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of authentic living for me i need to create the spaces i want to use and then i need to carve out the time to live in the moment otherwise the moment will pass on by in the blur of my to do list great words to live by from the inspired room edit how could i have forgotten style court s magnificent posts as a guest on design sponge they were among my favorites i loved the post on betsy burnham it was great interview with a great designer written and researched so beautifully the louis xv post was also fabulous finally my favorite post from my own blog this year i would have to say the art and design post because art and design are two of my favorite topics and i love it when the two are combined beautifully the pictures in this post are so inspiring to me and i remember being particularly proud of that post thank you to all of the readers out there who take the time to read my blog i hope everyone has a happy and safe new year s eve and best wishes for health and happiness in the new year posted by things that inspire at 10 57 am 21 comments labels favorite posts inspiring blogs wednesday december 26 2007 tablescapes as i put away my christmas decorations and reorganize the house i usually take the opportunity to make a change in my decor i rearrange some of the furniture edit out some of the tchochkes most of them are packed away at this point to my husband s great relief move around the artwork i also tend to redo the tablescapes i was first introduced to this term through the peak of chic blog when she did some wonderful posts part i and part ii on the art of tablescapes the details of a tablescape by a master of the tablescape jim beebe hawes of caldwell beebe tablescapes have been a topic of great interest to me this year mainly because i am in the process of completely changing everything in my entryway when i was trying to decide what kind of piece to put in my front hall one of my fellow bloggers commented that i seemed to be more interested in the tablescapes of the pictures that i posted rather than the specific furniture piece in the picture there was wisdom and insight in that observation perhaps this is because tablescapes are really like little still lifes which appeals to the artist in me i really think that the creation of a beautiful tablescape is a true form of artistic expression another beautiful tablescape from the ethan allen catalog the variation in height the bowl artwork and arching branches create a beautiful composition the term tablescape is attributed to the british designer david hicks 1929 1998 and he was a master at artfully arranging and grouping everyday objects works of art and accessories in hicks words what is important is not how valuable or inexpensive your objects are but the care and feeling with which you arrange them patricia gray did a wonderful write up of david hicks and his timeless interiors so no need to replicate that here but make sure to check out her post it is very well written and well researched with lots of pictures of hicks work a tablescape by david hicks from peak of chic in my usual style i did some research on tablescapes i found an excellent guide in the principles of creating a tablescape on the website of a realtor designer here are some of the basics that the author sandra tuell shared in her article select items for your tablescape based on the size and scale of the table surface select an odd number for your composition an old rule of thumb is that groupings of 3 5 7 or 9 is more pleasing than even number groupings use hardcover books as pedestals to elevate objects a suzanne kasler tablescape i love the little sculptures resting on books that have been made into stands of varying levels kasler employs the odd number rule very effectively with five sculptures and seven total items on the table the scale of the table is small so kasler has selected small scale items for the surface a delicate lamp small sculptures even the intaglios displayed above the table are small in scale layer items as an artist creates a scene with a background middleground and foreground a beautiful michael smith tablescape this is also one of my favorites from my inspiration files the tallest object the branches and vase form the background the bust forms the middleground effective because of its shape the linear form of the books provide a constrast in the foreground a david hicks masterpiece from the peak of chic this one certainly has great elements of arrangement and all three planes background middleground and foreground creat highs and lows to give dimension and depth a tablescape that emphasizes varying heights from better homes and gardens via the newhomes blog barbara westbrook interiors the whole arrangement has a great variation in heights with the mirror sconces and all of the items arranged on the console vary some of the textural elements in the tablescape light dark shiny matte curves straight lines another caldwell beebe tablescape the variation in line texture and tone is masterful a high impact tablescape from anne coyle interiors there is a lot going on here but it works for me this tablescape beautifully illustrates the concept of varying textures and lines the final recommendation from sandra tuell s article is a good one use all of these points as guidelines not as rigid rules the most important guideline is to use your own personal treasures things that inspire you to create your own tablescape masterpiece to visit my store quatrefoil design click here to subscribe to my blog by email click here to follow my blog on facebook click here http www quatrefoildesign com posted by things that inspire at 4 37 pm 15 comments labels david hicks tablescape monday december 24 2007 merry christmas today is christmas eve it is my favorite day of the year i love the anticipation the excitement the happiness in the air our family tradition is to have a lovely meal over candlelight then go to the family service at church and celebrate the true meaning of the season after church we come home and have dessert in front of the tree then the children get to pick out one gift to open it is such a peaceful wonderful evening this image is from my favorite christmas card this year the friend who sends this card always purchases cards that support a charity and this year s card supports a hospice in her town to me peace and hope are really the heart of the matter the true spirit of christmas it is a theme that is central to so many of the traditional christmas hymns many of which were written in times of war and strife hark the herald angels sing glory to the newborn king peace on earth and mercy mild god and sinners reconciled hark the herald angels sing it came upon a midnight clear that glorious song of old from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold peace on the earth good will to men from heaven s all gracious king the world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing it came upon a midnight clear i heard the bells on christmas day their old familiar carols play and wild and sweet the words repeat of peace on earth good will to men i heard the bells on christmas day all glory be to god on high and to the earth be peace while shepherds watched their flocks o morning stars together proclaim the holy birth and praises sing to god the king and peace to all on earth o little town of bethlehem o come desire of nations bind in one the hearts of all mankind bid every strife