While comfort and durability are the biggest priorities in her home, part of what drives Claassen's design philosophy is a love of contrast. Mixing antiques with contemporary pieces and high-end flea market finds help her create rooms with personality. This living room (one of three in her home) is a perfect example of that style, with a mix of Swedish antiques and contemporary textiles. More Houzz Tours:Playful and Elegant in New YorkA Neutral Palette Pleases by the SeaPersonality and High Style in Toronto

Gustavian furniture is often recognized by its carved legs. The popular shabby chic style owes its origins to Gustavian painted furniture. If you're not sure what pieces to start with for Swedish or Gustavian style, look for something that feels shabby chic.

Channel Parisian apartment style. Antiqued patinas and traditional furnishings are still celebrated here, but a controlled color palette of ivory and gray with brown and gold accents brings sophistication and polish to the room.

shabby chic Channel style

Wainscoting

pretty painted furniture

Beautiful sophistication for apartment.

bureau

Color elegance

very much like the bench and the sideboard.

color of the chest

grey and gold

Legs on bed

Belgian

Add to ideabook by Splendid Willow Channel Parisian apartment style. Antiqued patinas and traditional furnishings are still celebrated here, but a controlled color palette of ivory and gray with brown and gold accents brings sophistication and polish to the room.

bench

Paint color on chest

Palette: ivory and gray with brown and gold accents

Chairs

color

yes to paris

Light

something about that old cabinet and just the feel of the room makes me want to take a new look at my design taste

carpet

painted grey furn

wallcolor is beautiful

shabby chic, with a touch a gold

Paint

shabby chic

Esquina

color palate

master bedroom

love this soft color on wood

to die for bench and picture

i love the cabnit against the wall it would be great in a dining room

Swedish furniture

Channel Parisian apartment style. Antiqued patinas and traditional furnishings are still celebrated here, but a controlled color palette of ivory and gray with brown and gold accents brings sophistication and polish to the room.

Parisian apartment style

love the colors

Classic sophistication = modern

just love the pieces here, and the design lux presented

colar

Swedish palette

Colors

Bench

EL COLOR DE LAS PAREDES

I like the ivory + grey colour scheme and how it works with the 'orange' wood and accents - idea for my bedroom?

The Parisian flair

Palate, simplicity

layout and furniture

grey,scandi work with white white

shabby chic

hutch

sideboard for dining area

but a controlled color palette of ivory and gray with brown and gold accents brings

replicate... somewhere

Love the subtle colour palette

White done right

Me

sophisticated.. the fabric on the chair (stripe in middle)

PARISIAN STYLE

topsham style

Furniture

colors and Swedish style

Need to study this later.

such relaxing colors

bench

Shaby chic

comoda

Bench!

wall wainscotting

Shabby chic

grey, white, brown/beige are nice sophistication here.

paint low unit same as buffet

classy but comfortable

Ivory, gold and gray

interesting

Shabby chic

toning down my colors

well balanced greys

wainstcoating

Parisian

Chanel parisian

Palette

Dad's bath area

Channel Parisian apartment style. Antiqued patinas and traditional furnishings are still celebrated here, but a controlled color palette of ivory and gray with brown and gold accents brings sophistication and polish to the room.

color walls

Parisian apartment style....

Love the gold and brown in a grey and ivory colour scheme

white and grey

ivory gold gray bedroom

parisian style

Wall color

white gustavian

Controlled colour palette of ivory and grey in this dressing room is accented with brown and gold. Like the fur throw juxtaposed with the delicate French chaise.

want this look!

Colors, chairs and dresser.

Great bench

like the white washed look of furniture -- would be nice for desk as make-up desk

GRAY

liv/room color

paint finish on chairs and cabinet for MBDR vanity

Ivory and Gray

Place for 2 chairs

Orange and fur

painted furniture and bench

color combo

Like the whitewash look.

Channel Parisian apartment style. Antiqued patinas and traditional furnishings are still celebrated here, but a controlled color palette of ivory and gray with brown and gold accents brings sophistication and polish to the room.

case and bench

layout and fabrics

belle atmosphère

Love the chest

love the pieces and colors

Bench sleeper

Overall look

french look

paint with panneling

colors

my style

I am loving that bench and the pallette.

Dresser

Gustavian Chic

Mueble fondo puede servir tipo cambiador de bebe

entryway idea -- dresser with chair on one side and cot rack on the other -- where to put the full length mirror?

Softer colors

Bench colors

like colour sophistication

gray, ivory, brown and gold

Parisian chic

victorian shabby chic

sink?

Overall feel...the French style

Parisian

clean french style

classy, simple, clean, romantic all in one.

like colors grey, beige, gold, brown like simplicity

love patina

Wall paint

color of the finish on buffet

Louis XVI

style

swedish

While comfort and durability are the biggest priorities in her home, part of what drives Claassen's design philosophy is a love of contrast. Mixing antiques with contemporary pieces and high-end flea market finds help her create rooms with personality. This living room (one of three in her home) is a perfect example of that style, with a mix of Swedish antiques and contemporary textiles.

fancy legs and wood trim on this setee

the mix and stylish

Gustavian furniture is often recognized by its carved legs. The popular shabby chic style owes its origins to Gustavian painted furniture. If you're not sure what pieces to start with for Swedish or Gustavian style, look for something that feels shabby chic.

Sitting room

Wall color, restrained palette

Swedish

Gustavian Style

Sideboard

Bench

Gustavian chairs

color and accessory combination looks somehow great

diamond shaped door panels

Gustavian legs, shabby chic is from them

Gray

Add to ideabook by Splendid Willow by Splendid Willow Gustavian furniture is often recognized by its carved legs. The popular shabby chic style owes its origins to Gustavian painted furniture. If you're not sure what pieces to start with for Swedish or Gustavian style, look for something that feels shabby chic.

Gustavian

colors of the wood

Swedish style

Channel Parisian apartment style. Antiqued patinas and traditional furnishings are still celebrated here, but a controlled color palette of ivory and gray with brown and gold accents brings sophistication and polish to the room.

sideboard

Ottoman

chair/burlap

Gustavian furniture is often recognized by its carved legs. The popular shabby chic style owes its origins to Gustavian painted furniture. If you're not sure what pieces to start with for Swedish or Gustavian style, look for something that feels shabby chic.

Master bath cabinet style.

Swedish furniture

Gustavian furniture

Love the simplicity

Gustavian, carved legs, shabby chic

Carved legs and rail details.

Lovely

Bench

chair on either side

colour and shape mix

Love the chest in the background!

Lovely and simple

Simple Swedish aesthetic...clean, pale, calm, fresh...

carved Swedish pieces

Grey, white, gold bench and chairs with patterned rug

Swedish

accent color

Colors, style

rustic chairs and stripe seat

Love the vase

Love the simple Swedish aesthetic...clean, pale, fresh, serene...particularly like the side chairs...Aunt Blanche had these when I was a child...

matching chairs

bench

Cabinet

Swedish style - carpet/walls/furniture

Bench

Gray white walls

xroma toixon

Paint colour