tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688205662028508762024-02-19T12:35:09.011+10:00make spacemaking space for colour, for pattern, for texture ... for joy, for being ... for meNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-40930811350070601602013-01-31T15:53:00.000+10:002013-01-31T15:53:07.514+10:00Organised office on a teeny weeny budgetGreetings everyone and happy 2013!<br />
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More than a mental health necessity than a resolution, I've made the most of the quieter work times that are inevitable in January and well and truly whipped my office into shape for what promises to be a busy year ahead.<br />
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On a ridiculously tiny budget, I might add. And for a 3m x 3m room, I'm pretty impressed with what I can fit in - 2 desks, built-in storage, file cart and 2 sets of shelving. <br />
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So here are some pics and hopefully some ideas you might find useful and thrifty!<br />
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In a small space, I'm a big fan of getting stuff up off the floor and work surfaces. This handy little shelf cost just $19 at Masters and was super-easy to mount, though it has to be said I am getting pretty handy with the drill these days!<br />
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I don't like to waste money buying containers for things, it's much more cost effective and interesting to use what's already around the house, or as I did here, pop down to your local op shop and see what you can pick up - the 2 glass containers here were 50c each.<br />
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For your space to work, it's good to know what kind of bod you are, e.g. to feel organised, I really need to see everything. If it's not in front of me, I totally forget about it! This Ribba picture ledge from Ikea ($15) works well for that - I simply screwed the Bygel kitchen rail ($4) underneath, so I can hang my 'to do' paperwork from the hooks ($1.50). Love the old compass I picked up on my trip to the op shop.<br />
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And how about this for a great way to store wrapping paper? I love collecting paper, but haven't been able to figure out FOR AGES how to display my faves. These rings came from Bunnings, in the plumbing section, and cost just $6 for 10. <br />
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Best buys for keeping stuff sorted (left to right) were this mobile file cart from OfficeWorks ($97), wall-mounted containers from Ikea (3 sizes for just $12.99), a carboard file drawer from the op shop (just 15 bucks) and the old faithful Ikea Expedit that has been with me for years. I've done a bit of a hack here, by adding drawers to the underside of the top cubes and since I lost the handles in one of many moves, I've discovered that a bit of ribbon works just as well.<br />
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So here it is from every angle ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boring old door adorned with a beautiful Japanese obi (kimono sash)<br />
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Right, which room's next? <br />
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Til next time,<br />
NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-46561517859001448042012-11-23T16:47:00.001+10:002012-11-23T16:47:18.331+10:003 Surefire Signs that Fad has Finally Faded! Now, I'm not a big one for trends as such (buying into them, that is), but I do keep a keen eye on what's new and I also pay close attention - annoyingly so - to when a particular fad or micro-trend is getting past its sell-by-date.<br/><br/>So how do you know when a fad has truly faded, when it's time to keep your hard-earned cash in your wallet?<br/><br/>Here are my top 3 signs it's time to look elsewhere ....<br/><br/> <br/><br/><strong>1. When you can even find it in BigW, or worse still, it's languishing unloved on the bottom shelf or in the bargain bin</strong><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithJ3Da_rcmjhux07qHrlsll2YzsF8yINLRxKcWxmN4mP4_ZZHpF1QnvkQYKPufeak_za62WH8kCl8pEsBRJ-BruqB2YwgWpaXyqk7qpvmgOFMypEWkj1QMpIe6f6Ujxbz_HtwKNfOKqnR/s1024/2012%2525201%25253A54%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithJ3Da_rcmjhux07qHrlsll2YzsF8yINLRxKcWxmN4mP4_ZZHpF1QnvkQYKPufeak_za62WH8kCl8pEsBRJ-BruqB2YwgWpaXyqk7qpvmgOFMypEWkj1QMpIe6f6Ujxbz_HtwKNfOKqnR/s500/2012%2525201%25253A54%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1353653235988.5173" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="380" height="473"></a></div>
Remember where this all started?<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g0hIztOON9qLVisC8RIcljy76Lt5d7iKGALA7Jv7Z-zhYRMk6e47EBktHL0VwNtzTjIe8VlTutGZ-H8yvI9X-SVmv3R8jAPsbQobmyb38Z1Q1xL35B6MGvEnfTk5QRS3MLeldOoFu-hE/s668/2012%2525206%25253A30%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g0hIztOON9qLVisC8RIcljy76Lt5d7iKGALA7Jv7Z-zhYRMk6e47EBktHL0VwNtzTjIe8VlTutGZ-H8yvI9X-SVmv3R8jAPsbQobmyb38Z1Q1xL35B6MGvEnfTk5QRS3MLeldOoFu-hE/s500/2012%2525206%25253A30%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1353653236070.619" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="397" height="582"></a></div>
Melbourne-based PrintDolls came up with these striking tram destination scrolls back in .... 2009? Maybe earlier. <br/><br/>All things typography have seen a huge resurgence in the last few years, but methinks cheap cushion versions, it's time to leave the big brother house.<br/><br/> <br/><br/><strong>2. When it's been ripped by everyone and their mother and it's in every burger joint or bar in town</strong><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJUp377PWlYHOjmA1hnJNqRy4qArKfXn8k4MLpXKzJQ592Z7C7iY2POvyXCXGr8auOJ3PrpTxQpKL_nF-_iAJg9vZ7AEIQp_ZOm5YnR56CQiMsDG35X-wg9VnXGDfsVsK220z4a8VW-Xp/s552/2012%2525206%25253A28%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJUp377PWlYHOjmA1hnJNqRy4qArKfXn8k4MLpXKzJQ592Z7C7iY2POvyXCXGr8auOJ3PrpTxQpKL_nF-_iAJg9vZ7AEIQp_ZOm5YnR56CQiMsDG35X-wg9VnXGDfsVsK220z4a8VW-Xp/s500/2012%2525206%25253A28%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1353653235997.2776" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="593" height="409"></a></div>
I only sorta mean this, because certain designs get ripped off due to their awesomeness, and we can't all afford the real thing. "A Chair", designed by Xavier Pauchard in 1934 and distributed by Tolix is one such awesome classic. Done to replica death, but I still love it!<br/><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/><strong>3. When a pattern or design you love ends up on a mouse mat</strong><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnvanPpgYfIiyZFrcMo5lkspfveqS8fQar5R7DGfgk3RaL3J0TjoYSH0Mg7EdqXzY4ON1UEclNsV4nlM_TvT7Kfmp5p1gFH-tLsgXlxypqmHFBn4_hyphenhyphenS4Bne4C6ODUNH6iZ-XD1aEKnta/s811/2012%2525206%25253A47%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnvanPpgYfIiyZFrcMo5lkspfveqS8fQar5R7DGfgk3RaL3J0TjoYSH0Mg7EdqXzY4ON1UEclNsV4nlM_TvT7Kfmp5p1gFH-tLsgXlxypqmHFBn4_hyphenhyphenS4Bne4C6ODUNH6iZ-XD1aEKnta/s500/2012%2525206%25253A47%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1353653236077.0713" class="aligncenter" width="650" height="252" alt=""></a></div>
My beloved dandelion clocks! But do I need it on a biscuit tin, bed linen, a make-up bag, a magazine holder etc etc etc - surely not! <br/><br/>Orla Kiely - love Stem and just about all your other designs. On a cupcake though? Not your fault I know, but seriously?<br/><br/>And yes, the one on the right is actually .... a mouse mat.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Here endeth the lesson! <br/><br/>Til next time, Nx <br>
<br/><br/> <br/><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Tram scroll image via Apartment Therapy</font><br/><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">A Chair via Tolix.fr</font><br/><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Biscuit tin available at giftedpenguin.co.uk</font><br/><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Cupcakes via littleapronbaking.com</font><br/><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Mouse mat available at zazzle.com.au</font><br/><br/> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-68555625282712353402012-10-31T16:20:00.000+10:002012-10-31T16:20:59.025+10:00I feel good and so does my client!Hi everyone, <br />
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Greetings from a sunny/rainy/sunny/rainy, altogether beautiful Bris-Vegas. What's news? What's been happening in your part of the world lately? <br />
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Lately for me, design-wise, it's all been about finishing touches - the hardest part of any design project, I think, is the last 5%! So it's finally time to share my most enjoyable work of the year so far, which was the refurb of the reception area and office space at my chiropractor in the city, Andrew Vincent Chiropractic. <br />
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After my regular adjustment one day, what started as a simple question about which carpet the team at AV Chiro should go for turned into a full-blown project to revamp the whole office look. I was SO glad that a new look was planned - I had wanted to say for AGES that I though the office was a wee bit tired and not really reflective of the practice and their great brand & reputation.<br />
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Apart from anything else, I couldn't wait to get rid of those saggy cushions - not a good advert for a chiropractor's office!<br />
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The one thing that was staying was the reception desk, so with it's distinctive timber finish, the scheme had to start from there ....<br />
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No, too close to what we already have, they said. And I agreed, I just wanted to give 2 options ;-)<br />
