Shutters Away!

I have been researching window treatments lately and came across this great spread in the recent [Australian] Home Beautiful magazine March 2010 issue... I am favouring the plantation shutter [with a wide blade] in white, for style, privacy, and the all important 'easy-to-clean' factor; for some sliding doors I have at my home, in a couple of spots - our living room doors to the back yard, the balcony doors from our [master] bedroom, and enclosing the sides of our balcony with powder coated aluminum shutters for added privacy & weather. For space saving -the interior doors - I am leaning towards the sliding variety rather than the concertina fold back...& now just to save up! What do you think?

Images from Australian Home Beautiful March 2010 issue

An Enduring Affair with Blue & White...& Plantation.

Feels like home... The palm fronds add a fresh natural organic element to the room - filtering light through the room. I would love to have this pair of blue & white ceramic base lamps that I am already eyeing off at Architectural Decor, located in Lewisham, Sydney NSW.

Adoration - Blue & White Ginger Jars placed on the top of the armoire, and indigo ground plump cushions with subtle white print & embroidery detail.
Yes, I am having an ongoing affair with blue & white! Thanks to Anna's blog from Absolutely Beautiful Things I have found the work of Phoebe Howard and Leah Kennelly's blog of the Howard business Mrs Howard's Personal Shopper.
I adore the fresh, elegant, plantation style approach with this room - protected in natural neutral shades the palette is combined with blue & white ceramics and plump cushions, fresh green palm fronds and black trunk bamboo, well placed pots of phalaenopsis orchids with their delicate rounded flat petals, combined with the elongated curtains . I find these rooms refreshing, easy to live in and at the same time to be admired through their harmonious balance in colour, shape, texture and style...


Images from Phoebe Howard