IVP MAG IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to announce the launch of Ivy & Piper e-magazine created by none other than fellow Aussie Designers Melanie Parker and Elizabeth Raptis. Their first Spring issue features the gorgeous home of Kimberlee Brown from Brown Button Trading {my absolute favourite house in the entire issue!}, a gorgeous house from MWM Designers in the US, a little article by me on arranging vignettes, Kelly Green is featured along with Louise from Table Tonic and lots and lots of other gorgeous things. Be sure to check it out HERE!!

Congrats to Melanie & Elizabeth!!!

This is Powerful Stuff.

Music and words have the power to change your mood and to inspire. 
Being raised on Motown, I am loving me some  Sean Hayes - This is Powerful Stuff and When we fall in. 

Wishing you all a lovely weekend.  Love, Heidi

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Geometric Textured & Colourful

I am very intrigued by geometric forms at the moment and colour and texture. Here are a few images I have saved in my picture file of different things which I can identify geometric shapes and colourful texture in. There are just so many things out there which form different shapes. You're probably wondering where I am going with this but I really am very obsessed with this concept right now and how these types of geometric form can be applied to fabric design.

image 1 - john cottrell artist, image 2 - sosorosey, image 3 - sue ching-lascelles, image 4 - kate greiner, image 5 - emily pwerele artist

The story of the Sunny Little Beach House.

Once upon a time there was a  little beach house that was cheery and full of sunshine.  Families would go there to escape their hectic lives, relax and recharge.  Every inch of the house was comfortable and eclectic, with varying textures and neutrals and bursts of yellows.  The owner of the house likes it because at the moment she likes a bit of yellow, last year it was turquoise and perhaps next year it will be amethyst.  It doesn't matter because all she has to do is change out the linens, some art work and re-paint the doors, a couple chairs and bath tub.  Clever girl, that owner.

Enjoy, Heidi

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Colourful Cushions

I stumbled across this photo in my camera this afternoon. It's one the girls snapped of some fabrics which they were emailing through to one of our e-decorating clients. I think they are making some cushions with the floral pattern on the fronts and different coloured plain fabrics on the backs. I love the little black and white gingham thrown in for one of the backs...so unexpected and fun!

Lonny in the flesh...

Today, whilst the rest of Australia enjoyed Melbourne Cup festivities, I enjoyed a few moments at Black & Spiro to myself with a hard copy of Lonny. I have decided that I am going to order every issue in hard copy format. It's so thick and full and in actual fact is very much like a book. I loved reading the articles and flipping the pages and I love having a copy to put on my coffee table to keep forever.

Today

Today I arranged flowers in a restaurant in the city in preparation for Melbourne Cup tomorrow. Today I delivered this fantastic big round industrial table {above} to one of my lovely clients and arranged a vignette on top of it. Today I visited another lovely client who just had a beautiful French dining table delivered which I found for her. Today was such a fun day!