Displaying posts from November, 2007

Dog on a couch with some fab pillows

Posted on Thu, 8 Nov 2007 by KiM

Dean of my little apartment emailed to share photos of her half corgi/half beagle pooch named Bunny, who appears to love lounging on her couch with some fabulous vintage geometric needlepoint (bargello) pillows. Thanks for sharing these Dean!

Sorry to steal your thunder Dean but while I’m posting more cute reader’s pets, I thought I’d sneak a photo in of one of my 5 monsters cats. Here’s my favourite one of Lucky, sitting like a little old man on one of my mid-century chairs I inherited from my nonna (grandmother). This one is for you Auntie Jo.

Grouping

Posted on Wed, 7 Nov 2007 by midcenturyjo

I love grouping (no not groping!) I love the way that artwork clustered together in loose or formal arrangements often adds even more impact than a solitary piece. Here are just a few ideas.

Portland Mitchell Aimee Herring
Michael Luppino Betty Wasserman
Megan Morton Paul Costello
Paul Costello Roger Davies
Alexandra Rowley Thomas Loof
Tria Giovan Lorraine Dawkins

Election time in Australia

Posted on Wed, 7 Nov 2007 by midcenturyjo

Yes we’re in the middle of a protracted election campaign in Australia. Still 2 weeks until election day. I don’t want to show political bias so I thought I’d do a post that combined both major parties, the Liberals (right wing) blue and the Labour Party (left wing) red. So without further ado the red and blue room post!

Alexandra Rowley Roger Davies
John Gruen Michael Grimm
Roger Davies Quentin Bacon
Barbel Miebach Tria Giovan
Daniel Farmer Sandra Lane
Eve Robinson Oliver Burns Interiors

And mustn’t forget the Greens who will probably hold the balance of power in the Senate.

Take the time to check out these super talented photographers’ sites. I’ll be singing their praises in detail soon.

Dog on a couch

Posted on Tue, 6 Nov 2007 by KiM

Pethra of the Swedish blog Design & Inredningsbloggen wrote to contribute to our ‘dog on a piece of furniture’ theme. I’d like you all to meet her adorable dalmation Venus, who is a fabulous addition to her decor. (Thanks Pethra! And by the way, if anyone has ‘cat on a piece of furniture’ photos, we welcome those too, or any other animal for that matter.)

Pattern Queen

Posted on Mon, 5 Nov 2007 by midcenturyjo

Katrin Cargill is a creative producer extraordinaire. Imagine being a talented interior designer. Then imagine creating visual images for advertising. Then you produce style features for magazines. Your clients include Zoffany and Jane Churchill and you styled that now infamous and absolutely beautiful cow parsley wallpaper shot. You have written 14 books and designed rugs for the Rug Company. Katrin’s mastery of pattern is amazing!

Images from Katrin Cargill