Displaying posts from March, 2008

A home to die for

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 by KiM

Living Etc. recently included in their magazine a spread of the incredible eclectic Victorian terrace of Mark Homewood, a buyer for interiors and textile company Designers Guild. I adore all the bold colours against the white backdrop. The painted white floorboards everywhere had me gasping in delight. This home is such an inspiration. (So inspiring in fact that thanks to the staircase photos I’ve decided to try and fix my stairs using wood so I can then paint them white with a runner).

Eagle’s Nest

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 by midcenturyjo


The weekend is over and it’s time to head back to work. Unless you want to join me on a virtual getaway. Eagle’s Nest is set within a 75 acre estate atop its own private ridgeline offering spectacular views of the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The elegant and simple, eclectic and informal interiors of the luxury villas enhance the breathtaking vistas. Imagine the sunsets viewed from the edge of our horizon edge pool. I’m dreaming of the room service. New Zealand food and wine is some of the best in the world. If only we were really there. (P.S. I am actually on a week’s break but nowhere as romantic as this.)

Images from Kiwi Collection

Flickr finds – backsplashes

Posted on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 by KiM

Shameless plug part 3062

Posted on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 by midcenturyjo

Not much happening this week on the decorating front at Casa Jo. Our organic vege garden is starting to reward us for all the hard work (not really, it’s only organic because we do nothing to look after it except hand water it) but that doesn’t leave me with any “projects round the house” pictures. I have however added 2 new hand watercoloured prints to my etsy store. I call them snippets of suzani. I’m experimenting with patterns as part of a larger piece for my living room wall and these are a very casual interpretation of traditional suzani pieces. (And yes I know that suzanis are so passé but I like ethnic textiles and refuse to give up what I like because design “taste makers” skittishly pounce on the next big thing.)

WINKS

Posted on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 by midcenturyjo

WINKS – weekend links. Here we list what has come in during the week, things we’ve found and things we think you’ll want to see. If you’d like to see your blog or website featured email us and if we think it fits with our readers we’ll link you. So what’s in this week?

  • Andrea Heimer has a new range of original works and prints available. We love her earlier work and it’s no different with these. I’m really into typography at the moment and these are fab!

  • My Design Secrets is the key to the secret list of recommended vendors from Interior Designer Lorrie Browne, who’s been pouring her heart and soul into her client’s projects for 14 years. Explore helpful how-to articles on interior design, get expert tips and tricks, and see what vendors have made Lorrie’s “Favorites” list. It’s everything you need to discover the brilliant designer within yourself! Thanks Tim for the email. There’s so much to explore!
  • Adelle & Justin from H is for Home are so excited that their online store is finally live! So are Kim and I who have been salivating over their wares for some time now after meeting them on Flickr. Don’t miss their blog H is for Home Harbinger. It’s full of great info on all things retro and collectible. If you’re a West German aficionado then check out their Flickr group West German Pottery Collections.
  • Theresa from Otsutree has been in a few blogs lately but I really want to give another shout out to her great work. I’m particularly loving these prints. If you haven’t been to her website yet then go now. There are some seriously cool T-shirts I’d love to get my hands on.
  • Alesha Glennon owns Sydney Aboriginal art gallery Artery. She travels to the Northern Territory every second month to source the exquisite works that hang in her gallery. “My background is design – I am an interior designer and spent about 6 years working for Freedom Furniture as a furniture designer – anyway now I have an Aboriginal Art Gallery,” she emailed me. And what a gallery. If Aboriginal art makes your hear sing like it does mine you must visit her website. (My apologies on the lateness of this wink. I lost a number of emails and it was only by back tracking through my page history that I found Alesha and her amazing gallery again. I’m so glad I did!)
  • New blog alert and it’s Aussie! Shell emailed “I’m just a mum at home with nothing better to do with her spare time and creative flair…” The blog is Bubba and Chicken. You’ll have to click over to find out why. Love her profile. “The mouse in my mind is running flat out to keep up with both my kiddilinks and my creative desires. Thought that I would start a blog to document the funny goings on that is my life and the things that I love to create… Hope you enjoy…” I’m sure we will Shell.
  • In case you didn’t know Abbey from Abbey Goes Design Scouting has a cute etsy store Abigail Vintage selling all sorts of bijoux vintage goodies. I can’t get enough of brass at the moment and Abbey has some lovely miniatures. (Paint-by-numbers too!)
  • Anne Kristoff has just launched her Etsy store Poof with a trio of photos taken in Chinatown NYC during Chinese New Year. Up next week: a trio of painterly landscapes taken from a moving train just in time for spring. (Interestingly Anne is the same Anne Kristoff that reps Missy Elliott and other musicians as well as being a travel writer. Another woman using her talent to the max!)
  • Stay tuned for next weekend’s Holiday Reading List. I’m working on it now and it’s a bumper packed list! I love a long weekend and as you can see from the first photo I have been checking out the chocolate rabbits ahead of the Easter weekend!