DECORATING FOR A FIRST HOME

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />LONG DISTANCE DECORATING</div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I have the most adorable clients far away in Houston.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrReFt4rezg4dC1LRfnTsNgsrpwYMsqOnchmCNIWIsjnypEBlg0HcgMJbo2SV2x9wGsxHbMhvoWdkjHmujfTn0RymxPCmzjgWYuxpM7yae4JrHZNSJTWW3NMkVRVxoeDu2fjzjUGBdvSH/s1600/216564_10150179263463184_1614046_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrReFt4rezg4dC1LRfnTsNgsrpwYMsqOnchmCNIWIsjnypEBlg0HcgMJbo2SV2x9wGsxHbMhvoWdkjHmujfTn0RymxPCmzjgWYuxpM7yae4JrHZNSJTWW3NMkVRVxoeDu2fjzjUGBdvSH/s640/216564_10150179263463184_1614046_n.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It's been a big year for them....<br><br />They have a new baby - their first</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-o1gp5h9LViucBJZZEqfchzge1fgi2iYbWeWSujSOVz4zTgeaxubKIoUqnGiAO1PVMeW7y67RBeMSsbuiFMxky_gVFmCaAunN-MZmcSa0W0RGXkFfLoFjddiSS4_983x3hY5JYHu4gs5o/s1600/558888_10100691911540699_2006342759_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-o1gp5h9LViucBJZZEqfchzge1fgi2iYbWeWSujSOVz4zTgeaxubKIoUqnGiAO1PVMeW7y67RBeMSsbuiFMxky_gVFmCaAunN-MZmcSa0W0RGXkFfLoFjddiSS4_983x3hY5JYHu4gs5o/s640/558888_10100691911540699_2006342759_n.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKTv8dqDwJb8ts8Q2-FMy6qWuDo0ulANIaJWmZpKLFW0Sjew_4zZqq2OAORUrN9uE9_bqIdXJeAOMjtUcBe147LqPbih-gYfywSJoFTkTR4YhpacG5VI8RbVyRREfhBBOjSRGfrIyleot/s1600/3604_10100691926321079_286568496_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKTv8dqDwJb8ts8Q2-FMy6qWuDo0ulANIaJWmZpKLFW0Sjew_4zZqq2OAORUrN9uE9_bqIdXJeAOMjtUcBe147LqPbih-gYfywSJoFTkTR4YhpacG5VI8RbVyRREfhBBOjSRGfrIyleot/s400/3604_10100691926321079_286568496_n.jpg" width="400"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and are buying their first home.....<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/11/long-distance-decorating-i-have-most.html#more">Read more »</a>

DECORATING FOR A FIRST HOME

LONG DISTANCE DECORATING I have the most adorable clients far away in Houston. It's been a big year for them.... They have a new baby - ...

