Friday, April 16, 2010

A problem that began at the Musee Carnavalet





I took or found these pictures as inspiration for the aesthetic for my future home. Why is everything simple/minimal/Japanese-inspired/neutral/subdued, when all I want is elaborate, layered, complementary/mismatched-patterns and portraits hanging in from of mirrors?










Also, I love/Lowes does not carry these floor tiles from some place in Paris, which I believe had a golden dome. Why are there no dinner plates that follow this color scheme? Why do people cringe when I seem to think more than one pattern of wall paper + patterned drapes + these tiles would make for a lovely home?



















I probably should not have taken this picture of a portrait hanging the Louvre. But the West probably should not have colonized the East.


This painting should not seem out-of-place in any future home of mine.





I hope to recreate this Salon aesthetic, minus all the French dudes.




Did you know I cannot find bedsheets in this beautiful shade of green? Because I cannot.


Did you know the only dinner plates that are embellished just enough to be just a little over-the-top are not microwave safe? Did you know I will not deal with dinner plate that is not microwave safe?





Looking at these photos has led me to conclude:
1) I have to learn to reupholster my own chairs
2) Neema and I will get to go to flea market to find antique furniture.
3) Hanging portraits in front of mirrors has got to be possible in this day and age.


2 comments:

  1. If you want to hang pictures on mirrors, you can get 3M command strips with picture hooks on them, so you can stick the hook on the mirror, then hang the picture on the sticky hook. It'll be great!

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  2. Acts 16:31, 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, 1 Peter 1:17-21, Revelation 22:18-19

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