Nice Display From A Mean Man

A Nice Display From A Mean Man


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Nature's Perfection...

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A Different View On Things Is Sometimes How Progress Is Made...

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{Bright Blooms #7}

Now I'm getting settled into the new place I've had time to do relax and try out some more arrangements. This week I've gone for a contrasting visual: vibrant yellow roses, softened with some white stems, held proudly upright by a tall and sleek black gloss vase. This really brings my living room to life!

Images & Layout: Bright.Bazaar

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{Debi Treloar Photography}

Admiring the talent of other creative souls is one of my main inspirations; I can't fail to be inspired by the great work of a stylist, photographer, artist or designer. Heck, even good cinematography gets my creativity all a flow. Sometimes this can be overwhelming because I feel awash with inspiring ideas and thoughts, but nine times out of ten, it's a good thing. This past weekend I went to check out Debi Treloar's portfolio after being impressed with her photography work in Bazaar Style by Selina Lake. I loved what I saw, especially some of the bright bursts of summary hues and warming, Moroccan-flavoured locations. Yum. Please have a peek at her portfolio; there's photography of food, interiors, lifestyle and more...you can easily loose an hour or two over there. Of course, my total fave is the vignette (2) of pop vases and sky blue wall (I'd love this in my hallway). Which one of these is your fave?

Images: Debi Treloar

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{Bright Blooms #5}

I love this little spot by the butler sink. It looks out over the garden and so you can often see birds eating at the bird table, cats pawing around playfully on the lawn and, of course, there's a perfect view of all the flowers. A fresh bunch of lavender is perfectly framed by the square window frames. It smells pretty darn good, too.

Image: Bright.Bazaar

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{Bright Blooms #4}

We've nearly reached the weekend guys... one more sleep! I took some downtime last night to arrange some fresh orange roses for this week's Bright Blooms post. Flowers bring me a lot of happiness and I'm keen to learn more about them, so if you read any great floristry blogs, I'd love for you to let me know.

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{Colour Inspiration: Pink #2}

All the lovely, sparkling chandeliers from this morning have gotten me in the mood for another hit of pink. And why not, hey? It makes a change from the usual white shades we see painted on exposed brick walls (1) and as for that hallway (9), well, if I walked through the door to that I'd be super happy. Notice how pink and white are paired together almost through out these images. Interesting to see how subtle introductions of green (1, 8), through the headboard and cake stand respectively, help to lift the two schemes. All of these rooms are yummy, which is your favourite?

Images: 1. AT; 2, 5, 6. Homeshoppingspy; 3, 8, 9. BelleMaison; 4. Caitlin; 7. Decorista

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{Bright Blooms #3}

Here's my latest flower arrangement, which I enjoyed doing last Sunday evening. As I came to pop them by the window, the evening sun suddenly burst through the clouds and the blooms looked great with the backlight effect of the sun.

I think this is my favourite arrangment yet because it's been making me smile each time I see it!

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{Bright Blooms #2}

I teamed simple white and yellow blooms for my flower arrangement this week. They seem to look best in the early evening sun...

Image: Will

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{Bright Blooms #1}

These are the flowers in my bedroom; I love how the orange roses offset the turquoise vase. I felt like sharing them because they've been making me smile all week.

Image: Will for Bright.Bazaar

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{Colour inspiration: Blue}

Happy Monday, friends! It's feeling like spring is well and truly on the way here in the UK, what's it like where you are?

As I write I'm sat at my mum's kitchen table, the sunlight is streaming in, there's a lovely smell of fresh coffee brewing and I'm feeling invigorated for the week ahead. That's why this kitchen featured on A Punch of Colour is perfect for my mood this afternoon. I love how it looks really stylish but keeps a relaxed, informal and inviting feel to it. I know blue can make you think bathrooms, but look, these blue tiles and accents make the room feel modern and fresh. Plus, I think I need to get myself some of those blooms by the sink! Love it.

Images: A Punch of Colour

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The Yellow Lily

Beautiful Yellow Lily taken at my grandmothers house... Love the texture in this one...

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Marigold With Water Drops

After the rain today I went out into the sunshine to snap this one...

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Two Bumble Bees On A Blazing Star

Took this one yesterday on my Blazing Star plants which are blooming at the moment here in Michigan...

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Flowers Of Summer

One of the first pictures I took with my brand new camera... It's a Olympus Stylus 9000... What do you think? So far so good from the looks of it... Happy Summer!

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A Bouquet Of Crocus

While short lived their lives are, everyone enjoys this sure sign of Spring!

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The First Crocus Of The Year

These yellow crocus flowers just came out today here in Michigan. Their short lived lives add a bit of Spring color to any garden....

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Opening Soon

This photo of a crocus was taken last Spring... Won't be too long now and these flowers will be making their yearly appearance.

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Mugunghwa

I finally found out today the Korean name for the Rose Of Sharon plant. Mugunghwa is the national flower for Korea and is a common gift in Korean weddings. Also known as "Rose of Althea" this plant can survive hot temperatures and has beautiful white, pink, red, lavender, or purple flowers. Of course if you follow my sites you know that I sell these seeds all year round. This particular shot above was taken in my backyard just last summer....

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