Found

I only found 2 new things worth posting in the 'what's new' section of UO's web site - slipper chairs. I keep my eye on their furniture because they carry some really nice classics(fainting couches) at pretty good prices - and this is my year for getting new living room furniture(haven't told Doug that yet!)

found

And now for something completely silly, girly and not me at all - but how can one resist such girliness after a long day. From Soapy Chica!

Interiors

Its been very spring-like here in The Kootenays for the last few weeks. It's hard to believe that we don't have any snow. Normally at this time of the year there are snow banks on either side of the road, but not this year. In fact I saw pussy willows on my walk the other day. So I thought I would share the joy and bring you some spring-like decorating{check out the chairs in this first image} . . . . . . .

All images from Homes and Garden

Found

This image inside an old clock case really caught my eye yesterday. What a great find - now I am going to be obsessed with finding an old wooden clock case to put pictures in. If you would like this one you can have it for $200 from F2 Images.

Henry Rd

Paula from Henry Rd in Studio City CA wrote to me this week. She sent me some images including this cool display that she made for the store using chairs and tables. I love this idea. The grey is wonderful but I think that white on white would be great too. Perhaps for a trade show display(especially if you have very brightly coloured product)? Paula's store always looks fabulous - we featured lots of wonderful shots of her store last year - right here. And what's even better is that Henry Rd now has a blog!

Illustration

I'm designing this week. I get pretty focused when I'm in the studio. I find that when I am designing in the winter I have to be careful that I look for brightly coloured inspiration because the product I'm designing at the moment won't go to market until late spring. These caught my eye at Share Some Candy last week - if you know me at all you know I like elephants. These look like they are illustrated on brown wrapping paper - the bright colours and detailed drawings are fabulous on the drab background. Really inspired me to mix bright colours with dark neutrals this time 'round :-)

Inspiration

I like Dolan Geiman's work. It shows an honesty and sponteneity that I really appreciate. I also like the fact that he sells reproductions and originals in his Etsy shop. There's always something new and inspiring and lots of different mediums - he's a fearless one! If you'd like to see more you can go to Dolan's shop and browse!

Inspiration

I saw a link to this Folk Object Tumblr page on design Sponge yesterday. Very inspiring imagery - thought you would enjoy it too.

Inspiration

These are the everyday version of the Christmas paper flowers I featured a few weeks ago. I still think they are wonderful. From Tangle and Fold.

Inspiration

Good Monday morning to you! You know, one of the reasons that I really like the Canadian House and Home website is they have a great search tool on their site that allows you to search through their imagery and filter the results according to your needs. For designers and bloggers this is a great tool. Also the House and Home site uses images that are a great size for blogging. I wish all the online magazines did this. For these images I simply searched using the word 'bold' - and they are!

P.S Don't forget to always try and credit your source when you use images from magazines and web sites.

Inspiration

I seem to be on a very decorative kick this morning(what's new!) Feeling very inspired by this fabulous little Chinese tea caddy from Mod and Pop. Everything about it is very Cartolina! Love it!

Inspiration

I wish the photographs of this jacket were better. This Chinese art deco jacket is completely covered in embroidery. We had something very similar to this in the dress-up-box when we were kids that my grandfather had picked up on his travels and we would fight over who was going to wear it - even as kids we knew it was special. It is available for $365 from here!

Found

Here's a very pretty, little, authentic, bamboo birdcage. These are quite hard to find and would look adorable as a decorating prop - don't put a bird in it though! From here.