วันเสาร์ที่ 5 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2554
Design Bucket List: Wegner Wishbone Chair
Please excuse me for being incommunicado lately... I've been incredibly busy with new client jobs and blogging just slipped through the cracks! I'm back and ready to post. And, what a wonderful thing to post?? I am in love with the wishbone chair! It's on my bucket list...
source: 1, 2, 3, 4
House Beautiful Article
I was honored to see I was included in the October issue of House Beautiful. I attended Kravet's Design Fest in NYC back in May and they asked us " What is the one thing in your home that makes you the happiest?"
To my surprise there I was #1. There are so many reasons to be happy at my house. It was my favorite house when I rescued it from 80's decor. I love my antiques that I so carefully picked or inherited from my mother but the one thing that makes me happiest is my animals - 3 dogs and 3 cats to be exact. All are rescue animals.
When I received a call about a Sharpei that needed rescuing I was concerned about what I would find. To my shock she had no fur but her fun loving personality was there so I took her on the spot. A change of diet and she was almost back to normal, although she still has sensitive skin issues.
She is so funny and every day she and her brothers and sisters make me laugh. These photos are from a photo shoot with Amanda Jones. Lulabelle is such a camera hog! How could you not love that face?
She is so memorable that she will soon be the star of the Bridget Beari Paint color line!
Thanks to House Beautiful for including me in this list.
Source: http://bridgetbearidesigns.blogspot.com/2011/09/house-beautiful-article.html
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Egg Chair
An interesting take on a modern classic - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Egg Chair produced by Fritz Hansen and Lost Weekend complete with a colorful exploding Earth on the backside and leather seat. Available in a limited edition of 42. Of course.via interiordesign.net and hitchhikersegg.com
Source: http://twentytwentyone.blogspot.com/2009/10/hitchhikers-guide-to-galaxy-egg-chair.html
ROCK ON LITTLE DOGGIE
It's advertised as "15 karats of unconditional love..." from I Love Dogs. Granted, Mouse would look radiant in such a collar. But really now, a girl does have her limits...
Source: http://beautifulbonesdesign.blogspot.com/2009/08/rock-on-little-doggie.html
Beautiful
The colours, the light, the rug, the shot. Another stunning photo by Canadian snapper Virginia MacDonald.
Source: http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2011/11/3/beautiful.html
My neighbor and me. My mom made this entire costume. Ya, she's kind of amazing like that.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Beachbungalow8/~3/GBGwPx44k7w/my-neighbor-and-me.html
Royal Buffet
I am loving these sweet paper garlands and mobiles from Royal Buffet. They are so light and airy. Who doesn't want a collection of swinging butterflies made from vintage french magazine pages dancing in the corner of any room?
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheLacqueredPeacock/~3/7HRW2wR1y0s/royal-buffet.html
Inspiration and tips for organizing your craft space
The better organized and pretty your craft space, the more you are going to get out of it. Below are a few tips for getting it back in shape and lots of eye candy full of inspiration. These are coming at you from BHG. My additions are in italics.
Clean Out Clutter.
Test all the craft supplies you own, including paints, markers, and glues. Do the same with tools such as scissors, staplers, and punches. Toss everything that doesn't work. Put similar items in clear plastic containers with handles.
Storage for Small Gear.
Hang a clear vinyl shoe bag inside a closet or behind a door. Slip small parts, supplies, and tools into the pouches. If you have no door/closet in your work space - try a small rolling cart with lots of little drawers.
via Amazon
Hang Fabric.
Drape fabric scraps and swatches over rubber-coated hangers intended for multiple pairs of pants. Hang from hooks on the back of a door. Different fabrics need special treatment - even draping velvet over a hanger can damage it This post from Entirely Smitten has great storage ideas, which includes creating your own little minibolts, to using storage boxes originally intended for CDs and other items.
via Entirely Smitten
Organize Ideas.
Purchase eight to 10 sturdy letter boxes and fill with inspirational materials from books, magazines, photographs, and online searching. Organize and label boxes by topic, source, or project. Stack near a chair or desk and use an extra counter, end table, or resting spot. I organize my inspiration and ideas in binders. I fill the binders with clear page protectors and slip my inspiration in the sleeves. It is a really fast way to literally flip through my inspiration. I have a binder for graphic design, hair and makeup, workouts, packaging design, etc.
Here is some great craft and work spaces for inspiration:
so gorgeous! But I hate when they take cords out of shots - where is the lamp cord?
Regardless, the cube shelves provide great storage.
This is a dream space - tons of storage drawers, a cushy window seat!
3 above via BHG
via Curbly
via Ikea
via Pinterest
A cabinet with tons of tiny drawers is great if your projects require lots of small tools and materials.
via Pinterest
Clean Out Clutter.
Test all the craft supplies you own, including paints, markers, and glues. Do the same with tools such as scissors, staplers, and punches. Toss everything that doesn't work. Put similar items in clear plastic containers with handles.
Storage for Small Gear.
Hang a clear vinyl shoe bag inside a closet or behind a door. Slip small parts, supplies, and tools into the pouches. If you have no door/closet in your work space - try a small rolling cart with lots of little drawers.
Hang Fabric.
Drape fabric scraps and swatches over rubber-coated hangers intended for multiple pairs of pants. Hang from hooks on the back of a door. Different fabrics need special treatment - even draping velvet over a hanger can damage it This post from Entirely Smitten has great storage ideas, which includes creating your own little minibolts, to using storage boxes originally intended for CDs and other items.
Organize Ideas.
Purchase eight to 10 sturdy letter boxes and fill with inspirational materials from books, magazines, photographs, and online searching. Organize and label boxes by topic, source, or project. Stack near a chair or desk and use an extra counter, end table, or resting spot. I organize my inspiration and ideas in binders. I fill the binders with clear page protectors and slip my inspiration in the sleeves. It is a really fast way to literally flip through my inspiration. I have a binder for graphic design, hair and makeup, workouts, packaging design, etc.
Here is some great craft and work spaces for inspiration:
Regardless, the cube shelves provide great storage.
3 above via BHG
via Pinterest
Source: http://decorology.blogspot.com/2011/09/inspiration-and-tips-for-organizing.html
Chintz happens
I can?t remember where I read the phrase ?Chintz happens? , but I decided it just had to be a blog post title!!
Chintz is defined as ?calico cloth printed with flowers and other devices in different colours? and ?a printed and glazed cotton fabric, usually of bright colors?. Most of us associate chintz with traditional interiors filled with flowery fabrics and wallpaper ? sometimes MATCHING fabric and wallpaper (brace yourself!!).
Ouch!! Looks like Laura Ashley exploded. But today?s take on chintz isn?t quite as? well, blinding!! In fact, chintz can be quite fresh and funky when it?s done right. Like on these pretty chairs:
And this sofa ? love the red piping :-)
The green & white chintz bedding and white gauzy canopy give this bed a tropical look?
Although the chintz-covered chairs are traditional, they?re given a modern edge paired with the simple desk.
Again, a traditional chair covered in chintz has a more modern feel in this bold red room. Did you notice that chintz & cheetah cushions are happily co-existing on the sectional??
An all-white bedroom gets pop of colour from a vase of red tulips and a chintz throw hung over the footboard.
The huge table lamp and simple white bedding give a modern edge to this bedroom with matching chintz curtains and chairs. The room has a sort of worldly vibe to it.
A fresh and pretty table setting with chintz china.
And some pretty chintz fabrics from Terry?s Fabrics in the UK.
(Clockwise from top left Peony Rose, Shadow Leaf, Waterlily, Summer Garden)
So what do you think ? is it a good thing or a bad thing when chintz happens??
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