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Ok, so how about this for a brand new look? <br />
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Now we're talking. WE LOVE IT, they said.<br />
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Me too, but what about a bit more life, to really tie in the veneer on the desk?<br />
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SOLD! And here is the result ....<br />
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Check out this pic then scroll back up to the first one - big improvement?<br />
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The team at AV Chiro are a lively and fun bunch, so I knew they'd go for the humour of the "I Feel Good" fabric for the round ottomans (which I grabbed for $40 from a secondhand hotel furniture dealer). I couldn't be happier with these - might consider making them for sale!<br />
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And wonderful <a href="http://www.gracegarrett.com/#!home/mainPage">Grace Garrett</a> fabrics from <a href="http://www.emilyziz.com/">Emily Ziz</a> liven up the scheme with Bamboo Poles (which reminded the chiros of a cross-section of spinal bones!!) in Silt and Sulphur. Same design as my bathroom wallpaper in a smaller scale.<br />
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I designed the cushions and had them custom-made to provide firm spinal support when you're sitting on the ottomans, which themselves were re-upholstered in a shimmery teal fabric. <br />
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The red-orange wall in the outside corridor - which the poor girls on reception had to look at all day - was painted out in Dulux Duck Egg Blue. It's incredibly calming.<br />
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And thanks to the amazing guys at <a href="http://www.commex.com.au/">Commex</a> for the final touch - the silver lettering on the reception desk - no more pebbles!<br />
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Love my job!<br />
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Heavens to Murgatroyd, it's been AGES since my last post! In the past few months, I have spent wonderful and memory-packed times with family over here from Scotland, completed two really fun design jobs, worked Saturday mornings at Masters North Lakes as a Colour Consultant for Wattyl <em>and</em> started a second small business (more on that much later). <br />
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Never a dull moment - wouldn't know what to do with myself if I had one :-)<br />
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Sooooo, there have been a few photos here and there on my new FB page - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NicolaDuncanDesigns?ref=hl" target="_blank">Nicola Duncan Designs</a> - of the new bathroom, but to round it all off, I thought I'd share some of the before and after shots that I commissioned from my friendly real estate photographer <a href="http://www.realimages.com.au/" target="_blank">Todd</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left, original 50s styling! On the right: ceramic floor tile by <a href="http://www.completetiles.com.au/" target="_blank">Complete Tiles & Stone</a>, Shower <a href="http://www.methven.com/au/range/exposure/rail-system-2/" target="_blank">Exposure Rail System 2 by Methven</a>, Feature mosaic 'Carnival' from <a href="http://www.classicceramics.com.au/" target="_blank">Classic Ceramics,</a> Basin bench Caesarstone Osprey, Taps by Grohe, Basin & WC both reclaimed, Underbench drawer, stool & medicine cabinet - all vintage finds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bamboo Poles wallpaper in Horizon Blue by <a href="http://www.gracegarrett.com/" target="_blank">Grace Garrett,</a> available from <a href="http://emilyziz.com/">emilyziz.com</a>. Wall-hung loo brush & holder from Argent, loo also has soft-closing lid (which means I slam every other toilet lid I use!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My splurge, <a href="http://www.lightingdeluxe.com/muse-pl40-60-ceiling-fixture" target="_blank">Muse wall light from Axo.</a> It's a wire frame with a soft fabric cover - looks like a sea urchin! Wall storage/cabinet is concealed behind the <a href="http://www.supersonic.designinblue.com/Forgotten_Modernism.html" target="_blank">Michael Murphy</a> image, with a mirror on the inside of the door.</td></tr>
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Things I love most? <br />
- the new skylight: it floods this small space with natural light, all for less than $500<br />
- the shower stall: it's huge and I now have a place to put my foot to shave my legs <br />
- the cabinet that's concealed behind the Michael Murphy print (btw, I bought this print, asked the artist Michael if I could reproduce it on the cabinet door, and the amazing chaps at <a href="http://www.commex.com.au/" target="_blank">Commex</a> scanned the artwork and printed it directly onto the door)<br />
- my splurge: I put this light on every morning while I have my shower<br />
- and the surprise you get when you turn around and see the wallpaper.<br />
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Thanks for reading/looking! Hope you enjoyed.<br />
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Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-64884194920799955582012-06-20T09:35:00.001+10:002012-06-20T09:38:21.824+10:00Mirror, Mirror Just time for a quick post on a fun project I did yesterday.<br/><br/> While my tastes might change constantly and I might ooh and aah over very different things from one week to the next, even one day to the next, there are definitely 2 constants for me when it comes to decorating:<br/><br/>1. Why spend more than you have to?<br/><br/>2. Personalise, personalise, personalise.<br/><br/> Which is why I love Ikea hacking! Yes, buy budget, but don't let your home look like everyone else's who shops at the big blue and yellow shed.<br/><br/> So here's what I did with a $14.99 mirror known as RAM (don't you love some of those Ikea names?)<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLjrGyY_QENXh8_WpDB5TfWi11tyZR3gKORHEToNEj_83cx33UxH-FpXoHrUBbwhjBRoGbKprJGqa5mUNS7Lpjxr-S0i0kVxaOZqMoqoEtMzUYU1HKB837lHLXAhkjJsGntL2E_PNhrCL/s469/2012%2525208%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLjrGyY_QENXh8_WpDB5TfWi11tyZR3gKORHEToNEj_83cx33UxH-FpXoHrUBbwhjBRoGbKprJGqa5mUNS7Lpjxr-S0i0kVxaOZqMoqoEtMzUYU1HKB837lHLXAhkjJsGntL2E_PNhrCL/s312/2012%2525208%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1340148954398.9348" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="312" height="681"></a></div> <br/><br/> And yes, those are pages from my old Dulux paint colour fan deck ....<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f8-oUD5wK2CXuqUYCFJen9qj-nI6yhvsJgakibCcJkEcP7AWSUbNDJQ9RSuZWBT86G_tUUhMmmM5mpVdaQN5eGiHpKWr-Dy7uvefhVZUNEzR2nos4N60kr5zfhDRrbZoaHTDnoVaXXBx/s610/2012%2525208%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f8-oUD5wK2CXuqUYCFJen9qj-nI6yhvsJgakibCcJkEcP7AWSUbNDJQ9RSuZWBT86G_tUUhMmmM5mpVdaQN5eGiHpKWr-Dy7uvefhVZUNEzR2nos4N60kr5zfhDRrbZoaHTDnoVaXXBx/s302/2012%2525208%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1340148954368.0513" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="302" height="507"></a></div> <br/><br/> I stuck them all the way round the boring timber frame, roughly following the colour wheel to give it a more seamless affect.<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQwBw4p3sODOY8PF8OPGZ6Gp_hnfVVGFYhkVIiBbhrsEvIVJMd90LRLaTjKP6euNPqyC671yAnsibJzygkQY77CbjwLbfbtQ99z4ZzCurviUCnyMiLk9Zq412pmENYhocKyDfHKaIbCLr/s1024/2012%2525208%25253A54%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQwBw4p3sODOY8PF8OPGZ6Gp_hnfVVGFYhkVIiBbhrsEvIVJMd90LRLaTjKP6euNPqyC671yAnsibJzygkQY77CbjwLbfbtQ99z4ZzCurviUCnyMiLk9Zq412pmENYhocKyDfHKaIbCLr/s500/2012%2525208%25253A54%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1340148954420.611" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="383"></a></div> <br/><br/>And you can just see here that I also stuck contrasting colours on the back of each strip - that way you can see colours reflected in the mirror as well. <br/><br/>Apart from the look, it's fun to do my hair or makeup in front of this mirror and notice the names of the colours - like Hot Lips or Fluffy Duck. Makes me smile!<br/><br/>For more fun ways to personalise your Ikea furniture, check out <a href="http://www.ikeahackers.net" target="_blank" title="">Ikea hackers</a> and <a href="http://www.thisismyikea.com" target="_blank" title="">This is My Ikea</a>.<br/><br/>Have a great week, everyone!<br><br/><br/>Til next time, Nx<br><br/><br/> <br/><br/>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-20162737728636084132012-05-25T12:46:00.001+10:002012-05-25T12:48:56.470+10:00I've got sunshine on a rainy dayHappy Friday one and all. So how's the week been?<br/><br/>Things have been hectic here, busy busy with fun and interesting client work. I'm blessed. You know, I still have to pinch myself that it's less than 2 years since I said goodbye to corporate life and threw myself onto the roller coaster yet again - can't believe it!<br/><br/>My dining room table was a fun and messy place to be yesterday, with fabric and paint swatches strewn all over the place as I played with pulling together delicious and enticing pallettes for my clients - perhaps my favourite part of this job. Hours pass, I forget to eat - and I might get a teeny wee bit obsessed with finding exactly the right colour or pattern, or combo of both!<br/><br/>Which leads me to my point ....