I love Saturday nights because there is usually a delicious Scandinavian Nordic Noir series to watch on the TV! At the moment it is the second series of The Bridge, so with this in mind, I thought I would show you a few photos of a truly gorgeous Swedish home that I found on one... Continue Reading →
I'm continuing my quest for neutral cool decor and came across this lovely Scandinavian home - not surprising, all homes from that part of the world seem totally beautiful! These photos are from the home of Danish designer Michala Wiesneck have to admit that I had to look her up - well, I'm no 'fashionista'... Continue Reading →
If I ever get the chance to go to Australia , then I am going to this country retreat near Melbourne. It just looks so amazing - be inspired! EST Magazine ORCHARD KEEPERS | COUNTRY CHIC SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 EST MAGAZINE When Pos Sampieri sent us the images of her beautiful new labour of love,... Continue Reading →
There is nothing like being inspired on a Saturday morning to BE CREATIVE! I saw this lovely collage and started getting itchy fingers to do something similar. I love old vintage paper ephemera and decided to gather some of my collection together to show you and to remind you not to throw anything away as... Continue Reading →
I came across an old webzine by chance the other night featuring digital paintings by Artrage users — and just loved this set of themed paintings around vintage cars. I've been using Artrage for some time now and have been trying to master some of the basics of digital painting. I'm no artist — it's... Continue Reading →
Some years ago, we were lucky enough to view a tiny Chapel, lost deep in the less-frequented regions of the Tarn. Its exact location is best forgotten as one of our party of three had wheedled the key from whomever it was who held it (not me I might add). It isn't normally open to the... Continue Reading →
During our afternoon walk near Ginals earlier this year, we stopped off at the Abbaye de Beaulieu to view the exhibition there by the Belgian sculptor, Jephan de Villiers. It added an extra hour to the walk but there was no rush, the weather was warm, and we got more wonderful photos! As a young... Continue Reading →
.... from a pile of slabs....... to a classy stone floor ....here's how... We laid these flagstones in an "Opus Romain" pattern — laying the flags in regular rows, but varying the row-width across adjacent rows. You need to decide beforehand on which widths you are going to use. Commercially available flooring in this pattern... Continue Reading →
“Don’t Forget to Send me a Post Card”....... without fail, I would always ask my friends when off to foreign lands, to pop a card in the post to me - the more weird the better. Well, that was in the good old days of the 1970’s and 1980’s. Now we have the internet and... Continue Reading →
The Art Deco period during the 1920’s and 1930’s, I think is one of the most stylish periods in the history of design. The black and white advertisements I have found in my copies of the French magazine ‘L’Illustration’ of April 13th and April 20th 1929, are quite stunning in draftsmanship, humor, and little historical... Continue Reading →
