Our next room tour guest is Stefanie Hiebert, who you may also know as one half of the Oh So Lovely duo. Stef is here to share her living/dining area.
"My husband, Emery
and I live together in our 1,000-square-foot 1943 wartime home in the
French part of our city. When we first moved in, the house consisted of a
series of tiny rooms which we didn’t find to be an efficient use of
space so we decided to tear down the majority of the walls and give the
house a more open-concept feel. Thankfully, I have a lot of handy
men in my family, so we were able to do all of the renovation work
ourselves. It was quite a big job, and it took about 2 years to get
everything completed. But it was well worth all the work!"
"When
it came time to decorate we decided that we wanted to stick to as much
original 1950s and 1960s decor as possible and go for a sort of
kitschy atomic era look. I have been passionate about vintage items for
years now, and I started my own collection when I was in my early teens
(I even bought my teak dining room table set when I was a teenager still
living at my parents place!). So we definitely had a lot to work with. I
have a big weakness for wood wall art, starburst clocks and unique
light fixtures, so we incorporated a lot of those components into our
decorating. As you can tell I'm also not afraid of color! I studied a
lot of old photographs from 1960’s home decor magazines as the
inspiration for choosing the wall colors. Our main goal was to create a
fun and happy space!"
"I have lived in
this house for 5 years now, but it has actually been in my family for
almost 70 years. My grandparents first bought this house in the 1940s,
and it has been in my family ever since. My father grew up here, and my
parents even got married in the backyard. So there is a lot of history in
this house, and that makes it very special to me. It is a huge privilege
for me now to be able to call this place my home. This
space has changed countless times over the years... I can’t even begin
to tell you how many layers of wallpaper we peeled off the walls when we
began our renovation process. Probably one of the biggest changes is
the fact that the bedroom used to be where our living room now is!
That's pretty crazy to think about."
"We love having lots
of friends and family over for dinner parties and game nights, so this is
probably the most used space in our home. We really enjoy having an
open-concept dining room and living room, because it creates a nice, cozy
feeling of togetherness and makes entertaining so much easier. We really
love our little retro space! :)"
Thanks so much for sharing your space with us, Stef! Be sure to stop by and check out the Oh So Lovely blog! Photos by Simply Rosie.
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This is such a lovely space. Love the 1950s feel and the amazing colours!
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Posted by: ftashion | November 21, 2012 at 08:24 PM
Beautiful place!! I took a lot of ideas from this house :)
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Posted by: Raquel | November 21, 2012 at 08:26 PM
Such great history! Very cool~
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Posted by: naomi a | November 21, 2012 at 08:41 PM
Love how she decorated. Oh my goodness, I got a little emotional reading that she lives in a home where her father grew up and her parents married. What an incredible story. I love sentiment sometimes.
Posted by: Célèste of Fashion is Evolution | November 21, 2012 at 09:09 PM
This is very close to how i picture my furture home looking, ive always loved a lot of color (even in my "i only wear black Phase)This is a beautiful home!! I love the oarnge and blue!!
Posted by: Monica | November 21, 2012 at 09:15 PM
love all the fun colors! I feel like waking up in such a bright house would be an instant pick-me-up :)
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Posted by: Gina Shin | November 21, 2012 at 09:27 PM
Beautiful! What lovely use of colors and space.
Posted by: Yanna | November 21, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Oh! I hope you follow up with more of this space! Would love to see the bedroom and kitchen!
Posted by: LadyBird Magpie | November 21, 2012 at 10:36 PM
That swing hanging from the ceiling is absolutely incredible! What a beautifully curated home.
PS: If you get the chance, I'd love it if you could stop by my blog. This week I DIY painted a pumpkin pink, showed my new flower crown, had a giveaway, and did a ton of thrifting. Hope you like it!
xoxo
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Posted by: Courtney | November 21, 2012 at 10:40 PM
LOVE the hanging chair! What do they call that, a hammock chair? And her colors are absolutely gorgeous.
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Posted by: Catherine Denton | November 21, 2012 at 10:46 PM
adorable! I have canisters just like the ones on your shelves in my kitchen right now!
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Posted by: sarah | November 21, 2012 at 10:56 PM
what a gorgeous home!amazing interiors!stunning!
Posted by: Cassie M | November 21, 2012 at 11:46 PM
Wow! This is gorgeous-- I LOVEEE the color scheme!
Posted by: Sarah Kaminsky | November 22, 2012 at 12:42 AM
Yep, dream house! So cool that it's been in the family for so many years. That living room looks so cozy :)
Posted by: Candace | November 22, 2012 at 12:52 AM
Love this kitsch home!
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Posted by: itziar | November 22, 2012 at 01:15 AM
wow like it!! awesome!
xx
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Posted by: Irene | November 22, 2012 at 01:41 AM
What a great house!
Love the 50's and 60's influences!
And that hanging chair is so cool!
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Posted by: Dip It Black | November 22, 2012 at 01:57 AM
this literally looks like a movie set. So cute!
Posted by: Sara | November 22, 2012 at 01:59 AM
Super duper cute!
Posted by: Margherita | November 22, 2012 at 02:18 AM
I really love all the colors in your home! Really great!
xoxo
Posted by: Sanne | Goldenlane | November 22, 2012 at 02:42 AM