<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQhQLLOy6W6mytweTD-rgh91TcvY6Mhd1YMFAj5sRt_5QrO_YxwweYPAbC6q1EjlIojNxQ3oNKu72QOy-Gth0oOPC_jDm6ZGES0-yFZzMbaDvIqYaRhjIaQmjoBbZukf8CADFd-Oq8LuB/s1024/2012%25252011%25253A09%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQhQLLOy6W6mytweTD-rgh91TcvY6Mhd1YMFAj5sRt_5QrO_YxwweYPAbC6q1EjlIojNxQ3oNKu72QOy-Gth0oOPC_jDm6ZGES0-yFZzMbaDvIqYaRhjIaQmjoBbZukf8CADFd-Oq8LuB/s650/2012%25252011%25253A09%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1337913789510.978" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="650" height="128"></a></div> <br/><br/>Slowing life down was a big part of this whole change, mid-life 're-appraisal', call it what you will! I didn't give up what I was doing before and risk disappearing into professional oblivion just to repeat the pattern of 'gotta be amazing, gotta give it my all', always at the cost of my energy and own inner peace.<br/><br/> <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieja17lOZxO26DN9-oK4odtKCf7il5zHjw1z-ruUH__oYMH-PxWb3s2D8JEzyX7u51nzFKhlKhqyH8rrWgln9JJrw_4v_gA-6TkhIbaqNzJKjDZjjBRNrecECLg1eY3a2HnhJMiCqBjhKk/s768/2012%25252011%25253A09%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieja17lOZxO26DN9-oK4odtKCf7il5zHjw1z-ruUH__oYMH-PxWb3s2D8JEzyX7u51nzFKhlKhqyH8rrWgln9JJrw_4v_gA-6TkhIbaqNzJKjDZjjBRNrecECLg1eY3a2HnhJMiCqBjhKk/s498/2012%25252011%25253A09%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1337913789542.5078" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="498" height="527"></a></div> <br/><br/>So no matter how much I love what I now do - and you KNOW how much I love it - I know I still need to make sure I take time to stop and smell the roses, well my version of that anyway. So these photos that I wanted to share with you today are my version of that famous old cliche ....<br/><br/> <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1eybgYME-JfgLE53lC-3lwFKB26rJMYgbvwI6J5hON6YkNf1R4awbh4rZVTus8wKmNB4t6uMAWsJ7rTXNrpZHwnD-miz3U7NrHQ8-lRmmOTgrFP9n5zDE7NnBvLLxmiSMejHCC86HEkR/s1024/2012%25252011%25253A10%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1eybgYME-JfgLE53lC-3lwFKB26rJMYgbvwI6J5hON6YkNf1R4awbh4rZVTus8wKmNB4t6uMAWsJ7rTXNrpZHwnD-miz3U7NrHQ8-lRmmOTgrFP9n5zDE7NnBvLLxmiSMejHCC86HEkR/s650/2012%25252011%25253A10%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1337913789522.5535" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="650" height="170"></a></div> <br/><br/> Looking through my camera lens at a flower as intricate and beautiful as the Bird of Paradise, as close as I can get, makes time stand still. How can I not feel joy when I see the colours, textures and shapes of this marvellous little part of our universe?<br/><br/> <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aQX26p5Euc5_Jkaht_B3ZUnzIzLriceTY5s8TVmNjHfjmjj392RI4430KUmSM2vYY_hFCYjal7312qU6JwhBEcY6ZzU2lKE08BG4Oodj8t5Yi26UrC8SW6Bops353qU2LI1yU3EcrNUe/s351/2012%25252011%25253A09%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aQX26p5Euc5_Jkaht_B3ZUnzIzLriceTY5s8TVmNjHfjmjj392RI4430KUmSM2vYY_hFCYjal7312qU6JwhBEcY6ZzU2lKE08BG4Oodj8t5Yi26UrC8SW6Bops353qU2LI1yU3EcrNUe/s456/2012%25252011%25253A09%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1337913789480.84" class="aligncenter" width="456" height="800" alt=""></a></div> <br/><br/>They're not roses. <br/><br/>And they don't smell.<br/><br/>But they are my sunshine on a rainy day like today.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Til next time,<br/><br/>Nx<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-73233884106071264802012-05-18T11:31:00.001+10:002012-05-18T11:52:20.266+10:00Delightful FridayIs it true? <br/><br/>Can I really now blog on my iPad? <br/><br/>Is Blogsy the answer?<br/><br/>Well, that makes me just about as happy as this hotel spotted in May's edition of Livingetc ....<br/><br/> <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPimfX2mX1SlV5awJvlK9Eyykngs7KLtOy77NddtLSg9JH9qrii03arR7xw3kGjBDM1a94_TecOMbYZ_p_dvW3eBxrxfPLtNvUuUrafj6ydv-CcyGX-XbAa0Mw5ihAkBGApRRaOD07nk3q/s716/2012%25252011%25253A50%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPimfX2mX1SlV5awJvlK9Eyykngs7KLtOy77NddtLSg9JH9qrii03arR7xw3kGjBDM1a94_TecOMbYZ_p_dvW3eBxrxfPLtNvUuUrafj6ydv-CcyGX-XbAa0Mw5ihAkBGApRRaOD07nk3q/s500/2012%25252011%25253A50%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1337306155897.5002" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="644"></a></div> <br/><br/>If this post works, then it is true!<br/><br/> <br/><br/>P.S. In case you can't read it, this is the Saguaro Hotel in Palm Springs<a href="http://www.jdvhotels.com/pages/saguaro_palmsprings/gallery/" target="_blank" title=""></a> - if a little bit of colour might lift your spirits today, go <a href="http://www.jdvhotels.com/pages/saguaro_palmsprings/gallery/" target="_blank" title="">here</a><br/><br/>Or just enjoy these shots of the guest rooms ...<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwXlV3L0KVKSDGejAOAPy6YwNSHTCn_qp8Fv-dDCSDFiXmzyJj8GQ7A8dqcGYZ8nECasVUR1b4dWBcvM2QB9ka9oukqengWbIT0xh0lBUN_VoUPW4RZ61qZ40YUemjcNZUNKU9odW7mFC/s615/2012%25252011%25253A49%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwXlV3L0KVKSDGejAOAPy6YwNSHTCn_qp8Fv-dDCSDFiXmzyJj8GQ7A8dqcGYZ8nECasVUR1b4dWBcvM2QB9ka9oukqengWbIT0xh0lBUN_VoUPW4RZ61qZ40YUemjcNZUNKU9odW7mFC/s500/2012%25252011%25253A49%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1337306155913.1616" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="478"></a></div> <br/><br/>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-88532745343192217472012-05-11T12:06:00.004+10:002012-05-11T13:17:42.016+10:00Bathroom Sneak PeekHello.<br />
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How are you?<br />
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It's been a while. 7 weeks to be precise. <br />
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Sometimes life just re-prioritises itself and you just go with it, because it's the right thing to do. I love blogging, I love writing, I love decorating, I love what I do - but I love people more. I love my friends and I love my family, both 'real' and extended. When they need me, I am there, and nothing else is important in that moment. <br />
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But life does go on and after 3 or so months showering in the 1970s afterthought of a bathroom under the house, enough is enough! Although I have to say that the co-ordination of fittings down there (and I mean everything: hooks, towel rails, toilet seat, toilet roll holder and toilet brush, even 'feature' spots on the white tiles) is pretty impressive - isn't forest green in at the moment? They don't make 'em like they used to ....<br />
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So to ease myself back into blogland, I thought I'd give you a little 'sneak peek' at some of the key features in the new design ....<br />
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That's my favourite part. A late addition - and a bit of a splurge - but just the item I was looking for to really lift the design and make it unique. <br />
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Luckily I fell in love with a feature tile other then the beautiful Dwell/Heath Ceramics one that would cost me more to ship from the U.S. than it would to make and buy! A lesson learnt - never set your heart on something until you find out if you can 1. source it and 2. afford it!<br />
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Bathrooms can be hard to design, hard to make interesting. There are lots of lines and squares and hard surfaces and it can all end up feeling quite bland and cold. I'm a fan of looking at everything you put in there, such as taps, shower heads, rails, handles & holders, and especially lighting, to see what you can do to lift the design and make it feel like a real room, not a utility area.<br />
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Clever storage is another 'must' of mine. Can't wait to show you how this picture (or one similar as the final selection hasn't been made yet) will be used in my pocket-size powder room. <br />
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Well, it is nice to be back. I hope you're still there!<br />
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'Til next time, take good care of you and the people you love, Nx<br />
<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-65133794829802422622012-03-23T12:32:00.000+10:002012-03-23T12:32:12.280+10:00Meet my new best friendTwo of my favourite things in life: simplicity and speed! Any task that can be done quickly and simply will always be first on (and off) my list and any tool, trick, method, software, app or system that makes my life simpler and moves me onto the next thing faster - I'm buying!<br />
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So no secret I already LOVE my iPad for this exact reason, and not (just) because I can play Words for Friends and Draw Something on a much bigger screen! I'm generally not too fast on the uptake with apps though, and it's taking me a while to discover the full potential of my little buddy in his folding orange jacket. <br />
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But for all you iPad users out there who also - like me - love throwing together the odd design scheme or two and - most importantly - changing it a gazillion times, then you simply MUST meet my new bestie ....<br />
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It's called Moodboard and for a mere $10.49 US, you can create as many boards as you like by grabbing photos from your camera roll or from the internet, creating colour swatches, adding text and moving everything around to your heart's content.<br />
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This is me playing around with some ideas for my lounge room - there's a small wall behind the Tessa chair & ottoman just crying out for a bit of wallpaper, but I want to work with what's already in the room, i.e. the Ikea rug & sofa, and the Tessa.<br />
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You can create and change schemes with this app in the blink of an eye, and just screenshot your board as you go to keep track of the options as your ideas progress. Here's what happened to the scheme when I: 1. received a delicious red orange throw from a lovely & generous visitor (aka M the Masterchef) and 2. realised I wanted to keep my yummy teal side table in the room as well ....<br />
