White and bright - they way I want my new home to be. Here is a wonderful white, bright, light home - lots of big windows, white walls, glass and striking features. Love it!
Images: Architectural Digest
Amy Butler
All images from amybutlerdesign.com
Amy Butler does the most beautiful printed fabrics for both interior and fashion use. I love the mix of colours and the way the collections all coordinate together; there is a kind of seventies retro cool to them.
You should check out her website for the most beautiful inspiring photos of what you can make with her fabrics. Not keen on sewing? Then check out Etsy for some beautiful handmade products you can buy.
Jelly roll of Daisy Chain Fabric Collection from Imagine Fabric on Etsy
~ Four Generations ~
What a lovely day we had today - the girls and I went to my mums so that Indiana could meet her Great Grandmother for the first time.
Here were are - all four generations of girls - how wonderful to have so many generations here. My grandmother will be 90 in November, she has 4 children, 9 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and next month will welcome her first great great grandchild.
Amazing!!
Candy Jars
The jars in my first pic are coffee jars from Douwe Egberts. The footed apothecary jar in my second and third pic is from Belle Epoque.
I love jars of candy, from the ones in old fashioned sweet shops to footed apothecary jars. So imagine my delight when a friend of mine showed me a pic of the Juicy Couture table in Selfridges which was covered in candy-filled jars, as an idea for her wedding. I thought "I'll help you!".
I'd also seen some candy jars in the window of Ralph Lauren in Hong Kong back in April (see above), so I started to search around to see what I could find.
In my search I came across the delightful pics above from Amy Atlas. You definitely should check out her website for the most beautiful candy tables, in an array of colours and themes, for weddings, birthdays and more.
It seems that the glass jars are a lot easier to get hold of stateside than here in the UK. However, I did find a great store called Chefs that ships all over the world and they do the lovely glass pedestal candy jars in varying heights above.
For my US readers who want to buy some glass jars please check out the above Candy Jars set in Polyvore for a selection of the candy jars I found in all shapes/sizes and prices.
For some good places to buy coloured sweets in the UK/USA take a look at my recent post: Old fashioned candy.
~ Monday house update ~
Progress on the house has been fantastic.
We now have the first coat of paint on the exterior walls and while I love the colours I have chosen I am starting to think that maybe I should have made the main part of the house the feature colour the white should be the feature wall! I need to make a decision this week but there is something that is just not right!
On the inside the painter has put up some samples of wall colours - I have decided to go with Dulus Lexicon for my walls as this is a really white white. For the kitchen splash back and feature wall I am looking at Dulux Toffee Fingers. In the photo below it is the last colour on the right.
Timber floors are in and they look great.
And we finally have a staircase - no more ladder climbing which makes life so much easier.
White on White
This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you a white on white story. I chose white on white as it has been a big fashion trend this summer and one that is set to continue. I love the peacefulness of white on white. Check back soon for some more of the most inspirational photographers on Flickr.
Some beautiful shots from my Flickr favourites (from left to right):
- I love the intricate cold heart from Sommerfugel
- The beautiful cup handle in back to white VI from Weird Melancholy.
- The shell chandelier in A little light... from Snowdrops.
- The string balls in waiting ... from Among the hedgerows.
- The perfume bottle with bird from Sunshine Syrie
- The delicate detail on the plate in back to white VII from Weird Melancholy.
- The detail of the embroderie anglaise in a woman can never be too fine while she is all in white ... ~ jane austen from Among the hedgerows
- The delicate cutwork in Recycled Memories from The Curious Nomad.
- The lighting in the white painting from nic*nilla.
Old fashioned candy
Rhubarb & custard, strawberry bonbons, and milk bottles: retro candy is in. Candy has been a trend for a while, what with Madonna's album called Hard Candy, and Ralph Lauren's daughter Dylan opening "Dylan's Candy Bar" a candy boutique on Third Avenue in New York.
The candy trends for 2009 are jelly beans, for their irresistible colours and flavors, and retro sweets for the memories. Old fashioned and retro candy continues to comfort the mind and taste buds for those who may be a bit apprehensive about the future.
Over the past few years in London we have seen a crop of old fashioned sweet shops pop up. Hope and Greenwood, in Covent Garden and in East Dulwich and Mrs Kibbles Olde Sweet Shoppe in Soho, and in St Christopher's Place. The sweets are sold by the quarter ounce from rows and rows of shiny glass jars crammed full with such delights as rosy apples, shrimps, jelly babies and flying saucers. It is a childhood dream come true and a delight for those of us who like to colour co-ordinate with sweet candy.
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