It's all in the details

If you know me at all, you will know, by now, that I am all about the details(and that may explain why I don't feature a whole lot of modern design here - because there's a lack of detail in a lot of truly modern design these days) So I was delighted to see these beautiful images from Morten Holtum via the wonderful blog Manderine d'Italie.

Random objects

Pretty pretty pretty imagery on these tiny little tie tacks from the Tie Tac Shop on Etsy

Random Objects

Foo Dogs remind me of when I was a kid - we had a few of these at our house(that my grandpa had collected on his travels in Asia.) I love this green one that I spotted on Studio G blog available at Sprout Home.

Random Objects

I know that typewriters have nothing in common with Foo Dogs(and I always try to keep my posts somewhat consistent) But this green typewriter is, well, green - like the Foo Dog!  I can't get enough of these vintage typewriters from Poetic Home it's such a shame that they are so obsolete - they make great conversation pieces. Do you have an old typewriter that you use as a decorative accessory?

Handmade Lovelies

Beautiful handmade lovelies from artist Janine Golbert - aren't these fabulous - so simple and unique. Really great.

Another wonderful French blog

I found another French blog this week with great brocante style. The imagery is lovely and you might want to add it to your list of daily reads. The blog is called Bord de Scene and I think they have a store of the same name. Enjoy!

Pamela Angus

Look at these gorgeous creations  - stained glass garlands or buntings - from Pamela Angus. This lucky artist lives near Allevard in France and there is definitely a french feel to all she does.

Here are some great ways to bring some green into your home. I love the first image - the pale blue sky - make that ceiling - is superb and the green front door is fabulous too. All images from Canadian House and Home.

Check out the ceiling of the this kitchen(above) fantastic green patterned wallpaper(?) What a great idea. Our studio ceiling is outrageously high - I think we should paint it a crazy colour - I wonder if we have a ladder that's long enough to get up there?

Here's something you don't know about me - I am, and will always be, a huge Michael Jackson fan and I am very sad today. I will play this album all weekend and sing loudly. RIP MJ.

If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change. 

~Man In The Mirror. 

Random Objects

A couple of lovely vintage mirrors also available at Five From The Ground - once again lovely pictures

Flotsam

I spotted this at Poppytalk Handmade Market yesterday(from the Beach Shack Project) and I thought that you might like it. I think that so many of us have pocketfuls of beach glass and pottery that we pick from the beach every summer - I have old biscuit tins full of the stuff. But I would never think of stringing it together to make this big chunky necklace. I am not sure that I would actually wear this but I love looking at all the pottery shards trying to figure out what each one was in it's former life - before it was a necklace.

Window Shopping

Found myself at this interesting Japanese site the other day - the imagery is beautiful, every object is quite perfectly displayed and all things are for sale - I think. Love the cast iron rubber stamp spinners and old ink bottles.

Eye candy

Some wonderful wallpaper shots by photographer Lisa Cohen - what a fun shoot for the pattern junkie in all of us!