Kitchen inspiration- warm & simple with beautiful colour, Kinfolk magazine. Plus I always love old typography-
The scent of jasmine catches you unexpectedly; spring is coming. I’ve pulled out my box of inspirational images, gearing up for new design activity in the coming months. The bones of the house, the structure, are now in place. It’s time for wall colours, fabrics, curtains. Softness, texture and flow from room to room.
One of the bedrooms- want to paint a mural on this wall
Some peaceful looking cows on the drive up to the house
Putting together a new pin board. Lately I’ve been getting a lot of ideas off blogs and Instagram but nothing is quite the same as a magazines- they’re tactile. There’s something in flipping though the pages, looking at them with other people, letting your mind roam to alight on an idea. I’m going through old and new issues of World of Interiors, and current ones of Australian Vogue Living, Country Style and Kinfolk. There’s a tension between the images on the board; some are simple and spare, others exotic and ornate.
Artist Anne Roberts and her team of willow gatherers from The Outdoor Living Room, by Martha Baker
The image above has nothing to do with interiors- but I like their style! It’s up on the board.
concrete kangaroo at koskela
concrete cockatoo from koskela
Looking around the shops in Sydney- liking koskela, & their mix of industrial, Australiana, Aboriginal basketry & wide fibered New Zealand knits. I want to buy some of their concrete animals- but they are not for sale. Who would have thought that battered old garden ornaments would be so highly sought after!
softness, texture, organic shapes
I don’t want just blank white walls. Not for the old schoolmasters house. I‘ve ordered a lovely wallpaper from one room, all Australian parrots hanging on a trellis, almost 1940s, yet very fresh.
Need to paint this four poster and hang fabric from it.
Spare minimalism vs exotic wall painting.
The thing I most want to do is to paint a mural in one of the bedrooms. A reinterpretation of old pictorial wall paper, adapted with Australian flowers and landscapes. Hard to pull off, difficult to start -the inspiration all in place- now to dive in & do it. After all, you can always paint it out.
Ducks out for a walk in the village
Quote from A Youth Not Wasted by Ian Parkes
I’m dying to paint a mural in my dining room but haven’t worked up the courage yet. The best thing about painting one is being able to personalize it. I can not wait to see yours! I totally agree with you about magazines too. Digital will never do it for me no matter how well they’re done. WOI? Don’t even get me started.
First art walls, now murals! Do you know Ally, one of the pictures you posted has particularly stayed in my mind- the delightful green room with the messy stacks of books and randomly placed pictures on the wall. There’s something so interesting about it. So inviting. I’ve started looking at different shades of green paint…
I’ve always dreamt of painting a mural and never had the courage. I hope you will!!
I feel the same way about magazines vs digital and I can’t think of anything better than browse through my collection for inspiration.
I also really like the Outdoor Living Room photo.
Going to a famous antiques market next Tuesday. Guess what I’m hunting for??? Yep, garden ornaments.
Ingrid, do you fancy being next on vive la difference? I will email you over the weekend xx
Tina- now I’ve posted about the mural- I’ll have to do it! Would love be on vive la difference, such a fun idea. Good luck at the antiques market- would love to see some of your finds x i