A Cool Nursery

I love it when I see a cool nursery that does not go down the typical baby blue or baby pink route - this one was styled by the clever Morgan Satterfield (check out her blog The Brick House).
And for you USA readers - you can win the cot, the (awesome) chair/ottoman set and a choice of prints from The Animal Print Shop. What an amazing prize - enter here.
Photographs by Laure Joliet via At Home At Home.

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Fall weekend in the Central Coast

We had a wonderful fall weekend on our visit to the Central Coast.  It makes me so happy to spend a little bit of time in the country.  There is always a lot to see and many places to stop.  We like to visit as many places as possible, this time we squeezed in at least 3 days worth of activity into one and a half.  These sweet big guys were just outside the entrance to Remnants of the Past.  I love horses, such beautiful animals!  

We managed to get to the Avila Barn to pick up some pumpkin bread and other goodies, the See Canyon apple farm for pumpkins and the yummiest apples, as well as the show and food in San Luis Obispo. 
Tomorrow I will show you all the fun we had at the show....

 

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always inspired...

 

It seems an odd thing to be inspired by just interior design photos.  I love so many things and there are so many things that inspire.  Don't you agree?  I love the texture and the color combos in these pictures, those types of ideas carry through into design ideas and take shape in interiors.  Just some food for thought.  What inspires you?

images via

 

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Horse art....

 

As I am sure you know I have a weakness for artwork with horses.  I saw these new pieces from Lisa at Kiki and Polly on line I was thinking how cute they would be in a job... love them.  But I was thinking also that there must be more horse art lovers out there like me.  So here are a few of my favorites.  I like to share!

 kiki and polly

 

 

tastes orangey

 

sarah atkinson

you can click through on the images

 

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Baby Animals

Bear Cub

Lion Cub

Baby Monkey

Baby White Tiger

Baby Kangaroo

I have a brand new nephew! He was born in the early hours of yesterday and my sister (a complete star) made me an Aunty again. He really is a lovely wee thing so with baby on the brain, here is the gorgeous baby animals series by animal photographer, Sharon Montrose. These are perfect for babies' nurseries and kid's bedrooms. I could stare at these photos all day long.

Photographs via The Animal Print Shop.

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Vintage Chic

 

I am so glad for the weekend, although I won't be resting too much, I like the idea of it.  Just a little vintage chic inspiration here..  

I received a sweet comment on the blog that made me think about somethings I had planned for this year in blogging.   I wanted to share more of my personal projects with you here, more of what truly inspires me to design in my own home, is that of interest to you my readers?  This year looks to be really great for getting some of the personal projects I have been planning actually done, making them so much more fun to share!

Have a great relaxing Saturday - it's always nice to spend a day doing things for yourself right?

image via pinterest

 

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on my radar this holiday season

1. My chunky pearls broke over Thanksgiving (at a bar, none the less, so the pearls scattered everywhere - garnered a bit of attention from the surrounding guys scrambling to help me pick them up, I actually thought that was very sweet. It's time for a new set. This particular one is from Lauren Elan

2. A bit predictable? Yes. but I've always wanted a white grey hound statue for my home! This cutie is available through Pieces!

- Bee from Atlantic-Pacific wears them well.
- I love boxwood - they don't fair so well in Boston during this time of year though!

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Animals



Hattie the Elephant designed by David Weeks.

 


Simus the Rhino

 


Ursa the Bear

 


Animal Box: Polar Bear designed by Karl Zahn

 


Polar Bear box opened.

 


Animal box: Rhino

 


Animal Box: Whale

 


Whale box opened.

  I enjoy seeing quirky little details which give interest and character to interiors and for me, animals usually do this. I'm loving these fantastic timber animals from Areaware, New York and they are available in New Zealand from Simon James Concept Store and Fabric. Aren't they fabulous?
Photographs via Areaware.

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