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Pavilion Style Beach House

<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.realestate.com.au"></a><br />I'm still in the planning stages for our new house design, and one style I keep coming back to over and over is a series of pavilions. It makes perfect sense for our climate - hot, humid summers, and mild winters. We have the space, and I'd love to wrap the house around the pool, so when I saw this house in Noosa, it ticked all the boxes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvThdWEC2J0F0QeC6hpEM_x63ReZHUPm1HNqlBBYbtQWo7IlGvh_twERaBh6zV2sOV1GHauAThLcPc3EOGTNDwoB-fvdzIcj4qwoJ07RXc7gZENLI9sLr-7UFd3tPrAcwQIp26M6M0JuFK/s1600/20110505115154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvThdWEC2J0F0QeC6hpEM_x63ReZHUPm1HNqlBBYbtQWo7IlGvh_twERaBh6zV2sOV1GHauAThLcPc3EOGTNDwoB-fvdzIcj4qwoJ07RXc7gZENLI9sLr-7UFd3tPrAcwQIp26M6M0JuFK/s640/20110505115154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdxnoea-oLvqai66W5BWC0hVSFhMJXwaFpSQanKfHVgTmW11xrUcsdzaJDJ_LWnAKTHmEN0ZvekUs4ieUb8cIZmYGrczmeuIfK98q0QpD63WR0NCbKMUgzF1N2I3yQT2eE7xIjmxxSa5p/s1600/20110505115152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdxnoea-oLvqai66W5BWC0hVSFhMJXwaFpSQanKfHVgTmW11xrUcsdzaJDJ_LWnAKTHmEN0ZvekUs4ieUb8cIZmYGrczmeuIfK98q0QpD63WR0NCbKMUgzF1N2I3yQT2eE7xIjmxxSa5p/s640/20110505115152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fmncQvHgijPSpqAGsvoLk7V6WUt_U718-YSeUudk5xsAfoxKRRQ99gQviO-JSghI9yp2Xyj3tbKOh29M5wWSKGN7yUxDuC6aZfIA-qJUuBVXCbtS6R68oCH0KK-wO5ArGTAPqalHhJbG/s1600/20110505115153.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fmncQvHgijPSpqAGsvoLk7V6WUt_U718-YSeUudk5xsAfoxKRRQ99gQviO-JSghI9yp2Xyj3tbKOh29M5wWSKGN7yUxDuC6aZfIA-qJUuBVXCbtS6R68oCH0KK-wO5ArGTAPqalHhJbG/s640/20110505115153.3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hmm, pity we've just given our pool an overhaul..I'm liking those steps - very clever<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDtcBIktTsSrD3Jy8U4DAAFxPPUyZIEpSiQ-zOKPimSHNaEHNvYZNFdYr5O48ZXPrA2LLfmsuAf7n9frAKO6e-ZjAM8p_adW_733Yfor_MQGkQ_yx5KEC5E7ktceOGZMJU37fWwRRpvET/s1600/20110505115154.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDtcBIktTsSrD3Jy8U4DAAFxPPUyZIEpSiQ-zOKPimSHNaEHNvYZNFdYr5O48ZXPrA2LLfmsuAf7n9frAKO6e-ZjAM8p_adW_733Yfor_MQGkQ_yx5KEC5E7ktceOGZMJU37fWwRRpvET/s640/20110505115154.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCiI39wECEh8mhbfwBVhUcav7lmItkIecqcolt_KhQRwF_G19IWFUSjwrS8hqajl_m0xPrxZXwrd67M4uOQ-kDEI46OGLEhUtRYQa34Xk52Xak3rV6kt6tUha7L2w_D6JeNANpuMrtq44/s1600/20110505115155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCiI39wECEh8mhbfwBVhUcav7lmItkIecqcolt_KhQRwF_G19IWFUSjwrS8hqajl_m0xPrxZXwrd67M4uOQ-kDEI46OGLEhUtRYQa34Xk52Xak3rV6kt6tUha7L2w_D6JeNANpuMrtq44/s640/20110505115155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not exactly my style furnishing-wise, but the wide-plank timber floors are divine<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYhzKl2ircSl3w-SI3jmgalG94cb3SThEltmk1KUFTh9WxeDuEozOMrVDEUpHbYxMWbMhMeFl4yoaCk8EbQr2Rs7WNYL5rQ6by_tRT9cUoN0Mu6MXTtELlrhfXLr0wpFx5TFCBIwqqx9n/s1600/20110505115155.