just a little note x

No need to say anything else...

Thinking of you.

 

image via pinterest, twitter @palatialiving pinterest

Happy New Year - For 2013 x

Wishing You A Very Happy New Year For 2013....

Thank You for visiting me, taking the time to leave messages and comments, and making Palatial Living your inspiration destination [albeit a few weeks absentee!]....

I look forward to being able to bring you more beautiful images and little snippets on my decorating projects and what continues to inspire me and my work....

 

- Happy New Year -

Celebrate, Have Fun , Stay Safe &

Enjoy,

images via pinterest

 

Thank You Monday... Kick Up those Heels!

Happy Monday! I'm kicking up my heels in Yippee!

Plus I love these two tone stacked pumps!

A Very BIG THANK YOU to all of you uber Palatially Stylish bodies out there who helped 'kick' Palatial Living over the 200, 000 visitor mark! I tuned in last night ans saw the milestone 'tick over'!

Withou you I would not still be here, seeing your kind comments and visitor 'drop bys' without bouncing out too qucikly! I am so glad you're still enjying my posts on what I see as 'Palatial Living - Grand or Cosy - All Things For Stylish Living' even in some of my stretched absences when family, work and life in general sometimes take over - whenevr I come back to sharing what inspires me through my interior, fashion and garden styles, art, colour themes, product choices, new finds and just what I love - I feel alive again!

So thank you for helping me stay inspirationally & creatively alive!

Stay Palatialliy Stylish!
Love,

images via hoodothatvoodoo, her roaring twenties, tumblr, justanothermasterpiece, crush cul de sac, everly true

A Message for You..

image via pretty stuff, ys voice

Go Get It!

Love this.

I believe in doing. I believe in doing what you say that you're going to do. I believe that if you put 'it' out there - 'it' will come back to you... both positive & negative.

But sometimes you have to reach out for 'it' too!

This weekend go beyond your comfort zone - try it, go for it, do it!

I think one of the worst things to do is to regret. If you ask the question or give it a go - you may never wonder 'what if'!

Go get it! Swim out to your 'ship'. And make sure you have fun getting there!

image via patterson maker, bippity boppity boo.

Serene Colour...

Loving these blue- pinks, teamed with blue kelly greens and shell skin-pink neutrals... so pretty, so inspirational.

 

images pretty stuff, violette oasis, oneilldill, everly true, burda style & tumblr



Ever Get Stuck...

Makes sense....from one of my all time favourite

Cubist | Modern artists.

image via fairlight day

Tap Tap Tapping... Working Away.

Ever get that surge of inspiration that keeps you awake well past your 'bed time'... that same feeling that masks the over tiredness?

Well for me that's my creative juices flowing... I was working on a few things, and also sorting & organising my image library, and one thing always leads to another! Much like with reading blogs it's an endless trail of new ideas - just have to keep going!

image via tumblr original source unknown

For This Week & Today...

Here's to Monday - for the most of us - Here's to the beginning of your week...

Make something count this week!

Enjoy,

image via vi.sualiz.us

Just Because...

I wanted to share this quote I found from Coco Chanel, I'm not usually into quoting bits but this one from a style icon herself really does ring true in all facets of our lives. Often we can get caught up in things in a race to create a perception of ourselves and we can can waylaid with too much 'stuff' - be someone, just be fabulous-wonderful you! x



Coco Chanel c. mid 1920's

A snippet of style history for you stripe-lovers like me out there...

Did you know - Coco Chanel started the trend after a fisherman's striped sweater caught her eye all those years ago. She paired it with men’s trousers and a fashion revolution was born. Originally beginning as a rebellion to the then-current flouncy layers of then Edwardian-inspired dress.  These stripes originated in the French Provence of Brittany, a French province that occupies the peninsula between the English Channel and Bay of Biscay. The 1858 Act of France introduced Breton stripped shirts as the uniform for French navy seamen. It was eventually picked up by other seafarers.

Apparently the stripes helped spot men any who fell overboard. Coco Chanel, was inspired by the Breton stripe after a visit to the French coast. It is also referred to as a marinière which applies to the original garment shape and style of three quarter sleeves and blue and white stripes.The long-sleeved cotton garment usually has a boat neck and, traditionally, the stripes begin around the breastbone.

A little style & stripe history for your Thursday visit at Palatial Living! Enjoy x

Image 1] via vi.sualize.us & 2] via Coudre Mode * Page 377, Chanel and Her World, by Edmonde Charles-Roux (The Vendome Press, copyright 1981 & 2005)

Thank You 20,000 Palatial Visitors... Whoa Whoo!

A B-I-G THANK YOU... to all of you truly wonderful 'Palatial Living' followers & fans alike - to help making Palatial's 20,000th Visitor count!!

When I started this blog - my online visual diary, a mostly interior & exterior inspirational journal that was a branch of my colour & style business Verandah Home + Garden Living Solutions. [Still always] At the time of posting I never thought that whilst I images & writing about places, pieces, events and people that inspire me, that potentially anyone was really checking in or reading it! I still get very excited when I check back in to write up my daily posts & see how many wonderful people have visited my blog... it's such a thrill & I am ever so appreciative of your support, encouragement & kind words. Thank You so much, I hope that I can continue to inspire you to check in to Palatial Living and really help make your world more colourful, stylish, fun & informative! Yours - Sarah x

Image from Visualize.us

Bedroom Inspiration...

Our bed is due to go to God soon - it's had a great life, so now I'm looking at new beds - frames, headboards & mattresses and further inspiration for our bedroom at the moment... I have a few pieces I think I will keep & re-vamp and several I think would work better as newly introduced pieces. So before I make any major purchases and any unnecessary painting or upholstery work I am looking at a few different approaches to bedroom settings and colouring, naturally I get caught on blue, white and a neutral colour palette! However aside from colour - styling and what I need out of the bed and will it go with existing pieces is quite a high priority...

I found these great bedroom images in my photo file [above] that I quite like - they're fresh, contemporary, stylish and have a sense of relaxation - all feelings very important in my bedroom sanctuary. So I will keep on with the search - will let you know how I go and what we come up with!

Images from Southern Accents, House Beautiful, & Country Living