Making Love in the Kitchen, I mean Lunch. Part 7

7 is one of my lucky numbers, I don't know why I say that because I never win anything.  I just like 7, so that means this post will have the most amazing kitchens ever.
  Click here to see #6, it also contains the links to 1 thru 5.  Enjoy, Heidi

                                 Found Here

                 Traditional Home               (like this one a lot)

                                My Home Ideas

                         Found here         (this just makes me happy)

                      House Beautiful

      Found Here on Flickr  (I have this dream of standing at the sink and watching my son play outside)

                                                 Arden Stephenson

                                  Decor Pad

                                       Martha Stewart

                              Found Here

                     House Beautiful

                                 High Gloss Magazine


                 Bates Corkern


                Smallbone Cabinetry                 found here                         (in love with the floor)


                                          Found Here

 
                                                                Style At Home

                                                   Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles

                                     Elle Decor

          House Beautiful          (oldie but goodie)

                              Decor Pad

                                           Found Here

                                   Traditional Home

                  Sorry, no origin.

    Sorry, unknown origin

No origin,  I have had this image now for years in my kitchen file.  It is a classic.

found here

                   Found Here

                  Found Here

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                         Lonny Magazine

sorry, no origin

(perfect for a little beach house)  House Beautiful

                     Found Here

Sorry, no origin

                                                The Selby
(there is a dog on the counter)      

                                    Southern Accents

sorry, no origin

Again, sorry I   do not have the origin, but if you do know, please tell me.  Thanks, Heidi

Have You Met Peggy?

Peggy is our new family member at Black & Spiro.  I designed her with space and comfort in mind.  We have had increasing requests over the past few years for sofas which are a little more compact for apartments and small space living so I decided to create this sofa which is compact yet extremely comfortable.  Thanks to the Ivy & Piper girls for featuring her in their mag this month. 

PS.  She looks even better when scattered with lots of our mismatched Black & Spiro cushions.

Memories of NYC

These chairs were for sale at one of the flea markets we attended...we spotted John Derian buying at this very same market.

Bits and pieces collected on my bedside table.

 Fresh flowers at The Crosby Street.

I loved this little artwork near the lifts at The Crosby...the fluoro{or neon as the Americans call it} Lucite frame was very cool...you know how much I love fluoro!

The beauty of The Crosby {above and below}.



Just a little sneak peek at some of the lovely textiles we purchased for Black & Spiro {above}.

The Matchbook launch party {this photo {from Coach's photostream} is like Where's Wally...can you spot my head...a hint...black, lower right corner}

I'll stop boring you about NYC after this post, I promise.  If you ever visit New York I highly recommend staying at The Crosby Street Hotel in Soho which is owned and was decorated by Kit Kemp.  I have loved her work for quite some time.  A couple of years ago I stayed at her Haymarket Hotel in London and both hotels are divine.  They tick all the boxes for me.  Nothing is spared.  Every detail is thought through and delivered with perfection.  Also a huge thanks to Georgie for making our stay so wonderful!

After such a whirlwind week it was so comforting to see my 3 boys at the airport when I arrived home...there's no place like home.

Happy Place

Trying to get to a happy place, this image helps.  Tired of cold weather and catching colds.  My neighbor informed me that after this cold spell this week, we will finally have Spring time weather. 
                                                                   Thank Goodness!!!

Enjoy, Heidi 

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Cyber-Renovation #1

Karen over at Karenzae Studios posted this little beauty in the Adelaide area and asked, how would you decorate this space?  I let her know I that I would accept the challenge.  Let the Cyber-Renovation begin.   Enjoy, Heidi

                         First off, I would paint the exterior brick of the house in a creamy linen color

Image Found On Somerset

And convert this area into a sun room like this.

Country Living

Or just add a little architectural interest to the ceiling and porch posts

 and some interesting furniture.

This is half of the kitchen which is just off of the great room. Here is how I would decorate it.

De Poitiers

Only I would add a matching black framed mirror on the right instead of the door.

The great room consists of the living and dining.

All I see are the exposed beams, one of my favorite traits of a house,

only these are not doing it for me.

 John Stefanidis

Painting the beams and the trim the same will help,

since the architectural interests are good, but not great enough to stand out in this case. 

Huka Lodge

This is one of my all time favorite great rooms and as you can see, everything is the same color

 and it is awesome!  I also love the chandeliers here, just the right size,

 timeless and a great balance of feminine and masculine. So the lights are a must, 2 please. 

    Restoration Hardware

I Love how crisp and happy this room looks so this is my pick for furniture in this space.

  Perhaps I would do 2 sofas facing each other

and 2 chairs side by side, since the room is roomy.

Here is the kitchen, kinda small, but that is ok.  I find a small kitchen to be very efficient.

Sarah Richardson

The fridge might have to go and come back as a under counter unit,

because that is all I see when I look at the before picture. 

I love how the range and vent hood with the corbels is all I see in Sarah Richardson's kitchen.

Fabulous.  Creamy Dreamy.

                         Here is the dining room.  The table is alright and these kind of chairs do great
                                             with slip covers, but here is what I have in mind.

                                                                  Restoration Hardware

                                                       The back patio is pretty awesome.                                           
                        I think it could accommodate more seating for the perfect Aussie Summer Barbie.

             .       I own the magazine this image came from, but I have no clue which one it is.  Sorry.
                                                                       

                                              Here is the Back porch.  This is what I would do.

David Duncan Livingston

I would add a lovely arbor and grow something very climby, like wisteria, bougainvillea, or roses.

This house is too perfect looking with loads of straight  lines and order.  It could definitively use

some chaos from a vine to soften it up.

  I hope you enjoyed the reno,  I know I did.  Heidi

New York New York

It has been a fun week and a very busy week.  On Wednesday night we went to the Matchbook magazine launch here in Soho which was hosted by Rita Konig, John Derian and Lela Rose.  It was so great catching up with Katie, Jane, Fallon, Ashlina, Alaina and Michelle Adams. 

On Thursday night we caught up with Patricia van Essche at Balthazar also in Soho and tonight we had drinks with Heather from Habitually Chic here at The Crosby Hotel.  We also ran into Kathryn Ireland in the lobby this afternoon.  It was so lovely to see her again and I told her how much I loved the house she decorated which was featured in the latest World of Interiors magazine.  It is divine.  I actually spent the entire flight over here pouring over the article...truth be told!

Today we visited Elizabeth Bauer at her beautiful store and met her cute dog and chatted with her about decorating and she told us she is opening up a store in the Hamptons over the Summer with her mum which sounds very exciting.  Her store is so beautiful and full to the brim with things I loved.  All of the photos above were taken at her store today.  I have felt such a connection with her work ever since Lonny did a story on her a while ago.

In amongst all of that we have scoured and fossicked and found some amazing things for Black & Spiro.  I can't wait for everything to be delivered in the coming months.  It really has been such an inspiring and invigorating trip.  Now I can't wait to get home to see my boys who are apparently missing me immensely...not to mention how much I am missing them!!

xx
Anna

February

Happy February.  Today I found these beautiful vintage letters at Paula Rubenstein in Soho, New York.  I placed them in the snow on a table in the courtyard at our hotel.  What a contrast to January which we wrote in the sand at the beach and decorated with shells just last month.  For me February is about getting back into the swing of things.  It's also the month we celebrate love.  Here's to a wonderful and productive February!!