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Any ideas which is my favourite?<br />
Which is yours?<br />
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Nothing quite like technology when it just works! This has made a massive difference to the way I put schemes together, and it works a treat for clients too - pretty impressive to be able to build a scheme right there in front of their eyes!<br />
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Hope all is well in your worlds and wishing you a hassle-free weekend that moves at whatever pace you want it to.<br />
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Til next time,<br />
NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-53734889759893264652012-03-06T17:37:00.001+10:002012-03-06T17:39:10.293+10:00And another thing ....... that made me go ooh recently were these bugs I found huddled on the leaf of a cotton bush at my local organic market. <br />
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How I wish I'd had my camera with me so I could use the macro - the iPhone doesn't quite cut in that department yet, but here's a not-quite-in-focus close up anyway. How beautiful are the markings and the colours of these little cotton-loving critters ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I am always inspired by nature and am constantly amazed by the palettes on show around me here in Australia ....<br />
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Gorgeous. <br />
Have a great week, everyone!<br />
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Til next time,<br />
NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-71437709565128482692012-03-02T18:43:00.000+10:002012-03-02T18:43:51.160+10:00Things that made me go 'oooh' this week (well, one anyway!)It's Friday 6.30pm and I've run out of time to fit in my weekly post! So all the splendid and terribly interesting things that made me go ooooh this week - that I had planned to tell you all about - will have to wait until next week.<br />
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What I will say is that my trip to Brett's hardware was rewarded with ooohs AND ahhhs when I just happened to catch sight of Wattyl's new colour collection - <a href="http://www.wattyl.com.au/InteriorDesignID/Pages/ColourCollections.aspx">Pop Culture</a>.<br />
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Holy Guacamole, these are good enough to eat!<br />
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Yum! And I want to dive right into this gorgeous melting pot of colour ....<br />
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Makes me smile from ear to ear to see paint companies embracing colour and encouraging us punters to make bold choices - more please! (If you want more please, check out Miami Brights in the <a href="http://www.wattyl.com.au/InteriorDesignID/Pages/ColourCollections.aspx">Global Fusion</a> collection too - oooh my.)<br />
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That's all I got time for this week, folks. Last week's pleas for a return to summer weather have paid off big time - it's been a scorcher today here in Brisbane, so it's time for a cold one and a dip in the pool.<br />
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Have a fun & colourful weekend, lovely peeps.<br />
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Til next time,<br />
NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-80614611560498490222012-02-24T16:59:00.001+10:002012-02-24T17:08:10.176+10:00Try a night on these tiles ....Happy Friday one and all. How's your week been? <br />
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I've been here and there and around and about this week, and on my travels, both virtual and otherwise, I've been sourcing all sorts of essential items for the impending (and I say that with a suitable amount of dread) bathroom renovation.<br />
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One of the fun parts for me though (what do you mean you don't find cisterns and associated plumbing fun, I hear you say) is looking at tiles. You may have noticed, I'd pretty much put colour and pattern on anything, and everything, and oh my goodness, are there some STUNNING tiles out there to get my creative juices flowing. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Diamond Mix in Tropics Blue from the <a href="http://www.heathceramics.com/go/heath/tile/collections/dwell-patterns/">Dwell Patterns</a> collection - a superb collaboration between Heath Ceramics and Dwell Media</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This one is slap bang in the middle of my inspiration board for the bathroom. I love it's mid-century feel and the colour is exactly the same as the pool that you can see from the bathroom window, so it's perfect. A real classic from the ever splendid Heath Ceramics.<br />
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Not quite bathroom material (I wouldn't want to try and keep it clean), but what about this slice of loveliness from the prolific and amazing Patricia Urquiola ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bas Relief brilliance from Patricia Urquiola - buy Patchwork Cipria <a href="http://www.academytiles.com.au/asp/individual_tile.asp?series=Bas Relief Patchwork and Cloud&cat=Porcelain Tiles&sort=ProdID&page=1&prodIDCheck=76044&resultNum=2">here</a></td></tr>
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Is there anything this woman can't design beautifully? This tile is even better in real life - it's totally touchable and looks amazing as a wall feature.<br />
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Fired Earth are always worth a look for some inspiration - Kevin McCloud does paint colours for them, so they must be awesome. Here's one of my fave tile shots from their website ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Granada by <a href="http://www.firedearth.com/be-inspired-living">Fired Earth</a></td></tr>
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There's even a tile out there for art lovers - check out these baby mosaics from Via Arkadia and see if you can spot the Pop Art pics ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MultiColor Mosaic from <a href="http://www.via-arkadia.co.uk/#/ceramic-multicolor/4560671650">Via Arkadia</a></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Yes, that's Andy Warhol you've spotted. I saw these in a magazine a few years ago now and fell instantly in lust. Outrageously expensive, but if you had the cash, why wouldn't you? And of course I can't leave the outrageously expensive mosaic topic without a Bisazza shot ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaded blends by Bisazza - buy <a href="http://www.academytiles.com.au/asp/individual_tile.asp?series=Shading Blends - Bisazza&cat=Glass Mosaic&sort=ProdID&page=1&prodIDCheck=61528&resultNum=3">here</a></td></tr>
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There's a lot more experimentation with texture happening in the tile world right now, which I'm really liking the look (and feel) of ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Klolo - seen at <a href="http://www.academytiles.com.au/asp/individual_tile.asp?keyword=klol&search=True&prodIDCheck=77770&resultNum=1">Academy Tiles, Sydney</a></td></tr>
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And when is a tile not a tile? When it's a screen, of course ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bamboo Screen - also <a href="http://www.academytiles.com.au/asp/individual_tile.asp?series=Bamboo Screen&cat=Ceramic Tiles&sort=ProdID&page=1&prodIDCheck=75542&resultNum=1">Academy Tiles</a></td></tr>
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To finish off our tile tour, let's go out and out glam, shall we? These Karim Rashid tiles are just crazy beautiful ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Revolution ceramic tiles by Karim Rashid - buy <a href="http://www.livingtiles.com.au/products/inspire/revolution/">here</a> - photo via <a href="http://vibemistress.blogspot.com/">here</a></td></tr>
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And finally let's add some glitz to the glam ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rumi - also <a href="http://www.academytiles.com.au/asp/individual_tile.asp?series=Rumi&cat=Ceramic Tiles&sort=ProdID&page=1&prodIDCheck=72512&resultNum=3">Academy Tiles</a></td></tr>
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And that pretty much covers the sheer loveliness I've been stumbling across on my search for the perfect tile.<br />
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Ah no, not quite, I nearly forgot! Too much effort to tile? Worried you'll get tired of your tile? Not to worry, just wallpaper instead ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paper Tiles wallpaper by <a href="http://www.louisebody.com/wallpaper-collections.php?collection=Paper Tiles">Louise Body</a></td></tr>
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That's it from me this week. May your weekend be delicious and may it please please please stop raining .... !<br />
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Til next time, <br />
NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-17857276469618742142012-02-15T17:55:00.000+10:002012-02-15T17:55:15.753+10:00My picks from Decoration & Design show - Sydney Feb 2012Happy Wednesday everyone! <br />
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As promised, though a little later than planned, here are some snapshots and thoughts from the recent Decoration & Design show down in Sydney in early Feb. Being new to this interiors game, I wasn't sure what to expect from this show, but what I hoped for was to wander about in my own little world - as I can often be found doing when there are lovely and interesting design-y things to be found - being inspired at every turn. <br />
