The Hotel Emma in San Antonio is a great example of these ideas being put to use. They achieved a beautiful timeless look that is sophisticated yet casual, elegant but cozy and comfortable all at once.
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Cozy, rustic, industrial...The eclectic mixed style of Hotel Emma
There are many benefits to having a mixture of styles; it is truer to life and more compatible with it, usually we end up with loved-pieces of various styles over our lives and they get to coexist in our homes. Such a mixed style is visually more interesting and more stimulating to the senses than a mono-style set up. It also allows you to more easily introduce new furniture or replace pieces without having to worry about them perfectly matching what's already there. When you make those mixed styles also consist of items that age well and gain patina and character from daily use, you get additional benefits like ease of use, livability, and a timeless look.
The Hotel Emma in San Antonio is a great example of these ideas being put to use. They achieved a beautiful timeless look that is sophisticated yet casual, elegant but cozy and comfortable all at once.
Photos by Casual Casa
The Hotel Emma in San Antonio is a great example of these ideas being put to use. They achieved a beautiful timeless look that is sophisticated yet casual, elegant but cozy and comfortable all at once.
Great antique wood floor
While the distressed leather furniture's cool, and the aged brick wall is, while a little on the extreme side, still pretty nice - the wood flooring is awesome!
Image from thechive.com
Rustic vanity and living room
These spaces are both amazing! Great textures! Especially love that stone sink, the tarnished faucets, and the wood stand in that bathroom.
Top image from CasaDecorada45.blogspot.com, bottom image from houzz.com
Rustic sink & armchair
Great distressed leather armchair, and a great view! That kilim cushion on the floor is quite nice as well. That giant floor lamp must be a conversation piece! That farm sink in the second image is pretty cool too.
Images from barnwoodanchors.com
Better with age
I love distressed leather and big armrests therefore I find the chair below to be quite pleasant. Now if only it were less bulky and easier to move around...
Image from EcoChic.com
Equipale furniture
I love these equipale chairs. The rustic natural materials, naturally tanned leather, and that they are still made by hand as they were centuries ago give them a lot of character -and yes, they are very comfortable and look great!
Top image from an ebay listing by roxx (obviously won't be there forever) and the bottom image from ppebble.blogspot.com
Top image from an ebay listing by roxx (obviously won't be there forever) and the bottom image from ppebble.blogspot.com
Pretty rustic
Nice laid-back elements: that stone wall, cozy couch, kilim rug, cool distressed leather chair, that old basket used for lighting, cabinets...etc, too many to count.
Images from FresHome.com
Cozy by Ralph Lauren
This is Ralph Lauren's ranch in Colorado. He proves that he has good taste by creating a warm, cozy, and most importantly an easy-going place with colorful kilim rugs, distressed leather, and lots of unpolished rough stones and wood.
That's a cool cabinet below. Simply and honestly put together without any fluff or pretense. RL has the good sense to let it show its age and what it's been through.
Images from ArchitecturalDigest.com
That's a cool cabinet below. Simply and honestly put together without any fluff or pretense. RL has the good sense to let it show its age and what it's been through.
Distressed for de-stressing
I love leather club chairs and when they have distressed leather, even better. They are comfortable, iconic, and the distressed leather ages really well.
Images from sundancecatalog.com
Biodegradable seating
Vegetable tanned leather is great. There's depth and variation in its colors (unlike chemically dyed leather,) and it looks better with age. Isao Takezawa Design creates some warm and casual stools with the stuff.
Images from IsaoTakezawa.com
Images from IsaoTakezawa.com
Sitting on cozy seating
The sun-bleached patchwork and worn/distressed leather are good choices for relaxed homes. Relaxed homes are good choices for relaxing in!
Images from Mudo Concept
Images from Mudo Concept
Lofts
Big windows, a cozy couch, nice brick wall, and exposed power circuits make for an easy-going house.
Above image from VitorPenha.com
Exposed air vent pipes, bare concrete ceilings, concrete floors, and distressed leather.. this kind of comfort is what makes a place home.
Above two images from the flickr stream of proforged
Above image from VitorPenha.comExposed air vent pipes, bare concrete ceilings, concrete floors, and distressed leather.. this kind of comfort is what makes a place home.
Above two images from the flickr stream of proforged
The Iron Horse Hotel
Big windows, solid, sturdy wood chairs, brick walls, and exposed ventilation pipes up above - unpretentious and trouble-free.
Both pictures are of The Iron Horse Hotel taken from their website.
Brick walls and leather armchairs gain character over the years.
Both pictures are of The Iron Horse Hotel taken from their website.
Brick walls and leather armchairs gain character over the years.
Leather, Steel, and Wood
Instead of sanding them down and covering them up with a coat of paint, appreciate the unique characteristics of things.
Tugboat side table (above) and Spencer armchair & ottoman from Sundance Catalog Co.
Distressed leather and concrete floors - so easy to live with!
Tugboat side table (above) and Spencer armchair & ottoman from Sundance Catalog Co.
Distressed leather and concrete floors - so easy to live with!
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