I just came back from my month long trip to Australia where I grew up and yes it is as beautiful as people say. My parents actually live in Melbourne so I was there visiting. I had the time of my life and took a lot of pictures for you all :) The weather was perfect, the shopping was AMAZING, cant wait to share it all with you so I'm going to start the sharing right now.
Every Sunday there's street markets along the beach so naturally I checked it out and took some pictures
Here's one of the artists. She was standing there painting this beautiful work, love it. She was using a blade to apply the paint on the canvas like that.
The artists' other paintings being displayed.
How awesome are these paintings? I wanted to bring them home so badly. I love each and every one of them.
These pictures bring back really good memories... I hope you all enjoy them as much as I do.
Stay tuned ;)
I just came across Angie Hranowsky, Graphic and Interior designer. I know she has been discovered years ago and I'm a little late but I'm happy I'm here. She is everything I aspire to be, I love all of her interiors. Angie lives in Charleston, South Carolina where she spotted an open layout house for sale and turned it into this gorgeous space.
This is the living room. So beautiful, the color palette is perfect with the neutral warm colors mixed in with purples.
Angie put in a gallery wall that goes all the way from the living area to the dining area. It's a collection of art from all her years. I absolutely love how this is done.
The home has a really cozy feeling, I think choosing a zebra hide that is brown and white instead of black and white was a good decision for warmth.
Look at the details of the living room, everything feels so effortless. The way the tulips fall is beautiful in a very natural way.
This den has a great mix of warmth and retro. The geometric room divider is strong and simple and the curves in the den balance beautifully. I love this den, I want this den.
Just when I thought it couldn't get any better I see this kitchen. I mean I'm in love. Those lucite bar stools from the 70s are killing me. Love those floating shelves over Ann Sacks tile. That's a great use of a small wall space. Those two pictures in her kitchen are silhouettes of her two children- I know so cute.
Yes somebody sleeps here and it's not you; it's Angie. Glamorous canopy bed, great Suzani blanket and perfect color combination.
And this is her entry way. She probably can't keep people from coming in with a view like this.
Her style is effortless, relaxed and modern. The pieces from one room to the next all connect with each other and tell a story. Love this home, Love her work.
So my family and I recently moved into a new apartment which is really great. I decided to take things slow, look around and make bigger better purchases in this new place. Taking things slow sounds much easier than it actually is. I'm starting to learn a few things in the process of designing my own home, for example, don't under estimate the power of a good fragrance candle. It really creates a feeling of home and peace. Another thing I've picked up is don't ask your husband "his advice" on a piece of furniture or accessory. He will either tell you to wait and look around, which really means "wait and look around so you get distracted and forget about the purchase" or he'll ask you "didn't you just buy something similar?" For those and other reasons, it's best to keep the husband out of decor decisions.
My next project is the home office. It's always good to have a home office, whether you're working or not. It's a good space to designate computer time, hobby time and organize papers. I'm in the middle of looking for some inspiration to go off for the office...
So there's this which I really like. It's small and sweet and is probably most productive for those who can work from a laptop - that would be me.
This is Art Entoure Interiors, love this room. I'm heavily leaning towards this, the natural wooden table with the chair. I am loving that watercolor painting. My office wouldn't have an apple computer though. I would have the loser half cousin of apple; toshiba.
This is the office of Lonny's editor in chief Michelle Adams, Lonng Mag. I love this office. It feels chic and rock and roll. It's so cool I'm questioning my ability to pull off an office like this.
This is so sophisticated and glamorous. I like the built in shelves, I love the white side chairs and cowhide. The wooden desk with the globe on top reads a little elementary teacher, but I'm into it.
This is a sexy color palette.
This is David Jimenez http://www.djimenez.com/.
I really like a lot about this:
Gallery wall- check
tan leather chair- check
gold hexagon stool- check
black and white cowhide- check
I don't know if I'm mature enough for this office space though. I feel like I can't make any mistakes in here.
So whoever is reading this blog (besides my mother) what do you think..any favorites?
