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inke heiland’s safari silhouettes

I simply adore Dutch designer Inke Heiland’s fun and funky alternative to mass-produced wall decals. Cut from retro-fabulous vintage wallpaper, Inke’s silhouettes of everything from Ostriches to Orangutans present a safari of sophisticated options for dressing up a kid-friendly space. And, with tons of wallpaper patterns and colourways to choose from, you’ll always find something that’ll work within your existing decor.

room inke heilands safari silhouettes

Look out! There’s something behind you…

lion inke heilands safari silhouettes

Check out those deliciously vintage prints! (The Birds are my absolute fave, and are among the most inexpensive in the collection, running about $32 for a set of two 19cm x 27cm silhouettes.)

birds inke heilands safari silhouettes

Inke’s collection of wallpaper wildlife continues to grow, with the recent addition of a new Baby Elephant silhouette.

babyelephants inke heilands safari silhouettesTo give you a sense of scale, these petite pachyderms run at 94cm x 88cm each. So sweet for a nursery!

Inke Heiland wallpaper silhouettes, InBloomKids, Vancouver, 778-999-1437.

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galbraith and paul lighting

atozoo galbraith and paul lighting

Photography by Daniel Harrison

I got so much wonderful feedback from my “From A To Zoo” story on the animalia-decorating craze in the May 2009 issue of Style At Home magazine, and one of my — and your! — fave elements of the feature was the gorgeous Galbraith & Paul “Birds” linen fabric hanging on the right. Natural linen, hand-block printed in muted citrus yellow, orange and green, it’s a work of art in its own right.

But if you thought it was pretty against a window, take a look at this…

gplighting1 galbraith and paul lightingThat’s right… The Birds print (on silk, this time) is being applied to a funnel pendant lamp shade at Galbraith & Paul’s Philadelphia, PA, headquarters. 

And here’s the finished product, to the extreme left of this grouping of Galbraith & Paul’s silk funnel pendants.

funnel galbraith and paul lightingLove it!!!

Check out the other stellar shapes in the Galbraith & Paul lighting collection…

 hex galbraith and paul lightingGalbraith & Paul Hex Pendants

 

drum galbraith and paul lightingGalbraith & Paul Drum Pendants

These pretty pendants are available at 2Modern — a U.S. etailer that ships to Canada. Yay!

 

Lighting images courtesy Galbraith & Paul

100th post celebration: anthropologie catalogue loveliness

anthrotop 100th post celebration: anthropologie catalogue loveliness

It goes without saying that I love magazines. I’ve got a ton of subscriptions and can barely afford each one a cursory flip-through before the next issues arrives. That’s why I’m almost ashamed to admit that one of the monthlies that I look forward to most is… A catalogue.

Anthropologie‘s monthly mail-out catalogue is a showcase of truly atmospheric photography, and I love how each “issue” has an entirely different mood. February’s issue, for instance, was shot on location in the Slovakian countryside, and resulted in some moody, deliciously decrepit vignettes. The new papier machier Paperie Petting Zoo (the polychrome birdies in the image below) is an awesome new release — these birds are handcrafted from recycled cement bags!

anthrobottom 100th post celebration: anthropologie catalogue loveliness

Even if you aren’t on the Anthropologie mailing list, you can view an e-version of their catalogues in all their glory here!

Another reason to love Anthropologie? Even though it’s a U.S.-based company, online shopping’s easy for us north of the border, as the website provides up-to-date Canadian pricing for all products. 

Images courtesy of Anthropologie