tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45088302263259811802011-07-30T17:05:59.792-04:00collection of inspirations for designIzabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193455457408094571noreply@blogger.comBlogger681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508830226325981180.post-53932492581351192542011-03-06T12:31:00.003-05:002011-03-06T12:52:24.326-05:00

We've had Logan ( Russell Terrier)for a week now, and just love love love him. The little guy settled in quite quickly. That is after the first night the cries were so loud and pitched, that all I could picture was a little pup alone in the wilderness, crying for his mother. Heart breaking as it was, we both made it with little sleep through the night.Taking him out in the middle of the night

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( NOTE: these are not the puppy's actual parents, as we ended up with a different pup from a different litter)Lets face it, December 31 and January 1 are really not much different from December 1 and December 2 days. Sure the days are are warmer then, the stress of holiday preparations starts creeping in and many of us are still trying to get back to the old pre-Thanksgiving weight, yet there is

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AC is fixed! yay. So it seems. We either had, or have some little issues still with it, but those may have been resolved. Running a test on the machine. See if it can hit the 70 degree mark. Frankly, 70 is a bit chilly for me, but lets see what this baby can do.I had the pleasure to spend about 4.5 hours on this little guy today. So cute, so well behave and oh just sooooo much hair to strip out

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Last night it was 90 degrees at home. Needless to say, I got very little sleep. The fans can only do so much when it comes to humidity. I long for the dry summer days ( such as Florida in the middle of January is perfect, or when we were in Vegas in September a couple of years ago).The AC should be fixed by Monday. I honestly don't know how I survived last summer in this home with no AC.Work was

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I've been busy the last few days trying to get a glimpse of the world cup games. As much as I would love for the South African boys to win, I'll stay realistic and cheer for my other favorite team, which would be Deutschland (Germany)!Oh, watching the games just makes me wish I were back in South Africa again. And seeing the German team brings back memories of school and Germany.The tv networks

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I have an incredible sweet tooth. To be honest, I could have cake every day, or even better, some chocolate. Ice cream is awesome too. But when I noticed strong arthritis in my left hand after pigging out on nutella, I've decided to test and see if the sugar and pain were related.A whole week later and I am pain free. The cravings have gone down, but I still would very much enjoy some chocolate.

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I was going to write about our powder room rennovation, or lack thereof, and about my picture hanging dilemma..... still have those blank walls.... but lets face it, it's late,it's over 85 degrees with humidity and I came across an archive of these chriters ( embarassed that I didn't make a note who photographed them). They have been featured on other blogs, but sometimes we can't get enough of

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I went to the North Shore Animal League last sunday. Since I was dog sitting, it was a good time to check out that popular animal shelter. I was advised that nothing good would come out of my visit. I'd either end up surprising my husband with a new adopted pooch, that he had no choice in choosing, or I'd walk out depressed about the abandoned dogs.Something else ended up happening.

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About a week ago it was clear that the sad time has come. On March 27th, our beloved Aster had to be put to sleep. The bladder cancer was no longer under some control.She was quite the family dog. Although she was really my mother in law's dog, she ended up living with us due to circumstances and ended up being just like my own. I had the pleasure ( and sometimes — rarely, a little frustration)

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As a birthday gift, I got the DSLR camera that I have been dreaming of. The new toy, a Nikon D90.. Tested it out today in the city for the first time on some pooches in the park. That is, after I used it on our sweet pooch as a model first.above: AsterAs a birthday gift, I got the DSLR camera that I have been dreaming of. The new toy, a Nikon D90.. Tested it out today in the city for the first

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I've been away for quite some time. Between the wonderful trip to Florida's Marco Island and Miami, to receiving the sad news that my dog has bladder cancer, blogging just simply wasn't the thing that I wanted to do.

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Aster is so happy that the couch is back up. Now that we have a t.v again ( survived over a year with no t.v. , which wasn't a terrible experience at all.), I get to snuggle up with the dog and blanket on the couch again. The other night we watched Pride and Prejudice together.

