Many Happy Returns... Happy Birthday Grandma x

Wishing my Grandma, Sarah, a true matriarch of my Dad's side, a very, very, very 

Happy Birthday today.

A milestone each year, this one is her 93rd.

We wish & send you love and prayers for a year ahead of great health,

the same grande humour, amazing gusto & spirit.

You are an integral part of my - our- life.

We love you so very much - always.

 

image via pinterest via denise mares

Easter Message...

 

 

 

I came across these sweet Easter inspired vignettes &

Easter message - I had to share it with you.

 I especially love the speckled eggs, colour palette and detail frame

filled with a message blackboard - smart & romantic.

Hope you love them as much as I do.

Enjoy,

 

 

images via pinterest - @PalatialLiving pinterest.

Bellisimo!

A few little images that caught my eye - a splash of pink & style! I think 'Pink' is a highly underestimated hue - I used to stay away from it - but I have learnt the error of thins colour ways! Shades of Pink are great for 'pop', 'fashion', 'pretty', 'edgy' and an array of other adjective I could keep going - but mostly it's a great joinging accent hue. 

And not to forget that I also love YSL - this logo placement designer tee top is uber cute - with spiked shoulder vest; I adore Limoges tea cups & saucers -yes in all shades, and I cannot resist dresser vignettes  - touch of respplendent pretty here - so can't go wrong really!

Hope you had a great Tuesday!

Enjoy,

images via katie-armour, gel-ato, for the love of pretty via ys voice, latikastheme, tumblr.

A Christmas Vignette...

I put together this little arrangement earlier in the week with some rogue branches from my magnolia grandiflora tree and some new ornaments I bought this year. You probably already know of my obsession with typeface - so you'll understand why I love my new 'peace', 'joy', and 'noel' ornaments - not to forget the silver initials I also found for us three 'M' for my husband, Matthew, an 'S' for me, and an 'I' for Isabelle, our baby girl! Hope you like it!

See what you can find in your garden to create a little Christmas in favourite vase or jug.... Enjoy,



images by Sarah Verity - Verandah Home & Garden Living Solutions

Friday Flowers...For You!

- A Vignette - Magnolia Grandiflora -

Friday Flowers in a different form - photography, and a truly beautiful image too. It's one of Palatial Living's signature blooms & one of my ALL time favourites - the Grandiflora Magnolia! Another great image from Martha Stewart via gorgeous blog, Lona de Anna! Happy Friday to You!

Apologies for the lack of postings this week a plethora of things happening - we have just come back from our first family holiday as '3' with our little Isabelle, whilst celebrating my husband's birthday, and had great time - but am all over the place with Palatial Living, and have just made my deadline emailing my lovely client her 'Pre-Sales Styling & Staging Guideline Report' minutes ago! Ohhh my 'laptop' shoulders need a soak, and there seems to be a tonne of housework to catch up on! Friday really crept up on me this week...Hope you have great weekend & Enjoy! S xxx

Image from Martha Stewart via Lona de Anna blog

Flowers for Friday...Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday! I love this bright living room - I don't usually like 'yellow' as a main decorating colour more as an accent tor highligh, than as a main hue - but somehow in this space - combined with the raspberry pink red & off-white it really works. All colours share a 'muddier' grey base - they share the same value - and are therefore cohesive - one is not 'fighting' the other because they all share the same base. But really - I picked these images because I love the mixed pink peonies vased and placed on the tray coupled with a few books & favourite objects on the ottoman. A small casual vignette  that brings an 'organic' personal touch to the room.

This weekend I am 'taking it easy' getting rid of this bug for a start, and preparing to organise & de-clutter the home office project before ordering furniture & pieces. Plus a nice late afternoon sunny snooze somewhere fitted in!

I hope you have a lovely weekend [the weather in Sydney is set for sunny brilliant blue winter skies] and rejuvenate over the weekend, with family & friends, for a another wonderful week ahead! Thank You for joining me this week at Palatial Living - and your kind emails whilst I've been a 'tad under the weather'! See you next week! S xxx

Images from Traditional Home

Fab New Book... Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces.

