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Sydney beach art and homewares by Jennifer Lia

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Post date June 15, 2016
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Introducing LOCAL, a collection of vibrant fine art by Sydney-based artist Jennifer Lia.

LOCAL celebrates iconic beaches of Sydney with an exploration of larger scale canvas, broad gestural strokes and lashings of cool aqua, deep teal and arctic whitewash.

Jennifer’s range of fine art prints, natural linen cushions and silk scarves are an ode to the raw natural beauty of the water, sharp botanicals and nostalgic pool lanes that hug the coast and all that exists in the familiar and the imagination.

All prints and homewares are made in Australia (most in Manly) using eco-friendly dyes and printing methods.

View the collection online.

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Bedrooms Homewares

Feelgood florals from Mrs. Darcy spring/summer collection

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date October 24, 2014
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I’m so in love with these! Mrs. Darcy have launched the Chameleon collection for SS14 and it’s as gorgeous as ever. Consistent with Mrs. Darcy’s contagious desire to brighten our worlds, Chameleon includes homewares and loungewear for flower lovers.

The brainchild of flamboyant creative and new mum Kellie Collis, Mrs. Darcy’s design direction is underpinned by a love of colour and beauty, and a very genuine passion to add happiness to our homes. Adapting to the change of season, Chameleon introduces a beautiful range of textiles featuring trademark florals with a seasonal injection of mint tones and geometric prints, delivered across a striking range of cushions, throws, robes, slippers and scarves.

New to Mrs. Darcy’s offering this season is a stunning selection of quilts and bedding, in addition to a smart capsule of stylish accessories including elegant overnight bags, fun floral clutches and colourful cosmetic cases.

An expanded bedding and accessory range builds on their widely adored ongoing collection of candles and diffusers.

Mrs. Darcy was launched in February 2012 and has grown ever since. Their products can be found in leading lifestyle and homewares stores around Australia, and are now also stocked in stores across New Zealand, Asia, Europe, the US and South America.

True to its name, the Chameleon collection adapts easily to a new season, room style or decorating whim. Kellie won’t mind how you use her range, as long as the end result makes you happy!

I’m head over heels for all of it!

Shop online.

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Competitions Styling

Win a framed Hermès scarf in March 7 Vignettes

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date February 25, 2014

This month we have a very unique and lovely prize for the winner: a framed Hermès scarf from Provincial Styles worth $560. Our guest judge, stylist Jacinta Preston, is back for a second turn as she can’t get enough of 7 Vignettes! And who can blame her?

This month's guest judge Jacinta Preston is back for more — This month’s guest judge Jacinta Preston is back for more

Fiona Longmire, from Provincial Styles, loves all things French, and started making beautiful homewares from vintage and new Hermès scarves as part of her French-inspired online homewares business. Her framed scarves are divine. This hot pink one up for grabs is called Printemps Ete 69, and was first issued in 2010 . It represents women’s fashion over the past few decades.

One of the unique features of these scarves are the hand rolled edges. The framer hand stitches the scarf onto a board and then puts a second matt around the scarf, still leaving the edges of the scarf visible.

Here are the themes…

This month, I decided to crowdsource them and more than half of these are from you, the readers and participants. The most interesting is probably haft-seen, which is a traditional table setting of the Iranian spring celebration where seven items beginning with S are displayed. For our purposes, you can use ANY seven items beginning with S. Mixing it up a little and learning a little about other cultures in the meantime! Women is for International Womens Day in March and fashion is for the Hermès scarf prize. And Italian because Tuscany is the first stop on my big European adventure, starting this month.

Good luck to everyone taking part. 7 Vignettes starts on Saturday 1 March. Excuse me if I’m quiet but I’ll be in New Zealand being MC at my friend Amanda’s wedding!

Next month, I’ll be in Milan for the furniture fair halfway through 7 Vignettes. Eek. That’s going to be one exciting week!

Interiors Addict

New scarves from Bay & Fyfe

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date March 14, 2013

Yes, I know, this is an interiors blog, not a fashion blog, so what on earth are these scarves doing here (looking gorgeous), you ask? WELL, they’re equally at home stretched across a canvas as a piece of art as they are around your neck (plus my stats tell me you’re mostly women and you love beautiful things).

Following a successful showing at Paris tradeshow Tranoi, Bay & Fyfe have released 3 new limited edition silk scarves. The scarves feature designs by talented Australian artist Daimon Downey featuring a flamingo, a snake and (my favourite) a puffer fish. They’re screen printed by hand with a vibrant end result. These are real statement pieces for your winter wardrobe. Or indeed your wall!