Image 1 Katrin Cargill, Images 2 & 6 Charles Faudree
Image 3 Mark Hampton, Image 4 Charlotte Moss
Image 5 Unknown, Image 7 Nancy Lancaster
Image 8 Unknown
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Monday, August 08, 2011
Oh, Mario.............!
Anyone who has ever had the faintest interest in interior design has to have come across the work of American designer Mario Buatta.......known as the 'Prince of Chintz'!
He has the ability to take any space and turn it into an English country setting. He is the first to admit, though, that his rooms "do not appear overnight from a department store showroom"......nor should they. He is a firm believer in collaborating with his clients so there are never any surprises. The final results of his rooms evolve with a great mix of antique and new furniture, his wonderful mix of fabrics - chintz, stripes, ginghams and his beautiful background colors that bring his rooms together. I also love that he appreciates 'collections' and displays them appropriately....his personal dog art collection is a delight!
I have chosen his floral, feminine rooms to post here, but this designer knows no bounds......his masculine rooms and his gender neutral rooms are to die for. His interiors are such classics!
The following rooms are samplings from some of the many different homes he has designed.
Hope you enjoy his look as much as I do.......
He has the ability to take any space and turn it into an English country setting. He is the first to admit, though, that his rooms "do not appear overnight from a department store showroom"......nor should they. He is a firm believer in collaborating with his clients so there are never any surprises. The final results of his rooms evolve with a great mix of antique and new furniture, his wonderful mix of fabrics - chintz, stripes, ginghams and his beautiful background colors that bring his rooms together. I also love that he appreciates 'collections' and displays them appropriately....his personal dog art collection is a delight!
I have chosen his floral, feminine rooms to post here, but this designer knows no bounds......his masculine rooms and his gender neutral rooms are to die for. His interiors are such classics!
The following rooms are samplings from some of the many different homes he has designed.
Hope you enjoy his look as much as I do.......
This is the first Mario Buatta room I ever saw and I have been
hooked ever since.
Kips Bay Show House
House Beautiful cover back in the 80s and I still have it!
All photos via Architectural Digest
Last photo from House Beautiful
Friday, August 05, 2011
Bodacious Barkitecture
It's a dog's world!!
Paris Hilton's $325,000 dog house, dog pool and dog lounges
Rachel Hunter's dog house
Rachel Hunter's dog house interior
Colonial
French country
Victorian
Victorian
House of Coco
Two story
Swiss chalet for a mountain dog?
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| Australian beach huts for dogs! |
Image 1 Unknown, Images 2, 3, 6, 7 & 8 The Coolist
Image 4 Planbreddesign, Image 5 David Zentz Photography
Images 9 & 10 Unknown, Image 11 Abbeville
Image 12 Dogspoilingmadeeasy, Image 13 Unknown
Image 14 Hotfrog
Image 4 Planbreddesign, Image 5 David Zentz Photography
Images 9 & 10 Unknown, Image 11 Abbeville
Image 12 Dogspoilingmadeeasy, Image 13 Unknown
Image 14 Hotfrog
Sunday, July 31, 2011
A Day in the Life of a Design Blogger
I ended my day yesterday with my thoughts going in all directions and concluded that either I need more hours in a day or I have to work faster..............but I wouldn't have it any other way!
As I thought about my day, a poem began to brew in my mind. I grabbed my pen and pad and began to jot.
Day after day,
I search and scheme
I scan and save
And plan my theme
Books and nooks
Beds and sheds
China, chairs
And every manner of pet lairs
The colors red,
Pink and green,
Yellow, blue
White and cream
Ginghams, toiles
Linen and lace
How much longer
Can I keep this pace?
Authors, artists
Designers and such
Sometimes it seems
It's much too much.
But then I rest,
I sew or read
I walk our dog
Or the garden weed
I bake a cake
I clean and scrub
Iron, mop and grocery shop
Till I near drop
And then to bed
I toss and turn
And all the while
Ideas churn
So in the morn
When all is clear and no more fog
I begin once more to sow a seed
For those who read
My designer's blog......
- Kay Furlong
As I thought about my day, a poem began to brew in my mind. I grabbed my pen and pad and began to jot.
Day after day,
I search and scheme
I scan and save
And plan my theme
Books and nooks
Beds and sheds
China, chairs
And every manner of pet lairs
The colors red,
Pink and green,
Yellow, blue
White and cream
Ginghams, toiles
Linen and lace
How much longer
Can I keep this pace?
Authors, artists
Designers and such
Sometimes it seems
It's much too much.
But then I rest,
I sew or read
I walk our dog
Or the garden weed
I bake a cake
I clean and scrub
Iron, mop and grocery shop
Till I near drop
And then to bed
I toss and turn
And all the while
Ideas churn
So in the morn
When all is clear and no more fog
I begin once more to sow a seed
For those who read
My designer's blog......
- Kay Furlong
Friday, July 29, 2011
Toile Tales
Toile de Jouy is fabric that was initially designed with scenes which tell a story......peasant life, pastoral and farm life, romance, etc. And in the beginning it was usually one color on a light background (i.e., red on cream).
'Toile' being the French word for 'cloth' and Jouy being the area of France where it became mass manufactured, it was believed to have originated in France, but, in fact, it originated in England, and it was the French who made it famous.
Now, in our age of super mass production, it no longer is just printed on fabric, but can be found on just about anything one can imagine - shoes, wallpaper, lamp shades, dishes, furniture, mirrors......whatever the mind can imagine. And it no longer just 'tells tales', it now is available in florals, as seen below. It is also available in many, many color combinations and no longer just two colors.....often three.
Today, I am going to feature red toiles.......hope you enjoy! Another day, another color!
And have a great weekend!
Remember to click on images for larger detail.
'Toile' being the French word for 'cloth' and Jouy being the area of France where it became mass manufactured, it was believed to have originated in France, but, in fact, it originated in England, and it was the French who made it famous.
Now, in our age of super mass production, it no longer is just printed on fabric, but can be found on just about anything one can imagine - shoes, wallpaper, lamp shades, dishes, furniture, mirrors......whatever the mind can imagine. And it no longer just 'tells tales', it now is available in florals, as seen below. It is also available in many, many color combinations and no longer just two colors.....often three.
Today, I am going to feature red toiles.......hope you enjoy! Another day, another color!
And have a great weekend!
Remember to click on images for larger detail.
Image 1 Charles Faudree, Image 2 Southern Accents
Image 3 Katrin Cargill, Image 4 Traditional Home,
Image 5 Martha Stewart, Images 6 & 7 Unknown
Thursday, July 28, 2011
China Displays
Photo 1 Traditional Home
Photos 2, 4 & 5 Better Homes & Gardens
Photo 3 Unknown
Photos 6 & 7 Unknown
Photo 8 Victoria
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Dining Al Fresco
It has been a very short summer here on Prince Edward Island......lots of rain, cool weather and overcast skies. And usually, our weather turns decidedly cool by the second week of August........I can only imagine what two sunny days in a row would be like and I would really have to stretch to imagine what a month of sunny weather would be like!
But, poring over the following dining al fresco images sure reminds me of what life could be like.............and definitely puts me in a sunny state of mind!
Imagine!
But, poring over the following dining al fresco images sure reminds me of what life could be like.............and definitely puts me in a sunny state of mind!
Imagine!
Photo 5 Country Living
All others Romantic Homes
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