Modern Dining Room Ideas
Modern Dining Room With Glass Wall
Sabtu, 31 Oktober 2009
Jumat, 30 Oktober 2009
Autumn Weekend.
I am looking forward to some rest and relaxation this weekend. Carving pumpkins, trick or treating and roasting marshmallows over an open fire. Wine and cheese are waiting for me too in the kitchen. Here are the latest songs I have added to the ipod . Enjoy, Heidi
Image via Better Homes and Gardens.
Image via Trevor Tondro Photography.
Kamis, 29 Oktober 2009
Friday Flowers
Apparently these beautiful peonies, which our florist delivered to the shop this morning, are the first for the season. They look so pretty with our colourful cushions and our new orange ottoman!! Hope you have a great weekend.
xo
Anna
Fresh Snow and a Mocha Latte
I peeked out the door before going to bed two nights ago to see if, for once, the weather forecast might actually be right. They said we were getting snow, a LOT of snow, but I've heard that before and then woke up to no snow, not even a flicker of a flake.
Wanna see what I saw?
Still light enough to be pretty, just resting on the branches.
The weatherman said to expect more snow all day, and he was right. By the end of the night, here's what we had. (Notice the fence line - I'll reference back to it in just a minute.)
Notice a few things in this picture - the amount of snow on the table, on the bench under the tree, and again, the fence row.
Woke up early this morning, and here's what we had!
It's been snowing all morning and we are supposed to get up to 10 more inches before morning again.
I tried to take a pic of the same view for comparison, but there's such a white-out out the back door that nothing shows up but a white square. So I took a picture of the other side.
This is a current picture as of noon today in Denver.
This is the same view as the very first picture. You can't even see our birdbath anymore.
That's our hammock under all that snow! We didn't remember to bring it in before the weather hit. There's about 28" of snow as I type this, and it's still coming.
I love these kind of days! Freezing outside, but warm and cozy inside. I've bundled up in my fuzzy socks and blankets, and conned hubby into making me this:
A yummy, yummy, yummy mocha latte!
Look at all that marshmallow creme. Hmmmm hmmmm hmmm.
Side note: Hubby 'suggested' that I tell you how sweet he was to buy this mug for me. He was in Starbucks, saw it, and thought of me. He calls it my 'special cup'. When I ask for something hot, he asks "In your special cup?" Well of course.)
Try this recipe. You won't believe how good it really is. I use the Nestle hot cocoa with the bunny shaped marshmallows in it. I top it with marshmallow creme, and I use crunched toffee.
Super Easy Mocha Latte
1 envelope of instant cocoa mix
3/4 cup of hot strong-brewed coffee
1/2 cup of milk
Topping of your choice (and I choose marshmallow creme and toffee pieces)
Pour cocoa mix into a large mug. Add coffee and mix.
(I actually make the cocoa mix and put in the coffee also, so that it makes more.)
Microwave milk for 30 seconds, and then add to mug with cocoa mix and coffee.
Add topping/s
Enjoy!
Rabu, 28 Oktober 2009
Black & Spiro Today
Our new left side window display was supposed to go in today however, we had a few dramas with it and it won't go in until tomorrow so the girls put this temporary display into the window for today. I had to share it with you as one of my most favourite things in the entire world is blue and white ginger jars filled with fresh flowers...definitely an obsession my mother has passed onto me!!
Selasa, 27 Oktober 2009
Clayfield House
Here are a couple of photos of a job I have been working on over at Clayfield. I thoroughly enjoyed working for this lovely couple and their 2 young children. The floral armchairs we made are my favourite thing in this house and work beautifully with the colourful Chinese drum stool which we placed next to the slip covered sofa.
Pimp My Pumpkin!
Halloween, Halloween, Halloween. I love creative pumpkin dressing. And, since I have no time to prepare anything other than a smiley face, pre-lit, standard run-of-the-mill plastic pumpkin, I have to envy everyone else's creativity this year. My own perky plastic pumpkin may not even GET lit this year if I can't find time to track down an extention cord to drag across the porch. I live in a busy, busy world right now.
I did however, make the time to throw out a box of decor that I ran across in the garage while searching for something else. Granted, there was only 9 items in the box and took all of 5 mintues to scatter on the porch. Enough of an effort to keep the neighbor boys from asking me where my Halloween decorations are when they show up at my door this year, but not so much that the association will feel compelled to enter me in the "best Halloween decorations" contest that is vainly and blatantly posted on a big sign in your yard when you win. I can actually picture them standing in front of my house wondering why I even bothered.
Oh well, nuff said about that. Let's honor some folks who do care about their pumpkins. I went on an image search across Bing and found a few worth mentioning.
Edited to add: I listed the link that Bing associated with these pictures. I did not visit the individual sites, so the link below the pic does not take you directly to the post showing that particular picture.
Edited to add: I listed the link that Bing associated with these pictures. I did not visit the individual sites, so the link below the pic does not take you directly to the post showing that particular picture.
