DESIGN: it's all about scale

I love items that are big and out of scale, 

especially items that are unpredictable!

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This large bird painting!

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I am not a blue person but these drapes! Luscious!!!

love how long they are over the high arched window.

just stunning

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This room is marvelous with the stripe on the wall and ceiling. 

completely over the top. 

The scale of the sofa in the narrow room,

mmmmmm and that pop of yellow! Heellllllloo

love it!!

Emily Walkers whole house is lovely! view here

Love the little yellow side table next to the big cosy bed.  

The large print of the rug if fantastic with its graphic details!

I love playing with scale, in unexpected ways.

How do you feel about objects that jump out at you? 

big, small, bright, different.

xx

callie

M.I.A and what not

image: Max Wanger
I sooooooo miss this view! Rennie, my friend this would be us overlooking  LA on our weekly hike and then heading to the griddle for breakfast!!!  so miss you!

I have been so busy lately!!!!..... so busy that I have not had time to think or do the things I really like to do. 


I was so busy, I buzzed right by my birthday without a thought. 
I broke up with someone that meant a lot to me and I haven't even had time to even think about it. (actually, he broke up with me)


Crazy how life can go in complete fast forward and you have no control. I feel like I am running a marathon at at sprint!  I just hit mile 24 and I need to rest.  I am just so tired.


I hope to back to normal soon.  I have so many idea's and thoughts for this little bloggy world of mine and I miss visiting all my favorites. 
I promise my friends, I will be back soon.  Just need to tidy up my life and all will be well.


miss you all. and MANY MANY thanks for always being there for me! 


I promise my post are now going to be more consistent and I am already starting to feel better:)
xx
callie


ps wish me luck, I have an art showing tonight with about 14 of my photographs! nervous and excited!!!

ARTIST: Gin Wigmore

Gin Wigmore


Love her dress and the whip and the sneak peeks of those high thigh boots!
Found this artist this past weekend and I really dig her voice.









This video, ugggg g the words are so close to home...... 
xx
callie

DESIGN: Alessandra Branca

Grand ~ Elegant ~ Magnificent

all images here

I will need to make an effort to go visit her lovely store!! Her interiors are knock out gorgeous!

xx

callie

STUNNING: silently pretty

Originally uploaded by elseachelsea

*sigh* so pretty

xx
callie

LONGING: Silent dining

Image: Gentl & Hyers

xx

callie

MONDAY: Silent week of Design

This week is going to be very busy, project is almost complete just a few last construction items on the punch list and moving everyone in!!

SO this week, will be a bit quiet for me.  But I will be back soon. xx callie

image: Miki Duisterhof

Snowy Saturday!

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Originally uploaded by smallstump

This week has been fabulously warm. in the 60's. Woke of every morning to the tweetering of birds. Listened to the quacking of the ducks and geese flying North, returning from their winter in the South.
I had big plans for the weekend! gardening :)

Then this morning, I woke up to quite softness! Like I was wrapped in a warm duvet cover. I looked out the window..... and snow!!
Well, now that it is snowing I do believe that gardening will be out of the question. So, I am now thinking of organizing my stuff!

I found this lovely image of collected items! I love how all the jars have red lids. and the glass filled terraniums, and some with glass lids. I adore succulents, and this is such a pretty way to display them.

So, I will be organizing my stuff! What are you doing this weekend?
I hope you all have a happy weekend!
xx
callie

QUOTE: So sweet is pink! then there's cake!

icing:

Christopher Robin is giving a party. 
-Oh! said Pooh.  ...Will there be those little cake things with pink sugar icing?
      ~A.A. Milne


quote, image, image, 


cake:

BOOKS: Modern and Classics of Europe

Pushkin Press

Publishing translations of classic and 

contemporary European Literature

Publisher Melissa Ulfane founded Pushkin in 1997. I am so happy to find such a company to feed my obsession of devouring books.  I love to carry books in my bag, hold the book and read the words while on the train, standing in line or taking a lunch break at work. Nothing, NOTHING is better then a books to hold and read.

Thank you Melissa Ulfane for your dedication and commitment to the written word!

You can even join the book club and be sent a book a month for a year. Go here for more details!! 

PETER STEPHAN JUNGK

The Inheritance

purchase here

STEFAN ZWEIG

Fear

purchase here

The 1954 film La Paura directed by Roberto Rossellini is based on this novel.  It was the last of the extraordinary features in which he directed his wife Ingrid Bergman.

I really want this book!!

NICOLAS FARGUES

I Was Behind You

purchase here

I REALLY REALLY WANT THIS BOOK!!

from the site: {*sigh*}

"Ero dietro di te: you know what that means in English? It means I was behind you. She was actually sitting at a table behind us for the entire meal and she spent the whole time watching me without me realising. It’s funny, but I’m starting to think that it wouldn’t be stretching it to read something really symbolic into that phrase. It could also mean: “For all this time, all these years, I’ve been right behind you, as close as can be, and you didn’t notice me. It’s obvious you and I were meant to be together, but we screwed it up every time. Still, I’m right here, right now, and I want you to know it, the ball’s in your court, you won’t be able to say no one told you and complain you let the chance of a lifetime slip through your fingers.” See what I mean?"

Hope you enjoy browsing the book listing as much as I did.

browse Modern

browse Classic 

xx

callie

OBSESSION: Tea

CHAI TEA GLASSES!