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYhzKl2ircSl3w-SI3jmgalG94cb3SThEltmk1KUFTh9WxeDuEozOMrVDEUpHbYxMWbMhMeFl4yoaCk8EbQr2Rs7WNYL5rQ6by_tRT9cUoN0Mu6MXTtELlrhfXLr0wpFx5TFCBIwqqx9n/s640/20110505115155.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> LOVE the pivot louvred doors...one for the files for sure<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lq3FPxcKVCuCELwgJAc2Lq78J3_isDdCNR27sonjaD2xIcoXCu6U6G21tkAehXwmp8KqG6qHxIwMhWi7PzbRBRE1N67SyrULt-Xbhxg390x9ZTFF7iTBAprDEVIeNvdnCofWJPKOPdgm/s1600/20110505133303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lq3FPxcKVCuCELwgJAc2Lq78J3_isDdCNR27sonjaD2xIcoXCu6U6G21tkAehXwmp8KqG6qHxIwMhWi7PzbRBRE1N67SyrULt-Xbhxg390x9ZTFF7iTBAprDEVIeNvdnCofWJPKOPdgm/s640/20110505133303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ...and another must-have are those clerestory windows...perfect for Queenlsand summers<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_Bfj49m3gX1hhCazucYnuvJzO87P279oIn-3Q-WgvXJoLmf_qcGMBlqUX1EFQBbcDEFoVgFOKf_SysMEUeoI0P5NaAd3Uyh7IVVutLSD3uzHAPYq7oaVXpAXfdo2oN3owbzqPLHqPOjz/s1600/20110505133303.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_Bfj49m3gX1hhCazucYnuvJzO87P279oIn-3Q-WgvXJoLmf_qcGMBlqUX1EFQBbcDEFoVgFOKf_SysMEUeoI0P5NaAd3Uyh7IVVutLSD3uzHAPYq7oaVXpAXfdo2oN3owbzqPLHqPOjz/s640/20110505133303.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ok, so ignore the artwork, but I love the way the house wraps around the pool...and I love the Pandanus tree in the middle of the deck too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5aSumd_-zFJVCzHEEuO5zu_eIsjPNYktpcyHJrXHgnTubNZlhToC7Xfg3RRGHiEWhtXO38r6vqKH-DY8iLzaYijGOX4Qd7cY5NNbn-4PBuXao4HYfKKLWMaiXvSy3fGHwFqdFylgA77P/s1600/20110505133303.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5aSumd_-zFJVCzHEEuO5zu_eIsjPNYktpcyHJrXHgnTubNZlhToC7Xfg3RRGHiEWhtXO38r6vqKH-DY8iLzaYijGOX4Qd7cY5NNbn-4PBuXao4HYfKKLWMaiXvSy3fGHwFqdFylgA77P/s640/20110505133303.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />So, my plan is slowly but surely taking shape. I like quite a few different styles, and I'm aiming to blend some of them together into a cohesive design. It's like putting together a great big jigsaw puzzle, adding pieces as I go. My biggest dilemma - not being sidetracked by all the fantastic options out there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be back tomorrow with a new painting that's just about to be listed in my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com">Etsy shop</a>. There'll be a little preview on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.facebook.com/originalartbykerrishipp">Facebook</a> later today if you just can't wait until then..... :)</div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">all images courtesy <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.realestate.com.eu">realestate.com.au</a></span>

