April 18, 2009

My Friend's Dad Had A Bad Accident

I just spent a long time in a hospital waiting room and I just have to say why can't they make some kind of effort to decorate them so they aren't so depressing and neutral. 

I absolutely appreciate that emergency rooms serve a function, but for those who are ill and waiting, or those just waiting for news of loved ones its a pretty dreary place. The only splash of a non-ugly colour was the red on the chair near the entrance with the blood-soaked towel that sat on it for three hours. 

Its very crowded and the chairs were set up theatre style so you were always straining your neck to talk to anyone with you. There is no comfort to be found in the hard plastic chairs. I was thinking some cheery wallpaper or even some of those amazing cutouts you can stick on walls nowadays to create scenes. Something to look at that. 




April 14, 2009

A Very Aussie And Pretty Trifle


So my uncle's partner Beth made this awesome trifle for his birthday a few weeks ago. It was practically a work of art as far as trifles are concerned.

April 13, 2009

Scrapbook Shabby Chic Style Framed French Picture

A couple of summers ago I was in Paris and fell in love with these posters of old vogue style advertisments. They all easy to get, they sell for 5euros in most of the tourist traps around Paris. The picture itself was a little small to put on the wall by itself, so I decided to use one of my scrapbook frames and make it a little more interesting.

I love old vintage floral wallpaper, and I collect scrapbook paper which has that kind of look. This faded pink floral is a perfect compliment for the french print. I cut the white border off and put it on the paper but kept it positioned off centre.

I used some vintage style wallies which I have had sitting around for ages. The style and colours really coordinated with the picture.


I used two medium sized 'letter' cut outs and a few flowers.

I must admit I don't love the stark white of the frame at the moment. I think I will try and find something with a warmer tone to complement the picture more.

However it absolutely does the job of coordinating with my new small size cushions I got a few weeks ago at a thrift shop for 50cents ea so I am pretty happy with the final result.

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