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Hmmm, as Yoda would say, "Blown away was I not" .... Look, it was good and I learnt some things (one of which is to save my money for the flight to Sydney and go to Designex instead - drats). And I did see some pretty cool and colourful stuff. But just not enough of it and I have to say I didn't see anything I hadn't already seen before. So if you haven't stopped reading yet, here's what I saw/picked up on/liked so much I bought ...<br />
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No secret that <a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/category.aspx?ca=88">Tangerine Tango</a> is Pantone's colour of the year for 2012 (welcome back, oranges - we've missed you!), but it's looking HOT teamed up with pink. The wallpaper is Flot by Intrade according to <a href="http://walldecorsource.com/orange-wallpaper/">this website,</a> but I'm not 100% on that. Stumbled across the combo again in Vogue Living's ad for Designex (pure coincidence of course), and the lovely and interesting Genty Marshall of New Black Global Trends flicked up a pic of a coat something like this (and sorry, don't know whose it is) during her trend seminar, <a href="http://www.newblack.com.au/nb/">The Collector, The Creator and The Connoisseur</a>. This combo is hot, bold and loads of fun (hmmm, remind me of anyone ....?) Wherever I see it, I'm loving it!<br />
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The Tribal trend is nothing new, but it was out in force at the show - plenty of colour & texture, with my pick being the amazing range of things made from beads, like the kooky animals on the top left (I mean right, of course - does anyone else do that thing where you mean to say one and <em>always</em> say the other?) These animals are from my out-and-out fave stand, <a href="http://www.emilyziz.com/">Emily Ziz Style Studio</a>.<br />
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I've been coveting the amazing array of patterns and colours that can be found in wax block fabrics for a good while now, so I finally got my hands on some from the folks at (Byron Bay's) <a href="http://www.insideafrica.com.au/">Inside Africa</a> ....<br />
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Also from the Emily Ziz Style Studio and just a little bit clever, here's a cool recycling option for all you soft-drinkers out there ....<br />
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On the craftsmanship front, I loved these stools from the student exhibition (will have to trawl through my brochures to find out who did these, but shout out if you need the name) ..... <br />
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And I am ever so thrilled to see so many new, yet respectful, interpretations of an old standard, the Windsor chair, so much so I could write a post just about the Windsor revival - maybe I will!<br />
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Finally, I stumbled across some outrageously covetable fabrics - again at Emily Ziz - from a previously unknown (to me) designer from South Africa called <a href="http://www.sarahord.com/?m=4">Sarah Ord</a>. Stunning, stunning, stunning ...<br />
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I've fallen in love with this Ravello Campari fabric (towards the top right), part of Sarah's Tesserae range. I now have samples of all 3 colourways in my hot little hand and they are even more gorgeous in reality. Check out <a href="http://www.sarahord.com/?m=1">her site</a> - it's just bloomin' lovely.<br />
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So that's my report of my first design trade show - how did I do? Designex beckons (May 14-16), so I might just shake the dust off my stovetop coffee maker and save up my $4.50 a day (coffee with soy milk is SO expensive in Brisbane ...) to get myself on that plane!<br />
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Til next time, NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-82279749168831737282012-01-31T11:13:00.000+10:002012-01-31T11:13:39.734+10:00What I did in my holidays, by Nicola DuncanHappy 2012, everyone! I can't believe it's the end of January and this is my first post of the year (thanks for the nudge, AJ!). I wondered where the time had gone, what had I been doing with myself all this time - as it turns out, quite a lot!<br />
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Eating, drinking and being merry was really easy these holidays, thanks to a house guest who really should have made it onto Master Chef. The only downside was having to get used to doing all the cooking again after she left! <br />
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I went lantern crazy decorating the garden and the deck for my New Year's party, thanks to the <a href="http://www.lanternshop.com.au/">Lantern Shop</a>. Don't you love it when you leave a purchase to the last minute, then panic because your online order probably won't arrive in time, only to realise the shop is in your own city - yay!<br />
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Apart from that, I read like my life depended on it, devouring the autobiography <a href="http://www.fishpond.com.au/advanced_search_result.php?rid=971969003&keywords=andre%20agassi%20open">Open by Andre Agassi</a> in just 3 days. I admired him so much as a player, and now even more so as a man. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the fact that I bought this for iPad for a fraction of the price of a hard copy</td></tr>
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While reading Open, I watched hour upon hour of the Australian Open. I watched every hit of every ball of the Murray/Djokovic semi-final and could watch it all over again - if only the outcome was different!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80476135/love-tennis-art-print-8-x-10">Buy this print on Etsy</a><br />
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<a href="http://joehendryart.blogspot.com/2009/05/tennis-artwork.html">Check this out for a hilarious Andy Murray poster</a> - couldn't bring myself to post it!</td></tr>
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Thank goodness I finished reading Tim Ferriss' <a href="http://www.fishpond.com.au/advanced_search_result.php?rid=1321581616&keywords=4%20hour%20work%20week">The 4 Hour Work Week</a> before the tennis started - the 5 day media 'fast' he puts you on (well worth doing) would never have worked otherwise! You gotta admire the guy for coming up with one of the simplest, yet most enticing titles I've ever come across and overall this book is very, very interesting ..... and it might just work, so watch this space!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's Keep Calm and Carry On all over again - the <a href="http://www.zazzle.com.au/fourhourworkweek">4 Hour Work Week mug, courtesy of Zazzle</a></td></tr>
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Then I jumped with joy to discover this, something I've been looking for for a very long time (i.e. show me the quick way to do what I want to do, so I can get cracking before I lose interest and move onto something else!)<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Art-Fabric-Printing-Design/dp/1452101159/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327920284&sr=8-1">Laurie's book is a real find</a> - I'll dig into this in more detail in a later post. <br />
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It wasn't all relaxation - the decision is made, the bathroom is going! I can style it all I like but damp asbestos and rotten timbers are a whole other story. So the floor plan is drawn and the inspiration is building .... <br />
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A colour scheme emerging perhaps? It will be the budget buster of 2012, so it's just as well I also built DIY flyscreens for the whole house during the holidays - I saved $1100!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's amazing what you find when you search DIY on Google images! This 1979 album cover was designed by Barney Bubbles and was printed in 12 different versions onto real sheets of wallpaper - courtesy of <a href="http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/01/20/barney-bubbles-artist-and-designer/">John Coulthart at feuilleton</a></td></tr>
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Finally, I played Words with Friends (the app version of Scrabble) until I could hardly focus ....<br />
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And ate large quantities of popcorn at the movies watching TinTin, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Muppets - no one can accuse me of not having varied tastes! <br />
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So welcome to 2012 everyone. I hope you're settling in nicely. <br />
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I hope you had a chance to do some things in the holidays that made you happy and that you can see some good things coming your way this year.<br />
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I've got loads to share over the coming weeks, starting with a visit to the Design & Decoration Fair in Sydney later this week, so keep reading and maybe even pass make space on to a friend! <br />
