Washing your cares away

The spray of water, the fresh soap clean smell and the cold crisp feeling of tiles underfoot.  I really need to upgrade my bathroom - right away!

Old factory windows as a shower screen.  Source: Remodelista

Love the worn mirrors!

Marble & glass the layered shower bath wet room

Mirrored bathroom furniure - J'adore!!!

The bath angle of the same bathroom

Amanda Nisbet bathroom with Manuel Canovas wallpaper

Zinc tub

Another angle - lovely.

Bathroom Delight - tubs to die for

My favourite room in the house is without a doubt - the bathroom.  If it wasn't so expensive to plumb, tile and paint these small but important rooms I'd be doing it every month (if I also had the time!)

Martha's Vineyard mint green bathroom

Love the combination of chandeliers, rug and white colourings.  

Love, love the parquet floor, chandelier and nickel bathtub

Simple brick tiles, chinese stool and clean & light design

Love the punch of orange in the mirror and waste bin

Calacutta marble - so sleek and refined it adds dimension

Meg Ryan's bathroom - source:Elle Decor

 I love Meg's bathroom, because of the tiny tessalated tiles with the interesting border, the little bit of greenery and the glass room divider.

Sarah Jessica Parker's bathroom

Love the tarnished mirror

Silver mirror and orchid - sublime

Again the orchid - but with chinese details on the mirrored cabinets

Vintage art and mirrors

Love the brick tiles - oh ah!

Vintage bathroom updated with mirrored furniture

Black & white and sky light

Chinese toile wallpaper in ruby and green with chinoiserie mirror

Cityscape wallpaper & white

Tessalated tiles - my favourite, in flower & chequerboard motif

Chinese Garden Stools

I confess I don't own one.  I do covet one.  So why don't I have one?  Believe it or not I don't know which colour or style to buy.  I guess I haven't found 'the one'.  You know when you know...you know?  Here's some really stylish stools which would make perfect any decor.

An antique Chinese garden stool

Orange for outdoor

Light blue with motif

Plain orange

Blue stools make this space look a feature

Black floral

green and blue woven cane design - how wonderful!

Blue grey

Silver

Fishes in the sea

Dragon motif

Blue & white = fresh and clean

Beautiful hotels - glorious design

Oyster Bay Hotel, Durban, South Africa Source: Verandah House

 Oyster Bay Hotel, Durban, South Africa

This beautiful hotel located in Durban, South Africa has the most beautiful interiors.  These pictures were featured on the fabulous blogsite Verandah House.  I love the clean white lattice effects set against turquoise soft furnishings, wood and gilt lighting.  Love with molto passion the cream beaded chandelier.

But wait....there's more.  Also featured on this blog was a fabulous hotel in Penang, Malaysia - the Eastern & Oriental Hotel.

Opal, Onyx & Diamond Ring

 It's Sunday afternoon, and I have the Sunday blues.  It doesn't matter how old you are there is a feeling of dread on Sunday afternoon that you haven't quite done everything and a new week is looming with new pressures and stresses.  However I've decided to do a post on things that I like RIGHT NOW that make me feel good.  I mean - we all find beauty in different things.  Like this Opal ring I saw on 1st dibs.  What a site!

Painted spoon installation

 I'd love to do a display like this one!  My difficulty would be in finding all the lovely tones of paint for a single use!

 

Chinese Shadow Box

 Again with the chinoiserie!  I know, I know - but this packs a double whammy.  Green (favourite colour), Chinese (favourite influence) and shadow box (just plain whimsical)

Botanical wallpaper

This is just because I love prussian blue velvet and the lovely botanicals!