Posts Tagged ‘rustic’

Love at First Gasp #3

January 22, 2010  |  dining room, first gasp  |  , ,  |  10 comments

canadian house & home magazine dining room with settee

Let me begin by saying that I must have said “omg! omg! omg!” at least 10 days at first seeing this dining room. Everything about it is divine! Worthy of a “Love at First Gasp” post. Poppytalk (located in Vancover) introduced me to Canadian House & Home magazine & now I am hooked. No need to be physically in Canada to appreciate it’s decor. This photo was in Canadian House & Home’s online sample magazine under the topic: Indie Chic. Well, I guess I’m a fan of Indie then! The owners of this home are a very creative duo: Matt Carr (industrial designer) & Joyce Jo (fashion designer/retailer). I’m already a fan of their home decor taste – I imagine their other work is brilliant as well.

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Burlap Pillow

October 31, 2009  |  bedroom  |  , ,  |  10 comments

pillowmini

Nora (my mother-in-law) & I made this beautiful recycled burlap coffee bag from Guatemala into a fabulous pillow with hopes of selling it & now I don’t want to sell it. It looks so fabulous on Shiloh’s bed (photo below). Originally I thought it would look best outside on a bench or chair in the courtyard, but it’s ever so lovely indoors too. Not that comfy to sleep on, ideally for decor.

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