i haven't been myself...

as we say back at home when we're feeling poorly...''i haven't been myself today"...

no matter...i'm nearly there again and though i'll not entertain you with yarns about the depths of my despair over the past day or 2...bed was the best place for me...

and while mine at the moment is all that...so too does this one appear to be...

courtesy of interior design magazine, this is a standard guest room in the surrey hotel, new york city...i like the tall sumptuous head-board...the leather panelling with walnut trim...all very classy and very me...the understated bed-linen, a touch of cosiness brought in with the damask cushions...

more to come on this hotel and the designers...

http://www.interiordesign.net/

http://www.thesurrey.com/

atelier biased...

i'm a massive fan of abigail ahern...i love her work...punchy, not too effeminate, not very masculine...bohemian boutique would be my choice words should i have to pick and choose...

i agree with everything the press says about her too...

"a hard edge wonderland''

ny times...

"style spotter extraordinaire"

the times...

but i was surprised...nay dissapointed, when i saw her book..."a girls guide to decorating"

why pigeonhole yourself abigail...i'm sure i'm not the only man out there who's a big fan of your work...

http://www.atelierabigailahern.com/

whimsical wisteria...

i've found yet another new company here in the states that has caught my eye...

and caught my eye as 'wisteria' offers something different to todays discerning buyer...a catalogue of antiques and decorative items for the home and garden...i was wooed by the offerings...

i like the story behind the company...wisteria is a family owned, family run business and what started out as 2 people working form home at their dining table is now a growing company with 75 employees...

see some of my favourite picks below and check out more for yourself on the website...

http://www.wisteria.com

it's all about sophie...

so i've been watching this english lady, 'sophie' on hgtv recently and i just could not watching her without thinking of one of my favourite channel 4 shows - 'location location location' - and the hosts kirsty and phil...

sophie struck me as being very very much like kirsty allsopp...

her manners, her dress-style, her coyness, her very british stiff-upper lip syndrome...and i just got to thinking she was ripping of kirsty...

not that many in america might know much about kirsty so anywho...my curiousity got the better of me - and it turns out sophie is also an "allsopp"...

kirsty and sophie are sisters so i guess its more of a family trait than ripping someone off...

i quite enjoy watching sophie's show...she's not afraid to roll up her sleeves and get stuck in when it needs doing...

you can catch sophie on hgtv's ''the unsellables''...

friday morning inspirations...

i went for a bit of a walkabout this morning...its nice and sunny and very springlike here in fayetteville, arkansas...

anyway...my stroll led me here...

and i found this book to amuse my designer palette...

so i found a little nook to digest my amuse-bouche...

so having lounged in the club chair for a bit i thought i'd take a few snaps with my trusty i-phone which i love dearly...here are some of the books best offerings...

"Simply Contemporary - Inspirations for the Modern Home''

from Clarkson Potter Publishers, New York

nearly all of the houses featured bear the same, stripped back earthy, retro/vintage urban chic appeal thats popular at the moment...i got to thinking if it was indeed contemporary or if it deserved another title...

but having considered the meaning of contemporary i guess the book is aptly named and deservedly so...

"con·tem·po·rar·y

   [kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee] adjective, noun,plural-rar·ies.

–adjective

1.

existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.

2.

of about the same age or date: a Georgian table with a contemporary wig stand.

3.

of the present time; modern: a lecture on the contemporary novel."