Artist: Meredith Ramsbotham

Posted on | January 29, 2010 | 7 Comments

I love a good still life painting. Discovered last night via Rita Konig’s lovely NYT’s blog. Each composition is stunning and perfect. The artist Meredith Ramsbotham lives in London and is is notable for her still life pictures. Her painting reflect “the quiet English tradition of Gwen John and Winifred Nicholson“. Just lovely. Rita found her studio above one of my favorite designers shops, Robert Kime. Find out more on her website: meredithramsbotham.com.

Category: artist

Double Rose Peony Poppy Seeds

Posted on | January 28, 2010 | 14 Comments

Last winter, I planted about 12 different heirloom tomato seeds. The process was fun but I realized my side garden doesn’t have enough sunlight for a large vegetable garden. The front has full sun but the back is filtered. How about these gorgeous Double Rose Peony Poppies? I love them. What plants and seeds are you eyeing?

p.s. I ordered the peony seeds from here: rareseeds.com.

Category: flowers, garden

Artist: April Gornik

Posted on | January 28, 2010 | 3 Comments

This morning I was looking up a few resources from Amanda Peet’s bedroom when I rediscovered April Gornik’s work. Above Peet’s bed is a black and white landscape print done by Gornik.

Landscape paintings are my newest obsession—poetic and soothing. Black and white prints of Gornik’s work really strike a cord. The lack of color pulls me in as I navigate the marks created by the wood cut print. Prints of Gornik’s work can be purchased through Pace Prints in New York. Larger paintings and works can be viewed on Gornik’s personal website: aprilgornik.com.

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Green with Red Accents

Posted on | January 27, 2010 | 15 Comments

Amanda Peet’s bedroom from domino.

A few months ago my hard drive crashed and I lost all my favorite inspiration photos. I keep having visions of forgotten rooms. I search for hours—cruising blogs, flickr groups and google image—I am usually at a loss and feel totally frustrated.

One of my favorite interiors of all time is Amanda Peet’s bedroom from domino. The greens in the Cole & Son wallpaper are perfect. A dark headboard mixes effortlessly with whitewashed antiques. The red chair in the corner seals the deal.

The lovely Anne from The City Sage sent over these gorgeous interior shots showcasing one of my favorite color combos: green with red and pink accents. It seems every time I across a green room that I really love it always has a little pop of red or pink. Sometimes the pop comes on curtains, chairs, or even just a pillow. Some great interior inspiration from Anne below.

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Candy striped curtains and an upholstered red chair from Simple Style.

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Country green cabinets with french red striped tea towel curtains from Easy Elegance.

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Feminine floral curtains with pink accents. Love the candlestick bedside table from Perfect English.

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A green room pulled together with a rusty red antique rug from Perfect English.

Category: interiors

Brainstorming Den

Posted on | January 26, 2010 | 32 Comments

I’m still contemplating paint colors for the den. Maybe if I gather together my inspiration for the room the color choice would become more clear. Above a rolled armed sofa from george smith (Too pricey, but something similar), a tufted arm chair from Lee Industries, and fabric from Robert Kime (also super $$) for curtains or upholstery.

I want the room to be soothing with a little library set up in the small room. The den is on our second floor. Three rooms behind the den which we hopefully become guest and kids’ rooms. I want it be light and airy but I need to be realistic on what is kid-friendly and not. More inspiration below. Feel free to share you ideas in the comments section.

We are having the floor refinished but I love to find a worn antique rug with some salmon pink accents.

Pretty green/blue walls paired with a creamy trim from Martha Stewart.

The mantel is off center from the room. I think a convex mirror over the mantel would pull the space together.

I would love a tufted ottoman as a coffee table. The soft lines would be perfect.

I love these handmade botanical presses for over the sofa.

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I would really like to incorporate a handsome wood dresser into the space.

Another favorite shot with a striped arm chair and worn antique rug.

Category: interiors

Anta: Pillows & Throws

Posted on | January 25, 2010 | 13 Comments

If you followed this blog at all you know I am pretty obsessed with plaid and wool blankets. One of lovely readers sent me this link to Anta a woolen mill based in Scotland. Pillows, throws, rugs and fabric are available by the metre. Everything is beautiful and heavenly.

I would love to take a trip to the UK. I was discovering links to woolen mill trails this morning that were pretty seducing. Maybe I can get the BF to go if a scotch trail runs immediately along side? I hear Glenmorangie’s distillery is just down the road from Anta. hmm…I’m getting ideas. Check out Anta’s website for more inspiration: anta.co.uk.

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Video: Paint In Den Stripped

Posted on | January 25, 2010 | 15 Comments

I made my first you tube video over the weekend. I have a lot to learn about shooting, editing, music, intro etc. I can’t wait to share more of the house. It’s so hard to get a real feel for the space with just photos. Click on the video above to learn more about our den.

I’m still unsure what color to paint the molding. Thanks to everyone who left a comment on my post. I read every single one of them. I am leaning towards painting the molding off white. The room is really dark. I’m afraid adding a dark color to the molding will only make the room feel smaller.

Over the weekend we stripped more paint; I painstakingly cleaned each individual fluted molding, all 257 of them. I want the lines to be as crisp as possible. Hopefully, when the paint is applied we won’t loose any of the detail. Greg finished removing the ceiling from the little room off the den. The space is a total mess. Ug, another room to clean. Photos below.