Art for Art's Sake

I have a great love for abstract art, and would really love a large piece over our bed. My problem is Mark (the Mr) doesn't share my love for it. It would be so much easier if he didn't have an opinion! ;) That's a direct quote from Dale (off The Block Australia) aimed at Sophie. Dale & Soph are my favourite couple, and I know it's all finished in Australia, but we don't know the outcome yet in New Zealand, so please nobody spoil it for me.

Anyway, how do you feel about abstract art, are you a lover? If so, what do you say to those people that say "I could do that!" - you know they really can't. Here are a few of my picks...

Big Navy Petal Other Half by Rachel Castle

Scholar by Claire Desjardins

Over Oceans by Zoe Pawlak

Winter in the Bay by Zoe Pawlak

Asking for Directions by Emily Rickard I'm going to buy this for my daughter's room - she loves abstract art!

And this is the piece, by Andrew O'Brien, that I fell in love with when I first saw it on the cover of Real Living magazine. Andrew supplied a couple of his pieces to contestants on The Block, and now you can buy Artist Edition Prints as well as his Original work. This is brilliant, as it makes his work accessible to everyone. Now, if only I could convince Mark!

On The Cover Of A Magazine

You know the old saying "don't judge a book by it's cover". And, yes, that's true in so many ways. But I have a weakness for beautiful magazine covers. Many of them are like works of art, and are too pretty to store away with only their spine showing. I want to have them out on display.

Models.com posted a feature recently on their favourite covers for 2012, the ones with maximum visual impact. "The wealth of inventiveness has pushed magazine covers to new levels of creativity"...

My favourites for 2012 were the four individual covers created for Vs Magazine. They featured an all star cast of Liv Tyler, Amanda Seyfried, Coco Rocha, and Rachel McAdams. I'd like to frame these and hang them in my daughter's bedroom. They remind me of David Bromley's nude series.

Framing and hanging magazine covers on the wall is a great way to have you favourites permanently on display...

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These vintage Vogues are perfect for a dressing room...

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Or, for a more casual look, you can do what I did as a kid, and wallpaper your entire wall...

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Loft Transformation

On Monday I showed you a selection of rooms designed by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design. Today I wanted to share with you a project that they undertook to transform an old warehouse and manufacturing facility into a beautiful, stylish loft apartment. 

The sophisticated, earthy colour palette is more neutral than I normally feature, but I absolutely love it. Beautiful texture is found everywhere... in the blown glass chandelier, the sleek subway tiles, the marble counter, and walnut shelves. Then there's the gorgeous vintage Moroccan rug, vintage Eames leather chairs, and a hand stitched felt headboard.
A-ma-zing!

For a similar feel, try these beautiful products...

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