Roses and Rust

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Bathing Beauties

The ultimate bathrooms, in my opinion, are the ones that are furnished as you would any other room in your home, with a beautiful antique chest, or perhaps a glass fronted armoire, an exquisitely upholstered chair, a daybed or chaise longue, maybe even a Persian carpet and certainly a chandelier. I think I have visions of a Downton Abbey type of existence when the genteel lady would languish in a copper tub in her boudoir.....

Although the reality is, if I lived in that era, I would probably be scrubbing off the grime of the day in a zinc tub in the kitchen!

I love the beautiful wide floorboards in this bathroom (so does the dog, it seems)

A simple upholstered chair is often all you need to add warmth to your bathroom and to lift it from being a functional space to a beautiful space.

If you have the room, a daybed or chaise longue would be a real luxury in a bathroom.

So much nicer to store your bathroom accessories in a beautiful antique than a purely functional bathroom cupboard.

This beautiful chest of drawers makes a huge impact in this all white bathroom.

I wonder if the servants have prepared my bath yet!

Till next time

Sharon x

Images : 1. Tumblr, 2. Picturepost.blog.co.ok, 3. Cocteil.blogspot.com, 4. SimplyPix, 5 AtticMag,
6. Decorare, 7. House Beautiful, 8. Tumblr, 9. House Beautiful, 10. James McDonald Photography,
11. Wonderful Palmetto Life, 12. Block and Chisel, 13. Casa Decorada, 14. Green Like Bathwater
15. Tumblr, 16 House Beautiful, 17. Zsa Zsa Bellagio, 18 Georgiana Design.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Blue Velvet

"She wore Blue Velvet

Bluer than velvet was the night

Softer than satin was the light

From the stars"

I used to think velvet was somewhat old-fashioned, something that was found in granny's house but had no place in mine. How wrong I was! It may be luxurious and sumptuous but somehow lends itself to almost any style of interior.

I love this room...the blue chairs look great combined with the neutrals, and the contrast of the velvet with the rustic wood and wicker is perfect.

Love this oversized headboard.

A pretty mix of different shades of blue.

Again, velvet combined with a rustic brick floor.

Such a sweet corner of a nursery.

I wonder if the parrot was chosen to match the sofa or vice versa. Doesn't the gorgeous golden retriever look so at home?

So inviting!

Well, this isn't exactly blue, but so pretty I had to include it!

See how your eye is immediately drawn to the blue velvet chair.

Till next time

Sharon x

Image source: 1-4 Tumblr, 5. Casa Decorada 6. The Gables Antiques, 7. Tiny White Daisies 8. Houzz 9. Chapman Interiors, 10. Angie Helm Interiors 11. Martha Stewart 12. Justine Taylor Tumblr 13. Source unknown 14. Scott Himmel

Thursday, April 25, 2013

A Rustic Beach Cottage and Things that caught my eye at Decorex

The West coast of South Africa is not to everyone's taste. It can be quite windswept and desolate in places, but it's remoteness and unspoilt charm really appeals to me. This house with its rustic stone walls and simple furnishings suits its environment perfectly.