console craving

Found this yesterday via the Marcus Design blog. I don't usually re-blog, but this console and the vignette is one of the best things I've seen in a while.

Those lions are outdoor statues! The owner literally placed a sheet of plexiglass on top and voila - one of a kind gorgeousness. I love that their rustic patina was left alone, it allows them to blend into the walls enough that they are subtle, and I like pieces that make me look twice. Placing two large gold vases filled with branches directly on top of each lion keeps the eye moving up vertically. The urn, stool and art add up to perfect symmetry, while the small dish on the right keeps the grouping from being too static. This ticks every box for me - unique, interesting, perfectly scaled and upcycled decor. I usually try to do my own thing, but this is one look I may have to steal :)  You?

yay or nay: mixing metals

With gold back, and black always en vogue,

it's becoming more and more common to see a mix of metals in interiors.

(apologizing now for the irregular sizing ahead, but I really wanted you to be able to see the details, 
and they were all strangely sized today!)

Kitchens, in particular, are veering away from all stainless.
I know I'm feeling tired of it - you?

both of these dining room have got a splash of gold warming up these grey metals.

Black, white, and gold - need I say more.....

but wait, maybe black, white, gold AND silver?!!

here gold and grey tones form the basis for the palette....

and several layers of metals are seamlessly incorporated into this space.

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I'm wondering if this is more common because
 people are slowly switching over from cool to warm metals,
 they are just adding hits around the home (as an easily removed trendy item),
or it's just become more modern to mix finishes, just like we do furnishings.


what do you think -
is mixing metals something you do in your own home?
Is it a look that's here to stay?

Works in Any Room: Gold Wall Sculpture

It's everywhere and after the design world being so saturated with gallery walls, 

I love the idea of a single, jaw-dropping piece...

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tucked in alongside a mirror...

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used as a punctuation point over a sofa...

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They're not on the walls, but Michael Bruno likes these sculptural gold trees enough

to have one in both his Paris apartment and home in the Hamptons...

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If you have the room in your budget,

heaps of these iconic Curtis Jere pieces can be found on his site, 1st dibs...

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or maybe one of these beauties works for you -
I love, love, love the top one - so graceful..

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craving something more unusual?

weekend diy idea:

an entire wall of gold metal discs -

how gorgeous is that?

I'd love to do this as on headboard wall...

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This clever sculpture gave me so many ideas...

it's made from foam core board and paint!

Amazing, right?

Check out the tutorial -

Jeremy's diy tessellation from Apartment Therapy

    

What do you think?


Want one?!





Iv'e been working on the desk a little this week-
hoping to finish it this weekend.

this is what I'm up against...

three layers of stain! Madness!



Happy Weekend :)

Crushing On Color: Jules from The Diversion Project

The Crushing on Color series is where we get a little glimpse 

of what colors make our favourite bloggers hearts aflutter...

today I am super-excitied to bring you Jules,

from the seriously cool blog The Diversion Project.

If by some rare chance you have missed the spectacular collection of homes she profiles on her blog..

you need to set aside a chunk of your afternoon, break out some bevvies, and prepare to swoon.

Hi, I'm Jules from The Diversion Project. 

When Anne-Marie asked me if I'd like to take part in her Crushing On Colour series, 

I kind of thought for a split second 

"is this a trick question?" 

I mean first of all who wouldn't jump up and down with a welcome back Kotter hand in the air

 to be part of this fabulous fun and then second of all I had to stop

 and ask myself, 

"do I actually do colour?!"

But reading further down the sweet email I snorted when I read

 Anne-Marie's words "And, yep, black and white and wood and concrete count as colors :)".

She knows me too well!

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So I thought, cool, black white wood and concrete, I can do that kind of colour! 

But then I thought there must be more to my colour radar than that. 

So looking back through the inventory of things that grab my eye I noticed quite a bit of turquoise,

 a very healthy sampling of grey (yep, I concede, on the cusp of black and concrete again),

 but then suddenly - gold. 

My love of shiny things and refined glamour shone through.

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And in so many ways, 

from blind-your-eyes-mirage-in-the-desert to 

burnished umbered mellow patinas in a Milanese kitchen.

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Whether it be metallic gold or golden tones, I love the way it can transform a room. 

The soft shimmer often transfixes me when I spot it in a room, no matter what form it comes in.  

But of course golden velvet just might have to be my most favourite form of all.

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Thanks so much Anne-Marie for having me over for a little show and tell, 

and for letting me believe that "black white wood and concrete" is an actual colour!

Although, we may need to blend that out a little to "black white wood concrete AND gold"






- Jules

Thanks Jules!

I loved  that you chose to focus on gold, 

because I always have to mentally fight to separate gold from flourishes and roccoco,

and you've shown it in such a modern way, that it leaves me a bit speechless.

When I need a bit of killer imagery, 

something textural and tactile and sexy,

I always head over to The Diversion Project.

You should go :)