Home Decor and Interiors: design schemes

Before I start today's post, a little snake update: unfortunately, our friend has disappeared. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy to see him gone, I just hope it's a permanent move on his part. And unless we know exactly where he retreats to, the snake catcher can't come and remove him. Fingers crossed he's packed his bags, never to return!<br /><br />Now that the excitement of the past few days has died down a little, I thought I'd revisit my previous posts on Hamptons meets Queenslander style. I think both of these homes are just gorgeous, and I love the fusion of traditional Queensland architecture with that crisp, elegant Hamptons style. And while we're on the subject of<br />combining architectural styles, I thought it would be fun to combine some of my favourite decorative elements into a virtual design for this home.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84-eHLYM86treuKMkpaw0HsysuhBu3l5TUrkHWMVWSvlApRtusR-GtWAY-YotdKEawJseHLULmHAuUAMyF4oxSrsXgUAtQJ-TNxv_IoXmkUfEEG_oYnVrFeIxHF-VN45JFDwg-QImf8w/s1600/3b-June2008-VirginiaMacdonald.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84-eHLYM86treuKMkpaw0HsysuhBu3l5TUrkHWMVWSvlApRtusR-GtWAY-YotdKEawJseHLULmHAuUAMyF4oxSrsXgUAtQJ-TNxv_IoXmkUfEEG_oYnVrFeIxHF-VN45JFDwg-QImf8w/s640/3b-June2008-VirginiaMacdonald.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I'd gather <a href="http://virginiamacdonald.com/">unique pieces</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZYCBrxfATYsuk-f-n31xSKdBr-NIB6PEVcvcpbj000Nz_6CoBktuyz2B6ExqbGSIJXQIIgPOWfCZhLIboPQ2NNs_kIR9DZ4e3wep7oSeMqmD55MkISj3KOVSKjGY3sc5rjQjULgh4wQ/s1600/63748-retro-white-r-x%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZYCBrxfATYsuk-f-n31xSKdBr-NIB6PEVcvcpbj000Nz_6CoBktuyz2B6ExqbGSIJXQIIgPOWfCZhLIboPQ2NNs_kIR9DZ4e3wep7oSeMqmD55MkISj3KOVSKjGY3sc5rjQjULgh4wQ/s640/63748-retro-white-r-x%255B1%255D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I'd take a leaf out of <a href="http://megbraff.com/">Meg Braff's</a> design book</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJQUBTgK7mlWzbaIU1lb_NH4aQorQS2zGG3Wci6NB4cORSPUD5hPfTPLuUOq8PJR_fB2qOmmjIG-QtGaUnESCLG4_Pnoahm5KhS3IHR4TOXVKMJW3K2-X2qljRNCTKV60FLOWmPvotoo/s1600/105944067al1250951475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJQUBTgK7mlWzbaIU1lb_NH4aQorQS2zGG3Wci6NB4cORSPUD5hPfTPLuUOq8PJR_fB2qOmmjIG-QtGaUnESCLG4_Pnoahm5KhS3IHR4TOXVKMJW3K2-X2qljRNCTKV60FLOWmPvotoo/s640/105944067al1250951475.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">throw in a little of Collette Dinnigan's style</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsRmXw-1w5aWbKdCQ2tgpRKGQM8bLKgmWopFHr9E558p-4PvZDvFGSM-eNJhemE6-XLPQZ7wZtOf3AqqRWKnA5uYnVPg8IYUKwDmQImwOryjvv_8WGmSCqIS0oo4RWS_PhktQ0XWCAi0/s1600/domino+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsRmXw-1w5aWbKdCQ2tgpRKGQM8bLKgmWopFHr9E558p-4PvZDvFGSM-eNJhemE6-XLPQZ7wZtOf3AqqRWKnA5uYnVPg8IYUKwDmQImwOryjvv_8WGmSCqIS0oo4RWS_PhktQ0XWCAi0/s400/domino+2.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> add an unexpected pop of turquoise </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDUceSAKSvX8SOYP3kN-EnaWjdSRR4tY7GREYzlGv_u-uaGlnZjLTm8IKcUtinrL6vuFJT4vz4ZnkBn5CGaoVQLDLRe-e-U02ns_ebMq1vjBnA3Gb6xZLjk754LWXnFY-fHvaY8gfNLc/s1600/habitually+chicschifters+new+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDUceSAKSvX8SOYP3kN-EnaWjdSRR4tY7GREYzlGv_u-uaGlnZjLTm8IKcUtinrL6vuFJT4vz4ZnkBn5CGaoVQLDLRe-e-U02ns_ebMq1vjBnA3Gb6xZLjk754LWXnFY-fHvaY8gfNLc/s640/habitually+chicschifters+new+6.