Pavilion Style Beach House

I'm still in the planning stages for our new house design, and one style I keep coming back to over and over is a series of pavilions. I...

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When inspiration strikes

This picture of <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/index.php">Windsor Smith's</a> beautiful bedroom in <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/windsor-smiths-home?click=main_sr">House Beautiful</a> has been saved in my files for quite a while, purely because I love the all-over pattern in the fabric. When I came across it again yesterday, the final piece of the puzzle finally fell into place. You see, I've been looking for ideas to finish my youngest daughter's bedroom, and I finally found just what I was looking for when I rediscovered this image:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA4tUCatg_23V3N18M9eODa5VqL4ruQ9FiQ7BNo35sYnatSO0y-ratgzMPaJ2vymh7T-rneKN7iVNEq98SPu3VxwzceIJ1_yl2hsKkt-DGDGJLLon9CnEkZNvenGFa_wFhQS7KUibh54/s1600/smith-10-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA4tUCatg_23V3N18M9eODa5VqL4ruQ9FiQ7BNo35sYnatSO0y-ratgzMPaJ2vymh7T-rneKN7iVNEq98SPu3VxwzceIJ1_yl2hsKkt-DGDGJLLon9CnEkZNvenGFa_wFhQS7KUibh54/s640/smith-10-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> embroidered satin by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2042455339">Bergamo Fabrics</a></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2042455339"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbPh7j0zypxAZolAd4monMqsDqMjyc9uSJpzcO_FEIyP94RCHdLkOycc5ZHHiLd-piZbSsDk81dfazUrZAoJZlI6RrNMUv3wW6hrmGft7408zYmiyShSiiIfSd9oPIUlR0xi-qhsCloU/s1600/windsor-smith-xlg+house+beautiful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbPh7j0zypxAZolAd4monMqsDqMjyc9uSJpzcO_FEIyP94RCHdLkOycc5ZHHiLd-piZbSsDk81dfazUrZAoJZlI6RrNMUv3wW6hrmGft7408zYmiyShSiiIfSd9oPIUlR0xi-qhsCloU/s640/windsor-smith-xlg+house+beautiful.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This image is only the starting point for what I had in mind, but sometimes that's all it takes. I'll be working on it over the weekend, so I hope to have something to show you on Monday. Although if this past week is anything to go by, the best laid plans....well, you know the rest! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you all have a wonderful weekend,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a></div>

