mi casa

by Karen Blanchard
1 July 2010
My favourite candles. Pomander is the best scent….got a fave from Diptyque?
I found this venetian mirror for a steal at a barn far upstate selling thrift/vintage items. The cedar trunk at the foot of the bed is thrifted (contains bed sheets and blankets)
Recent gift from Michael. I love sock monkeys. Anyone catch the car tv ad featuring one dreaming of being an adult hanging out at bars and nightclubs?
Nylon and UK Elle pile. My fave fringe bags collected over the years
Anyone have recommendations along the lines of these? (I’m still reading Power of Now)
Left: Magnets and pictures on the side of the fridge. Right: The clay house (bought in New Orleans) has mirrors for the windows/doors
My basket of crisps. How could this Brit not return to New York without these?
Michael in the kitchen
The hallway was all beige until I painted it (with no help so feeling quite chuffed) in these colours (painted the arch on the glass on the door too). Sir Oliver’s pawing on the door to go for walks means re-painting around the handle needs to happen more often
Far left: Stairs leading up to the second floor (rented) and ladder I painted in blue, leads to the roof. The hall mirror on the right was a flea market find
One of my favourite shots of Miles Davis plus another flea market found venetian mirror
An old trunk/treasure chest with leather handles acts a large side table on the end of the sofa (flea market find again)
Our wall of jazz pics. The one far right next to Sammy Davis Jr, is Miles Davis talking to Steve McQueen. Two legends sharing a joke
A few random shots taken.
K. x
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74 comments

  2. Taylor B. says:

    These are so great!
    I like all the flea-market finds. The ones we have here are really junky…but another man’s trash…

    I bought an adorable handmade sock money last year for my new cousin. The material is so soft. I just wanted to keep it for myself!

    The flavor of those chips look so yummy! I wonder if there is an on-line site that imports goodies from different countries and sells them all in one place? Not sure how the FDA could regulate it, though.

    The paint job looks great. Even Sir Oliver’s contribution to it!

  3. thehautepursuit says:

    it looks so cozy…and that mirror is absolutely amazing!!!! if I had a more permanent home, i’d love to decorate…i’m thinking of mounting antlers above my bed though….haha
    xx
    V

  4. lovemymetallics says:

    I LOVE Venetian mirrors too! have a gorge one for my dresser

  5. Nita-Karoliina says:

    Your appartment is really nice. You live in brooklyn right?

  6. Cindy says:

    your home is beautiful. what special finds.
    astoria always makes me think of the goonies.

  7. bravegrrl says:

    wow, it is beautiful and still homey, i love 🙂

  8. Emma at Daily Clothes Fix says:

    Wow, your house is amazing. I love the mirrors, the colours, the styling. Great job.

  10. BRUUN by BRUUN says:

    LOVE the pictures – such inspiration to me !
    Your place is so wonderful put together – warm and cosy and full of life and class – really awesome !

    /Linda

  11. Julie says:

    Amazing! I love your place! =) It’s so charming!

  12. Maria says:

    I love ur place, so eclectic and cozy! Very arty.

    Amazing.

  13. pkjb says:

    what a stylish home – guess if figures considering you wardrobe style! Thanks for sharing. ck 🙂 x

  14. Fashion Butter says:

    wow – that mirror over the bed is gorgeous! really beautiful

  16. Jenny Cindy says:

    Wow your place looks so stylish. I’d move in in a second!! Really beautifully decorated and wonderful fleamarket finds. I saved some of these in my interior design inspiration folder ;).

  17. Melody says:

    What a lovely home. You did a great job making the place yours. I’m afraid of moving into a place of my own because I wouldn’t know where to start with the decorating.

  18. federica says:

    totally LOVE tu casa, especially the berdoom! total-white rooms are so relaxing…
    and how cute is your dog??

  19. Dree says:

    I love how relaxed and comfy your house is. Also love the character of some of your pieces (the venetian mirror in your bedroom is a favourite)and that Ikea doesn’t feature! Lovely Flat babe!
    Dree xx

    style-on-sea.blogspot.com

  21. Charly says:

    Aw love these pics Karen, theres something I love about seeing inside other people’s homes! The Venetian mirrors are beautiful, you have some gorgeous thrifted furniture,

    Charlyx

    http://x-whatiworetoday-x.blogspot.com

  23. Belle says:

    What an incredible home! thank you for sharing x

  24. Adrienne says:

    I love what you having going on in your home… It’s perfectly stylish yet lived-in. Thanks for sharing!

