Purple Rain, Purple Rain… that’s the tune in my head right now. In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s Prince’s Purple Rain. I can picture him in his purple velvet jacket. And then there’s The Colour Purple novel by Alice Walker made into a hollywood feature film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey. [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Eye Spy… the colour PURPLE
Posted in Colour on November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
All things…. BROWN
Posted in Colour on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m always so surprised and honoured when I get photos from my friends who travel. Ending this week of BROWN are photos taken by my dear friend Laura Bombier on her recent trip to Namibia. Laura is an internationally acclaimed award-winning photographer, who’s work spans the globe. When I asked her to send pictures of anything [...]
Shop Watch – Frontier Sales Furniture
Posted in Shop Watch on November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Back in the day, now I’m talking when I started to drive, I would come downtown and search out all the great antique and army surplus stores I could find. And I knew them all. Anyone remember Hercules? What I loved was the great variety of antique shops there were. I bought my first set [...]
Inspiration – Eco House Book
Posted in Inspiration on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Today, more than ever before, intelligent design and green design are one and the same.” Terence Conran. I just received the ECO HOUSE BOOK by Terence Conran in the mail the other day and I’ve been reading nothing else. This is his 5th house book published and although the others are great, this one is [...]
One of a Kind / ColourFLO & RoomFLO
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Christmas Shopping Must ! Every year, whether I think I need to get something or not, I visit the ONE OF A KIND Christmas Show and Sale. Mainly because I believe it’s so important to support our local talent and also because our local talent is sooo good! There is so much to see [...]
Eye Spy….the colour BROWN
Posted in Colour on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I wasn’t kidding when I said that I had to wear brown everyday for 5 years. It was my uniform in highschool. Along with the option of wearing brown pants, we had to wear puce blazers. I know. Your thinking what kind of highschool did I go to. Well, it was a good one, but [...]
All things…WHITE
Posted in Colour on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gina’s cupboard from South Africa. I know that this is just one of her sets!! New Blackberry in white. I wonder if they do trade-ins? I have to have this! Now this is what I’m talking about. A real get away destination. Villa Orpheus revamped by Jayne Wunder. Next week is a colour I had [...]
Christmas Tree Decorating!
Posted in Inspiration on November 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My favourite holiday has always been Halloween. It’ s so much fun when you have kids. All my effort goes into what to carve the pumpkins, finding the best looking decayed teeth, and cob-webbing the house just right. Then it’s over and wham! It’s time for Christmas. Every year, I say I’m going to start [...]
Scents and Sensibilities
Posted in Scents on November 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It is ever so common these days to walk into doctors’ offices, yoga studios, massage therapists’ clinics etc. and see a sign that says “Perfume Free Zone”. It seems that we’ve become so overwhelmed by noise, lights and scents these days, that serious allergies have emerged rendering a person very ill. I’m a bit like [...]
Eye Spy…. the colour WHITE
Posted in Colour on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Eye Spy…. The colour WHITE I found this colour a difficult one to write about. Mainly because I didn’t know where to start, there is so much to say about the colour white. White is a compression of all the colours in the colour spectrum. But yet it projects the absence of colour. For most [...]


