84 wishes x

Yes it seems like there are so many birthdays, you would be right, that they somehow just keep coming! In our family April is a HUGE birthday month we have 3 Grandmas, 1 Goddaughter [on the same day as 1 of the Grandmas] and lastly by not least our little Isabelle finishes the April celebrations off for us till May!

So without exception - I want to wish my [maternal] grandma whom I call 'Mum', also known by our cousin as 'Nana' - a very Happy 84th Birthday today!  

We love you & hope that you have a wonderful day out today!

Hugs & kisses



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Friday Flowers - Pretty Palatial Pastels...

Not sure how much more alliteration I could try to achieve in 1 post title... but it certainly explains this post!

How lovely are these very pretty pastel floral arrangements from a fave mag of mine - Australian Country Style [April 2010 issue]! I particularly love the mood & style boards they have created from the extracted colours of the floral arrangements. A wonderful way to cue your inspiration directly from nature. This issue also explores two more floral palettes that have inspired me & I will post about in the upcoming Fridays... so stay tuned!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend & get the chance to have some fresh flowers of your own! Thank you for stopping by at Palatial Living this week. See you soon. S x

Images from Australian Country Style - April 2010 issue, out now.

An Urban Romantic Aesthetic Lives in Pony Rider...

I'm loving artist aware home ware brand Pony Rider - as profiled in Australian Vogue Living March/ April 2010 issue. You know you've done something well when Vogue Living comes to chat about your work & brand... Described as having an 'urban romantic aesthetic' and coined 'industrial vintage' the home ware brand created by Jacqui Lewis & Kelly Searl, their business currently creates and works out of a one room studio amongst the inspiring bush-scape of Sydney's Northern Beaches.

I particularly love their use of 'bird & botanic' inspired prints aptly named 'Flower bomb', their swimmingly fluid 'Ribbons' print & 'Numbers' in vintage style flag cushions. Their 'Numbers' cushion print reminds me of one of my favourite artists, Rosalie Gascoigne's [1917-1999] 'Sweet Lovers' 1990, with printed washed over bold text semiotics. Be sure to check out PonyRider's website on this link and their blog here. Enjoy xxx

[Image 1] Article on Pony Rider from Australian Vogue Living March/April 2010 issue - page 50.
[Image 2] Pony Rider's 'Flower Bomb' cushion

[Image 3] Pony Rider's 'Ribbons' cushion

[Image 4] Pony Rider's 'Numbers' cushion

[Image 5] Rosalie Gascoigne [1917-1999], Sweet Lovers 1990

Collection of Christopher Hodgesand Helen Eager, Sydney© Rosalie Gascoigne Estate,administered by VISCOPY,Australia

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About Pony Rider [from PonyRider.com.au] Pony Rider is about celebrating the beauty in the ordinary everyday things, biting into an overripe plum and in need of a soft tea towel, cracking the top of a creme brulee with a hand printed napkin in your lap, wrapping a pot of freshly brewed tea in a tea towel to stay warm, curling up on cushions on the lounge to read the weekend papers, using the 'good' linen for the everyday.

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With those words evoking all those wonderful senses, how can you not fall in love with wanting some of their pieces... I know I have! S x

Images from Vogue Living March /April 2010 & Pony Rider.com.au

Colour, Books & BookShelf Love...

[image 1] Betsy Morgan's colour blocked book stacks and objects make for beautiful vignettes within the shelf.

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[image 2] Australian Vogue Living March /April 2010 - book suggestions. Check out Amazon.com to add them to your wish list, or to buy!
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[image 3] Betsy Morgan's home office & living area - shows these white shelves are not only for storage but colourful display too!
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I love books, always have, but what else do I love that goes with books is housing & shelving books! Here - I love these White book shelves with painted [bitter mocha] wall colour behind, appears to frame the books and objects within the shelf. And the darker shade used makes for an illusion-ary depth. Taken from Betsey Morgan's family home in Chelsea New York - from Vogue Living March/ April 2010 issue, I especially love all books sorted and stacked by spine/ cover colour - I have all my books presented like this in my shelves at home - it helps to create a clean, organised & colour blocked presentation that is much easier on the eye to follow through the space...

Images from Australian Vogue Living March/ April 2010 issue.

Yellow in the Boudoir...

Top - Playful, Warm & Cosy.
Centre - Modern ,Contemporary & Fresh

Bottom - Sophisticated & Sumptuous

Shots of Yellow in the bedroom in varying shades can create different atmospheres.... the palest lemon & chatruese mustard teamed with metameric teal & night blue - can make it Sophisticated & Sumptuous ; or a burst of daffodil high chroma yellow as an art piece & used as an elevated bed head - set on a cool white wall can be Modern & Contempoaray; or using a sunny butter yellow with cream, ornage coral & tones and toned down apple green make for a Playful, Warm & Cosy bedroom - as shown in these rooms.
Whichever mood you wish to create - why don't you try a shade of yellow in your bedroom or guest room?

Images from Elle Decor, Modern Living & Country Living

Bursts of Colour for Yellow Week....April.

This week I know that I will need bursts of happy, sunny, positive, friendly YELLOW... so I am starting the week of with all shades of Yellow... the colour week for April! I adore this reverse positive-negative yellow white wallpaper with the vase images - they are playful, contemporary and at the same time could appeal to a conservative taste.

What shade of Yellow is your favourite?

Image from pointclick