  26. Kathrin says:

    wow! i’m ready to move in =D

  29. TheMinx says:

    I really really love your mirrors and photo of miles davis. Your home is lovely 🙂

  30. MONI says:

    you have a lovely home…

  32. Anonymous says:

    Nice manor, Your bedroom looks lush!

  33. Michelle Elaine says:

    you have one of the loveliest homes i’ve seen and it’s still very homey and obviously lived in! ahh i wanna cuddle with your dog!

    KeepItFvncy,
    M.E.

  36. Neekoh says:

    These could not have come at a better time for me! I’ll be moving in a month and I’m eagerly compiling tons of inspirational apartment images. I’m preparing to make the most of a small space and I want to include vintage/flea market finds (including mirrors and chests, just like you!). I’m saving these for inspiration. Thank you!!

    XX,
    Neekoh

  37. Lizzy says:

    Lovely home!! You must live in Brookly or Queens bc it looks like you have space! Heaven knows there’s no room in Manhattan.

    http://www.citizette.com

  38. Mcmaris says:

    Love the decorating, you do well at the flea market!!!!

  39. Diana says:

    love this post!

  40. Toya says:

    What a great mirror. I just bought a clear glass mosaic one to hang in my bedroom as well.
    I love the peek inside your place, thanks for sharing.
    Toya

    http://www.islandstyle.typepad.com

  41. Becky says:

    Great photos, your bedroom looks beautiful.

  42. Day says:

    Hellooo!

    Your blog is great!

    😀

  43. Anonymous says:

    such a cute house…?? very cool vibe..?? wanted to see a clear pic of michael.. is he ya boyfriend..?? LOL. JUST CURIOUS!!! luv the mirrors!!! Collect mirrors too…:)

  44. Sasha says:

    OMG! Chili and chocolate crisps? That sounds crazy delicious.

  45. Jennifer says:

    You’re making me cry with that photo of the crisps… I got some Walker’s Worcestershire, Prawn Cocktail, and Cheese & Onion crisps last week at a Brit shop in NYC but they were all gone within two days 😉 Those Chili & Chocolate ones do sound insanely good!

    I love the tour of your home… I’m jealous of your Venetian mirror finds! And kudos on the fabulous paint job in your front hall, especially that arch on the door!

  46. Devan says:

    Read “Happier Than God” by Neale Donald Walsch. I’m not religious and I was skeptical about it but it’s a quick read and awesome!

    I was re-reading “The Secret” on the train one night and the guy next to me was reading HTG. We started talking because the author is featured in “The Secret” as well. He’d never read “The Secret” and I’d never even heard of HTG. Long story short, we traded books right then and there!

    You should also read “Conversations With God”. SO good…I see your books are worn. Do you revisit from time to time for a refresher?

    Devan
    http://www.devanity.blogspot.com

  47. Karen says:

    Devan!!! – I LOVE Conversations with God!!! I read all 3 book by Neale and I’ve never seen life the same since. I almost want to read them again. I wasn’t aware of HTG. I’m definitely getting it. Thank you : )

    Jennifer – Ha!! addictive aren’t they? Hmmm Prawn Cocktail and Cheese and Onion omg omg omg!!! drooling..

    Dee – thank you : )) See you soon.

    Anon – yes he is

    McMaris – I love flea markets

    Taylor B – nice you have the hand made version. LOVE Sock Monkeys!!!!

    Mod Human – thx and oh you do, do you? ; ) He’s not much for being in front of the camera. He’s more the behind the lens type.

    Neekoh – Glad I was able to help with this post! good timing for you. Hope your place comes out how you want it to. It will if you take your time to find that right piece that always comes along eventually.

  48. Nina says:

    I was also going to recommend Conversations w God, I re-read book 1 & 2 once a year, its a must! A New earth was also really good, you should check out “God and the Evolving Universe” co written by James Redfield who also wrote The Celestine Prophecy, another great read! I devour personal evolution books, glad to hear you also enjoy! xxx

    fashionableroad.blogspot.com

  49. Dawn says:

    Your house is really a home – thanks for sharing.
    You should read Barry Neil Kaufmann’s books, too.

  51. Vogue32 says:

    love your home.
    Re books, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy & ,of course, 7 spiritual laws of success by Deepak Chopra. These books I return to time-and-time again.

  52. Violet says:

    your place is a work of art in itself i love everything about it!

    XX
    Vi from Cali

  53. Karen says:

    Vogue32 – thanks for these. I’ll make a note.

    Devan – I bought Happier Than God!

    Violet – you wouldn’t say that when it’s got really messy trust me.

