Our garden in late winter

We have had a pink carpet of camellia petals for 2 weeks now and this Saturday morning I grabbed the camera to capture the gorgeous fragile layer on the MIL's front garden.

I then took the rest in a spurt of oh-so-extremely amateurish photographer's bent.













Hope you had as much pleasure from these photos as I did taking them :)

Happy Nearly Spring!!

Pink blooms and curvy lines

Have you seen a gorgeous photo of someone and instantly thought: "What beautiful colours for a room!"?



I saved this pic of Scarlett Johansson a few weeks ago because the colours just made me want to put together a room! (Okay she's absolutely beautiful and sexy, I'll just state the painfully obvious.)

The pinks, the florals, the orange tanned hue of her skin, the yellow stool, tans...

Via D Home

Via Country Living

Via House Beautiful

Anna Spiro's new living room

Black + Spiro's shop, once upon a time

Via Robyn Karp

Bedrooms, dressing tables, living rooms, dining rooms... all so vibrant, all so alive... and all so tactile!

I might keep up this "see this photo? see this room!" series! I've enjoyed putting this one together :)

Hope you liked this :)

Raynham-esque collection

This person understands my love for china!



Love what she/he did with beloved collection of vases. Looks like the best collection of Raynham and Wedgwood I've seen.

From floor to ceiling ... install shelves flanking the fireplace. Makes a STUNNING living room or large dining room.

Works the same with any stunning collection!

I remember vividly this fantastic collection of latte bowls... would make such a good display in the same place... but of course, they already had a fabulous way of displaying their collection.

Kitchen from Martha Stewart

The only difference I'd change is the cupboard door from solid to glass :)

Plywood walls ala chic!

Taken when we moved in Feb 2010

I have talked about how much I hate our current plywood walls with their dark reddy-brown stained trim and frame. In such a small space (484sq ft), all that dark trim really does not add light to the space. Large windows were sacrificed for valuable wall space (and available funds at the time of building).

My gorgeous kitchen shelves against plywood walls

But House of Turquoise really brought home to me how a little white, a little light paint can really add light and bright to the same plywood wall treatment in a house.







Now I REALLY want to paint the trim and ceiling white. Now I need money to buy paint and manpower!!!

Images from Country Home

Vintage, pink, romantic, floral

How gorgeous a setting for celebration... perfect garden views for an intimate wedding or family event.

Vintage, pink, romantic, floral

All the keywords that make for a beautiful photo... or wedding!



Anne Sage, of the popular blog The City Sage, sets photographs for beautiful magazine Nonpareil and recently did a beautiful shoot, Jane Austen style:

I have a soft spot for stone garden tables... esp laden with sweet goodies and candy coloured drinks.

I love the table setting! Am so inspired by the beautiful matching.

Anne Sage also cites all her sources and inspiration.
Images from The City Sage

Very black, very romantic, very birdy

I just love looking at this picture. Could see (and love) it as a print on my walls.

Candy dining table

I love this gorgeous simple dining room... accompanied with these candy coloured chairs.

Styled by Stephen Shubel Design, in San Fransisco.