Mademoiselle Rose

Mari Eriksson

I am a real fan of Mari Eriksson (I just didn't always know it!) who takes the most beautiful photos ~ I didn't realise she was the photographer who took the photos which appeared in Australian Country Style magazine last year which I absolutely flipped over!  She has a lovely website which you can see here (Mari Eriksson) and she also has a blog called Angel At My Table, (I put the English translated version here) which I only just put two and two together was all one in the same person!  Silly me, as I've been visiting this blog for ages for the beautiful pictures but didn't realise it was her!  Her photography is just beautiful ~ her style is just what I love ~ white, vintage and very pretty!

Below are some of her photos which I love...

 

 

   

 

I absolutely love this bathroom.  The photo above is the one in Australian Country Style and the one above that is another one of the same bathroom ~ which I was so pleased to see more of. 

I love the above photo as the fabric pictures are a great idea ~ especially for someone like me who loves fabric and has so much of it.  I might just see if I can use this idea!  Visit Mari Eriksson's website site and blog Angel At My Table as they both have quite a few more lovely pictures.

 

Romantic Homes .... and a pretty bench!

I've been buying Romantic Homes magazine for about four or five years now, and each time they get a new editor it changes direction, so there have been times I can't wait to open it up and other times when, well, I was buying it out of habit rather than love of it!

For about the last year the editor has been Jacqueline deMontravel and I've got to say, it's just getting better and better each month.  I just love it at the moment.  So, I've bought it from the newsagent, had a subscription and decided not to get another one (co-inciding with a period of don't love it) and recently, since I've been loving it so much and can't wait for it to dribble into the newagents months behind, I bought three in one hit from Ebay in the US (September, October and November 2008 issues).  Mmm, I've been pawing over them every two hour trip on the train to and from work...to die for!  Here are some pictures I just keep coming back to over and over...

 
 

I love this lounge.  The lounge suite is the same or similar to mine, but it's done out in white or cream.  I love that, but with two cats, I'd have trouble with that.  Dream away, Vic...

 

It's amazing what a touch of vintage iron and lace does!  A weakness of mine.  Don't these elements go so well together.

 
 

I love the way they have the colanders on the wall, really useful and pretty.  I also love the old stove.  I found a new vintage style stove a long time ago in a store, and kept it in mind.  I went back last week to check out the price to put in our new kitchen, having in my mind decided it was a done deal.  I went home and told Dear One I found the perfect stove and since I was saving  so much money on the way I am going to do our new kitchen we could spend a little more on some key features.   I told him all about it and then the price and I got the eyebrow and a big, "I don't f*ing think so.  Dah, as if I would spend $13,000 on a stove!  It was fun telling him though! 

 

You've got to get this magazine, it's to die for at the moment!  Newsagents will order it in for you if you don't know where to get it.

As promised also, I managed to remember this week to get a photo of my sister's new bench.  She's not sure of the fabric on the seat, but it is pretty.  If she's not happy with it, she knows she has access to my huge stash of fabric!

 

Beautiful Home...

Since I am thinking about building a new home in the next year or two it sure has been fun cruising around my old magazines and the internet looking for inspiration.  As if I really need such an excuse...  *laughing*  ... but I found this lovely house on a real estate site.  It needs a bit of vintage and Ashwell linen and such, but it has lovely neutral rooms and high ceilings, Big Yum!

 

 

I love this room with the mixture of white, cream and dark wood.  Really pretty.

 

I love the windows in this room...the bed is so big I'd lose Dear One in this!

 

I love the colour on the walls in this room, one of those beautiful colours one person will say it's blue and another green, but absolutely gorgeous! 

 

A large chandelier, lots of old perfume bottles on the dressing table and some Ashwell and vintage linen on the bed and this room would be fab... 

A huge bay window, to die for! 

 

They've got a lovely house...how much fun would it be to decorate this house in your own style...what fun it would be!