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> arrange a vignette or two</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpw-IhKGTvZ5jMW0hgdcnx5qTJ5HHTy5uWtA8drc0yyEa_HxFgOlhCut0T2wDC4dOp-j9u4bSN3VC7Iw9BuC83NrPc0PYvq0MzHUDTULfuHk38FymOyueIMgPKeBdry-CKDgf9C98YBEc/s1600/hgtvemilydesignstaroffice1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpw-IhKGTvZ5jMW0hgdcnx5qTJ5HHTy5uWtA8drc0yyEa_HxFgOlhCut0T2wDC4dOp-j9u4bSN3VC7Iw9BuC83NrPc0PYvq0MzHUDTULfuHk38FymOyueIMgPKeBdry-CKDgf9C98YBEc/s640/hgtvemilydesignstaroffice1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="goog_574972437"></span>steal <a href="http://www.stylebyemilyhenderson.com/">Emily Henderson's office chair</a></span></div><span id="goog_574972438"></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIh0MEo-t_jFP7XtRMsefTByofxImcGb-MYzZA7OXiHuea4iGcOZzhgQ7Jw8qqOH0qtgZDQSVsAyTSdKOzke17VKDzd5kZ51z51jjuyxxIOxbmnMAHf8SoPiP1EXEAleQTts1A5UMbuM/s1600/leibowitzmcl1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIh0MEo-t_jFP7XtRMsefTByofxImcGb-MYzZA7OXiHuea4iGcOZzhgQ7Jw8qqOH0qtgZDQSVsAyTSdKOzke17VKDzd5kZ51z51jjuyxxIOxbmnMAHf8SoPiP1EXEAleQTts1A5UMbuM/s640/leibowitzmcl1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">gather <a href="http://leibowitzandmaclachlan.com/">natural elements and vintage pieces</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpSz0RRZHBrBH2L31wfruWvttsy6ad0evf3QJJKHO5nHtXk31ES969RUAPmzOv-1LTSkybYAXWLrH9-reIum1aFUbaOfCTxrSCGZ2yh49Xl-TyjotvufJRqg0Qb20TYSWsua1tzoZyf8/s1600/tumblr_l0szspUTBM1qz4kfuo1_1280%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpSz0RRZHBrBH2L31wfruWvttsy6ad0evf3QJJKHO5nHtXk31ES969RUAPmzOv-1LTSkybYAXWLrH9-reIum1aFUbaOfCTxrSCGZ2yh49Xl-TyjotvufJRqg0Qb20TYSWsua1tzoZyf8/s640/tumblr_l0szspUTBM1qz4kfuo1_1280%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">of course, I'd have to have the ubiquitous Queensland verandah</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzGKfvpZOpU3GFhJXHvuPUQ6g_abTPvbWCiXvqZTTSHYUXvZNrvuyKLh5_pVEeJL2UmJd7n5evpCP0j9plpDxa4vWWHAiP2XAaszaoeIuENoJspCejoeyY15j-44A7qivfCA7kXfpnQA/s1600/WATERLEAF+INTERIORS+PORTFOLIO_12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzGKfvpZOpU3GFhJXHvuPUQ6g_abTPvbWCiXvqZTTSHYUXvZNrvuyKLh5_pVEeJL2UmJd7n5evpCP0j9plpDxa4vWWHAiP2XAaszaoeIuENoJspCejoeyY15j-44A7qivfCA7kXfpnQA/s640/WATERLEAF+INTERIORS+PORTFOLIO_12.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">include some <a href="http://waterleafinteriors.com/">grass cloth wallpaper and custom cabinetry</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMY8h29sjuUMNaK_cm5II6kds8FMwCxMIS2u6PQOy_zOFAz4SDgtWttSQQnmKCMqW7cOeM_lh-ffkgP8hxqvZs8o_wqmsEuT5UsuWrFuLd5nG0wzvbz8ageasO160xWeNQsmCVDoRoQ0/s1600/windsor+smith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMY8h29sjuUMNaK_cm5II6kds8FMwCxMIS2u6PQOy_zOFAz4SDgtWttSQQnmKCMqW7cOeM_lh-ffkgP8hxqvZs8o_wqmsEuT5UsuWrFuLd5nG0wzvbz8ageasO160xWeNQsmCVDoRoQ0/s640/windsor+smith.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and to top it all off, incorporate some <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/">Windsor Smith</a> magic</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course, each of us has our own personal style, and this is merely <i>my</i> interpretation of Queensland meets the Hamptons. I'd love to hear what <i>you'd</i> do - would you go traditional, or maybe contemporary? Mid-century modern or country cottage, or maybe something completely different? And the best part of this virtual design process - you're only limited by your imagination!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Hamptons Style Mark III

Before I start today's post, a little snake update: unfortunately, our friend has disappeared. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happ...

