Armchair Traveler - The Modern Country House

This week we are exploring the modern country design style.  The combination of traditional country decor with modern trends comprises the look.  The sometimes simple and stark designs manage to feel homey and comfortable all at the same time.  Today, some excellent examples from luxury bed and breakfasts.

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Get The Look - Cape Cod Hardscapes

Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders

From crushed gravel to brick and slate drives, patios and paths, Cape Cod outdoor spaces all have hardscapes incorporated into the design.

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Before & After - Contemporary Spanish Colonial

Laura Morton Design - Spanish Colonial Before

Landscape designer Laura Morton revamped the grounds of a Spanish Colonial Revival with a contemporary twist.  The Casa de los Arcos project garnered Laura Morton Design a 2010 APLD Merit Award  for Residential Design.

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Design 101 - Holiday Decorating with Subtle Touches

Roger Davies Photography via Southern Living

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Design 101 - Holiday Decorating with Tablescapes

The Porch & Atelier

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Armchair Traveler - The Dolder Grand, Switzerland

The Dolder Grand - Zürich, Switzerland

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have friends who discovered that traveling abroad over the Thanksgiving holiday is the way to go.  All of us state side scrambling to travel between coasts leaves planes to Europe with plenty of available seats. Plus the holiday isn't celebrated abroad so no worries about inconvenient closings, holiday hours, etc.  This year my friends are headed to Zürich and that inspired my armchair traveling for this holiday post.

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Entertain In Style - Global Style Tablescape

Architectural Digest

Entertain In Style - Casual Garden Tablescape

Dominque Vorillon Photography

Entertain In Style - Formal Tablescape

Decor Pad

For many of our readers this is a holiday week.  Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching and if you are like me, the planning started weeks ago.  Outside of the meal preparation, an aspect of the event that consumes a lot of my creative brain space is the tablescape on which to present the meal.  I'm always looking for inspiration so I pulled a few for you in case you are looking for some last minute help.

Revisit our blog post from Jason Champion on how to style a dining table.

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Design 101 - Covered Terrace on the Beach

Architectural Digest via DecorPad

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