Designing a Home...Mary Engelbreit Style, Your Cure for a Dreary Day
Colorful, Charming, Unique, and Playful…these are all adjectives one could easily use to describe a home decorated in what I like to call…Mary Englebreit style. When you look up whimsy in the dictionary…it says, “See Mary Engelbreit.” No, seriously…it does. ;) Ok, maybe not…but it should!
The rooms in a home decorated in Mary’s style are happy rooms…rooms that could turn the world’s biggest pessimist into a Pollyanna. It would be virtually impossible to spend 10 minutes in a home decorated in ME style and not leave with a sunnier disposition.
Her rooms envelop you in happiness. They tickle you and make you laugh until you’re gasping for breath. So, this fall or winter when you wake up to a cold, dreary day and find yourself badly in need of some sunshine…grab your morning coffee and revisit this Ideabook created in the joyful style of Mary Engelbreit.
The rooms in a home decorated in Mary’s style are happy rooms…rooms that could turn the world’s biggest pessimist into a Pollyanna. It would be virtually impossible to spend 10 minutes in a home decorated in ME style and not leave with a sunnier disposition.
Her rooms envelop you in happiness. They tickle you and make you laugh until you’re gasping for breath. So, this fall or winter when you wake up to a cold, dreary day and find yourself badly in need of some sunshine…grab your morning coffee and revisit this Ideabook created in the joyful style of Mary Engelbreit.
If you were building a home in the style of Mary Engelbreit, its exterior would be charming and almost fairytale like. It would be "that" house...the one that MAKES you drive a block out of your way as you're headed home, just so you can pass by it and smile.
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| This sunny yellow cottage could easily be an ME house with is bright exterior, white picket fence and cheerful disposition. |
If you stopped your car and ventured up onto the front porch...you would be greeted by a bright red door decked out in happy flowers. It would welcome you, inviting you in like an old friend.
Upon entering the home, you'd find yourself in a sunny yellow living room filled with whimsical fabrics. There would be lots of color and pattern and a delightful checkerboard ottoman. Even the ceiling would get a dose of fun.
As you looked around, you'd find bright colors contrasting against black and white checks. Mary Engelbreit design always has black and white checks or squares mixed with lots of bright reds and yellows. And there would be flowers...lots of joyful flowers.
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| You'd find a cozy reading area...surrounded with lots of great books. |
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| If you got hungry and wanted a snack, you could head for the kitchen where you would feel right at home. |
You would find more of Mary's signature look here in the kitchen. Sometimes Mary uses black and white tile on her fireplaces..like you see here above the stove.
The table would be as whimsical as the rest of the house, sporting polka dot dishes and lots of that color, red.
One of Mary's signature loves are cherries...you'll find them in much of her work. Note the cherry-covered pot holder hanging from above in this kitchen.
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| This would be a perfect table setting for the holidays in a home decorated in Engelbreit style. |
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What would the bedrooms look like in an ME home? With it's colorful walls and cheerful quilt, this room would be perfect.
The children's room would be filled with bright colors and whimsy galore.
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And if a baby lived in our Mary Engelbreit home, this nursery would be just right.
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| Of course, the children would need a playroom with a polka dot lampshade and more bright, happy colors. |
How would the office look in a home decorated in ME style? This office would do very nicely with it's red and yellow color scheme.
If you would like to see more of Mary's style, she has written a book showcasing her own personal home called, "Home Sweet Home: A Journey Through Mary’s Dream Home."
If you would like to see more of Mary's style, she has written a book showcasing her own personal home called, "Home Sweet Home: A Journey Through Mary’s Dream Home."
Ideabook updated on Sept. 29, 2010.
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Hyacinth...I do love her books! :)
~Michelle
Great pictures! What fun! I love her style too and I could move right in to that first house. In fact many years ago I choose a house plan for my dream home and its got all the gingerbread and a big front porch like this one. Even the single gable in the front. I wonder what happened to that plan?
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
Brosequilts and housepeepers...me, too. We've lost a lot of great magazines in the last few years. Thank goodness for houzz and blogs!
I love ME and I miss Home Companion so much...I was a charter subscriber and have every issue. The ideas in them will never go out of style because they were all about living the artful life! Great article and wonderful photos...made me smile!! (GracefulMoments)
Graceful Moments...you can never read BNOTP too much! ;)
Kathy :)