When inspiration strikes

This picture of Windsor Smith's beautiful bedroom in House Beautiful has been saved in my files for quite a while, purely because I lo...

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Art attack

Firstly I wanted to thank everyone for your get-well wishes - you guys are so sweet. I'm feeling much better today, and I'm sure those couple of lazy days doing absolutely nothing have helped no end. So while I've quite enjoyed kicking back, watching dvds and catching up on reading, I do find it quite frustrating not to be working on my cabinet makeover - especially when it's sitting right in front of me! That's been set aside for when I can muster the energy, so in the meantime my thoughts have turned to painting.<br /><br />When it comes to my art, I probably have enough ideas to last a lifetime. This week has been great for giving me time to plan, refocus and potter around my studio - I've cleaned and tidied my desk (which was no mean feat!), finished a couple of orders, and started to pull together some bits and pieces for my next piece. I've also organised to frame this work my youngest daughter did at school recently:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0Ztj9vsnj6UhX45cV8qe-rHQQSgvf-fZPe3kxhaWFg67IFeSloUMU5uKMXMpnbBp5b4vMtvYBy7Qxg3xmxX4n40irCfTcSpqpDpRnQ_Zow3bR17TlTMREf93lq6RB8SDxLSlPKnoBss/s1600/DSC03497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0Ztj9vsnj6UhX45cV8qe-rHQQSgvf-fZPe3kxhaWFg67IFeSloUMU5uKMXMpnbBp5b4vMtvYBy7Qxg3xmxX4n40irCfTcSpqpDpRnQ_Zow3bR17TlTMREf93lq6RB8SDxLSlPKnoBss/s400/DSC03497.JPG" width="393" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I love it, and the fact that she designed the whole thing herself is pretty impressive I think. Once it's framed, I'll hang it in my studio, alongside some other masterpieces by my older two.<br /><br />Right, now that I've spent most of this post bragging, I'll show you a few of the things I'll be using in some of my own works. I'm always on the lookout for really diverse bits and pieces, and my plan is to incorporate them into some mixed-media works that will soon be for sale. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimidcuTiUHvopfutHrqHM8PmPO7rDR0zLjmem-ZKNlOoL7gprkPHU0QFInus0hsGWVEr5NmkllyTWqymE5eM5cJN-tVdwnqsirwmVVh-WAC4PY34K5oLa6KQbAdTFINfLfMxtEUfH43YU/s1600/DSC03516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimidcuTiUHvopfutHrqHM8PmPO7rDR0zLjmem-ZKNlOoL7gprkPHU0QFInus0hsGWVEr5NmkllyTWqymE5eM5cJN-tVdwnqsirwmVVh-WAC4PY34K5oLa6KQbAdTFINfLfMxtEUfH43YU/s400/DSC03516.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Japanese paper, wood blocks, hand-made parchment, jute twine...mmm</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YawkRitqodqSiiOhHVSY4hcfSjDPuCraqAtJOE5AE-DMIAj3mwssTNt4CYwi-dmoDKYMYZSam2tJNGzcaw-cMcqdOVhPVOgL98QwKb8XK82dcfkma3U4LcxrMS3GlR4bqFrohT7Ql5M/s1600/DSC03498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YawkRitqodqSiiOhHVSY4hcfSjDPuCraqAtJOE5AE-DMIAj3mwssTNt4CYwi-dmoDKYMYZSam2tJNGzcaw-cMcqdOVhPVOgL98QwKb8XK82dcfkma3U4LcxrMS3GlR4bqFrohT7Ql5M/s400/DSC03498.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm really keen to get started, so I'll catch you all soon!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>

