Window Shopping

I have featured beautiful things from House Doctor a few times here at the Cafe but I had forgotten about them until yesterday when Holly over at Decor8 reminded me of how fabulous they are. Here are a few things from their 2010 catalog - which you are welcome to browse through for some inspiration right here.

Window Shopping

These lovely pillows are from Wisteria. I really enjoy the beautiful things they carry at Wisteria - and I have to say that I got a lovely email from them at Christmas to thank me(and other bloggers) for featuring their wares on our blogs. They said that they are a small company without a lot of money for advertising and marketing and that they really appreciated the exposure. I was really impressed by that!

Interiors

Here are some lovely living room from Country Living. Each one of these rooms has something distinct about it that I love - for instance the amazing molding in the first image, cubbyhole shelves in the 2nd. These are all such eclectic yet livable spaces - very nice!

Illustration

I was checking out the uber talented designer/ilustrator Jessica Hische's website the other day and I noticed a few things I hadn't seen before so I thought I would enlighten you this morning - inspire you to go out with your best creative foot forward. By the way, did you know that you can buy Ms. Hische's fabulosity right off her website? She sells giclee prints of many of her most popular pieces including the wonderful series of illustrations she did for the Boston Globe. And if you buy anything from her shop this week 100% of the proceeds go to help animals at the ASPCA. Here are a few beautifully designed pages from just a few of the gorgeous books she has designed . . .

Inspiration

Look at these gorgeous original chromolithographs. These are wood engraved plates from a book from 1869. I snap this kind of stuff up when I see it at flea markets and auctions. the colours are amazing, aren't they? - 140 years old - incredible! I get so inspired by beautiful vintage imagery like this.

Inspiration

This would be a very sweet gift for a baby's room, wouldn't it? From Splendor In The Trash - a wonderful vintage collage for the wall - what a great idea!

And from the same Etsy seller - amazing old barkcloth pillows . . .

Inspiration

These beautiful bags came my way via a Tweet by Pamela Angus, I think. I am really drawn to the colours and patterns - so intense and detailed.

Spotted

I saw this yesterday and totally fell for it. Lyrics from one of my favourite albums from the 80s by ABC. I love the way the designer at Spotted Sparrow says, "There's something about combining vintage images with 80s song lyrics that makes me giggle." I couldn't agree more!

Found

I've been wearing lots more jewelry lately. And I'm back to wearing gold tones again after years of wearing silver - I love it. These gorgeous, very feminine pieces are from a Canadian designer that I noticed on Etsy - New Fashioned Whispers. Her work is lovely and her product shots are to die for. Enjoy!

Found

Okay, I confess, I am a total sucker for these tiny felted animals - aren't they cute? He he he! Allow me to indulge - because I know you like them too . . .

These were all produced by the very talented Natasha Fadeeva.