Comfort

“Listen, I am the hugest mistake maker; there are things I do sometimes and I don’t know what I was thinking."
- Jenna Lyons

Boy was that comforting to read.
From an interview with Amy Verner in today's Globe (on the occasion of J.Crew's 1st store in Canada)

Press: Interview at Design Traveller

Interview at Design Traveller today. This great interior design and architecture blog is based in Oslo, Norway and written by interior designer Anna Smith.

My Head is full of Wallpaper

My livingroom yesterday.

Yesterday I began sketches on the wall mural I'm working on. In the research stage I hit my usual textile/pattern suspects: Lucienne Day, Josef Frank, Alexander Girard, + Piero Fornasetti* All amazing.
There are also so many new wallpaper designers cropping up. Lots of inspiration.

Here are a few images.

Raoul Dufy for Bianchini-Ferier
Did you know he did a lots of textile design in addition to painting?


Piero Fornasetti's Mediterranea for Cole & Son. So dense. Fantastic.
Would look wild in a bathroom!


Harlequin Boutique UK. Whimsical


Small whales by Geoff McFetridge - So fun + graphic!

I saved my images to my pattern + wallpaper boards on Pinterest so if you wanna see all of my faves just go there. I am finding Pinterest to be a very QUICK way to do research + store reference images. Am grateful to my lovely neighbour Valerie for introducing me to it.

ps. Read this book on Fornasetti last month - but too busy to write about it.
He definitely deserves his own post! Such an interesting character.

Thinking about Steve Jobs today

and like so many can't stop feeling a bit worried about him since his resignation was announced yesterday . :-( Above is photo with new CEO Tim Cook.
I know goofey but what can I say I have a huge soft spot for him.
God Speed SJ.

ps. Recently watched this great documentary him. Its free! + Highly recommended.

Photographer Donna Griffith

Photo by Donna Griffith

Photographer Donna Griffith just sent me this great shot from the out takes of the Chatelaine shoot at Bev Hisey's house. I love the composition with the mod credenza + wacky bird.
Decor types will be very familiar with Donna's name as she's shot for almost every shelter mag out there. Thanks so much Donna!