suitcase love

just might have to do this………

Design Helper…

Working on the finishing touches of my 7 room design presentation this morning to find I have a helper… my sweet Coco is looking after the rug samples etc…

this people is a picture of the best cat in the world ! Our Kocadon… aka coco.

Just so you know…

images of this and that…

thought I would start with a few interesting pictures

Liking the white on white

 

Loving the colour blocked bookcases…

this is just fun fun fun

 

great use of an old door

 

look closely and you’ll see books used to fill the fireplace, this is a great idea for summer 

stripes on the dining wall, just loving this look

 

next time you see interesting trucks and suitcases at the flea market remember this is a great look as a nightstand

 

collection of glass eggs on coffee table great look all year long…

 

Happy Easter Everyone…

 

Tiffany & Co introduces their new RUBEDO™ metal in 1837™ designs

         

Created to honour the date of their founding, the Tiffany 1837™ collection defines chic and is stamped with Tiffany's 19th-century hallmarks. In honour of their 175th anniversary, the new RUBEDO™ metal was just introduced in a limited-edition series of Tiffany 1837™ designs.    link to video

Tiffany’s sends the greatest emails, this mornings was Easter Egg Necklaces…

    

they would look wonderful inside a little blue box… just saying….

Now I must say I fall in love with these emails they send and visit often… 2 weeks ago for little piece.

   A RUBEDO™ metal pendant

it goes with my two rings…

they were birthday presents…

now I’m I crazy to want to add…

to my fingers?

no time design….

Use Stacked Books As Tables: Display a vase or a small statue.

If bookshelf space is limited or you have indulged yourself with too many great books, this is a great way to store books elsewhere while still giving them function.

Colour Block Books: Coordinated books add punch to white shelves and collectibles.

On of my favourite designers and blogger Michael Penney organized the bookshelves in his Toronto apartment according to the colour of the book spines. This is a fun way to add pops of colour to a room, and gives your shelves a sense of order. Spend a rainy weekend afternoon organizing your shelves for a fast decorating fix.

Arrange Flowers In Vintage Cans: Swap vases for unexpected vessels.

Find interesting cans at garage sales, flea markets or value village and make them into eclectic vases for flowers or houseplants. I find small glasses or vases for water vessel inside… For deep cans, add some crumpled newspaper to the bottom to elevate the plant a bit.

 

Paint Window Frames Black: Draw attention to windows with dramatic trim.

Since windows are a natural focal point, they’re a great spot for an unexpected hit of colour. And it doesn't take long to apply a few coats of dark paint to window trim.

 

Arrange Groupings: Softly-tinted glass bottles add impact when grouped together.

"Putting likes with like — grouping art on a wall, displaying vases on one buffet or console, arranging a collection of small scale objects on a mantel, this has more visual impact that scattering them around your home. This delicate and colourful arrangement of glass bottles in various shapes and sizes offer contrast to the clean lines of the window and metal table. Try a similar arrangement with objects you already own: vases, jars, bottles, jewellery dishes, or vintage teacups are just a few examples.

 

Paint Old Frames For A Gallery Wall: Create cohesion by painting mix-and-match frames one colour.

"Paint out a bunch of cheap thrifty mismatched frames in one colour to create a gallery wall.  When the frames are all one colour, feel free to display different styles of art — landscapes with portraits, black and white with colour, objects in shadow boxes with contemporary photography — anything goes!

Very sad design sale…….Albert Hadley’s apartment

At this point in time, I’m sure everyone in the design world has heard that one of the greatest interior designers of all-time,

Albert Hadley has passed away at the age of 91 in his hometown of Nashville this past week- such a great loss.

Quote,

I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives.

Albert Hadley

When it comes to designers of residential interiors endowed with savoir faire, elegance and liveability there are few firms whose names come to mind so immediately as Parish-Hadley Associates.

 

Albert Hadley, with his partner of twenty-five years and fellow Hall of Fame member "Sister" Parish, is responsible for transforming countless rooms of many houses into very personal, highly individual and eminently comfortable spaces.

Among the firm's clients are numbered William s. Paley, Brooke Astor and Ann Getty. Parish-Hadley's work for them and for others has granted the firm a status akin to that of an institution.

Hadley recalls his early life in the South as an influence on his interiors. Born in Nashville, Tennessee he is a graduate of the Parsons School of Design in New York and has taught both here and in Paris.

Mr. Hadley established his own design firm before joining McMillen Inc. And in 1962, he established his long association with Mrs. Parish.

In 1999 Albert Hadley closed the doors of Parish-Hadley and once again began his own firm, Albert Hadley, Incorporated.

Albert Hadley is defined by his keen sense of architectural detail and proportion, his carefully edited decorative schemes, sustained sense of tradition, combined with an inexhaustible curiosity for the new.

His goal he says "is to help clients realize more than they thought possible within the framework of their own tastes."

That is my favourite design quote of his for sure…

 

Now on a sad note, his apartment in New York City has gone up for sale…

this a copy of the floor plan, truly wishing I had an extra million in my bank account, I would purchase it for sure…

Just for the ceiling…

 

So loving this artwork…

His art collection is wonderful

    

RIP Albert, you will missed and never forgotten…

link to realtor s website