guest bedroom inspiration

: : there's something about rooms with dark walls....having been inspired by the most recent domino issue [see post below] I am seriously considering painting our guest bedroom dark blue. I love the .soot. color by benjamin moore in the kitchen photo above. I like the contrast of dark walls and crisp white trims. and I'd...

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darks, lights & jcrew

: : i really enjoyed .domino's. featured article [this month] on the home of j.crew creative director .jenna lyons' home. I particularly enjoy the high contrast between dark and light colors in almost every room. and it really shows that they were selective and chose pieces with care. pieces that feel as if they are part...

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Mirror Magic

Not much has been written about the merits and sheer magic of using mirrors as focal points and works of art in rooms. So I would like to dedicate this post to the beauty, genius, and magic of mirrors. Everyone has either seen or heard of the famous Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, built by Louis XIV in 1678....

Category › Design is in the Details , Patricia Gray

new england fall

: : October in Boston this year has been one of the best months of the year. we've had warm weather, sun, crisp air and all the beautiful colors that come with fall. I know this is the favorite season for many. For me, nothing will ever beat summers in Sweden, but fall in New England is in second place and getting better...

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Big Bar Lake

My Associate Interior Designer and CAD Technician extrodinaire, Carole Root, has just come back from a fishing weekend at a cabin set on Big Bar Lake.  Big Bar Lake is situated in the High Country Region (or as it is commonly referred to as "The Cariboo") of British Columbia and is located north of Clinton and west...

Category › Artists , Inspiration

korvkiosk

: : I forgot to add my favorite image. here it is. a korvkiosk [hot dog stand somewhere in Göteborg]. It's so wonderful to recognize neighborhoods, stores, streets and parks in these photos. some places I used to walk by everyday.smo...

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: : Göteborg, my hometown

: : I've made a wonderful discovery of a new blog today [via .hei astrid.] The blog is called .smosch. by Sandra, an illustrator/artist who lives in .Göteborg., Sweden. My hometown! We didn't always live in .Göteborg., but it is where both my parents came from, grew up and where all of our relatives live. It's always...

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new kurbits

: : I've created some new color combinations of my kurbits patterns as wedding presents and presents for friends and family. I particularly like these ones on a black base, in the traditional colors of the region .Dalarna....

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searching for sheets

: : with the past 3day weekend, we tried to make some progress on the apartment. the bedroom is closest to being finished. although there was a small disaster this weekend trying to get our curtains up (I was swearing in Swedish on Monday night).we've been searching for sheets for a while now but are struggling to find...

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In Conversation with Patricia Gray

The following interview was graciously done by Ivan Meade who is an Interior Designer in Victoria BC.  He writes the  Blog Meade Design Group.  I was so pleased and surprised when a beautiful orchid arrived by special delivery at my door following Ivan's posting of his interview with me.  The...

Category › Interviews , Patricia Gray

one biker to another

: : [heard on my way in to work this morning. from one biker to another] " nothing really seems so bad when you're on your bike". it made me smile, in a time when the world is crumbling around us.... maybe I am just best off on my bike...

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: : tina & hans : :

: : tina & hans got married on Oct 4th on an small island in the Swedish westcoast archipelago. their friends and families gathered on the cliffs by the ocean as the bride and groom arrived by boat just as the sun peeked through the clouds. beautiful pink, greys and blues throughout the wedding. the most beautiful...

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: : louise & erik : :

: : two weddings, four of my very best friends, in one week. so many magical moments, laughter, friendship and love.louise & erik married on Sept 27th. a beautiful, small, bright colored wedding set in the country by a large estate. louise was adorable in her sweet dress made by her grandmother. and erik more handsome...

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