This should FLY off the shelves!

Have you heard the news? Conde Nast will publish a special edition of Domino Magazine on April 17. Too bad I can't pre-order to make sure I can find it!

Forest of Brownies

For the super bowl, Mrs. Lane, my alter ego on WordPress.com whipped up some brownies. The recipe can be found here and is from Pampered Chef.

The Horsey Set

I am in love with the paper on this room, Sanderson's Paisley Circles, on Heather Clawson's Habitually Chic blog.

My very astute daughter, fell head over heels in love, okay, that's an exaggeration, with the ashtray on the table.


Her shopping addicted mother searched on ebay and found one!


Smoking is waning. Even so, I wouldn't use this as an actual ashtray, as the design might be damaged. It is so pretty, if you are in the market for some Tobaccoania, or something lovely to use as, say, a Calling Card Dish, or as we say in my family, a CCD, and your budget allows, it should fit the bill, nicely.


I do want you to know that I have zero connection to this seller. Nor can I attest that the images of the item are accurate. I just found what appears to be an Hermes ashtray and, as I can't buy it, wanted you all to have the opportunity! If you decide to bid, ask lots of questions of the seller!

Pinterest

Sometimes I am overwhelmed and unable to post a full blog. However, the eye is always active and searching for beautiful objects, settings and rooms. Thank goodness we have Pinterest. It is a visual clipboard that is often all I have time to accomplish. You can follow me on Pinterest here.

The Law School Apartment Mood Board

The pictures aren't ready yet. Shoot, not even all the stuff is in the apartment. But, rather than wait until winter break, I have a couple of mood boards to share. The second of which is closer to reality, with some of the Ikea furniture used. There are still a few fantasy pieces in it, the Layla and Grace nightstand, for example, this is an apartment on a budget, after all and a $680 nightstand isn't really in my budget, either!
You will notice that my daughter's style is not as beachy as the Ektorp white furniture. Nor as Belgian as their new grey-brown finish. She is more modern and opted instead for the black Hemnes finish. I thought that dual Hemnes dressers either side of the dresser would be perfect and eliminate the nightstand. She did the math and opted for the less expensive combination of nightstand plus 6 drawer chest.


We plan a few Ikea hacks, but they are minor touches, just changing out hardware. Possibly painting the nightstand yellow. Shhh! The student, my daughter, doesn't know I am anticipating that. I still have dreams of finding something at goodwill or consignment which can be used. Why am I the only person unable to score the $10 table? **Le sigh**
Below are a couple of the plans I drew in my moleskine gridded paper notebook. I love that notebook! Yes, professor, I have a few dimensionless walls!

Color, Color Everywhere

Available from Shades of Light

I am so ecstatic that color is back in a big way!
The chairs, above, were noted by Jeffrey Alan Marks at the Las Vegas Furniture Market. Thanks to Stylebeat, we got to see the webinar.


In fact this chair, with it's lovely green reminiscent of Mary McDonald's Master Bedroom and Bath home tour, also from Shades of Light might need to find a way home with me.






I was thrilled to see that the beige on beige with accents of beige look, though not dead, is being punched up with pops of color. I wish I could find a picture of the Belgian Look Book Case with the Honeysuckle Pink interior! Visualize this bookcase punched up with a pink interior. This has me so enthusiastic, I am creating fabric designs in Pantone's Honeysuckle Pink for use in my grey living room, rethinking the plan for the family room and considering where else I can add a punch of colour.









Since repainting my creative space Revere Pewter, the plan has been to add an orange lamp. Consider these lamps, the Gourd Lamp, on the right, has been my go to dream choice for a while, but the lamp on the right would work as well.

I hope this has inspired you to color your world!

Black, white, grey

I am absolutely in love with the furnishings and finishes in the country home owned by Ingrid Oomen. Suzanne Dimma takes us on a tour on the Canadian House and Home website. The simplified color palette of white and black is at once soothing and intriguing with a heavy dollop of sophistication ladled into the mix. The cherry armoire adds warmth to the space to keep it from becoming clinical.

Dark Baskets top the cherry armoire, lifting the eye up to the ceiling.

The fireplace and cherry armoire, at opposite ends of the living area, serve to balance one another. The cabinets next to the fireplace were custom designed by the designer.


A faux bamboo Hollywood Regency style server is doing duty as a bar. I wish it could come home with me! But, I would have preferred a larger piece over it rather than the clock. I'm visualizing a starburst mirror or even a large black-framed rectangular mirror.

Ikea Cabinets were augmented with moulding.

Contrast is artfully achieved by juxtaposing the dark stained pine floors against the white cabinets and walls.

High contrast again with the dark framed mirror above the custom Carrara marble vanity. In the video, Oomen describes how the support for the wheelchair compatible vanity was created using brass piping, which she had plated.

A basket is employed to hold towels next to the curvaceous cast iron tub.