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Til next time, NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-59152027390535734362011-12-22T09:59:00.000+10:002011-12-22T09:59:34.796+10:00A merry little xmas<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tyry5qDrEKBN2sB9Ob0pmvgQ5jgNzsJP3Xavo2302cIt_1ULFIy1BufW19kn40SFwyKUi5NJFdzMOEgKpfklOVshR9bW1g3J7dzM7G2TJtCAvK6P7mubRlSnwJ9bomLP4A8vrwctaZ0B/s1600/New+Picture+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tyry5qDrEKBN2sB9Ob0pmvgQ5jgNzsJP3Xavo2302cIt_1ULFIy1BufW19kn40SFwyKUi5NJFdzMOEgKpfklOVshR9bW1g3J7dzM7G2TJtCAvK6P7mubRlSnwJ9bomLP4A8vrwctaZ0B/s640/New+Picture+%25281%2529.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have yourself a merry little Christmas</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let your heart be light</div><div style="text-align: center;">From now on</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our troubles will be out of sight</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have yourself a merry little Christmas</div><div style="text-align: center;">Make the Yule-tide gay</div><div style="text-align: center;">From now on</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our troubles will be far away</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here we are as in olden days</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy golden days of yore</div><div style="text-align: center;">Faithful friends who are dear to us</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gather near to us once more</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Through the years</div><div style="text-align: center;">We all will be together</div><div style="text-align: center;">If the fates allow</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So hang a shining star upon the highest bough ....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And have yourself</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A Merry Little Christmas now</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I wish you joy, peace, laughter and good health</div><div style="text-align: center;">This Xmas and always</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-32097200390714319332011-12-16T11:27:00.000+10:002011-12-16T11:27:17.096+10:00Rain on the caravan roof - Part 2So, can a caravan really be an object of desire? <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As if Byron Bay wasn't cool enough - why not stay in one of these at the <a href="http://www.atlanticbyronbay.com.au/air_stream.html">Atlantic</a>?</td></tr>
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It can if it's an Airstream! This is the caravan that I have on my wishlist and one day I'll roam the countryside or park myself somewhere in the Sunshine Coast hinterland in one of these beauties. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Originating in 1930s California, the Airstream was developed from original designs by a guy called Bowlus,<br />
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So called for their aerodynamic shape, the Airstream is a thing of utter beauty to me. Since my caravanning holidays as a little girl, I have always been fascinated by the interior design of the mini home-away-from-home.<br />
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It's the ultimate design challenge - how do you fit everything you need for weeks or months on the road into such a tiny space?<br />
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Really smart thinking is how. And stacks of ingenuity. Nothing in such a compact space can have only one purpose, so your table has to fold away to become the base of your bed, and everything you sit on must also serve as storage. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Um .... I am dying of coolness overload here, or as a lovely blogger bud of mine would say - hooley dooley!<br />
Who the heck knew Fritz Hansen had designed an Airstream - and a Mini to tow it? Check them out<a href="http://www.fritzhansen.com/en/fritz-hansen/contact/Press-Room/News.aspx?News=MINI+and+Airstream%2C+designed+by+Fritz+Hansen"> here</a></td></tr>
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.... and you have another deserving winner of the coveted William Morris award:<br />
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BEAUTIFUL <em>and</em> USEFUL.<br />
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Til next time, NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-70253451397609300132011-12-14T11:42:00.000+10:002011-12-14T11:42:10.520+10:00K'Gari .... meaning paradise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WPIKx4xZreD9e1Gh3z1OKAiX5d2oct7ddiHYDT1BxFXpUerW7Y9Y2qCiguUGgVGX1GmRpj3swcQl1xzOpEyF0kr3zErzRXLsZgm9tB3DY2IQhnJYTqwNbS0X2XvdyV5dpojmsSUZz5Ne/s1600/Fraser+Island+Dec+2011+081+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WPIKx4xZreD9e1Gh3z1OKAiX5d2oct7ddiHYDT1BxFXpUerW7Y9Y2qCiguUGgVGX1GmRpj3swcQl1xzOpEyF0kr3zErzRXLsZgm9tB3DY2IQhnJYTqwNbS0X2XvdyV5dpojmsSUZz5Ne/s640/Fraser+Island+Dec+2011+081+-+Copy.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
Otherwise known as Fraser Island. Have you been yet?<br />
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NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-80892754809008506802011-12-07T13:39:00.001+10:002011-12-07T13:42:15.926+10:00Rain on the caravan roof - Part 1Over the past week, a lot of people in my part of the world (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that is) have been heard to say, "I wish it would just b****y well rain!" Two things I've learnt about Queenslanders since moving here last year that are summed up in this sentence: 1. they don't mince their words and 2. they take a very keen interest in the weather. If you live here and don't know what the BOM is, well, you'd just better go and find out before you're sent back to New South Wales or wherever it is you came from. (It's the Bureau of Meteorology website, by the way. It's first with storm warnings, so kinda important round these parts).<br />
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So now we have what we wished for - it's pouring! And has been all day. Just in time for a 4-hour drive up to Fraser Island tomorrow for a very welcome break. I was feeling a little uninspired to blog today, what with it being so grey and wet outside, and a wee bit cool (I really need to toughen up). Until, that is, I started listening to the rain on the tin (deck) roof. How I love that sound ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visit <a href="http://www.wallpaperdecor.com.au/products/DecorMaison/oas/oas.html">Wallpaper Decor</a> for the OAS (Oasis) Collection</td></tr>
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And why do I love that sound so much? Simply because, when I was a littlie, every year our family packed up the car and the trusty Thompson Traveller - our caravan - and headed south for our very own European vacation. I was a happy and a very lucky little camper to have spent holidays in France, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy and Andorra (it's a tiny country between France and Spain), and all before I was even a teen.<br />
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On these holidays, my brothers and I made friends and played with kids without being able to speak each other's language. <br />
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We learnt how to pack light, because somehow you had to squeeze 3 weeks' worth of clothes into a cubby hole about the size of a shoe box. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> A travelling Brisbane shop - otherwise known as <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheBestLittleVintageVanInVegas">the Best Little Vintage Van in Vegas</a></td></tr>
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We got to swim in the sea, get a suntan (and burn), wear nothing but flip flops and swimsuits for 3 whole weeks, and of course we got to sample exotic 'foreign food' - I still have a vivid memory of eating my first pizza!<br />
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But one of the strongest sensory memories I have is lying in bed listening to the pitter-patter of summer rain on the roof of our home-away-from-home. Mum and Dad would still be up, talking in hushed voices (we were only separated by a curtain, after all) and maybe playing cards on the table that would later be folded away to form the base of their bed (design genius!).<br />
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I loved caravanning as a child, it holds many happy memories for me, so much so that I now have a dream of one day having a very special type of caravan to call my own ....<br />
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But you'll just have to wait until next week to find out what that is, if you haven't guessed already!<br />
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Til then, NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-35848393753386365222011-11-25T16:44:00.001+10:002011-11-26T12:18:30.569+10:00Getting over the bathroom bluesI wasn't sure I'd manage a post today. Although Friday is a day I usually have to myself and get to do my own thing, I had put today aside for ...... upgrading my iPhone 3 to my new iPhone 4s! <br />
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My iPhone 4 has been sitting patiently in its box for a week or two now, waiting for me to pluck up the courage to tackle the switch. <br />
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Many hours later and it's all done - PHEW! Nothing lost, no mishaps whatsoever and major, major excitement as my iPhone now talks to my iPad - I just took a photo on my iPhone and straight away it appeared on my iPad - um, how cool is that.<br />
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Anyhoo, I digress. The other task I undertook today, while various software updates, backups and whatnot were occurring, was putting the bathroom in my new home into some kind of order. When I moved in, it looked like this ....<br />
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Ah, the joys of living in an unrenovated 1958 house. Now I don't know about you, but I'm a hopelessly impatient renovator. I want everything done NOW, or sooner if possible. The thought of living with awful and tatty decor is just soooooo depressing. <br />
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But the reality is, you just can't do everything at once - especially when it comes to expensive upgrades like a bathroom. So here are some of my tips for living with a room that's sadly in need of a revamp, but will just have to wait .....<br />
<ul><li>Keep it clean, just as clean if not cleaner than everywhere else. A space that feels cleaner will always feel better - don't neglect it until you don't even want to go in there anymore!</li>