Every pumpkin deserves a little bling, right?
So simple, yet so cute.
(There's a white border around this pic, so it's a bit further down.)
This is from someone who must really care about what the neighbors think.
Love this idea!
From Good House Keeping
My Kind of Decorating. Throw on some masks and call them done!
Cute!
Sorry, can't remember where this came from, but I'm guessing it's Country Living.
How absolutely darling are these? If I had woods on my property, I'd put these all through them.
Talk about two birds with one stone........Halloween and Thanksgiving all at once. These made me giggle for some reason.
(I think the turkey attire is a kit you can purchase. Didn't dig into it far enough to be sure.)
How beautiful is this? Next year I'll have this on my table.
Simple elegance. In case you're like me, and it takes you a few minutes to figure this out, I'll save you time and tell you that it's a carriage. I kept wondering why the big pumpkin wasn't setting level on the table, and then it hit me.............duh, it's sitting on those other pumpkins. You're probaly a bit more perceptive than I am tonight and figured that one out as soon as you looked at it.
How easy is this? Can't you see a heap of small pumpkins stacked in the middle of the table with different designs on them? Throw a few upholstery tacks on these and you're good to go.
And I truly love this. Super-duper-uber simple. Pull out that melon-baller and create your own masterpiece in no time flat.
Another creative idea while you've got that mellon-baller out!
Country Living............I think.
Now, off the pumpkins and on to some other brainstorm ideas.
Can't get this pic any bigger, but thought it was neat enough to post.
Love, Love, Love this. How do do this on my carpeted stairs?!
All of those people who make vinyl decals should start making these, don't you think?
I'm guessing I found this on Country Living again.
Clever idea.
Ummm, Country Living...................maybe...........
And last, but not least.........
From Good Housekeeping
Have some Halloween decor of your own? Link it in your comment so we can all see!
Senin, 26 Oktober 2009
Wallrocks
I have had a long association with Brisbane Antique dealer, Nick Wallrock in that my parents collected most of their Antique pieces from Nick over the years. I was thrilled to recently hear that Nick's daughter Jessica has joined the family business. I think it will be lovely to see some of the pieces selected by Jessica for sale at Wallrocks. I am sure she will add a new perspective to the long running and well regarded Wallrocks.
Not only have Wallrocks had a new addition, they have also moved from their old location over at Woolloongabba to Clayfield. Nick's old store was housed in the lovely old building which Crosstown Eatery now operates in. I remember often going there on a Saturday with my mother to inspect the latest shipment Nick had on offer. He always told the best stories about the pieces he was selling and still does I must admit!! One piece I am admiring in their latest shipment is this beautiful 19th Century Eastern European lidded Antique bench seat with it's original paint which can be viewed on their wonderful new website...certainly one of Jessica's suggestions I am sure!
My Ceiling Obsession.
I never get tired of seeing sky high ceilings with exposed beams. In my past life I must have lived in one of these kinds of houses. Enjoy, Heidi
Image via Cobi Lander.
Image via Southern Living.
Ina Garten's House. Image via Frank Greenwald.
These two are perfection. Image via Atlanta Homes.
Image via Atlanta Homes. 
Minggu, 25 Oktober 2009
Black & Spiro Today
Here are a couple of photos of our current window display at Black & Spiro. The poodle lamps are very wild yet so much fun. I adore the fabric drop in the background and our new little woven shell boxes which you can see on the table are a current obsession of mine. They come in 5 different sizes and I was thinking it would be a fun idea to bake some beautiful shortbread stars for Christmas and use these lovely shell boxes to put the shortbread in as gifts for my friends. We have a few in stock if anyone else would like to do the same!! For all enquiries email us info@blackandspiro.com.au
Happiness.
Through my spiritual journeys and personal growth, I have been trying to teach my 7 year old some of the lessons I have learned. I love it when he quotes things back to me that he has absorbed. This is the quote of today. Enjoy, Heidi
Image via Me, Heidi Jaster.Sabtu, 24 Oktober 2009
Joining the Party over at Funky Junk!
Donna is having another party this weekend over here.
This time it's all about vignettes. Lots of gals are already linking up, so I decided to join the party myself. I've never joined a blog party, and I'm not really sure who Mr. Linky is, but I'm told it's painless to get to know him.
Let me preface this post by saying that, as I was taking these pictures, I realized that I shouldn't take pictures in my house at night. My lights are really yellow - I must change that some day. Maybe tomorrow I'll retake these pics during the day and replace the dark ones. For now, bear with me.
Edited 10/28 to add: I changed the pics to ones taken during the daytime. I just couldn't get past so much of the yellow coloring. I left the first pic as is because I couldn't get a good one in daylight.
Starting in the living room, and traveling through a few more rooms, I'll just post the pics without explanation since this party is just about the look.
I hope you enjoy my little vignettes.
I hope you've found a little inspiration in some of these.
Happy Decorating!
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