Interiors with Souls: Peek into a London Home

click thumbnails for larger pics

Veronika lives with her husband and their 9 month-old daughter in a 3-bedroom London home. They purchased the house only 18 months ago and in-between chasing a new baby, Veronika has worked to make the space feel like home. Before moving to the UK, she had worked as an Interior Designer/Visual Merchandiser for IKEA in Prague. She loves decorating styling and any opportunity to experiment. We asked Veronika to describe her space. She said: I'm fan of great and simple ideas, comfortable and practical spaces and interiors with souls.

One our favorite projects, out of the many in her home, is the cowhide coffee table in the living. It was originally an IKEA coffee table that Veronika purchased on eBay. After the baby was born, Veronika wanted to remove anything with sharp corners, so she reused a cowhide rug and covered the coffee table with it.

• 1 The DIY cowhide coffee table in the living room.
• 2 The angel's wings are from Pedlars. Now that the exchange rate from pounds to U.S. dollars is a bit better, they are only $22.
• 3 Veronika built this entire shelving system herself.
• 4 And she built these cabinets too!
• 5 Colorful rug from IKEA and Veronika made the red cross pillow.
• 6 Dining area with gallery wall.
• 7 Baby's room! Poster from MadebyGirl and Veronika made the birds and horse out of felt.
• 8 Veronika's husband's old school photos.

Comments (13)

I had the feeling that coffee table was an IKEA piece that had been hacked w/ a cowhide - Clever!

posted by bepsf on April 3rd 2009 at 1:14pm
view bepsf's profile

I love all the different textures in the livingroom.

posted by EChaz on April 3rd 2009 at 1:23pm
view EChaz's profile

This is a very pleasant home. I would love to see a full house tour.

posted by Kimber on April 3rd 2009 at 1:23pm
view Kimber's profile

love the coffee table.. i might steal your idea :/

posted by tabithacat on April 3rd 2009 at 1:36pm
view tabithacat's profile

Shouldn't the headline be "Interiors with Soul" rather than "Souls"? The way it's written sounds like the place is haunted!

posted by travislessness on April 3rd 2009 at 1:58pm
view travislessness's profile

Where's the living room rug from? Love the texture and color.

posted by Kinky Gazpacho on April 3rd 2009 at 2:08pm
view Kinky Gazpacho's profile

This house really stands out from all the different textures. I love it.

posted by shoshana on April 3rd 2009 at 2:33pm
view shoshana's profile

We have the same nightstands (Leksvik? -- I can't remember). They're quite durable.

Your living room is such a nice mix of plush and elegant and comfortable-looking.

posted by heather77 on April 3rd 2009 at 3:00pm
view heather77's profile

I agree with travislessness on "Soul" vs. "Souls." The post addresses a concept, not metaphysics.

Love the nifty coffee table.

posted by rosenatti on April 3rd 2009 at 4:07pm
view rosenatti's profile

Simply and Beautiful....Just like I like it. I too would love to see more of this home.

posted by Botany on April 3rd 2009 at 10:41pm
view Botany's profile

i love the bed! it looks like the Hemnes from ikea, but they don't offer it in that color. where did you pick that up?

posted by terriavani on April 5th 2009 at 6:21am
view terriavani's profile

thank you for lovely comments.
Your questions:
Yes the bed is from Ikea, but the color is now discontinued, sorry..
and the rug is lauraashley.com

posted by v13 on April 5th 2009 at 6:51am
view v13's profile

Well....now I've got to get myself an IKEA table so I can goof around with it. Incredible table treatment! Your living room is lovely lovely.

posted by baileyb on April 6th 2009 at 3:32pm
view baileyb's profile