Art attack

Firstly I wanted to thank everyone for your get-well wishes - you guys are so sweet. I'm feeling much better today, and I'm sure tho...

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The Chaos Theory

Those who know me well also know that I can be <strike>hugely</strike> a little on the messy side, especially when I'm working on a new painting. And to make matters worse, after a while, I find it impossible to ignore the chaos. That's exactly what's happened this week. I've had quite a few ideas for new artwork, but I just can't manage to get going on it when my studio looks like it's been ransacked. So yesterday, I spent a few hours tidying up, and while I still have a few things to take care of (like organising my tax return paperwork - argh!) it's looking much better, and already I'm feeling clearer and more focused. While I'm honest enough to realise I'll never be capable of keeping a fastidiously tidy studio, it doesn't stop me from being smitten when I spy lovely examples of serene (and tidy!) work spaces. And if said workspace happens to overlook a stunning garden (and maybe a pool?) then who am I to argue?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlN06OMvCwD3UzH15rW2Z0H9zAK89yGTpc8NNJFtjDbb2DIq8cIFNgp1D3ti0adCOZ32Cc0RHOoifg0pSUs_2ROGtvgvcfQE3IPsKVjDolZpjK_3rkbP7xlADpOiOmPdL4x6-RBXojaU/s1600/poolhouse+studio+maggie+tabberer+barn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlN06OMvCwD3UzH15rW2Z0H9zAK89yGTpc8NNJFtjDbb2DIq8cIFNgp1D3ti0adCOZ32Cc0RHOoifg0pSUs_2ROGtvgvcfQE3IPsKVjDolZpjK_3rkbP7xlADpOiOmPdL4x6-RBXojaU/s640/poolhouse+studio+maggie+tabberer+barn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maggie Tabberer's barn in the Southern Highlands</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO7D0WrNBrsyrO5B6OoGgKwYOIFMjZ7bi_ndmm5T21OJFn5P9cDVGjD9bH1mvgG1HG6lC39hsYgVPHPHEOKFvVGIVyFQAmRBQ30aR8Vj3C9TtHnVwDmEvo4l9XYPf4Fdx0Cq2VGJVDn8/s1600/poolhouse+studio+bellevue+st+avalon1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO7D0WrNBrsyrO5B6OoGgKwYOIFMjZ7bi_ndmm5T21OJFn5P9cDVGjD9bH1mvgG1HG6lC39hsYgVPHPHEOKFvVGIVyFQAmRBQ30aR8Vj3C9TtHnVwDmEvo4l9XYPf4Fdx0Cq2VGJVDn8/s640/poolhouse+studio+bellevue+st+avalon1.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Avalon stunner via <a href="http://realestate.com.au/">realestate.com.au</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQerSCWuREQU5vVlb8cCQ7PxXkU7xnToJxbjoOr6_WlPXBWCiwiPMZH-5VGaLjp-Uxz9RyKHr6tdmO2qDNOx91Nt2QrNjlA4Gg92FW7Fy7FK5Ah8HfKBALzgrVP2L7R23bR7txhwoObs/s1600/poolhouse+studio+carithers_exterior_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQerSCWuREQU5vVlb8cCQ7PxXkU7xnToJxbjoOr6_WlPXBWCiwiPMZH-5VGaLjp-Uxz9RyKHr6tdmO2qDNOx91Nt2QrNjlA4Gg92FW7Fy7FK5Ah8HfKBALzgrVP2L7R23bR7txhwoObs/s640/poolhouse+studio+carithers_exterior_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">source</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">unknown</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVuCkHbRir7vexLQjrppMb27QTMPAKBXopofKQecgTwKt6bklpdutoyJjLXC0Er4LuEZA_n9qFTQNlpjJNVywrEIc7jFuIjHohnVSQX6LyDSgvlTb7Ps7Qgst4_o3E3_P0FY5JJYH8kM/s1600/poolhouse+studio+carithers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVuCkHbRir7vexLQjrppMb27QTMPAKBXopofKQecgTwKt6bklpdutoyJjLXC0Er4LuEZA_n9qFTQNlpjJNVywrEIc7jFuIjHohnVSQX6LyDSgvlTb7Ps7Qgst4_o3E3_P0FY5JJYH8kM/s640/poolhouse+studio+carithers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">source</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">unknown</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Would it be too greedy to want this next one just a little bigger? Probably, but hey, this is my fantasy studio, so I'm going to upsize my order.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJzltAHjegoc3BUbVx_AmLAelSDF0KM7DWbMGeYdYjcPW1oTtBTm_NSSQDVFrjXCFgAxict8Hqi1goExe-n6DoADtyqU-1Gd76URRCJ-e2Jqw9RWbKjsisu8hKwPtgP2q7Azck7KhDMM/s1600/poolhouse+studio+via+traditional+home+dormitorio+de+invitados+junto+a+la+piscina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJzltAHjegoc3BUbVx_AmLAelSDF0KM7DWbMGeYdYjcPW1oTtBTm_NSSQDVFrjXCFgAxict8Hqi1goExe-n6DoADtyqU-1Gd76URRCJ-e2Jqw9RWbKjsisu8hKwPtgP2q7Azck7KhDMM/s640/poolhouse+studio+via+traditional+home+dormitorio+de+invitados+junto+a+la+piscina.jpg" width="483" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">via <a href="http://traditionalhome.com/">traditionalhome.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VHmQPgMSq3DqlMt5NNPwJijSLTUuTvmazP0eG_RF8MCEMaZgtVOwWGc4GugbBOxklINDHL9RG7lhPTMnT2TpaBDmKjQLj2opT0JFEVQvUmXfBhxCfcaiK3VP2jnJT3L2Wr1nSit4PlA/s1600/poolhouse+studio+chester_6673via+canadian+house+and+home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VHmQPgMSq3DqlMt5NNPwJijSLTUuTvmazP0eG_RF8MCEMaZgtVOwWGc4GugbBOxklINDHL9RG7lhPTMnT2TpaBDmKjQLj2opT0JFEVQvUmXfBhxCfcaiK3VP2jnJT3L2Wr1nSit4PlA/s640/poolhouse+studio+chester_6673via+canadian+house+and+home.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">via <a href="http://canadianhouseandhome.com/">canadianhouseandhome.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5trTm9d1Ushp2HbY_vjbmK0kcuWzh86z2_jQfypN6qZd0CAzZelas1DZWmPDq_POR4-fO4MPBWJhNoFT60j0S2x4e9VHLUoYJpEG_1Fh-MVLZKuAScp6Z0JkZwbcnKNqmI4_IYQ9Evo/s1600/poolhouse+studio+via+verandah+house+blogspot+com+Picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5trTm9d1Ushp2HbY_vjbmK0kcuWzh86z2_jQfypN6qZd0CAzZelas1DZWmPDq_POR4-fO4MPBWJhNoFT60j0S2x4e9VHLUoYJpEG_1Fh-MVLZKuAScp6Z0JkZwbcnKNqmI4_IYQ9Evo/s640/poolhouse+studio+via+verandah+house+blogspot+com+Picture+1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://verandahhouse.blogspot.com/">via verandah house </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Inspired yet? I am!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, back to work for me. Have a great day everyone,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The Chaos Theory

Those who know me well also know that I can be hugely a little on the messy side, especially when I'm working on a new painting. And to...

