Beautiful Interiors and 18th Century Style: January 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014

Lemon Yellow and Lime Zest ~ Ivy Style!

I am off to Sydney next Thursday for Design and Decoration and I am so excited! I just wanted to share one of my favourite Sydney locations with you ...

This is The Ivy … an incredibly stylish and elegant masterpiece smack bang in the middle of the Sydny CBD!

Ivy has an abundance of restaurants, bars and conference rooms and they are all stunning!

Think that you could be in Florida …. absolutely! The owners and designers did an incredible job of creating a haven where you can feel like you are on holiday in the middle of the city …..

The top bar is my favourite called the Pool Bar and you can hire the cabanas for private use which is fantastic.

That zest of yellow has me singing! Look out Sydney here we come!

xxx M.A. the 2nd

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

In the Pink!

I just love this beautiful confection that I found on pinterest …. and felt like a pink post!

I don't know if you are like me but I adore personalised seals … they are so elegant and finishe a correspondence beautifully.

I am sure you will agree when I say delicate china and Laduree are beautiful and it makes me feel happy to look at them and marvel at the creation … I have hit the ground running this year already with new clients and continuing on with briefs from last year …. it is nice to have a few moments just to look at these images and enjoy how beautiful things always inspire ….

Inspire creativity ….. to achieve … I just have to realise that the above saying is so true … we can do anything just not everything….

so whatever your dreams are for this year I hope you achieve your goals and enjoy every single moment ….

these are perfection but we are not and therein lies the beauty …..

so take a glass of champagne and let us toast the future ….

M.A. the 2nd

xxx

all images pinterest

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Apartment No. 1 ~ Ralph Lauren

I always love the interiors of Ralph Lauren and Apartment No. 1 is just stunning!

Rich, regal colours with touches of black houndstooth and polished lacquered furniture …..

We are in summer here in Australia but I was browsing for a client for RL homewares and just wanted to share this elegance … it has an old Hollywood Regency feel to it ….

Top Hat … yes please!

RL interiors are always timeless, sophisticated and elegant … perfect for a Duke and Duchess or anyone for that matter! Have a lovely Wednesday tomorrow!

xx M.A. the 2nd!

Friday, January 10, 2014

Hello 2014!

Happy New Year everyone! I am finally catching my breath to do a post about our Christmas and New Year! I hope everyone had a beautiful festive season! I had a very busy end to 2013 and had literally no time to sit down and blog. We are just finishing our holiday after having Christmas at home with all the trimmings ... size 52 turkey this year with the old family recipe for seasoning. The plum pudding went beautifully and Mum was so happy as this year we had a really good skin on it! Topped off with cream and custard it was divine. I took this photo above when we were in Macau at The Venetian Resort as I just thought it was so beautiful and kind of reminded me of Sugar and how also how incredibly gorgeous a pink Cartier watch with diamonds is!

We had time in Hong Kong and Macau and all of the holiday windows were beautiful (but still don't beat New York! ~ best in the world!)

This was the floral arrangement at reception at The Peninsula, Hong Kong. Stunning! Hong Kong is very intriguing and I love the colonial history behind it! We saw wonderful architecture mixed with Chinese culture and it was gorgeous.