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Blue Calico by Burleigh

Good morning everyone!

Hope you've all had a restful weekend and are ready for the week ahead.  

We had a busy weekend and enjoyed the downpour of rain, which was very badly needed here.  We had just enough to make everything green and gorgeous looking again, as our lawns were beginning to look a bit pale.

I think I have run out of moodboards for now.  I hope you enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed the research and putting them together. They may come back another time, but for now I'm on to other things.

I found this article in the current issue of Victoria magazine last week about these lovely blue calico ceramic dishes that are produced by Burleigh in England.

Burleigh is the last pottery plant in England that still employs the 200 year old skill of applying the pattern by rubbing patterned tissue paper onto the bisque, firing it and then adding glaze and firing it again, which ensures the pattern will never fade or wear off......click here to see how the process takes place.  I found it really interesting and it's worth the peek.

I am embarrassed to admit I had never heard of blue calico, Burleigh, or this process before last week and I have to tell you, I am completely smitten with it all.

This calico print is also available in red and pink!!  

You must check out Burleigh's website and look at all the other colors and patterns including a blue chintz that looks pretty special, too.

And don't forget to check out Victoria magazine here.  I always find something gorgeous and interesting in this magazine.....

Enjoy and have a fabulous day!

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Have a great weekend everyone!

Sheila Bridges Harlem Wallpaper

Click here to see more of Sheila Bridges' toile wallpaper in other colorways.

Meg Braff Bedrooms

Loving the bright, fresh bedrooms in the Coastal Living Showhouse by Meg Braff.  Check out more of Meg's designs and new wallpaper and fabric here.

All of the above from the Coastal Living Shouhouse

North Shore Project

Loving the Art of Allison Cosmos

Hi Everyone!

Hope you're all having a great week so far.  

We are beginning to feel a touch of autumn weather, believe it or not!  Our weather really only warmed up in July and already we are winding down for the cooler temps.  Also, I was out doing errands today and Thanksgiving decor is on display at Homesense and the summer items are all gone!  It's only August!

In late June I featured a home decorated by Summer Thornton (here).  In describing the chinoiserie panels as seen below, I referred to them as framed wallpaper.  

A few days ago, I received a lovely note from the artist, Allison Cosmos, letting me know that they were actually handpainted canvases.  

I was more than happy to have this brought to my attention and I updated that post with the correct information and the link to Allison's site.

Naturally, I went directly to Allison's site to look at more of her art and discovered she had also provided some of the artwork for Megan Winter's home, which I featured yesterday.

So, I wanted to share her versatile work with you and she generously shares how she came up with the chinoiserie triptych shown below.

Remember this beautiful foyer?

The finished canvases are 100" high with the middle canvas 36" wide

and the two narrower panels are 18" wide.

A close up detail she used as a sample for the designer and 

homeowner.  She used matte acrylic paint on the 12" x 16" canvas to reflect 

the look of wallpaper.

A closer look at the crane.  Allison was inspired by the artwork

of John James Audubon.

And the same for this shorebird which appears in the triptych, 

also inspired by John James Audubon.

Her detail is exquisite.

To see more of this triptych and other work of Allison's, click here.

Below is the Sumi-e Japanese artwork commissioned by Megan Winters for their home office.

These 8" x 12" canvases were later matted and framed 

by Megan for the office.

What a beautiful mix of art and decor.

A vignette from Megan's living room.

The diptych as it was painted together so that the strokes flowed together.

A close up of the textural detail on above canvases.

Another sample of Allison's creative work is this handpainted (not stencilled) 

damask door that was commissioned by designer Marjorie Skouras for her own home.

This is just a sampling of Allison's work, so you must check out her site to see more........painted floors, chinoiserie wall murals, children's wall murals and decoratively painted furniture.

Enjoy!