New Window Display @ Black & Spiro

Today we re-arranged the shop and Rebekah who is working with us this week for work experience did this little vignette on a Antique piece (an old French writing table) which arrived in the store today. We placed the beautiful table in the front window display in front of a new floral fabric drop and we placed a pair of nickel lamps with shades made in a Rubie Green trellis design fabric on the table. I must say she did a beautiful job with the display...an Interior Designer in the making!!

New @ Black & Spiro

Here's a new little piece which just arrived into the shop this morning. It's actually a very old piece which I had painted in a gloss white and upholstered in a bright green silk. It would be perfect placed at the end of a bed or in a wide hallway or even placed in an entry. The cushions, which I have named Tutu Cushions are a new design I am having made with tulle frills...so fun!!

Mesmerizing

I am very taken with this beautiful, sensual and romantic image by photographer Ken Kochey. Isn't that lace to die for!!

Colour Connections

How clever of Mary McDonald - she created these rooms to look just like a luscious Laduree shop!!

Harry's Room

Over the weekend I spent some time sorting through a few things in Harry's bedroom. Wow, don't they collect a lot of things! I thought I was the hoarder in our family but it seems I may have bred another little one!! Harry seems to love collecting things...just like his mother!! He has snow domes which Brad & I always buy him when we go away to a new place, he has rocket ships, he has cars but I think one of his prized possessions is the photo of he and his father on a dirt bike which was taken down at our friends farm last year. After the clean through the room looked lovely again and I thought I'd take some photos to show you his little abode. I had the wardrobe custom built for him by my very talented cabinet maker when we moved into the house last year and his Antique bed and painting above the armchair were special things I purchased for him when he was a baby. I will pass on these two very special pieces to him when he has his own home one day...hopefully he will cherish them forever.

Blue & White Plate Collection

You all know how much I love Blue & White and I know so many of you out there love it too. I was recently excited to find this image of a Blue and White vintage plate collection displayed so beautifully in a kitchen by US designer Darryl Carter.

Kitchen Love...

Hello again! Hope you had a great weekend!!

Another kitchen in my files is this one which Elements of Style posted a while ago from a 2005 issue of House Beautiful. I love those pretty bar stools - so gorgeous and the monkey vase is a quirky piece don't you think??!!