Friday, 8 June 2007

Happy Weekend!!!


I am really loving blue and white at the moment and I just adore this image. We are about to do a blue, white and pink colour scheme in the shop which I am very excited about. I hope you all have a great weekend. It's a long weekend here so I am going to take a couple of days off and I will be posting again on Monday night.

Take care everyone!!

xo
Anna
Image courtesy of Sarah Kaye

Thursday, 7 June 2007

An Old Pair Of Chairs - SOLD

This week a beautiful pair of old chairs I had restored and recovered in a black and white stripe fabric arrived in the shop and I just knew they would sell fast, I had this feeling. They arrived in the shop mid morning and by the afternoon they were sold. We had some gorgeous black and white polka dot frilled cushions promptly made for the client to sit on each chair. They looked gorgeous, I must say. I was a little sad that I didn't get to put them in the front window but I suppose that's what it's all about. They now sit happily in their new home with their new owners and I get to do it all over again.

Black + Spiro Today...



A new natural and white houndstooth sofa was delivered in the shop today as above and some other new bits and pieces in the photo at the top.

Featured in BMag Again!!!

Just thought I would show you the feature BMag did on Black & Spiro this week in which they have featured a house I did in Balmoral in Brisbane. These are my clients who's daughter's room I posted a few weeks ago - Emily's Bedroom.

Wednesday, 6 June 2007

A Red Front Door



There's something about a red front door that I love. I was just searching on Flickr for some red door pictures for Pink Mohair as she has decided to paint the front door to her gorgeous children's play house red and just needed some help with the hue of red to use. I found so many red front doors which I loved and I also found the blue front door below surrounded by red render and those gorgeous blue and white tiles laid in a zig zag design. It's amazing what you can find on Flickr!!



Small Space Style



A blog I have been really enjoying lately is Small Space Style. Lisa posts some fantastic images and her recent post on outdoor showers was fantastic. If you want some Small Space Style tips then go and have a look at Lisa's blog.

Images above via Small Space Style.

Tuesday, 5 June 2007

I Love Quadrille!!



I have to say that I am completely and utterly in love with Quadrille's beautiful fabrics. I first discovered Quadrille when I was in LA last year and ever since then I haven't been able to stop obsessing over my pint sized cuttings of the fabrics I selected in their LA showroom. When I was looking through Quadrille's website a few weeks ago I noticed they had some photos of Aerin Lauder's lounge room (in which some of their fabrics have been used) and also who can forget the gorgeous sofa in The Devil Wears Prada - covered in, you guessed it, a Quadrille fabric. So I will continue to be obsessed with these beautiful fabrics and I will be working a little harder to import some for Black & Spiro!!

Monday, 4 June 2007

We're In Inside Out This Month...


I'm very excited to announce that our Mother of Pearl inlaid chests were featured in this month's issue of Inside Out Magazine. Inside Out Magazine is one of my top 3 favourite magazines so to have our inlaid furniture featured this month is very exciting for me.

New Favourite Domino Images







I have some new favourite images from Domino's website which I thought I would share with you. I adore the top image in particular - the colours and mixture of "things" is very me.

Sunday, 3 June 2007

Ebay Chair

I just thought I would show you the fabulous faux bamboo chair I just purchased on Ebay. I'm so excited with it considering we don't usually see chairs like this on our Australian Ebay. I am going to use it as my desk chair in my office at home and I don't even think I will have to change the upholstery which is fantastic!!

Friday, 1 June 2007

No Chintz


I have long been an admirer of the No Chintz stores in Sydney. Owner Chrissie Jeffries also owns and runs Stitches Pty Ltd which is a trade only workroom for both designers and architects. No Chintz stores specialise in affordable yet very stylish fabrics and their online store is fantastic with a fabric swatch order service available - great for people who want to view the fabric in their home before they order.

Thursday, 31 May 2007

Lulu DK Interview at Pioneer Linens

Here's the interview, enjoy.....

Lulu DK bedding at PioneerLinens.com

Lulu DK Interview



Jotham McCauley from Pioneer Linens emailed me last night with a link to a very interesting interview with New York Designer Lulu DK in their showroom. She talks about her inspirations and her beautiful new line of bed linen. The interview is a must see. Click here to be directed. Thanks Jotham for this wonderful link!!

Wednesday, 30 May 2007

Yellow...

I love this sunny image which I found via Love Made Visable. I'm almost certain that this image is taken on the beach at Positano in Italy. It brings back memories of the summer I spent in Italy when I was 21 and my week long visit to beautiful Positano. I think this girl would look gorgeous lying on the daybed in my image of the week.

Tuesday, 29 May 2007

My Inspiration Board


Thought I would show you a little snapshot of my inspiration board. I like to fill my board with bits and pieces of my life and little things I love. I include notes from friends, photos of my family, paintings my 4 year old does for me, scraps of fabrics I like, patterns and pictures of all sorts of things which inspire me. I like to change my board every month but sometimes there are just some things that I never remove - I just move them on the board and continue to treasure and love them.

White Inspiration












I think you all know how much I love white and when I saw the beautiful images which Jo & Kym found on The Beach Studios a little while back I immediately visited the site and I immediately fell in love with all of the beautiful white houses they showcase. I just thought I would show you a few of my favourites.

Sunday, 27 May 2007

Straddie...






Last night we had some friends over to our beach house at Straddie (Stradbroke Island) for dinner. It was a great night with lots of fun had by all. I thought I would show you a picture of the table setting and also some pictures of our house. I love spending time here in our little beach cottage with my husband and our son. We rent the house out for holiday bookings so please email me if you are interested in renting it.


Friday, 25 May 2007

Happy Weekend!!

I'm off to Straddie for the weekend and it's starting to get cold here so we'll be rugging up in our Winter woollies; I can hardly wait!! Have a great weekend everyone.

xo
Anna

Thursday, 24 May 2007

Black & Spiro Today




Just thought I would show you a few pics of Black & Spiro today. I love it when I have fresh flowers in the shop. They make me happy.