A Pocket Full of Candy

I just adore this collection of photos by photographer Hans Zeegers via Desire to Inspire. These images remind me of colourful candy - so pretty!!

On another note, I apologise for the lack of posts lately. I am extremely busy with organising client work for our pre-Christmas cut off date and I have had a huge influx of work over the last month which has increased my work load quite considerably and therefore left me with less hours each day to spend blogging. I will advise also that my posts will be a little light on over the next couple of weeks whilst I am working towards our deadline. I hope you all understand!! Thanks again for the continuous tremendous support and all of the lovely emails I continue to receive on a daily basis. I just love blogging so much - if only I had a couple more hours each day!!!

Have a lovely weekend! See you next week.

xo
Anna

Today I Love

A great room above I stumbled across on Bountiful Home. I particularly love the red and white quilt thrown over the arm of the white sofa - it actually reminds me of an Hawaiian quilt. I also really like the vintage looking brown leather club chairs.

New Vintage Lamps @ Black & Spiro

Two gorgeous vintage lamps arrived at Black & Spiro today. The yellow one is especially devine - the colour is amazing!! I'm just contemplating what shades I am going to have made for them.

More Kitchen Love

More kitchens to drool over today as above. Thanks for the inspiration Small Space Style, Brilliant Assylum and Bountiful Home.

Lantern Love

Last week when I was searching the internet for bathroom images for Maryam I came across this gorgeous image of the Kasbah Hotel in Marrakesh. What a wonderful idea for an exterior entry wall. I LOVE this!

Kitchen Love

Another kitchen to add to my ever expanding "I Love" files thanks to Desire to Inspire. What a great kitchen this would be for a large family.

A White Canvas

Yet another white room from my "I Love" files above and another vase of gorgeous blowsy yellow roses!!

Image courtesy of House & Garden.

Too Pretty For Words

The quality of this picture isn't great but I just had to post it because I LOVE it!! What a beautiful atmosphere the candles create around this pool and I just love the rose covered arbours which may create a bit of a mess in the pool but who cares sometimes it has to be all about the look!!

Image courtesy of Bountiful Home.

A Perfect Mix

This house, which was featured in Elle Decor October 2006, is one of my all time favourite houses. I love the mix of furniture styles, fabrics and textiles and the collections of "things" displayed oh-so "perfectly" throughout the house. I also adore the all-white back drop (floors, walls, ceiling) which sets the perfect scene for such a beautiful collection of things.

A Pretty Bedroom

White bed linen always looks so fresh and inviting. I love the white flowing bed linen in the above picture and those yellow roses are to die for. This is definately a bedroom I would be very comfortable living in.

Image courtesy of Bountiful Home.

Today I Love: Ruffles

I adore this image which I found on This Is Glamorous blog and I think when my mother sees this I'll be getting a call from her to say how much she loves the ruffled tablecloth.

Image originally courtesy of Martha Stewart Living.

Happy Weekend!

Hope you all have a great weekend. I might post some little surprises over the weekend if I have some spare time. If not, I'll see you all next week.

x
Anna

Image courtesy of Aman Resorts.

Inspiration For Maryam

Maryam from My Marrakesh has sent a request out for some bathroom inspiration for her Guest House, Peacock Pavillions which she and her husband are building in Marrakesh, Morroco. I have sent her through some pictures which I thought were beautiful. If anyone has some inspiration for her please visit her site and leave her a message. I can't wait to see what she ends up creating.

Image courtesy of Aman Resorts.

Hotel Particulier

Another pretty, small hotel in France, Hotel Particulier in Arles seems like it would be a restful and serene place to spend a few days. I love the light filled, ethereal apperance of the large guest room in the top image in particular - I could imagine sleeping through a Summer afternoon in this gorgeous room with a light breeze flowing through the windows throwing the white sheer drapes in and out, in and out.

Turtle Papers @ Etsy

I don't usually post about stationery but I thought these note cards by Turtle Papers were too pretty not to post. Just new at Etsy, Turtle Papers is a small design studio based in Seattle, Washington and I just love their fresh, pretty and colourful designs. I also adore the scalloped edging detail on some of their note cards. NB. Shipping to Australia is available.

The Hermes Blanket

Hermes blanket on Kelly Wearstler's son's bed - image courtesy of Stylecourt.

Hermes blanket in pink & orange.


Image above courtesy of Domino Magazine.


Hermes blanket in black & white.

The Hermes blanket seems to pop up in so many rooms I love - either thrown over the arm of a sofa in a lounge room or on the end of a bed - this beautiful rug always looks striking. I love both the black and white colourway and the orange and pink colourway and if I was lucky enough to get one I think I would have alot of trouble deciding which colour I would want. Which one would you choose?

Pretty Men

Look at these two - don't they look pretty! I love the colours in the top image and the contrast of the pink coat against that amazing white wall at the Parker Hotel in Palm Springs has long been a favourite!

Another Shade of Grey Etsy Store

I'm loving the new Etsy store which the blogger behind Another Shade of Grey blog has opened and in particular I love this vintage embroidery piece currently available for US$18.00. I'm sure it won't last long!!

Trophy Style

A little while ago I pulled out of a cupboard at home two old silver trophies which belong to my husband and were given to him by his grandmother. The trophies originally belonged to his grandmother's aunt and were won by her for tennis. I have placed the trophies in a display of things I have in some bookshelves at home. I am so pleased I pulled them out as they are special to my husband and now they are seen every day instead of being stored away in the back of a cupboard.

Another use for such items is to use them as a vase. I recently came across the 3 gorgeous old trophies above for sale from Paris Hotel Boutique. NB. They do ship internationally.

For related post topics Courtney at Stylecourt posted "Best in Show" 14/7/2007 and Pink Mohair at Casapinka posted "Trophies & Pink Chandeliers" 10/7/2007 .

Secret Gardens of Sydney

I love this pretty garden and pool courtyard created by Secret Gardens of Sydney. The Frangipani tree leaning over the pool and the pool house at the back are my favourite features. This type of design would be fantastic for small lot housing or a property with little outlook as the pool, pool house and trees surrounding create such a private, pretty and relaxing atmosphere.