Category: DESIGN & Inspiration
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I was absolutely thrilled and perfectly giddy to discover this sweet shop and design studio on the first day of Spring. Most appropriate, as the space is blooming with colorful treats. Storefront & Studio is a joint effort by two talented and creative women, Anne Richardson and Kathleen Shaeffer. Kathleen is a landscape designer…
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I found a surprise package from Scott Waterman on my doorstep. If you don't know about this creative and kind soul be prepared to have your world enriched immeasurably by visiting some of these sites…Scott Waterman Artist, Scott's Flickr, Scott Waterman, So Sylvie, and Velvet & Linen. That should keep you out of trouble for…
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How lovely on this grey winter morn to discover the wonderful art of Three Graces Gallery. I have to give credit for my discovery to Kim Naumann, a great artist in her own right, for including some of the gallery's artwork in her Flickr stream. Three Graces, out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was founded in…
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I'm loving this book! Lisa St Aubin de Terán is my soul sister! A Valley in Italy is a memoir of a renovation in the Umbrian hills after "searching for a dilapidated Italian villa for three years". With a vision in mind, "I had a mental picture of my ideal house which I had been…
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Merci beaucoup to Elle Decoration SA for referencing So Sylvie today: And thanks to Ingrid for letting me know 🙂
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You too can have a chandelier like this. It's made out of recycled banana boxes (instructions here) as seen on Anke Jakobs' site on this page here. Also check out her site for some interesting background and links. While we're on the subject, I discovered a fun banana museum in Auburn, Washington. An interesting fact…
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Here's a sneak peek at a fun job I'm doing at a San Francisco family home. What follows are "before" and "during" photos. The client (head bowed in photo, I will reveal her name in the "after" post) desired what we came to call "The Queen's Green" for the living room walls. We chose Ben…
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What eye candy. I'm mesmerized by the images over at Airspace after hearing about them on Designers' Block. They're an incredible business that provides locations for film and magazine shoots. The locales are predominantly in London, but they venture further, throughout Europe, and even Morocco. A house in SW London… Bath time… Swimming…
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So many people have been abuzz about the interiors in the film Mamma Mia so I thought I'd do a post on sourcing the look. Mind you I haven't seen the film. I must say, I really can't stand Abba (sorry Abba fans) and I'm too much of a Pierce Brosnan fan to have the…
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I haven’t posted for a while. I spent two hours working on a beautiful post that disappeared when I went to add a photo. Ugh! That’s what I get for ad libbing all of my writing. On a brighter note, I want to share some photos of the gift that Jessica Moreau-Berry made for me…
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