Chairs again

The wallpaper here is Amaranta from Harlequin but I chose this image to keep because of the styling and the chairs which I love.

Image: Harlequin

Perfect placement

While photo walls look like they are easy to copy or achieve - like most things there is a bit of a difference I feel between good and great. This is a stunning array of frames, mounts and photos. I also like the subtle squares in the wallpaper. Obviously not a house where anyone runs their hands along the walls though . . .

Image: Eric Cohler via Patricia Grey

Still life

Claire Stening is a Brisbane based artist and as a fan of still life I really like her work. I love art in a kitchen - pictures of fish, fruit, cutlery (Claire has some lovely paintings of spoons in her portfolio) and so on. This lemons are fantastic and would give a great splash of colour but I also really like her work in more muted colours like the fish and bone handled carving set below. You can see lots more of her work at www.clairestening,com and www.edwinacorlette.com.

Images: Claire Stening

Tall poppies

Playing with scale in interiors is interesting and can produce fabulous results. Too often we go out looking for an artwork that is the 'right' size for a space when, like in the picture below, you can achieve a great look with something oversized or unusually shaped. Its a hard thing to get right but I think it works here because the top lines up with the line of the beam and the bottom and the green cabinet are close to the line of the white panelling.

Image: Carrier and Co via Little Green Notebook

Dramatic effect

This is 'Cockatoo' another of Catherine Martin's designs for Porters Paints. This design was used in four different colourways on the cover of the last but one issue of Vogue Living. It is hard to see in these photos but you can see on the mag covers below that there is phenomenal detail in the design. From a distance the effect is fantastic, almost stately and you would hardly know there were birds involved at all.

Images: Porters Paints, Studio Pip and Co

Sunny yellow

The weather in Sydney today is indescribably grey and really wet so to cheer myself up I am posting this sunny yellow shot of the Ercol classic the Love Seat. I am not sure what that thing is hanging from the roof but I have loaded the pic now and am not going to go back and crop it . .

Image: Home and Garden

Liz Demos hallway

I think I have quite classic taste at heart as I am always drawn to images like this which some people may find overly traditional. This is the hallway in a home featured by Design Sponge. Liz Demos, the homeowner has a vintage shop in Savannah, Georgia. I love the shiny wood and the curve of the bow fronted hall stand. The mirror and the little chair add their own detail to an otherwise very simple hallway - which is how I like hallways to be - uncluttered and welcoming.

Image: via Design Sponge