Blogger's Home Tour #8 - Michele @ Hello Lovely

If you love white and neutral, elegant and serene, then you will surely fall head over heels for Michele's home!  The ever talented and kind Michele from Hello Lovely is our featured Blogger Home Tour today...

" I'm michele.

A freelance writer

for magazines and web.

A wife with two children,

and a master's in counseling.

Studied psychology at Northwestern University

and then counseling at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Is always up to something creative

and plays around with paint, food, interiors, words, and music.

The blog is a natural expression of passions for:

lovely, laughter, and knowledge.

It's a safe place to

share the beauty

of the everyday

and invite others

to add to it. "

Michele's beautiful home...

{Art by Michele...this is in the laundry room!}

A WOW kitchen!

Dining Room

 {Michele doesn't like clutter, so don't tell her to get more stuff! ;) }

{A pretty chair from her mom}

 {More art by Michele on her bedroom dresser}

{An ooh la la bathroom}

 {So many dreamy chandeliers is this home!}

{Love this screen door!}

{Bella Luna, a faithful friend}

Elegant, serene, and darn right gorgeous right?!  Michele is a master at creating ethereal beauty.

Style Q&A With Michele

1.  How would you describe the decorating style in your home? 

Tranquil, relaxing, zen, spare, mostly monochromatic, and FRUGAL! A lot of people would be bored with how carefully edited it is, but it suits us. I like clean. Nothing is precious or taking itself too seriously. Old mixed with new. Original art scattered about (spoiled for that now). I conceptualize my style as 'Swedish Beach' beccause I am so drawn to the Scandinavian aesthetic and anything suggestive of waves or the beach. There's European influence too. Our Belgian lace curtains were a wedding gift from my parents and have been hung in every home  we have lived in for 25 years.

2.  What inspires your style and where do you find the most inspiration?

We live on the edge of a forest--an inspiring backdrop--so there's little need for the interiors to compete. Most of our vacations are spent at the beach which is clearly an influence. Inspiration for our home and for my art comes from an intuitive place of restfulness and peace, books, experts (like Rachel Ashwell, Brooke Giannetti, and Michael Del Piero), and beautiful hotels.

3.  Do you find you are drawn to other styles as well, and if so, do you find it challenging to stay within "your style", or does anything you like find it's way into your house?

I honor diverse design approaches. What matters to me is the authenticity, soul, and life underneath. I love  that sense of tumbledown chic and the timeless charm you find in romantic styles, but I also love the pure, fresh, uncluttered clean of contemporary Swedish design where it has nothing to do with how much money you spend. It's not challenging when I stick with my gut. When a space is not overly contrived, not too stuffy, and not without personality, it is restful to the eye and radiates an authentic vibe.

4.  What are your favorite places to shop for home decor?

Very shortly, I think I will say Paris. But for now, definitely eBay, etsy, tag sales, and emerging artists. I love handmade. I am so thrifty and DIY at heart that flea market prices can seem too lofty for me (true!), so I get an idea of what I want and wait for it. Or design it for my husband to build (shamelessly spoiled btw). It always feels like the right objects find their way to me without a lot of exhausting shopping.

5.  What is your next or current decor project in your home?

Oh boy, the living room. We had a creamy leather sectional (functional for the 3 men in our house) in there for years which just stifled my creativity until I gave up. Now that piece is in a newly designed family room so I have an empty room to style!

Thank you for sharing your gorgeous home, Michele! 

For more lovely, visit Michele's hilarious (this girl will seriously crack you up), and very inspiring, sweet blog, Hello Lovely.

XO,

Stacey

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