Fabric as art

I spotted this gorgeous home, situated in Finland, over on STYLIZMO today.

It jogged my memory regarding my intention to frame some Marimekko fabric as cost-effective art.

The panel seen above is Moments - Hetkia. 

I purchased mine online a few years ago from Nordic Fusion.
 Below are a few more examples of how this substantial fabric panel has been used as art:

I've also bought a panel of Focus - Black which I think I'll use as cushions. Possibly. Maybe.

I've always loved Marimekko designs. Above, bottom left, is an artwork I painted using left-over paint based on their Unikko design for my daughter's bedroom in our last house.

Here are some more examples of using their fabric panels as art...

Of course these are just examples from Marimeeko. Any beautiful fabric, framed simply can look stunning. And be cost-effective to boot! Clever.

x KL

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happenings

The blog world and pinterest seem full of images of both red velvet and rainbow cakes. I attempted my first rainbow concoction for Mum's birthday on Sunday. The outside was a bit ordinary but inside....Yay!!!! Happy Birthday Mum!

This is how we spent our Saturday....

...completing an eight hour marathon, painting sealer on all walls and ceilings in the final area to be finished upstairs; the lounge and hallway. It looks very 'white' and bland now. I'm reassured that my intended charcoal feature walls are going to break all that space up a bit!

The weather here has been so odd. As you can see from the pictures above, Saturday was gorgeously sunny, dark and stormy and back again. Sunday was the same. We headed to Sydney for Mum's birthday with the sun shining and temperatures of 30 degrees.

When the storm above hit, the temperature plummeted to 17 degrees and we were stuck, stationary in a traffic pile-up on the M1 for two hours! By the time we got to Mum's, the weather was pleasant enough to eat outside again. It felt very Melbournian!

Ordered my final P.C's for the main bedroom ensuite yesterday. A Caroma Cube wall hung pan and three individual, heated towel rails by Kado. Bought the kitchen sink too, this under mounted Franke double bowl one pictured above. The luck of the Irish was with me as I got the sink for a tenth of it's retail price as it was an ex-display model.

There are only a few very big-ticket items still on the list now.

Carpet. Timber flooring. Rendering and the pool. Oh, and landscaping, driveway and two kitchen's worth of joinery.... and handrails! Eeeeek!

At least were making some forward progress!

 HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY 

for yesterday too!

x KL

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Hallelujah!

 Today, my baby boy attended a 'Day in the Life of a St Edward's College Student' orientation programme for his proposed high school next year. (The application process is still in front of us!) The school invited all the current Year Six boys from local schools to experience their facilities first hand. Some woodwork, dark-room photographic development, use of Photoshop, electric guitars, real experimental science and lots of sport were some of the activities on the programme.

 For a child (my child) who has despised school with a vengeance, to show so much excitement and praise for the activities was heart warmingly positive! From the minute he hopped into the car, he has not stopped talking about the minutiae of the day! The school's approach was clever; J now wants to attend this school. He was not only impressed by the sheer size of the grounds, (which are really nice!) but the greater variety of educational options that he glimpsed has enticed him. 

Hallelujah!

St. Edward's College is a boys only school (a 'sister' school for girls; which my daughters attended, is located next door) and I can only say that they know boys. And I can't thank them enough.

Image: St. Edward's College Facebook page

2015 through to 2020 just became years to look towards positively! 

x KL

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A Spectacular Storm!

 Yesterday, Sydney experienced the most spectacular storm. It was brief, intense and hit right at peak commuting time. The images splashed across the net were amazing.

It truly looked like Armageddon!

With the storm about Qantas's future a hot topic, I thought the image above was priceless!
 And there's always those that can take advantage of what is to others, a calamity!

Hope your day is sunny & bright, no matter what the weather!

All photos from the SMH or Telegraph Newspapers

x KL

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Details....

Meticulous attention to detail can elevate a house from ordinary to extraordinary. They are often the little things which aren't necessarily immediately obvious but overall make a huge impact on the aesthetics, feel and function of a home. 

And this is true no matter what style the house is.

I am of the personal belief that engaging an architect or professional interior designer should ensure that important detailing does not become overlooked in a project.  There's definitely a reason why the majority of 'pinned' images are from professional portfolios!

 Unfortunately, we went it alone with this build, mostly due to budget constraints. But all those evenings studying my favourite images gathered from magazines, blogs, books and pinterest must have been effective as I had a wee 'Eureeka moment' last week.

I've posted about the niche pictured above before. HERE & HERE. After experiencing difficulty cleaning the lower ledge which is just painted plaster, I decided to get a Caesarstone top put on it.

Duh!

It looks superb. Detailed. Finished.

Now if I can just get the electrician to complete the niche lighting...

x KL

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