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For years, for the life of me, I simply did not like gold ( ok, it was little more than dislike). Golden jewerly(except for white gold), golden faucets,golden lamps, golden watches, golden door handles...Now I have my gray walls and the one type of mirror that I want above my fireplace is no other than a golden ornate one! above: from thingsthatinspire blogabove: from home decorating info above:

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I love chairs. Chairs have personality and functionality. They're artsy and expressive. So as much as I fell in love with so many chairs out there, a lot of them were simply too high in my price point.Craigslist was once again the answer. My friend found our farm table there, so surely we could find some chairs to go with it. And I finally did.I found these:By the time I emailed the owner, they

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It seems like the poster with this message went through a love phase and straight into an overload, rejection phase.I must admit, I liked the poster a lot when I first saw it, but then it just became so overly commercial that everyone seemed to have it. It seemed to be everywhere. Now it just feels dated in a bad way.Which is why I wouldn't dare walk out with one of these from Decorative

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The workers are gone, the walls are done, the decorating will get there. The place feels like a fresh breath of air. I love the color! On the photo it tends to look too white, but in person it's really great and airy.There is still plenty of work to be done( moulding, new fire place mantle etc..), but for now I will just chill and enjoy walls. In this case watching the paint dry was far from

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The white color phase continues. I found a bunch of white room images from the Traditional Home website.

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I've noticed in the city that Starbucks is redecorating. No more deep brown, green and yellow walls. Gone are the yellow glass mini pendants. Instead it's crips white walls, wooden accents and clear round globes for light.Will need to take some picture. It's refreshing and I think a smart move.

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The entire living/dining room is getting ready to be painted gray today. The ceiling is already transformed into a bright white. The fresh room has me back in the decorating mood and I can't but love the idea of a deer head somewhere in my house.I thought of a white one, but a really crazy colorful one would be awesome. Some hot pink one would just satisfy my craving to have pinkness among my

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We are currently in the process of having new walls in the living/dining room and staircase. So darn excited.The wood panels are gone and so is the ridiculous amount of mirrors.I'm busy rushing trying to find a light fixture for the staircase.I'd really like a schoolhouse pendant, but it's becoming a bit of a challenge to get my hands on one within this week ( ordering online takes too long).

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The New Orleans art scene was fascinating and on top of the list of my favorite things about our road trip.I made a stop at the Martin Lawrence Gallery where Philippe Bertho's work took me for a fun ride.Pop art was of little interest to me. Andy Warhol just felt so yesterday and over copied.Bertho's work feels contemporary, fresh and fun. His work inspires me.

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Ant and I did a road trip to New Orleans, which was pretty fabulous. The place is very much color inspiring. Eventually I will post some pics.

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I can go mushy over terrier, mutty dogs. This one, ohh so cute. Those perky ears make me smile.He just looks so proud in here.This little fellow was very sweet too and well behaved.

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Mail in my hands, bag on my shoulder, I walked up the stairs until I reached the landing before my last few steps to home sweet home. What a large rat tale. Perhaps a nutria ( seen those by the water)? No, just a "small" opossum.So I like critters, but this one was in a really bad spot. If he went any further up, he would end up at my door step. If he went sideways, he would go dropping down a

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Rain or shine (it chose to be rain), the Hoboken arts festival is on today. Hubby went to it last year, and after hearing that they sell art work too (and not just food, like at the Italian festival), I had to go.I bought two photo prints. Both have been taken in Tibet. When I saw the one with the horses, I just had to have it.Finally, I found a piece of work that I really wanted. Buying just

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When I was a little girl, my dad and I used to make this very simple, yet delicious dish on Sundays. It's pretty much called " Duszona cebulka".There are different variations of it, but this was ours.Ours consisted of first frying up some cut up bacon pieces.Then you had about three onions( I always tried to get as many as possible. The pot would be so full that you couldn't even stir the onions,

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The pooch photos are long overdue, but sometimes we are just so busy at work that there isn't really a good time to snap some photos.All of these fellas were really adorable. I almost wanted to steal the Dachshund for my husband, as that's his dream dog. The kitty was really sweet too, and the West Highland Terrier just reminded me of something that popped out of a comic book.I also just want to

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I briefly stopped by the flea market by the Port Authority and my heart skipped a little faster when I came across this beautiful wood set type. If I can come across some cheap one on ebay then I will definitely get it, but I didn't bother asking the guy the price when he told another person that the type goes upto $20. I presumed that was for the large letters.So instead I got some snapshots,