<br />Hi all,<br /><br />I don't know about you, but it seems the weeks are flying by, and the last few have been ridiculously busy. Today I plan to take a breather and get back into my studio for some long overdue art therapy. <br /><br />At the moment I'm working on some paintings for a lovely young lady's bedroom. I'll be back tomorrow to show you the work in progress, but here's a look at some of the inspiration behind the design scheme: <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2DIxOvZXVCl-nfRwWcU58we6wHuq1btvLAmZp5pQ3tEkZh5aJP3MniYYg8lqL-k_hzOp3jNMSSv3dzM9NEOiY4jytnKJbAm-MUAyuqlYKeK4cPKSxPxMG-uaj7WSEuCPXmfEjWB6VZs/s1600-h/Chinoiserie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2DIxOvZXVCl-nfRwWcU58we6wHuq1btvLAmZp5pQ3tEkZh5aJP3MniYYg8lqL-k_hzOp3jNMSSv3dzM9NEOiY4jytnKJbAm-MUAyuqlYKeK4cPKSxPxMG-uaj7WSEuCPXmfEjWB6VZs/s320/Chinoiserie.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">from <a href="http://designzie.com/">designzie.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fVGWih9WqNTiqUsK1gLBfm05u1un0YncPBn0jyM07hyjXLwWBggvKuYlrGGfghQidJXUNNxAljb2Qn3LHLmZYvS_nHvJJOqnvU2WR4R-TC0Cl_sKUoSb_3TjFKIiPRy48w4M6QVkHSo/s1600-h/cherry_blossom_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fVGWih9WqNTiqUsK1gLBfm05u1un0YncPBn0jyM07hyjXLwWBggvKuYlrGGfghQidJXUNNxAljb2Qn3LHLmZYvS_nHvJJOqnvU2WR4R-TC0Cl_sKUoSb_3TjFKIiPRy48w4M6QVkHSo/s320/cherry_blossom_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">from <a href="http://chip.lv/">chip.lv</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jW9_2bSYyg0F_z6oOMdPEQLGYyJMJXINuHA5Yb3CeMFQaYM7U_YFsjZaHrXhfjYEpVoMgaW6jNfxNIvDRzCZjQwDql5a2hBtotNjGqyU41s2HD7c1YToM0a24pSoImtmRHJQCiswedY/s1600-h/794818_pg-ribbon-hp-aqua.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jW9_2bSYyg0F_z6oOMdPEQLGYyJMJXINuHA5Yb3CeMFQaYM7U_YFsjZaHrXhfjYEpVoMgaW6jNfxNIvDRzCZjQwDql5a2hBtotNjGqyU41s2HD7c1YToM0a24pSoImtmRHJQCiswedY/s320/794818_pg-ribbon-hp-aqua.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">from <a href="http://thepalmgifts.com/">thepalmgifts.com</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B7L6P9P-zNM4mlCD99RUYG_Nye_OXUJRVe3_A2MufAgzjYaniB4pTOdOGM5emegwF2PYMxM6zb0K9KmQx_f8iEdBW3UD3t5JH8FaJ4kP2I6YcVzPdpgvFf_bPUzukCvI1kGwMxpCO0A/s1600-h/Pretty+Palette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B7L6P9P-zNM4mlCD99RUYG_Nye_OXUJRVe3_A2MufAgzjYaniB4pTOdOGM5emegwF2PYMxM6zb0K9KmQx_f8iEdBW3UD3t5JH8FaJ4kP2I6YcVzPdpgvFf_bPUzukCvI1kGwMxpCO0A/s320/Pretty+Palette.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">from <a href="http://driftwoodinteriors.blogspot.com/">here</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great day everyone!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kerri x</div>

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