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Inspiration

Just can't help myself...had to post just a few more images from my inspiration folder. Little pieces in these rooms helped form the design of my big makeover. Sorry for being such a terrible tease, but all good things take time, so by my calculation this project should be roughly three times as good as I first thought!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gCzzD8mdyicdzymszp3IL9fFKvEhQDRT_98KfZEwf25BxFnZvta9ZAdeZ6ldCsj1I0iByzVgiEOtgh5qwWv2eZhFU6NdwztAUTSGtHdoKmOrQyv0MdU463XtJbpuQdLLQgSG3aQ1mP8/s1600/Wisteria_MPBirdMirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gCzzD8mdyicdzymszp3IL9fFKvEhQDRT_98KfZEwf25BxFnZvta9ZAdeZ6ldCsj1I0iByzVgiEOtgh5qwWv2eZhFU6NdwztAUTSGtHdoKmOrQyv0MdU463XtJbpuQdLLQgSG3aQ1mP8/s400/Wisteria_MPBirdMirror.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Inlaid-Mother-of-Pearl-Bird-Mirror/productinfo/W447/">Wisteria</a>  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nO-SG8UO50Vlq962X5L7LySyXQeV4ZTbz_ZkOktlNNvNX2FMv9FvJByWb6r41U4El5EJVnxqSYS5REMaO1GzEbjeNpVrv0GyPZ0NWD7SzYt9diOIVwRNcF1PLElgYKcJPkN-1PS1DPU/s1600/D%C3%A4r%20floden%20flyter%20fram2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nO-SG8UO50Vlq962X5L7LySyXQeV4ZTbz_ZkOktlNNvNX2FMv9FvJByWb6r41U4El5EJVnxqSYS5REMaO1GzEbjeNpVrv0GyPZ0NWD7SzYt9diOIVwRNcF1PLElgYKcJPkN-1PS1DPU/s400/D%C3%A4r%20floden%20flyter%20fram2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://willanordic.se/">Willa Nordic </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlnkkW1nS8VJPVWsn2shUikmcKxD0xC_WvKdRJhetXJAArlTndD8jCuhfAUyPzs27X9FYIeU6wjHqeDtOHAg1EnlYYI4sUvWcL7wJ-JjXCf1sObdWCUKSgKHNgcRuhWwGPFwfbIFdm9Q/s1600/D%C3%A4r%20floden%20flyter%20fram3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlnkkW1nS8VJPVWsn2shUikmcKxD0xC_WvKdRJhetXJAArlTndD8jCuhfAUyPzs27X9FYIeU6wjHqeDtOHAg1EnlYYI4sUvWcL7wJ-JjXCf1sObdWCUKSgKHNgcRuhWwGPFwfbIFdm9Q/s400/D%C3%A4r%20floden%20flyter%20fram3.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://willanordic.se/">Willa Nordic</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmjfrX-bDaoz3x1j9v0xx-cKLvpT3oclf1IP1ZYEl_4fcqcx3hTq61FskOS148SEcarOsa7R2deT9OduJaCQL6CXfBdCWT2PkRV5H0bqzOKv74nTbeXZGHqGd02LSqT0tNq0GAbIExlE/s1600/d6a00e554d7b82788330120a5d9f094970c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmjfrX-bDaoz3x1j9v0xx-cKLvpT3oclf1IP1ZYEl_4fcqcx3hTq61FskOS148SEcarOsa7R2deT9OduJaCQL6CXfBdCWT2PkRV5H0bqzOKv74nTbeXZGHqGd02LSqT0tNq0GAbIExlE/s400/d6a00e554d7b82788330120a5d9f094970c.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">love this room by Brooke and Steve Gianetti via <a href="http://brookegiannetti.typepad.com/velvet_and_linen/">Velvet and Linen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Inspiration

Just can't help myself...had to post just a few more images from my inspiration folder. Little pieces in these rooms helped form the des...

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