    Dawn – thank you

  54. LUU H. says:

    i love your bedroom, so clean and white ! butthes best part waas the amazing mirror !

  55. Shamini says:

    wonderful!

    i love all the treasure chests you have at home: the one in your room and the one in the living! and the mirrors are lovely!

    you’ve got a beautiful home!
    xoxo

    ✪‿✪

  56. Tshepo says:

    too much to say but I will settle on this:
    I love BK!
    As a fellow South African, I love the crisps.
    Michael is so hip with that hat on…he needs his own style blog.
    What’s up with those amazing candles costing an arm and a leg!
    Love your Jazz wall…my baby’s nursery is inspired by jazz photos 🙂

  57. Kookie B. says:

    your place has great lighting! and it’s so clean and organized! my room doesn’t even compare to this!

    deathbyplatforms.blogspot.com/

  58. apparellel says:

    oh good… i was going to also recommend all the conversations with god books. i have all 3 in one and find myself picking it up quite often for a little “pick me up” so to say. haha. i also wanted to mention all of the abraham hicks books. ‘ask and it is given’ is a good one to start with. ‘the secret’ was actually taken from their teachings. other than that i would say you are on a great path.

    also your taste in design is amazing. i love all the white in your bedroom. gorgeous.

    xxx
    t

  59. amy says:

    read the buddha said… by osho. or autobiography of a yogi by paramhansa yogananda. anything by osho is pretty good for a read. the power of now is an amazing book.

  60. Karen says:

    Amy – thank you. So glad I asked about book recs because now I have a few to go through. I’m starting with Happier than God as recommended above by Devan.

    Apparellel – Thanks for the rec!

  61. Nya L. says:

    Hey Karen! I LOVE your blog but never comment.. I know, shame on me.. lol… But when I saw our book choices I knew I had to suggest “Conversations w God”.. It looks like someone else agrees :o) .. They are definitely great reads!

  62. Louise says:

    Wow thank you so much for sharing the pics of your house! I really, really love it and am going to save them to my “inspirations” folder for when I have a place of my own. The colours in the hallway in particular are to die for. Thanks again xxxxx

  63. Anonymous says:

    i just made 2 matching sock monkeys today, they sit on my quilt and duvet pile next to my bed!

  64. caylee says:

    i really love your beautiful home karen. your bedroom especially 🙂
    and that commercial where the sock monkey dreams of going out with all of the other toys is one of my favorites! it cracked me up when you posted a pic of your new toy on twitter.

  65. Anonymous says:

    “A new earth” – Ekhart Tolle x

  69. Devan says:

    Hey Karen! Have you blasted through Happier Than God Yet? I loaned my copy to my aunt, but I’m just going to buy it again and let her keep the other. What do you think?

    Oh, and I don’t comment much but I check you blog daily. It’s so inspirational and I love your boldness with fashion. Keep up the great work!

  70. Karen says:

    Devan – Im still reading it!! I’m really taking my time and re-reading pages and paragraphs so the information sinks in so I’m not speed reading.

    It’s incredible.

    Thank you

    Imreallyamermaid – thanks for the rec.

    Caylee – I love this sock monkey so much!

  71. Dayna says:

    Hey there!

    Good book recommendation – Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting by Lynn Grabhorn. Good, fun read. It’s the book that gave me my ‘Ah-ha!’ moment, when everything clicked from all the other books I read before it. It’s not deeply intense (like Power of Now, New Earth, etc. ) but it makes a lot of things make sense. Hope you have a chance to read it. Enjoy!

  72. cococollage says:

    Vey pretty, love the frames on the wall makes a nice touch.
    I’m desperate for a trunk at the side of my bed.

  73. Deanne says:

    Woah! Those Venetian mirrors are gorgeous, I have a very old slightly damaged one, and adore it anyway. And I actually found 2 Diptyque lavende candles – UNUSED – at a thrift store for ONE DOLLAR EACH!! I thought I was seeing things, had to smack my eyes a few times. Now THAT was a find.

    Your home is gorgeous, and I love looking at your photos and seeing your unique ideas on fashion. I was a teen in the awful 80’s, and the look of those days was just never “me”…tight designer jeans and heels and high hair, I couldn’t have pulled it off if I wanted to…so I always had to find my own way, and it wasn’t easy bucking the system and looking different than everyone else. Women are so lucky today, where it seems that anything goes, that there is no specific style, and that it is more about individuality and knowing what works for you. Of course, knowing how to bring it all together is key~! You are an inspiration for women everywhere.

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