Loft interior | Turbulences Deco
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May
22
Interior | Turbulences Deco
May
18
The Baudelaire family home
What a wonderful family home, full of light and a life well lived. Children and music and friends and entertaining. A kitchen as the centre of it all and everywhere a casual sense of style. Long time reader Kimberley and her husband Adam have sadly sold this house and moved on but Kimberley assures me that it is to another renovation adventure. So without further ado I present to you a wonderful Australian home, the Baudelaire family home.
P.S. You can see before and afters here.
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May
14
David Leaser Fine Art
WHIRLIGIG
Perfect for a flower-lover such as myself, David Leaser’s work uses technology employed by NASA to show large scale flowers with such detail you can literally see the pollen on their stems.
Available as strictly limited fine art reproductions, every piece in his collection is of the highest museum-quality. His work has been critically acclaimed, and his botanical photographs grace some of the worlds finest museums and galleries.
Unbelievable, right?
NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS
HŌKŪLEI
ARCTOTIS
Images from DavidLeaser.com
Home Design with Kevin Sharkey
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May
10
Glass Stairwell
An elliptical staircase in a glass stairwell with black square framed glass
Stair Porn .org – Stairs and nothing but
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Living right by the West Side Highway, I’ve noticed increasing number of bikes riding the path every morning. And with more bikers around now then ever before across the country, it’s time someone created a line of fashionable bikes. Martone Cycling Co. has done just that.
Currently, the collection ranges in the staple monochrome colors of white, red, black, silver and gold, all of which were branded by Lorenzo Martone Cyclcing Company with a red chain and a cute handle-bar basket. But the brand plans to launch candy-colored bikes for spring and introduce a line of accessories.
Influenced by the way fashion houses brand their wares, Martone has created a signature “look” for their bikes – the red chain is inspired by red-soled Louboutins. However, they still maintain a technical edge, such as the bike’s duomatic gear system. Stylish and technically advanced? Sounds like a winner…
Women’s White Bike, Courtesy of Martone Cycling Co.
Women’s Gold Bike, Courtesy of Martone Cycling Co.
Men’s Black Bike, Courtesy of Martone Cycling Co.
Home Design with Kevin Sharkey
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May
02
Artist | Clock Art
It’s a busy week & weekend for me so I didn’t have time to do much blog surfing for my blog favourites post so instead I give you more stuff I took photo panels of. First up is a magazine feature – 6 whole pages! – of my kitchen renovation. It’s the Well-Styled Home summer 2013 issue of Kitchens & Baths.
Another major event this week was the arrival of more of my Wonkiware dishes from Green Light District. When Deborah & David’s shop was located here in Ottawa, I discovered these gorgeous handmade dishes from an artist in South Africa and fell in love. I purchased a few pieces each time I visited (they’re investment dishes shall I say) hoping to eventually acquire a decent amount to be able to use them when having peeps over for a meal. I had a set of 4 (soup bowls, pasta bowls, side plates and dinner plates) and when I heard from Deborah that the artist had unexpectedly changed up the style of some of them, she agreed to bring some to Ottawa with her on a recent trip. I totally adore these dishes and have blogged them before (I think the last time was here) but could not resist taking more photo panels as these are my dream dishes and I am overjoyed to now have a set of 8 (except for side plates, Deborah only had 2 left of the original style).
I love the raw edges of some of the pieces. It gives them a rustic, more handmade flavour.
I nearly had a coronary when Deborah told me she included some desert bowls in my package as a gift. !!! They are so adorable. The desert bowls and the dinner plates all have the raw edge and plain, no-pattern design. The rest of the pieces have a sort of lace pattern and finished edges.
Platters for this set were on sale so I requested one of those as well (although my mom now has 2 of the dinner plates that are large enough that she uses them as platters).
Unfortunately my house is tiny and I have no designated dining room where a hutch or something similar would be perfect for displaying these gorgeous dishes. Instead, I have to improvise, and have spread the dishes throughout the kitchen (there’s no way they are being hidden in a cabinet – plus, my cabinets are full!). I placed the platter is in some narrow shelving leading into the kitchen, the side plates and soup bowl on the shelves over my cabinets, the dinner plates and pasta bowls on top of the fridge, and the dessert bowls in my dining table centrepiece.
Now I’ve got to run and get ready for the Ottawa Vintage Clothing Show!!!
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Apr
24
Anna Cardell extra
I’m not usually a fan of red, black and white kitchens but this one is super cute! Not sure why the stove is located where it is but hey, you gotta cook somewhere! Styled by Anna Cardell.
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Apr
20
Floating Timber & Glass
Cantilevering timber treads with glass balustrade
Stair Porn .org – Stairs and nothing but
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Apr
16
Wall | Mural
Dream bedroom alert! Yes, to everything in this photo. That mural is so fantastic. | A1 Pictures
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