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There are already plenty of reasons for hubby and me to go visit Austria, besides the fact that my close friend and my other friend's mother lives there, who I was close with too, I have yet another reason: feinedinge. It would be hard to resist at least something small from this store based in Vienna. The containers are whimsical, yet contemporary.'moonstruck' leuchtkugelnBlumenampeln'silver'

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I recently subscribed to The New Yorker. Here is some of their cover art. I was surprised at the amount of it that depicts kitty cats. I didn't make it through all the archives, but here are a couple that I came across.01.29.199001.03.2005This is my favorite one. I like the color, the idea and simplicity of it.10.30.2006This one is just really funny.01.06.199203.22.1993Another good one

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About a month ago or so I snatched up my grooming tools from work to give Aster a more decent haircut than what she usually gets when I use my "crappy" clipper and 3"scissors.A proper grooming clipper, 8" scissors and thinning shears make all the difference. Only thing missing is the nuse, as she loves to lie down and sit during the process.

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I can't wait!

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Uptown on the west side is this wonderful store that sells these beautiful murano glass plates. They felt so fragile, that if I had them at home, I would be paranoid that I would break them. Perhaps that is why there are little signs that say " Please do not handle", which I only managed to see after I touched these little plates.It also carries a pretty large variety of other great glass and

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Every week the New York Times issues a magazine. The articles themeselves are predominently great, but it's the cover art that draws me to them first. I especially enjoy the more illustrated cover art, over the photographic one.And although not seen here,I am always impressed by their creative,functional and expressive use of typography for their stories.7.12.0912.28.09 5.10.094.5.092.1.091.4.09

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The whole painting process is still of a challenge, and I'm just trying to be patient and not rush the whole thing ( like attempting to finish a piece within two days).So I took out and old painting that I doodled on, and went a bit over it. It's not great, but it was unplanned and rushed, because really, when I want to paint, I want to paint and not plan. Next time, more planning.There is

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After walking for some time, there was nothing I wanted more than a nice cold iced tea from STARBUCKS. I told the guy specifically that I wanted VERY little ice, almost no ice.The funny part was, that it even said on the cup " light on ice", and on top of that, the guy handing me the tea said " Iced tea, light on ice". I was thirsty, the place was busy, so I walked, but this is not my version of

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Adrian Gray creates these temporary balancing sculptures out of natural stone. I don't know how long such a piece stays together, but it's pretty awesome that it does, even if it's brief.

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I have come across this image recently (see below, by Adrien Donot). I knew instantly that I have seen this concept before, which was done by Man Ray, in 1924. Normally I even like it when other artists are inspired by past artist's work. Man Ray was apparently inspired by ean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's nude paintings.Yet in this case it was just.... all I could think when I saw this was " how

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Shared via AddThisSeptember17 2009 till January 17, 2010 will be an exhibit of Georgia O'Keeffe's work. Definitely looking forward to that one. I realize that I don't visit the Whitney Museum nearly as much as I should.Georgia O'Keeffe: Abstraction

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My mac has sort of died on me recently, which has kept me from posting my recent customers, as well as some other work.In the meantime, I have been painting again and am almost done with one piece, which I'll be able to share, once the machine is up and running again.A couple of pet peeves, or more like frustrations have crept up recently, which include:Going out to buy clothing, finding a great

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I first saw Eric Zener's work last year at the Gallery Henoch. There was a whole exhibit on it. When I went back recently, I was pleasantly happy to see some new work. Frankly I was just happy to see his work again.Because of the pool subject matter, the scale and the realistically painted work ( although there is plenty of art that I love that is abstract), this is close to being my favorite

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I just loved this work. It can be seen at the Dillon Gallery. Silke Schöner also has a great web page, where much more of her work can be seen. I've decided to pull some of her work off the web, as my images of her work are just of atrocious quality.

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This work by Laurent Dauptain was displayed at the same gallerie as Brian Keith Stephens's, at the Axelle Fine Arts.Once again my photos don't give the work justice. The pieces are quite large and I like the close up especially of the body and the hat. The hat would make a great piece to hang in the living room. It would definitely be suited more for a space with high ceilings.Generally I should

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I spent the afternoon with my friend going through the some galleries in Chelsea ( NY ). Normally we would start at 25th street and walk our way through till about 20th street. Today however, we only made it past to 24th. It was still very rewarding. Lots of inspirational work out there. My photos do absolutely no justice to the work, in fact they just make it look pretty bad.Brian Keith Stephens

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I came across these photographs by Lidka and Marcin Sacha. The website is in Polish, but the site should be simple enough navigate even for those who don't understand this language.I find these images very calming.

