last blog post..hooked on..floating away
Beautiful pictures as always! I love those shades and the idea of running it through an entire house. However, I do like to throw a splash of color here and there.
Scott
YourOnlineHandyman
Onlinehandyman’s last blog post..Just a Quick Note
These are beautiful! The green door is especially gorgeous.
Ms.Tee’s last blog post..Hooked on…Cottage Room Makeovers
That is a beautiful home! I love the soft colors that are consistent throughout the home.
Anne’s last blog post..Review and a Giveaway!!!
I love Swedish style! What a beautiful home! Love it!!
Victoria@Whimsy by Victoria’s last blog post..Before and Afters…
whew……….i am not into it at all. like some of the furniture by itself. but, on the whole not for me too drab looking. and what am i hooked onto today? well yesterday i was hooked onto the postmasters speach to congress………
these rooms are so so beautiful! the white antique furniture are so elegant & brings more light to the rooms, love!
Luphia’s last blog post..Hooked on: A Room with a View
I LOVE bright and airy!
Susan Smith’s last blog post..Take it outside! (the party, that is)
I love your Friday posts! This is so pretty!
Mom in High Heels’s last blog post..Happy Birthday to ME!
It seems I am drawn more and more to this beautiful style!
Pat’s last blog post..~Ribs ‘n Corn ‘n Tater Salad~
I love Swedish design – in fact, I would love to live in Sweden for a while, if I ever get the chance. I love the pale floors throughout the photos. My favorite is the breakfast room – that blue clock and the blue seat cushions are just gorgeous. What a great post! Hope you have a fabulous weekend!
christy’s last blog post..Getting kissed and sniffed by a labrador isn’t your idea of exercise?
Ahhhh. Ya found a good one there, Julia! Very restful and serene…..
Linda@Lime in the Coconut’s last blog post..A piece of peace in the Keys…ahhhh.
She picked a beautiful color palette and executed it very well. I love the distressed look of everything too.
Pam Kersting’s last blog post..Outdoor Rooms for Living
Beautiful photos! I’m hooked on painted white furniture right now. Might not be posting for a while!
I’m loving the clean fresh look of those rooms!!
Beautiful!!
Thanks for hosting your carnival Julia!!
TidyMom
TidyMom’s last blog post..Hooked on Clorox Decor Canisters!
This is an absolutely gorgeous home!! I’d love to live here! I wouldn’t love to clean it though!
Thanks for hosting!!
Happy Friday
~angela
Angela’s last blog post..Hooked on: My 30’s
I love that big clock, but WOW… those rooms are white! I’d be afraid to touch anything!
Christine’s last blog post..Do You Have One Hour?
This is a beautiful style. I love the open clean, fresh feeling of the room.
songbirdtiff’s last blog post..The Color Red (Pearl Jam)
this is the syle i am loving these days. so so yummy!
pedaling’s last blog post..Kitchens I LaLaLa loVE
I know I must be weird, but despite the tastefulness of the design, I find it…well…a little bleak.
I get an Ibsen-like feeling of dispair from cold design like that. This really could just be me, because I think it’s nice design, but I’m wondering if anyone else gets a similar feeling.
I could see apparently prosperous, if not enviable Bergman character, quietly mourning a life of full of regret in that house…alone…
Ok, I really should shut up and move along now… Just kidding about that last part.:D It’s NOT really particularly depressing, just a little bit cold for me.
Thanks, Julia for this fun party.
RehabOrDie’s last blog post..Really Fine Tile
I’m a complete sucker for Swedish style, so needless to say I LOVE these photos!
AnNicole@OurSuburbanCottage’s last blog post..GIVEAWAY!!!!
Hi Julia,
Sorry we took up 2 spaces– one of us (Janet!) is an idiot who didn’t realize she should have posted what was going on at ‘the mogg blogg’ in the first box. Duh.
Anyway, it’s the last day to enter our Domino book giveaway!
Next week we hope to have something more in keeping with the blog party idea…
The Moggit Girls,
J&J
PS. We love that light, airy Swedish style!
The Moggit Girls’s last blog post..Feelin’ Lucky?
Oh, I love Shannon’s home! Beautiful, simple and natural! I’ll definitely be sure to read more about her home.
