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Monday 08.30.10
it’s all in the details.
i was checking out rachel ashwell’s shabby chic website for some new bedding ideas, and discovered she has a really great inspirational photo gallery. one gallery is dedicated to the little details, and i just loved some of these beautiful images. gorgeous decor does come down to the attention to the little details, and i think these images are just lovely.
Wednesday 08.11.10
wednesday’s wall.
i’m back with another addition of wednesday’s wall – sharing ideas about hanging your art, and gathering a collection. this wednesday, i’m curating some artwork from the beholder, one of my favorite online art galleries. the beholder is great because their artwork is affordable, and they have a web feature where you can curate your own set, and save your very favorite paintings, illustrations and photographs for future reference. a great tool for figuring out how to begin a collection.
first up on my must have list, is this painting (above) by scott parry of mod icon twiggy. i wouldn’t pair her up with anything else – i’d just display her boldly on my black dining room wall! i want this so badly!!
then, on an opposite wall in the dining room, i might perhaps share a wonderful collection of these beholder artists’ work! i like this selection of paintings grouped together.
Don Only Dances In Complete Isolation, by ian dingman.
size 0 is stupid, by martha rich.
birch forest no. 11, by lisa congdon.
untitled, by anna ura.
wolly loco, by lisa solomon.
Tuesday 04.20.10
vintage finds for a modern world: swarm.
last evening i watched an episode of the sundance channel’s ‘man shops globe’, a documentary series that follows anthropologie’s buyer at large, keith johnson as he shops for treasures from around the world. nice job if you can get it!
in this episode keith visits artist leslie oschmann, a former anthropologie visual director, at her home studio, swarm, in amsterdam, holland. i knew i recognized leslie’s work immediately, as i had snapped the shot above recently at anthropologie’s union square store, two of her vintage-inspired portraits. i love leslie’s innovative work – re-purposing and giving new life to old canvases and laminating them to mid-century modern furnishings. take a lovely gander!
Monday 03.01.10
bad art gone good.
via the brick house.
as most of you know, i have a thing for vintage portraits. the funkier, the better. i like the irony i find in a fun vintage painting, and the sense of humor. they can add a unique touch, to a simple, mundane room. i looked around at the selby, at etsy vintage, the paris hotel boutique — all places i know to find good inspiration for this kind of artwork, and found a few great examples of what i mean when i say kitschy, unexpected art, can look really, really good.
via emma’s design blog.
via living etc. magazine.
via the selby.
via the selby.
via sfgirlbybay.
via the selby.
via the uncommoneye.
via sfgirlbybay.
via the brick house.
via paris hotel boutique.
Thursday 02.18.10
not your average domestic goddess.
i just love these paintings from artist kelly reemsten. i mean, c’mon, you might not really think of chainsaws and fancy dressed-up domestic divas in the same sentence, but these really work. kelly calls her paintings, “a celebration of dress and adornment of the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies”. the unexpected quirkiness and combination of every day tools, and retro style fashion just make me smile. for more information on kelly reemtsen’s work, check out her bio here.
