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Iris
There are hundreds of species of Iris and they one of the most recognised garden plants. Not only beautiful but useful too, the dried rhizomes, orris root, are used in medicine, perfume, gin and as an...
We're softening up
I seem to have been a little remiss in keeping you up to date with the master bedroom decoration. (You thought I was going to say master bath remodel, didn't you? Now, we're just not going to mention ...
Modern History
This French Restoration bedroom circa 1823 looks so modern it would fit right into my house today. Part of House Proud: Nineteenth-Century Watercolor Interiors From the Thaw Collection, at the Cooper-...
Sale stuff, is it really saving?
I decided things needed sprucing up in a non-power tool, no drama way. So I went sale shopping and got a whole stack of cushion covers last week and all were under $16. Four of them were $5.97 and on...
Sunday Brunch: Eggs Benedict or Joe's O's
This is Sunday brunch over at the awesome designers' cottage. Eggs Benedict, stuffed tomatoes, asparagus, coffee cake with two kinds of homemade preserves and mimosas.This is breakfast at Beach House....
Bonanza
Naming your new tile collection after a cult western TV show might evoke a retro vibe but it doesn't make it modern or stylish. The Bonanza collection from Rako, via Trendir. A study in institutional ...
An insight into our relationship
Some people have tons of patience and some like to poke and push to get results. Guess which one I am?Modernemama: Honey, notice anything different?The Guy: You cut your hair?M: NoThirty minutes later...
Hibiscus by the Garage
They are having a 50% off annuals at the local nursery so I scored three of these lovely pink hibiscus and three bone colored pots to put them in so I could beautify the garageI started by buying just...
Crystals on the floor, and more
One of my recent posts, on Svarowski crystal flooring at the Domotex 2008 show provoked a whole "how do they do that?" storm so I thought I'd look more closely at the flooring.The floors tiles are pro...
Competition Sunday
And through to the end of the month Create My Event is having a Fourth of July Traditions Contest to win this Inhabit Grass Stretched Wall Art from 2Modern.com.It's stunningly simple to enter, just cl...
Win more
Linda Merrill at ::Surroundings:: has a fab new contests sponsored by Artaissance. If you ever wanted a piece of custom art to complete your sitting room or bedroom now is your chance.Just go to ::Sur...
First of May
First of May, enter the Spring Flowers competition over at Create My Event today. All you have to do is leave a comment with your best Spring decorating idea and you could win this gorgeous, eco-frien...
I can see you
I'm supposed to be working (but there seems to be quite a bit of blogging going on including commenting on other people's blogs) so I wasn't really paying attention to where the small dog was.....Yes ...
Curtains
Or how I tried to decorate the master bedroom and ended up back in the den.In the package of pillows I received from Crate & Barrel last week were two Taylor Panels in Pearl that I thought would be a ...
Crate - for Renovation Therapy
I meant to blog this last week and then got busy and forgot.I've always been a big fan of British designer Jasper Morrison. His Glo-Ball lamp is simple and beautiful, a work of art. And his Bus stop f...
Silver Screen Inspiration
When I saw Down With Love, the 2003 movie starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor pretty much the only thing I liked were the sets. I loved the whole candy-colored retro vibe in her space and the s...
Sabotage
The den is getting a makeover. I have a spectacular new lamp and two new red pillowstwo new fawn pillowsand two contrasting neutral pillows. I took some photos to document the upgrades and then I went...
Red Frame/White Light
Red frame, white lightThe inspiration?The music...
Win a Designer Pillow
2Modern Design are giving away this gorgeous Thomaspaul pillow currently on sale for $96. Just visit Create My Event and leave a comment with a creative Spring party theme idea to enter. Simple and po...
It's going to get a whole lot lighter
Look, look. Do you see what I see? Do you recognise that light? The sofa? The balcony? It's my living room. I entered a competition over at Surroundings, a site run by designer Linda Merrill of Chamel...
Beautiful Blog Things
A quick round-up of some beautiful blogs I've come across from my stats page or comments I've received via email.The Rabbit Muse, a blogger from a jewelery maker and potter of pretty things living in ...
Roses Grow On you
It's not often a wall covering reminds me of chocolate, and never before have I had Proustian moment while looking at home decor but I stumbled upon this gorgeous wallpaper from Graham and Brown calle...
Silver mosaic tiles
Porcelanosa Line Blanco wall tile with Mosaico Touch Silver accent (left)While we were out shopping for floor tiles for the powder room last week-end I came across a new line from Porcelanosa that wou...
Little yellow ball
I have no idea if it's a type of chrysanthemum but it came as part of a bouquet of flower. I just know that it's tiny, yellow and unbelievably photogenic....
Art, moveable art
If the new Jamie Geller Dutra painting is in the master bedroom, then where is the Aboriginal art "Myths of Uluru" that I gave the guy for his birthday three years ago? Here's the thing: I never felt ...
Birthday, Secret, Painting
I have been patiently anticipating writing about this for a month now. On February 10 I received an email from Jake Gorst announcing the opening of artist Jamie Geller Dutra's store on etsy. Jamie is ...
Living with a blogger
Saturday morning, the guy (formerly known as Steven, but a recent conversation with a friend reminded me that her three year old daughter knew the names of everyone around her except for Steven who sh...
Successful shopping
I went shopping yesterday and picked up two bunches of pussy willows for $2.99 each. Very springlike.I also got the toy-loving dog a "bearman" to replace the last one that is somewhere in the yard bur...
Two White Tulips
No eBay, but some Ikea
To ease the pain of the eBay boycott I made another purchase at Ikea instead. A pink Stockholm throw to cover the scratch marks on the Harvey Probber sofa in the Great Room. It's mostly mohair and e...