Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Orange Kind Of Day




Available @ VT Interiors


Liz Caan Interiors
Fantastic painting by Henri Maik




and yellow









Painting
60 x 60 x 4
$ 320.00 with free delivery in Australia
contact VT Interiors for details

Chair  available @ VT Interiors

Images: Liz Cann Interiors, Terrat Elms, Michael Lee Photography, Liz Caan Interiors, Ally Coulter Design,  Ana Donohue Interiors, Eric Roseff

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Please be patient with me.
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Feather your nest

I've always been a bit of a collector. As a kid, I used to keep little white pebbles (or 'lucky stones' as we called them), leaf skeletons, coral and shells from our beach holidays (along with a few poor little hermit crabs that I used to stash in the car without my parents' knowledge )....and feathers. I always loved finding feathers, particularly white ones, as my Nan used to tell me they were good luck. The gorgeous patterns and colours always appealed to my artistic side, too. So here's a little feather study I did the other day:



'Collected'
watercolour on paper 
210mm x 297mm
prints available in my Etsy shop



I'm thinking I may start a series of feather paintings - and peacock feathers are next on my list.I found this pic the other day:

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They are lovely, aren't they? I personally would never use feathers unless I found them myself - I hate the thought of how some of them are harvested, but they're undeniably beautiful. 


I know the ultimate bowerbird, Sibella Court, is partial to the odd feather or twelve...






all images The Society Inc

...so I'm in fine company. What about you - are you collectors? Tell me everything.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Pavilion Style Beach House


I'm still in the planning stages for our new house design, and one style I keep coming back to over and over is a series of pavilions. It makes perfect sense for our climate - hot, humid summers, and mild winters. We have the space, and I'd love to wrap the house around the pool, so when I saw this house in Noosa, it ticked all the boxes.





 Hmm, pity we've just given our pool an overhaul..I'm liking those steps - very clever


 Not exactly my style furnishing-wise, but the wide-plank timber floors are divine

 LOVE the pivot louvred doors...one for the files for sure

 ...and another must-have are those clerestory windows...perfect for Queenlsand summers

 ok, so ignore the artwork, but I love the way the house wraps around the pool...and I love the Pandanus tree in the middle of the deck too.





So, my plan is slowly but surely taking shape. I like quite a few different styles, and I'm aiming to blend some of them together into a cohesive design. It's like putting together a great big jigsaw puzzle, adding pieces as I go. My biggest dilemma - not being sidetracked by all the fantastic options out there.

I'll be back tomorrow with a new painting that's just about to be listed in my Etsy shop. There'll be a little preview on Facebook later today if you just can't wait until then..... :)



all images courtesy realestate.com.au

Earthy and Simple...

I can't get over these beautiful images of timeless simplicity!  
... I love nothing more







Have a wonderful week!








Technical Monday

I mentioned it before I am terrible with computers ...
Last week my blog started to play funny games with me and is causing me headache . I was worried I've lost my blog entirely. Server decided to reject all my photos , lost my Blog Google account ?!...
Finally I am able to publish new posts but I am so sorry I cannot comment on some blogs especially one with Google account access only.
Hopefully it will be solved soon.


Have a wonderful start of the week
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