Lynda’s last blog post..:: Vintage Linens ::
Love Swedish style…so clean and crisp. Love your blog too!
I just adore the Swedish style. It is so light and clean. This week I am adoring finding new way to display old Easter decor.
Laura Ingalls Gunn’s last blog post..Friday Freebie
I love Veranda, and I love Shannon’s home. Thanks for sharing, Julia. Have a great weekend!
sandra/tx’s last blog post..Hooked On And A Friday Cocktail
I’ve been seeing a lot of this swedish look on-line. It’s got a really interesting flavor. I wonder how to interpret that style in a garden? I’ll have to think about it
Tamara’s last blog post..The Way We Were
Hello – I am really loving this week’s Hooked on Houses post! I adore Swedish decor, and I did not realize this spread came from Veranda. I am now realizing that I never read last month’s edition! I need to go dig it out.
Things That Inspire’s last blog post..Tulips
Love that house. I could live in that kind of clean, light, simple space, but I think I would continue to accumulate junk and lose the beauty. It’s nice to dream, though!
Ann Kroeker’s last blog post..Food on Fridays: I {heart} Walnuts
Hi Julia…boy I love these parties that you throw. They are fun and filled with good things! I love the Swedish house photos! Wow, I love my home but it would be nice for a day to walk around in one of these homes just for fun! That’s really what your parties allow us to do…walk around and dream in someone else’s home! Thank you.
Debbie
Debbie’s last blog post..Egg and kitchen mini’s
I love the first photo — by the staircase. The arrangement and hint of that greenish color…stunning! Great blog; terrific ideas! cheers, -susan
Love Where You Live’s last blog post..Chair Foursomes
Lovely photos of that house in the Swedish style. I can appreciate the serenity and clean look of the lighter style, but being of Norwegian descent, I daren’t decorate in Swedish style — Norwegians like their colors like their men — strong and bold.
It took me years of breaking away from my Mother’s style of decorating to realize I was using variations of her favorite reds & greens anyway! Acceptance is a beautiful thing. Lovely post, thanks!
Cass … who today is hooked on reading other people’s passions.
Cass @ That Old House’s last blog post..Simple Stew on Foodie Friday
The pictures are gorgeous as always, though it is not really my style! I am more Mediterranean! Have a nice day!:)
Elodie’s last blog post..Hooked on stylish bed & breakfast in the French Riviera!
I have always loved this style…the calm, serene feeling that it evokes. I would love to vacation in a place decorated like this, but color is what draws me in. Funny enough , my husband, who is Swedish is more of a modern furniture kinda guy. Have a wonderful weekend.
?, Susan
black eyed susans kitchen’s last blog post..THE GREAT ESCAPE
I LOVE airy, light rooms as well. AHH – take me away!
Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam’s last blog post..Designer wardrobe on a frugal budget
o.k., so i think i’m going to redo my entire home now. thanks for the pics.
xo
kasey’s last blog post..fashion friday…early edition
I love the gorgeous blue grandfather clock in the last photo and the chairs in the sitting room, so serene.
Jane @ Beach House’s last blog post..This One’s for the Nerds
And the nursery photo in Veranda is perfect
Jane @ Beach House’s last blog post..This One’s for the Nerds
Designs and furnishings have a very rustic feel to them. Still elegant though.
Gennaro’s last blog post..Unique Ways To Pick Your Next Destination
Love those green doors – weathered paint is one of my favourite looks.
Lynne’s last blog post..Five Friday Faves
Fun idea with “hooked on” it was fun to see what others had written!
Keep up the good work!
Heather’s last blog post..Hooked on…Metal Letters
I’d love to have a clock just like that one! Perfect color and shape!
-Flip Girl
I love the teal!
Also, if I could find that teal clock in the last photo, I would be in ::::HEAVEN::::
If you can help, please let me know! I love it.
Sarah’s last blog post..I am so sick over this
Man, NOBODY agrees with me.
Still, at least I acknowledged the tastefulness of the design. It is funny that nobody else finds it a bit cold.
Oh, well, taste is personal.
RehabOrDie’s last blog post..Really Fine Tile
I LOVE that first photo!
Monkey’s Momma’s last blog post..Pray For Stellan!