and quarrel cease and fill the world with heaven s peace o come o come emmanuel let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me let there be peace on earth i hope everyone has a peaceful and joyous christmas i would particularly like to extend special thoughts and prayers to all of the military personnel serving our country including my brother who has spent the majority of the past four years in iraq and afghanistan posted by things that inspire at 7 08 am 10 comments labels christmas friday december 21 2007 a magnificent chandelier i spent some time in the mall this week i am finished with my shopping but i love the energy of a mall during the christmas season in one of atlanta s more upscale malls phipps plaza i looked in the window of the new tory burch store the design of the store is really beautiful it is a little jewelbox of orange and gold with mirrored walls and a fireplace in the middle of the store although there were many amazing things for sale my eye was caught by the stunning chandeliers there are two chandeliers in fact one in the front of the store and one in the back on the other side of the fireplace you can see the bottom of the front chandelier in this picture on the other side of the mirrored column is a fireplace and you can see some of the shades of the back chandelier on the far left the shades are trimmed in the same orange the dominates the decor of the store and it is so effective it looks like the dallas store has the same chandelier greenwich apparently has it too i see the shades on the far left of this picture i e mailed the company to see who makes this chandelier but have not heard back yet after all in the busiest selling season of the year responding to a question about the chandeliers in their stores is not really high priority however as soon as i saw the chandeliers i suspected that they are the magnificent nancy corzine balthazar chandelier a friend of mine showed me a picture of this chandelier recently thinking i would like it and she was right so it was gratifying to possibly recognize it in person hopefully i will hear back from the tory burch web site at some point and get confirmation whether my suspicions are correct the balthazar chandelier is very expensive but it is so unique and beautifully crafted edit i found this picture of the tory burch nyc store on the peak of chic blog it gives a better view of the chandelier after seeing the detail in the picture i am not so sure that this is the same chandelier the arms of the burch chandelier are longer and project more i will have to figure this out edit 2 mystery solved but not entirely to my satisfaction i am not sure if they are available to individuals the manufacturer of these chandeliers is garrison rousseau a company in the philipines that crafts custom furniture and does special commissions for companies and individuals such as armani nina campbell holly hunt the four seasons vincente wolf and so on and so on click on this picture to enlarge you can get a good detailed view of the chandelier to subscribe to my blog by email click here to follow my blog on facebook click here to visit my online store click here posted by things that inspire at 3 22 pm 5 comments labels chandelier design design lighting nancy corzine tory birch thursday december 20 2007 progress on the chairs a few weeks ago i posted about a pair of semi antique chairs that have been sitting around my house waiting for a makeover the post on my blog and all of the great comments spurred me into action the chairs have just returned from the woodshop stripped and sanded and are going to the art studio today for a specialty finish posted by things that inspire at 6 11 am 13 comments labels chairs wednesday december 19 2007 sargent s studio part ii one of my readers and the author of one of my favorite blogs brilliant asylum saw my post last week on john singer sargent s studio as she was reading the new copy of w magazine she admired the window in a beautiful london flat featured in an article and recognized that it was the same window that she had seen in my post about sargent s studio according to the w article sargent s former studio on tite street has been converted into a modern residence but the owners retained the footprint of that grand north facing window sargent s studio on tite street 2007 it was purchased by sir evelyn de rothschild and is now a residence what a lovely coincidence i had been planning on a john singer sargent post for a while and just got around to it last week i was not aware of the w magazine article but i am so thrilled to see a current picure of this wonderful and historical piece of london property please check out ba s post and the w magazine article i love it when things come together like this thanks ba for connecting the dots you made my day to subscribe to my blog by email click here to follow my blog on facebook click here to visit my online store click here posted by things that inspire at 11 50 am 3 comments labels art design monday december 17 2007 the fishscale design in the suburbs of atlanta there is a neighborhood that is comprised almost entirely of victorian and queen anne style houses most of which are painted very bright colors these are houses that were built in the 1980s so they are an exaggerated vision of typical victorian style characteristics gingerbread styling intricate filigreed trimwork towers wings wrap around porches steeply pitched roofs with gables fishscale shingles adorn many of these homes years ago i went to a christmas party in this neighborhood and most of the homes were decked out like miniature gingerbread houses with yards full of decorations and lights everywhere unfortunately i do not have a picture of this neighborhood and the holiday traffic in atlanta makes a journey out there a bit impractical a real life gingerbread house in elgin il note the fishscale shingles that form the siding which gives it the characteristic gingerbread look from springsun on flickr couberg ontario a victorian style home with fishscale shingles on the upper fascade the fishscale pattern is very characteristic of homes in the victorian era in shingles and or the siding on the homes it is interesting that many gingerbread houses are often victorian in nature and in fact many victorian houses are often called gingerbread houses i may need to research the link between the two when i have more time but for now it seems reasonable to assume that the extensive details and fairytale nature of the victorian architecture style makes it a good subject matter for a detailed gingerbread house a victorian style gingerbread house complete with a wrap around porch gables and a fishscale roof made with lifesavers from the better homes and gardens website a beautiful gingerbread house with fishscale shingles made out of necco wafers from the crafting jen blog a mall in manila creating a gingerbread masterpiece with fishscale shingles on the roof the fishscale pattern is not as common in furniture but julian chichester mkes a beautiful chest of drawers using this design i have seen this in person and it is striking stone carving with the fishscale design from didyma an ancient temple in what is now turkey from h savill s flickr pictures posted by things that inspire at 7 29 am 14 comments labels architecture tuesday december 11 2007 artists studios part i this is the exterior of a great artist s studio i will give you some clues and see if you can guess the artist s name the studi...