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<ul><li>Create distractions! Add plenty of things you want to look at, so your attention doesn't wander to things that make you cringe. </li>
</ul>My look is generally quite busy - which if you've been reading make space for a while you'll know is my style - and I've put even more little things to look at in my bathroom, because there's plenty I don't want to see!<br />
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<ul><li>Think laterally about what you use for decoration. </li>
</ul>This is a favourite, favourite tip of mine, for any room or any decorating situation. In a bathroom, you could stick to displaying all your products and toiletries, but for me they tend to all look the same after a while. To introduce different shapes, colours and textures, see what else you have around the house that would spruce things up, like a scarf on a hook ....<br />
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</div><ul><li>Lighten up dark corners.</li>
</ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I put the Jeffrey Smart picture in the yellow frame above the bath for a specific reason - until now that whole corner felt so dark and grungy that it was making an already small room feel smaller. Now there's something nice and bright to draw your eye across the whole width of the room, making the space feel just that little bit bigger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. Can you spot the budgie?</div>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-1451552590397351952011-11-18T14:46:00.000+10:002011-11-18T14:46:36.985+10:00A little dream come trueHappy Friday everyone. I hope your week has gone well and that you're looking forward to a weekend filled with fun, relaxation, adventure or rest - whatever it may be that your body and your soul need most right now.<br />
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Last Sunday was my birthday, and to celebrate, I wanted to invite a few close friends round for lunch. As you may, or may not know, I've just moved house and I'm very happy to say that my new home has a deck - and a pool. This is, or should I say was, the deck ....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now a few years ago, I have no idea how many, I got the notion to track down some bright and beautiful, colourful fabric that I could turn into a tablecloth for a large outdoor table. Not that I had the large outdoor table at the time, so it was a random notion to have! I scoured the internet, becoming a little obsessed in the process - I had the fabric exactly in mind, if only I could find it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank goodness for Marimekko, now my #1 all time favourite fabric house. The last piece I could find of the discontinued Dorma fabric by Maija Isola in the yellow/orange/pink colourway flew my way from the US of A for about as much in postage as the 3m length of fabric cost me to buy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just take 2 cane chairs bought on eBay ($89 for both) with some floor cushions from Spotlight ($25 each, reduced from $50) ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A child's bed from Endeavour Foundation charity shop ($59.95) turned into a daybed with some fabric from Spotlight and a few more cushions ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A cane table (free - it was council clean-up here recently, you see) with no top, a piece of marine ply from Bunnings and a length of oilcloth from Spotlight (hmmm, been there a few times lately!) ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Add in some very good company, fresh prawns and bubbly, then a dip in the lovely warm pool .... <br />
And what have you got?<br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-10626035309132367742011-11-11T15:57:00.000+10:002011-11-11T15:57:13.159+10:00Texture TourI'm still recovering from moving house, so what better way to ease back into blogging than to get the old holiday snaps out again and finish my trio of tours. Just in case you missed the other two, here are<a href="http://makespacefor.blogspot.com/2011/08/travels-in-technicolour.html"> Colour</a> and <a href="http://makespacefor.blogspot.com/2011/10/isnt-it-how-quickly-memories-fade-if-we.html">Pattern</a>, but today it's all about Texture.<br />
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There's something about the word texture and its many meanings that I really connect with. <br />
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I feel as if, for life to be interesting, for it to stretch us and grow us, it's got to have texture, and stacks of it. We have to "take the rough with the smooth" and weave our own way through "life's rich tapestry".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail from Temple of Apollo by Scottish artist <a href="http://www.ianhamiltonfinlay.com/ian_hamilton_finlay.html"> Ian Hamilton Finlay</a> at <a href="http://www.jupiterartland.org/">Jupiter Artland</a></td></tr>
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Texture adds warmth and depth to a space or place, and so often tells a story. <br />
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You can see texture, but you can also feel it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clay Tree Wall by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goldsworthy">Andy Goldsworthy</a> at <a href="http://www.jupiterartland.org/">Jupiter Artland</a></td></tr>
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My favourite interiors, and artworks, have those elements that make you want to reach out and touch them.<br />
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And it wasn't deliberate, but apart from 2 of these images (and I'm sure you can guess which 2!), my choices for the Texture Tour are all from my native Scotland.<br />
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No particular reason, maybe it's because I know it so well that I tend to look closer and notice the beautfiul details.<br />
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Like the lichen on the rocks, or this fence railing at the cemetery overlooking Loch Leven ...<br />
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Texture is all around us, adding beauty and interest.<br />
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The trick is remembering to stop and take notice. Our own little tapestry will be all the richer for it.<br />
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Til next time, NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-76710065036327173252011-10-28T09:34:00.001+10:002011-10-28T14:51:43.163+10:00Here's to another 10!It's Jacaranda season here in Brisbane, one of my favourite times of year ....<br />
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I try every year to capture the essence of this beautiful tree in a photo, but I can never quite manage it. So I prefer to just drive down certain streets where I know there are plenty, or find myself a vantage spot somewhere in the city where I can look out across the lavender-daubed landscape. <br />
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The Jacaranda in flower holds a special meaning for me - it was blooming at the time I first arrived in Australia ....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've changed career not once, but twice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've lived at 9 different addresses and am about to move into number 10. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I adopted 2 beautiful girls ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I've met many amazing people, from a bewildering amount of backgrounds, cultures and walks of life and built so many more lasting and meaningful friendships than I would ever have thought possible. <br />
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But what this beautiful country means to me personally, more than anything, is freedom. Here, in this amazing place at the other side of the planet from where I began, I found something unexpected, something I didn't even know I was looking for ....<br />
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I found the freedom to be me.<br />
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Til next time, Nx<br />
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PS at 2.50pm on Friday afternoon. Celebrating with a cuppa and a lamington!Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-27553580734904872602011-10-21T12:38:00.000+10:002011-10-21T12:38:26.457+10:00The colour of my weekYou know how it goes, sometimes the universe gives you a nudge. Then when you don't listen, it nudges you just a little bit harder. Then if you're still not listening .... well, you were warned ....<br />
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I happen to be studying Colour Psychology at the moment and one of two colours we spent time on this week was Yellow-Orange. Along with its next of kin on the colour wheel, Yellow, this is not a colour I've loved in the past, or used extensively in any of my homes. But lately it's been popping up on my colour radar more and more, demanding some attention.<br />
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So what did I learn about this colour this week? I learnt it is associated with abundance, amongst other things, but that word 'abundance' is the part of this week's lesson that resonated with me the most. <br />
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(And by the way, I'm not sticking to all Yellow-Orange images in this post - I'm making room for all sorts of Yellows ....)<br />
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</div>Abundance is something I am blessed to appreciate in my life every single day. But lately there's been a little gremlin lurking around, one that relates to perhaps the most tangible aspect of abundance - money. It's been on my mind, worrying me just a little.<br />
