just a little note x

No need to say anything else...

Thinking of you.

 

image via pinterest, twitter @palatialiving pinterest

Happy Hoppy Easter x

Wishing You All a Very Happy Easter!

 

Hope you have a Hopping Good Time....

Enjoy,

images via pinterest - find it on @PalatialLiving pinterest

Smile!

IT's The WEEK-END!

Enjoy,

image via tumblr

Happy Weekend x

Happy Weekend!

Hope you have a great weekend - here in Sydney it's a sunny warm forecast all weekend!

Perfect for gardening, swimming, projects around the home, and fun with family & friends. 

Enjoy, 

image via pinterest via typography Palatial Living pinterest. 

I Love My Dog...

 

I found the above little saying - typography saying the other week via pinterest. Whenever I see or here this saying I often think of the once popular Cat Steven's song 'I Love My Dog'.  What more can I say... our poochies, fur kids, gardening buddies and office puppies - whatever you want to call them - are Zach [our now 6yr old cavoodle on the left] & his partner and leader in crime, Lucy [our 7yrd old Cavalier King Charles]...

They are the best pets for our little girl Isabelle, gardening helpers - little shadows, afternoon companion snoozers, and not to mention a great lap warmer on a cool night!

 

Whichever way we look at it - we love our dogs as much as they love us... I think it's a lot!

How about you do you have a fur kid that loves you as much as you love it?

Maybe it has scales or feathers?

Enjoy,

 

 

image via pinterest, Sarah Verity - verandah home&garden living solutions 2011

Happy Brights...

Just a few bright colours that made me very happy...

I particularly love combining the organic feeling from the  floral [painting] print with the linear shapes of the ikat batik, and strong structure of the new regency Moorish designs. 

Enjoy,  

images via crushculdesac, tumblr, pinterest,

the fuller view, the curious bumble bee

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

Gorgeous Store & Co...

Store & Co. Hobart, Tasmania - Australia.



I love the metal sign 'Free As A Bird'... Also showcasing
 Megan Morton's book 'Home Love' who I had the
pleasure in meeting & having sign my copy
of the book at a recent ISCD event.



Store & Co. front window displays - makes me want to look closer!

I was tidying up my image files and couldn't believe that I hadn't posted these photos of a fabulous store I visited on my holiday to [Hobart] Tasmania a couple of months back! And let me tell you this store is memorable...so I must have been overly distracted to forget to tell you all about it!

Whilst walking down Macquarie Street in search of brunch one morning...I first came across the 'J.Boag & Son' sign [a great Tasmanian Australian brewery] and right next door led me to this fab find of a shop called 'Store & Co.'. We couldn't have missed it really the front pathway display lured me closer to the front window displays and on-in I went! Here's a few snaps of the store that 'Rachel' - one of the store people kindly let me take...

If you get a chance to visit or pop by I highly recommend it - you may come out slightly lighter in the purse or heavier on the credit card though!

Enjoy...

Some days it feels like this sign is a must!

I love the 'bus roll' theme with days of the week.

This is the footpath display outside the 'Store&Co.'
front window display that caught our eye!
An oldie but a goodie - 'Keep Calm And Carry On' is
 one my faves no matter how many times it's
 been done in recent times.

This decal with 'Store' & 'Store Keeper'
definition sits behind the counter.

A 'Store & Co' colleague - Rachel

Beautiful high pressed metal ceilings, the
old original offices and store rooms were
guttted to make this open store space.



A beautiful eclectic mix of vintage hospital furniture and
equipment, flags, furniture and a keen sense
of typography - drew me into its throes!



images by Sarah Verity - Verandah Home+Garden Living Solutions

Love & Clutter...

I love this little yellow weathered & loved
stool, playfully holding the 'Love & Clutter'
store cards.

 A great store find in Hobart [Tasmania] Love & Clutter I stumbled upon on Murray Street whilst en-route to brunch on holiday... This lovely store has an eclectic mix of [new] hand-made locally crafted items and re-purposed pieces, along side local designers, Ruby Victoria Letterpress, Notions lovely fashion accessories and Little Black Crows very cute little stuffed bunnies and other creatures. Those who know me & follow this blog would understand, naturally I was instantly drawn to their window display with their typographic '&' character on their store cards, timber characters and store bags. The I dug a little deeper and found that my talented blog friend Narelle who runs & owns 'Ruby Victoria Letterpress' is behind the 'Love & Clutter' logo card 'commission! Well done! So if you're visiting Hobart be sure to check out 'Love & Clutter' located 31 Murray Street, Hobart Tasmania. Enjoy. S x

Love & Clutter's store window - with handmade rag dolls
on display made for Love & Clutter by Jess Brown.

The Love & Clutter stylish re-usable store bag,
I missed out this time so will
have to go back to get one!

Images from Verandah Home+Garden Living Solutions

To contact Jess Brown for any of her gorgeous & unique rag dolls - visit her blog HERE

To view & order Narelle's fabulous letterpress & linoprint pieces visit 'Ruby Victoria Letter Press' store on Etsy.com or via her blog 'Ruby Victoria'.

Print & Pattern Adoration....

I was drawn to this image because I do 'love' these typographical pillow slips combined with a oversize botanical print upholstered onto the headboard. It's whimisical & fun... a cute way to be greeted when going to bed!

Image from Point Click Home

Sunny Hall Way - Good Day Sunshine...!

I wanted something in yellow & something that would make me smile today...

I love this hall way - it really does makes me smile what a fun, modern way of using Sunny Yellow on walls & ceiling and incorporating text / typography - to what could be just another hall way, the Beatles lyrics 'Good Day Sunshine...' in black make all the difference! You keep looking up & can't help but smile!

What other quotes or lyrics would you use for this bright happy space?

Good Day Sunshine" is a song by The Beatles on the 1966 album Revolver. It was written by Paul McCartney, though like all Beatles songs written by either of them, it is credited as Lennon/McCartney

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine

I need to laugh and when the sun is out

I've got something I can laugh about

I feel good in a special way

I'm in love and it's a sunny day

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine

We take a walk, the sun is shining down

Burns my feet as they touch the ground

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine

Then we'd lie beneath the shady tree

I love her and she's loving me

She feels good, she knows she's looking fine

I'm so proud to know that she is mine.

Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine, Good Day Sunshine

Image from Country Living. & Wikipaedia

Rolling Text... White on Black Typography.

Top - Nate Berkus
Centre & Bottom - Print Dolls

Couldn't go past these images of 'Rolling Text - White on Black'.... Typography used as a design element and decor item can be bring a fresh, contemporary, post modern graphic approach to a room - it offers a focal and anchor point... and depending the text a great talking point for your room. I really enjoy the playfulness of them.
The top image is from Nate Berkus - whose style I really enjoy - sophisticated, cosy, grand and contemporary with nods to the past - very 'Palatial' and the centre & bottom image are from a Sydney - Northern Beaches based company called 'Print Dolls' who are inspired by vintage destination blinds originating from old buses, trams & trains. You may remember that I posted about Marika Järv of Prints Dolls and her home I found on my post 4 Feb 09 [New] Favourite Palatial Home! Enjoy. x




Images - from Nate Berkus & Print Dolls.