DESIREE ASHWORTH...an inspired life

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Her sense of style and that image

of the blonde child in motion

immediately stole my heart.

Interior designer and bloglicious

Desiree

of

Decor de Provence

is one of the loveliest life-stylers on the web,

and her blog for me was love at first sight.

a few of the inspiring draws of this designer & her blog:

Her lovely home's breeziness, European easy elegance,

her preference for functional beauty, and her gentle spirit.

Want to take a peek inside her home?

I know, I know.

Catch your breath and don't

do anything drastic to your home

like wire it with explosives to start over.

I asked the designer what springs to mind

when she thinks about beauty in imperfection.

"Finding beauty in simple things,

uniqueness of the individual,

the freedom to be me, art, and nature."

isn't she lovely?

My sweet friend's current inspirations go much deeper

than a favorite designer wallpaper or shelter magazine.

1.

My relationship to my Heavenly Father

and His son Jesus Christ.

2.

My husband and my children.

3.

Enjoying the beauty that life offers.

still...i'm curious about her favorite magazine.

kidding!

no i'm not.

Dreamy blues and greens and a naturally effortless

chic add to her design's charm.

Bouvet hardware and authentic period light fixtures

were employed throughout this gorgeous home.

Desiree's take on creativity...

"It's an expression of one's self, and I believe we have been

given gifts from a higher source.

We are expected to lift and share with one another.

Life would be so dull without creativity!!"

Tell it, sista.

A recipe for finding the lovely and sacredness in the "everyday."

"Everyday is a gift!

We all should strive to live in the moment more by embracing the good

and bad and learning to grow from each experience.

When we live from our hearts, we can not only see

and feel the blessings of everyday life, we can lift and strengthen

others. Gratitude for each experience is finding

the lovely and sacredness in the 'everyday.'"

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This interview with Desiree

reminded me of how connected

"living from the heart" is to

living an inspired life.

Merci for the peek into your home and heart today and everyday, Desiree.   

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via decor de provence

my little veranda

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Spare, white, brilliant light, slipcovers,

and vintage treasures mixed with plenty of rustic painted furniture!

So many inspiring images across the web

of what I'd call 'swedish beach').

Love this vibe in my own home as we find it so easy to live with. 

(Images above inspired me to scrub wood floors and trim today...

is there anything so soothing and welcoming as a sparkling clean home?)

Hope you'll consider following!

Linking up with A Beach Cottage

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I've fallen in love.

With a house. Just when you think you've seen every beautiful home between Cali and Bali on the web, a gem with a French accent in Utah is revealed on a talented photographer's blog. Ashlee Raubach does incredible architectural photography in addition to portraits.

The new European (beachy!) inspired home belongs to designer/blogger Desiree Ashworth, whose blog decor de provence is as breathtaking as her home. Attention to detail, Bouvet hardware, authentic period light fixtures, and creamy white rocked my world. Add to that: dreamy blues and greens and a natural vibe where everything is impeccable without shouting or showing off. The stone exterior is exquisite, and the symmetry...omg...DIVINE.

{BTW, the initial vision we had for our present home was a one-and-a-half story European stone cottage (not unlike the center section of this stunning home). Since our builder insisted we must blend with the other 2-story homes in the neighborhood, the little cottage evolved into something a little lesss charming than our vision...still working on it.} 

The Ashworth's romantic inspiring home proves clean, airy, and spare can read WARM. It provides more than a few fabulous architectural ideas as we dream about our next construction project!

Thank you, Ashlee and Desiree for graciously sharing a peek at this lovely home.