Designed by Jasleen Kaur

Royal College of Art

Lovely combination of Indian and English

blending both cultural drinking customs into a lovely item!

unfortunately they are not longer available at the Waddesdon Manor Gift Shop.

If anyone knows were I can get these, please let me know!!

xx

callie

INTERIOR DESIGN: New Crush

S. R. Gambrel

Interiors that are rocking my world

He is amazing!

aaah the lighting

love that sofa!!!

Love each and every one of these photographs!!

visit the site here

xx

callie

Friday: HAPPY DAY

Love these pretty earrings by Bbel!!  Each piece is crafted by hand, inspired by fairy tales, folklore, symbolism, forests, birds, time, beauty, connections.

They are truly sweet little earrings. I wear them all the time.  Check out more of Bethan's pieces of loveliness. 

I won them over at Eden Rose! Hop on over to Laura's fabulous blog!! Love her to pieces!!  

I am so excited that it is Friday. The weekend is upon us, the weather will be rainy but warm!! yippie!

   I do have to work on Saturday {furniture delivery for project} but that is ok!! I am going to enjoy the weekend anyway! What about you, what do you have planned?

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.  xx callie

QUOTE: Feeling Blue, drink Vodka! or a cup of tea.

"Blue doesn't go everywhere for me. It's successful on islands or in a kitchen in the South, anyplace hot or watery. But if I'm inland or in a northern climate --a house in Mineapolis, say, or a farmhouse in Virginia -- there's nothing bleaker than a blue room in winter. It makes me feel 10 degrees colder. I've never understood why that certain blue-gray shade is so popular in Scandinavia and northern Russia. People drink vodka to get through those winters! Why in the world would they paint a room icy blue and make matters worse?"

~Barry Dixon

House Beautiful, March 2010

When I was at the bookstore, and picked up this magazine I almost didn't buy it!


 I am not a fan of blue. But some of the images, actually the article on "Blue as a Titian" Interior Designed by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker & Eleanor Cummings is why I purchased the magazine this month! They did a wonderful interior of this Houston home with beautiful antiques and luscious drapery in soft wonderfully muted shades of blues, grays,lilac, and olive greens and gilding. So beautifully done, see the photo above and you will see such loveliness without so much BLUE. I had to use this quote, it made me laugh out loud!!
In this room I would enjoy a cup of tea and a few biscuits, oh who am I kidding at least 5 biscuits and a pot of tea!!


Your thoughts on blue?
xx
callie

ARTIST: Donya Coward

Taxidermy

pets

Donya's collection of Taxidermy Pet portraits

made of found materials. 

Crafted by re-using and preserving fabrics, jewelry and knit & crochet

are fascinating and truly adorable!

I found her in the February 2010 issue of House & Garden UK

they had a beautiful example of her work " Magpie" 

Seen here scanned:

House & Garden UK 2/2010

made from bits of broken jewellery and beads, sewing tin, zips and shoelaces.

Thought this sweet birds was amazingly beautiful!

xx callie

visit here site here

OBSESSION: Holiday, where to go?

The Coach House

How wonderful would it be to stay at this lovely place! near the River Severn.

Near the beaches of South Wales, the cities of Bristol; 

Bath, Chepstow, Cheltenham and Gloucester! 

Detached stone building,

perfect for the self catering holiday let!

Go here to read more!

I am obsessed with finding the perfect places to go this year on Holiday! 

Where are you going this year?

xx callie

notice this is from the house I featured yesterday this was the playroom! 

They did a fabulous job, now we can visit and enjoy this lovely property!

INTERIORS: Country Parsonage with a bit of quirk!

This lovely home,  owned by stylist Laura Campbell & her husband Adam Hall  is amazingly cosy, quirkly, lovely and down right urban smash country!

Sweet country kitchen with lovely urban details, the light fixtures and the black framed clock. Love the dainty floral. 

This room is just perfectly blended: Antique crystal chandeliers and the sheep skin draped chairs which are vintage Castelli  DSC 106 Chairs, Haworth.

And the living room is just gorgeous with the gray sofa, simple Bertoia chair from Knoll, the reflective wall covering, Osborne & Little.

The unexpected pops of magenta!  Throughout

Adam's office is perfect! Love that desk, the Bertoia chair and that MAP!!

Then when I saw this fireplace with the shelves installed!!

LOVE!!!! my mind was going crazy... I need to find a vintage fireplace surround like this and install shelving so I have place pretty objects, books with gilded edges SO I CAN FLIP MY BOOKS, similar to Kristen at simplygrove watch the video of her husband, *giggle* to the response of mean people) I LOVE THIS IDEA! 

                                  or add fairy lights or batter operated candles.  

This pretty mirror!

This room with the large stencil flower above the headboard and the billowy floral drapery adds a bit of red drama, which I am gushing over! Also look at that magnificent plaid blanket eeeeeee, happy to cuddle with the sweet pretty thing!

and this wonderful playroom! The exposed brick painted white and the loft hide away!

Now this gorgeously painted wall in Midnight blue is perfect with the black framed photos!! Love how they just pop on the wall! 

This house is fun, quirky, a fabulous mix of rustic and modern. With each room a different colour with elements of surprise. 

What do you love about this house?

xx

callie

all images: livingetc 3.2010