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Hardly surprising really - a total career change, from a very-comfortably-off-thank-you-very-much leadership consultant to a rookie interior designer, will do that to you. This week's lesson on Yellow-Orange struck such a chord with me that I realised this little gremlin needs dealing with - he's been getting me down, holding me back, stopping me from launching into things that I am yearning to do creatively. I've been second-guessing if these creative pursuits will make me any money, if they will keep me afloat.<br />
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Then <a href="http://www.cainer.com/">Jonathan Cainer</a> pipes up with his say. I don't tend to read my horoscope much, but since a very dear friend of mine has been sharing hers with me over the past few weeks, I was intrigued enough to check mine out this week.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I quote for Wednesday:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"For love, we do all kinds of crazy things. And for money? The same applies. Is it because we need to? Is it because we want to? Or is it simply in our desperation to obtain one or the other, we abandon and lower our intelligence. That would be most ironic, especially as we would be far more likely to attract those qualities into our lives by manifesting confidence rather than acquiescence. You won't compromise your state of emotional or financial well-being by being yourself today."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And Thursday goes something like this - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"You are soon to be better off. Your finances may not improve automatically, you may have to put in some serious effort, but at least you will have the opportunity to make that effort. A door will open. A chance will arise. If you are encountering difficulty, it could only really be for one reason: because you are allowing yourself to be motivated by fear rather than inspiration."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I would like to let go, to free myself from being motivated by fear, and allow myself to be motivated by inspiration. And having come to that conclusion, the universe has now presented me with an opportunity to give it a go ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Turns out that my car, which I can no longer start because the ignition is worn and the key won't turn, is going to cost me a bank-account-clearing $1100 to get back on the road. Sharp intake of breath ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... but still here, still me and still a very wealthy woman, in oh-so-many ways.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Til next time, Nx</div>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-36749801032993165082011-10-14T16:56:00.002+10:002011-10-14T17:07:02.367+10:00Freedom FridayToday was one of those days that reminds me how blessed I am to live the life I do. After a busy week of work, today there were no deadlines, no house-hunting hassles (at last!) ... in fact I was free to do whatever I wanted. <br />
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And what better way to start the day than by watching the first in the new series of Grand Designs that I recorded last night. I think Kevin gets more and more entertaining as the years go on - he is so sharp and tells it like he sees it, but always with a smile! How I wish I was going to Grand Designs Live down in Sydney in late October - anyone going to make it along?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martha gets in on the act - as per usual!</td></tr>
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Then it was off to visit the <a href="http://parrywilliams.com.au/">Parry & Williams</a> (Upholsterers) showroom with two of my fellow Interior Design Decorators, followed by a spot of lunch and a chat to cap off a great morning. (You'll see the result of what I picked up at Parry & Williams for a song at a later date ... )<br />
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Then just enough time before the weekend officially kicks off to think about writing a blog post. But what to write about? What photos to post? Decision made as I spot my latest purchase which I love, love, love. This Freedom side table looks good enough on its own (how much do I love teal) ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.freedom.com.au/furniture/living/side-tables/23159112/stencil-occasional-table-38x38cm-teal/">Stencil Occasional Table in Teal from Freedom, $49.95, also available in Orange and (yellow) Green</a></td></tr>
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But what about when you team it with the neighbour's bougainvillea? POW! A colour combo good enough to eat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bougainvillea just hangs over the fence ... honest ...</td></tr>
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I really enjoyed Freedom Friday. It was my kind of day. What's yours?<br />
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Til next time, NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868820566202850876.post-77346859699964955942011-10-03T13:04:00.003+10:002011-10-03T13:14:37.816+10:00What's in the bottom drawer?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Isn't it amazing how quickly memories fade if we don't pay attention to them? <br />
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It's only a few months since my trip, but so many other things have come along to fill my head and push those memories to the bottom drawer of the file cabinet in my brain. So it feels good to open that drawer again and linger over the patterns, their shapes and their colours, that transport me back to a time and a place, just like a scent can do the minute you smell it. Before you know it, you're right back in the memory ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiles adorning the outside of <a href="http://www.rumahbebe.com/web/company.php">Rumah Bebe</a> shop-house</td></tr>
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When I first walked into <a href="http://www.rumahbebe.com/web/company.php">Rumah Bebe</a> in Singapore, I gasped. So much colour, so many patterns - my kind of heaven. I feel so alive and happy in places like this. <br />
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You can imagine how hard it was to choose which fabric to buy from the seemingly infinite range of batik prints stacked to the rafters in the back of the shop ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A length of batik fabric I bought in <a href="http://www.rumahbebe.com/web/company.php">Rumah Bebe</a></td></tr>
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Then I just couldn't resist this vintage thermos and its delicate decoration ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail from vintage flask bought in <a href="http://www.rumahbebe.com/web/company.php">Rumah Bebe,</a> Singpore</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Time for a sit-down and a Singapore Sling after all that shopping!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coaster from the Raffles courtyard bar, where you'll be served a REAL Singaore Sling. <br />
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Pattern is everywhere in Singapore, from the coaster under your Singapore Sling, to the stationery in your hotel ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A montage of card, paper and envelope designs from the Regent Hotel, Singapore</td></tr>
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From the modern ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crowne Plaza, Changi Airport, Singapore (taken from Terminal 3 - much more than an airport terminal!)</td></tr>
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To the traditional ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traditional shop-houses, Singapore</td></tr>
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I love this country's joyful use of both pattern and colour. I felt right at home! And speaking of home ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poppies (once they've flowered)</td></tr>
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The intricate patterns of nature and the countryside are always a source of delight in my native Scotland ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loch Leven, Scotland</td></tr>
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And how amazing was it on this trip to see the original interiors of the Royal Palace at Stirling Castle recreated as they would been in the 16th Century ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Queen's Inner Hall in the Royal Palace, Stirling Castle</td></tr>
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Another gasp-inducing moment ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The Queen's Outer Hall</td></tr>
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And my old stomping ground of Edinburgh didn't disappoint either. It never does ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical New Town terrace, Edinburgh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No denying the Parisiens do a good lamp-post ...</td></tr>
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The patterns of its history are always a joy to behold ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The underside of the Arc de Triomphe</td></tr>
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Thank you for joining me on this little 'Pattern' trip down memory lane. There's still the 'Texture' tour to come, so I look forward to seeing you there soon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Nature Table' plate by Lou Rota, from Anthropologie in Edinburgh</td></tr>
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Til next time, NxNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753998926423173808noreply@blogger.com2