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I have been busy with work and house things, which explains my lack of posting lately. Hopefully by the weekend I will be back more in full swing, and not like right now, half asleep.So for now I'll just share this lovely wallart, made out of baskets, by Stephen Falcke . I have not had the time to really take a closer look at his website. Once again, because I am half asleep, and perhaps because

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Miniature SchnauzerBedlington Terrier

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KENT AND LONDON sells this to die for alphabet drawer. For us typography/interior design lovers, this is close to perfection. The flaw once again is the price tag.

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There are many ways to hang up art/photographs. In these cases I like the mix of frames and works of art. They work well as a unit and bring interest to the wall.

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As they say it here, borrowing from science fiction and fact, Insect Lab customizes real insect specimens withantique watch parts and other technological components.There is something especially beautiful about the rhino beetle, but since it's made out of real insects, it's not something that I will go and get. Still, beautiful in it's own way.

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YAY, super happy. Thanks to suzie on DecorPad, who has given me a list of stores to look into for my chair.So far I have come across these that I like: from ZGALLERIEfrom Brocade

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Every chair that I find, that I really like, is completely out of the price range. Like this one from Neiman Marcus

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I wish I could take these  two home.

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The search for the right chairs continues. There are a lot of inspirational photos that I come across. Finding a reasonably priced chair in the right style is a different matter. from houzzI think these chairs would go perfectly with my farm table.from houzzThe chairs don't really do it for me, but the painting with the dog caught my attentionfrom hgtv

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Sort of. It still needs to be picked up, something that will hopefully be done next weekend. It's a farm table, so of course I am super happy. And all of this thanks to my extended family. Now the next step is the obsession about chairs.The one chair that I went absolutely goo goo ga ga over is this Lucia Chair from the Dining Chair Company with a nice price tag of 401 pounds. I would say that is

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Some more fellow cuties that stopped by. There were many more today, but because we were so busy, there was no time to take any snap shots of them.

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The console and the bench are both from vivavi. Further detail can be seen here$1790 is not the amount I'm willing to spend for a bench though. So for now I will just look at it's image and drool in my bench less home.These below were found on Inannone Design's website

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It's officially my favorite show at this moment. I have been a bit behind in watching season 1 & 2 ( just finished it about a week ago).As many know, I have also never been very much into fashion, but their costumes just glued my eyes open. Later in the season there are a lot of dresses that Peggy wears in the office that I would love to have.This top one is my favorite.I would totally wear this

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Tori Amos is out with a new album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin. I have only listened to snippets of it, and feel that this is going to be one of those albums that just grows on you over time.I love these photographs, taken from her site.

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One of my friend's wonderful dogs is this Maltese, nicknamed as " the little one".I thought I would try out new Photoshop image editing.Photo and editing done by me

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This is why I love our home place. Close enough to the city, and still able to step out and be surrounded by trees and water. What a treat.

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Very sweet bulldog, who kept yawning.

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Kitchen elements that may be used in the future renovation of our kitchen. Both images are from "absolutely beautiful things's" blog.

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It's going to be quite a while before we get to painting our bedroom, but I love the soft color of this one.From House Beautiful, room designed by Healing Barsanti.

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There will be more images added to this section.Above: room from Design Pad, by eliwareAbove: room from HGTV's Rate my Space, by ssdAbove: room from HGTV's Rate my Space, by crazywifeAbove: room from HGTV's Rate my Space, by nyclqAbove: room from HGTV's Rate my Space, by Coastalchick

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I have started taking photos of some of our customers. Here, a Bearded Collie and a spunky Maltese.

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The styles of tables that I would consider for my home, or which I just find beautiful.A contemporary version of the picnic table.Above: oak dining table from WisteriaAbove: So far this one is my favorite. Unfortunately I have no idea where I found the image.

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I have been hunting for the perfect dinner table, one of which I found on Craigslist. Unfortunately it didn't work out and so the hunting continues.I'm looking for one that is made of solid wood, rectangular and just in some ways interesting. Warm and even rustic would be good.

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