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tearsheets

We haven't had many tearsheets around here lately.

A still life on a lovely shade of blue.

A beautiful floral skirt made less formal by being teamed with a denim shirt. A nice idea for spring.

I love the colour of this bath. We have the same bath but the previous house owners painted it navy and used horrible tiles! The bathroom definitely needs a revamp.

Love, love, love this kitchen. Lots of white, mismatching chairs, open shelving and a convivial kitchen table.

A fantastic blind in the smaller picture from Bodie and Fou.

tearsheets

Some new tearsheets.

Lovely autumnal looks from Kew. I'd love to have her hair!

Gorgeous shoes from Plumo which conjure images of Edith Piaf and Parisienne cafes. Unfortunately they are way beyond my budget.

A beautiful kitchen.

 

Eek it's almost here

I've been lost in a world of shopping and card and decoration making. I'll post some pictures once recipients have had a chance to not have their little surprise spoiled. I LOVE Christmas but it always creeps up on me. This is mainly to do with the fact that I steadfastly ignore it till the end of November at the very earliest. In fact, I think that perhaps any pre-December advertising should be banned, along with shops playing seasonal music and setting up their Christmas merchandise WAY TOO EARLY. It spoils the magic. I admit I'm probably too old to get a stocking but it really makes me happy. You can't beat eating and making merry. I think I'll be trying out some of Jamie's Chirstmas margaritas and eton mess.

Anyway I digress, this post from the witty Peonies and Polaroids made me smile today and spurred me on to write a post. I quite frequently moo at cows, miaow at cats, baaa at sheep ...  

Here is a picture of cows on the lovely Isle of Harris, the only place where I've seen sheep sleeping soundly on the side of the road.

 

And finally some characterful Highland cattle on the Isle of Skye.

more tearsheets

I love this, it's so sunny and cheery. I wish my colouring was more suited to yellows. This would have been a lovely way to brighten up this weeks' dreary, damp days.

I go through periods where I'm tempted to paint our beams. I wish they were just natural wood but unfortunately they are painted black. I like the way the beams in this picture retain their character but don't dominate the room.

 

Lovely blues.

 

Beautiful coastal accents liven up a light and airy space. I covet these floating shelves.

 

Seaside charm.

tearsheets continued

More tearsheets, this time they are just random things that have appealed to me (mainly selected because of colour).

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Bedrooms this time. Dreamy.

tearsheets

Lobster and Swan has a fab way of making sense of her tearsheets.  I hope she doesn't mind me following suit. I've been tearing bits and pieces that appeal to me from magazines for years.  They are all kept in a jumbled stack in a large wicker box. They will be much easier to browse through online. Some are just colour references, some styles I like, some specific pieces of furniture, lots are storage (an obsession of mine). Just anything that grabs my interest or that I'd like to remember for future reference when I've won the lottery! Unfortunately I haven't kept a record of where they are all from but most are Country Living, Easy Living or Red Magazine.

Here are the kitchen ones.  I'll put some others up soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm now going to step away from the computer. I get grumpy when I've been on it too long. I get into searching, browzing frenzies.