You know how much I love books here's another to my 'Palatial Living' collection - Take a look at this fab 'new' book released in May this year - by Apartment Therapy [we love them] aptly titled Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces.  Apartment Therapy is considered THE go-to for small space solutions and they have achieved this with gorgeous images of vignettes in this book - by showing you how you can have your personal objects in your living space - whilst trying to not look cluttered, but more so 'layered with meaning'. I've got this one on order! For more of Apartment Therapy visit their website.

Please Visit 'The Palatial Living Store' [powered through Amazon] if you'd like to purchase any of these great books.

Image from Visualize.us & Amazon.com for more info go to - Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces

Other fantastic Apartment Therapy books are - Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure & Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Design Solutions

Friday Flowers...Special Delivery.

A vignette of a dozen vased Pink Tea Roses for Isabelle, combined with special glass & china pieces and shells - from so many different people & places - my husband's grandmother, a good friend, some travel finds and a birthday! I often think that the best displays are often gathered over time and from many different people & places.

Happy Friday! Friday Flowers have become a regular feature on Palatial Living for some time now... but lately they have become very special since we have so many lovely blooms given and sent to us for out sweet little newborn girl - Isabelle. This Friday I thought I would share with you the stunning Dozen Long Stem Pink Tea Roses that my sister, Felic & [new] brother-in-law, Alex aka Auntie & Uncle sent to Isabelle this week - her very first 'Roses Only' delivery and I am sure the first of many more to come!

Here's to your Friday Happiness and your Wonderful Weekend ahead... Thank You for stopping by at Palatial Living this week, and for all your lovely comments & kind wishes for our little Isabelle! Take Care & Enjoy, S xxx

Image from Verandah Home & Garden Living Solutions

Special Pretty Flowers...

Here's a photo of little vignette I arranged with some of my favourite blue & white porcelain pieces, and my Chinese Tomb Warrior [I love this piece an old friend bought it back from his travels for us] with the beautiful bouquet of flowers that my parents sent our baby girl Isabelle in celebration of her 1 week birthday - today! I adore the pale pink flowers combined with the soft green & silver foliage, and the soft two tone stripe grosgrain ribbon! Perfect for the Isabelle Spell!

Image by Verandah Home & Garden Living Solutions

Good Friday Flowers...

Aptly, Friday Flowers for Good Friday... today is a significant day in the Christian calendar, Good Friday - which commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. This holiday is observed during holy week and is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. Traditionally the Cala, Arum or November Lilies, or White flowers in general are used for floral arrangements in Churches and religious celebrations on Good Friday symbolising purity, death, and innocence.... I love this image, Magnolia Grandi-flora [one of my favourite blooms] arranged & housed in an ostrich egg [as a vase] makes for an interesting vignette - found from a floral arrangement decorating project on Martha Stewart.

Here's to your Easter[long] weekend - whether you choose celebrate Easter in a spiritual sense , or you're looking forward a long weekend to be shared with family & friends at home or away, or catching up on a few odd jobs around the house & an afternoon nap....Stay Safe & Enjoy. S xxx

Image from Martha Stewart & Further Info can be found on Wikipedia

Blossom Tree...

What pretty way to decorate for Easter... I love this vignette of tall blossom branches with some faux Finch friends in amongst the branches and a little nest of eggs at the base of the vase. So charming...x

Image from Martha Stewart

Friday Flowers...A Christmas Vignette.

I hung our wreath on our front door on Tuesday this week - so in the spirit of this festive Season upon us, whilst we're all madly thinking about putting up our trees & updating our Christmas decor - here is a lovely calm, serene way to introduce Christmas into your home... a simple vignette of fresh cut bunch of flowers in shades of white & green in a large clear vase teamed with candles & a hint of red from recently arrived cards in the mail!

Happy Friday! Hope you have a wonderful weekend & try not to get tangled up in the Christmas lights! Thanks again for stopping by at Palatial Living - Be sure to Enjoy. S x

Image from Australian Home Beautiful, Christmas - December 2009 issue

Easter Topiary Ideas...

I love this simple, fresh subtle Easter vignette. What a beautiful, delicate & subliminal way to bring the an Easter egg theme through a shaped hyacinth style topiary in a white lattice style vessel, with some small quail eggs resting on top of a few favourite stacked books. You could try this with another shaping large bloom or an evergreen foilage plant. Very pleasing indeed!

Image from Martha Stewart