INTERIORS TO INSPIRE: BOHO CHIC

Hello everyone! Julie here from Chapman Interiors, and I am absolutely swooning in delight over this space, today! It's rocking a mix of design with performing an amazing balancing act between casual and formal styles... 
In the living room, a casually slip-covered chair is just loungin' next to the very square settee (with ladylike posture).  The fancy trim and tall bookcase *might* be looking down at all the fun furniture, but the large piece of light, modern art is putting the stuffy moulding in its rightful place. Leave it to a round ottoman to say "let's all be friends" by pulling the pieces together.

And over here? Well, the sleek and curvaceous Panton chairs are having a heyday with the hard nosed dining table that doubles as a desk (note table lamp).
The mixing + mingling continues in the bedroom which offers a chic and simple place to catch up on sleep. Those oval windows are the bee-knees. (Side note, a big, bold coverlet allows you instantly transform your space... imagine this bedroom without the fun magenta addition. It would still be quite nice but a totally different vibe, yes?)
Let's go shopping and get this look for our very own:

So fun! I'm loving the casual-mod and formal combination. We got crafty by adding the salvaged architectural column topper as a side table to channel the formality of the crown moulding in the inspiration image. And the suzani on that sofa would make it SO much more inviting. 

What do you think? Could you mix styles or do you prefer a more streamlined approach?

Cheers!
-Julie


*images via nuevo estilo) resources: leather butterfly chair, coralie bickford smith books (you'll have these forever, go ahead and buy them now!), classic urn lamp, Oly's Issac sofa, hide rug, suzani pillow, wire side tables.

14 comments:

  1. Totally agree... the place is formal and fun at the same time... LOVE it!

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  2. Totally agree as well. Great eclectic space and love your picks, especially the fabulous leather butterfly chair!!

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  3. Definitely liking the mix of styles! It's kinda boring to stick to only one style sometimes haha

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  4. Oooh I love this space! What a great example of mixing eclectic styles without it looking sloppy or forced. It totally looks like it grew with love over time, which I love!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Anonymous20.1.11

    Love that couch! Though I don't know how I would fare with white fabric.
    - xo, Vanessa Elizabeth

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  6. More mixing of styles please! It makes spaces way more "natural" and as you showed in your great examples it still looks put together when keeping some order in mind. xoxo

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  7. Love this look. I need a leather butterfly chair!

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  8. This is the best post on interior design I've seen! The colors are amazing -- freshly modern, eclectic and welcoming..these people know what they're doing.

    Thank you for the inspiration!

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  9. i love the rooms!! the curved chairs add so much to the character of the room

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  10. Please delete the douchebag comment above. Having said that, mixing styles is definitely the way to go. Love your picks!

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  11. I mix all the time. My home decor is very French Eclectic, with snippets of modern thrown in. Mixing just feels right.

    Love the double puddled drapes, by the way!

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  12. very very fun pieces to go check out! I love style of that space, it's clean looking, but also hippie-chic and eclectic.

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  13. oh im swooning over that livingroom!!!!

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  14. I completely love the design style displayed in the pictures. Great use of the space and colors. Great job!

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