Friday, August 29, 2008
American Block Prints
Printed on 100% cotton their New England inspired designs are available in four main formats: mats, runners, hangings and napkins as well as special orders.
The following hanging, Oceanside, is comprised of 3 block prints, Squid Factory, Herring Factory and Whiting Factory. Love the look and feel of these prints!
Foral
Motif #1
Urban Removal
Squam Wood Summer
Vernal Pond
Diatoms
For a complete listing of their designs, click here.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Breezy Bedrooms
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Room Envy
Recently I was visiting Harmony and Home and saw one of my favorite rooms ever featured in Coastal Living. Love the blue/gray bookshelves and mirror, the slipcovered furniture, the oversized lamps and of course, the parasol!
How did the parasol come to be?:
"In this house, the decor depends partly on serendipity. A zany Balinese parasol resides above the living area's inviting down sofa. Says Amanda, "I bought a dozen of them to use at my sister's 40th birthday party, and on the night of the event someone stuck it over the sofa." (excerpt from original article written by Marion Laffey Fox)
Friday, August 22, 2008
Want this...Purchased these...
Is it bad of me to want Z Gallerie to be inspired by it?
Purchased these for the bureau in my entry way that I am painting. In light of my desire to reform my procrastination habit and lack of closure with decorating projects (see previous post), for the record I began this painting project right before Christmas. The paint was a bolder green than I had hoped for but now I have a solution without having to re-paint the whole thing.
The hall bathroom is almost completely redone - except for a showerhead (and a new faucet but the current one is ok for now). So I just ordered this Speakman LEED Standard eco friendly 6-jet Anystream.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Dreaming when I Should be Doing...my neglected bedroom
via Small Place Style
Living etc. April 2008
Living etc, August 2008
Architectural Digest via Decorology
Image via The Swedish Girl
Monday, August 18, 2008
John Derian at Target - Almost
You've probably noticed the recent ads - John Derian is joining Target as one of their featured designers. The print ads note the debut date as 9/14 while the website says 9/7 - looks promising! Update - just read that the collection will be available for only 8 weeks.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Color Added!
Recently I bought the June 2008 Espana edition of AD and noticed these photos of Grange's apartment by Eric Jansen. If you compare them to the 2007 photos you'll notice the addition of feathers, flowers, and some room views not originally shown. Shocks of color always draw me in.
Here are some snapshots I took of the magazine - sorry that some of them are not quite clear and crisp.
A closer look at the artwork on the dining room wall.
Such a pretty blue in that china cupboard!
This piece of artwork reminds me of spin art from the 70's - although at an entirely whole other higher level. Gorgeous. If I"m reading the spanish paragraph correctly, the artist is Damien Hirst.
Also, wanted to send out a thank you to Ludvigsdal for giving me the Home sweet Home award. If you haven't already visited her blog, please do, it's wonderful. She and her family have renovated a beautiful stone home in Sweden and she runs her own boutique in Osterlen. (sorry I couln't enlarge the picture below)
Monday, August 11, 2008
This Morning I Was Here...
Now I'm home but wishing, just a bit (o.k, a lot) that I was back there. This happens everytime we return to Central New York.
But I have discovered the cure and it involves repeating the following phrase over and over again, "Remember the winter weather, remember the winter weather..."
However, in summer it's the best! Hope you enjoy these photos.
The Thayer House
High up on the 3rd floor, this sailboat caught my eye.
The Sherwood Inn - this is where we had dinner before the Senior Prom. I grew up in the next town over, Auburn, NY (the subject of a previous post)
Love to peek down driveways to see the carriage houses.
Usually houses with Mansard roofs scare me - but not this one. These homes look out onto the lake.
One of the town's many bakery shops - love this entry.
LOVE the gothic architecture in the house below - do NOT LOVE the color selection or the bricka-bracka add-on white wrought iron...
Slate sidewalks - very typical of Central New York towns
It seems that Parishioners leave out the bounty of their gardens for those passing by. This was all that was left by 8 p.m.