tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62637004741507138272024-03-12T16:40:59.663-07:00fergusandmefergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-91438631467626343842013-01-04T12:47:00.001-08:002013-01-04T12:47:11.371-08:00December 2012<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artoleria/8269621968/in/gallery-ilariaonthesky-72157632432597744/" title="Festoni - Paper Rosette" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8337/8269621968_1d1c213a89_s.jpg" alt="Festoni - Paper Rosette" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlitw/8276802491/in/gallery-ilariaonthesky-72157632432597744/" title="lovely new things for the shop" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8201/8276802491_4f077cbef0_s.jpg" alt="lovely new things for the shop" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlitw/8277860500/in/gallery-ilariaonthesky-72157632432597744/" title="for the shop" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8223/8277860500_2ec03513eb_s.jpg" alt="for the shop" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tykhonova/8279503014/in/gallery-ilariaonthesky-72157632432597744/" title="♥" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8356/8279503014_974e70090f_s.jpg" alt="♥" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46904546@N05/8272065418/in/gallery-ilariaonthesky-72157632432597744/" title="Posavasos navideños" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8209/8272065418_9b67ff9755_s.jpg" alt="Posavasos navideños" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23815669@N05/8263332555/in/gallery-ilariaonthesky-72157632432597744/" title="" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8485/8263332555_b2620466f2_s.jpg" alt="" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/8285976988/in/gallery-ilariaonthesky-72157632432597744/" title="twig tree" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8215/8285976988_696b231e30_s.jpg" alt="twig tree" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nohutcuk/8307243892/in/gallery-ilariaonthesky-72157632432597744/" title="Star (from Sissy Boy)" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8496/8307243892_5d96ef0217_s.jpg" alt="Star (from Sissy Boy)" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><div style="padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"></div><div style="padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"></div><div style="padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"></div><div style="padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"></div><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilariaonthesky/galleries/72157632432597744/">December 2012</a>, a gallery by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilariaonthesky/">IDA Interior LifeStyle</a> on Flickr.</p></div><p>we're very happy to have our twig tree included in this lovely roundup of december 2012.</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-39667231546662574912012-07-17T15:04:00.001-07:002012-07-17T15:04:29.791-07:00lakbdesignshop<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/7592798266/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7592798266_d0bc251d91_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/7592798266/">lakbdesignshop</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>yes, it is as precious as it looks.</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-51069467958390802982012-03-25T18:42:00.001-07:002012-03-25T18:42:10.763-07:00in the wythe blue room<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/7015848089/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6056/7015848089_21fcf352ba_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/7015848089/">in the wythe blue room</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>with a lantern in the fireplace, a kilim sofa from west elm, an antique farm table well used by our kiddos and many before them, and a couple of french empire chairs, shabby but delicious, from my favorite charlotte consignment shop .. and the afternoon light. perfect.</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-29093186406685884622012-03-08T18:20:00.001-08:002012-03-08T18:20:27.732-08:00Time to get cracking. desk work interiordesign lakbdesign<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6946285729/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6946285729_8c87fb7c09_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6946285729/">Time to get cracking. #desk #work #interiordesign #lakbdesign</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>possibly the reason i can't blog ... this is the tidiest day of the last six months on the tidiest one of my three desks (not including the kitchen table ;)</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-44046438155994316732012-03-08T18:18:00.001-08:002012-03-08T18:18:20.801-08:00I don't bother much with plant pots - old tins and blue milk glass work
just as well, at least for #succulents #lakbdesign #whynotmakeitpretty<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6816385990/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6816385990_8bb127cf3e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6816385990/">I don't bother much with plant pots - old tins and blue milk glass work just as well, at least for #succulents #lakbdesign #whynotmakeitpretty</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>i know it's been ages ... seriously, if you want to know what i'm up to on a minute by minute basis, your best bet is instagram and twitter ... sorry, lovely followers -- i'm hopelessly busy ... xlynn-anne</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-30305061082284793192012-01-09T13:06:00.001-08:002012-01-09T13:06:21.744-08:00winter light at york minster<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6640632823/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6640632823_c465bc3d3e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6640632823/">#york #minster #england #winter light #lakbdesign</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>~ those medieval architects, designers and stonemasons -not to mention town planners- certainly knew a thing or two about building ~</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-51639162906825767902012-01-06T17:50:00.001-08:002012-01-06T17:51:51.715-08:00robin hood's bay<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6650024875/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="400" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6650024875_dce4a8dcfb_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="266" /></a><br />
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a few days ago, we were here: robin hood's bay, on the northeast coast of england -- formerly a cosy cove for smugglers and pirates, but today more likely to host families and dog walkers. lovely (although deceptive -- when i snapped this photo, it was a slightly quieter moment on a squally, wet, and windy day).<br /><br />x lynn-annefergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-54728875218098722442011-12-13T19:10:00.000-08:002011-12-13T19:10:09.619-08:00Kickcan & Conkers: L'Affiche Moderne Giveawayif you don't know about deborah beau's beautiful blog, you should --- and she hosts lovely giveaways, too :)<br /><br /><a href="http://kickcanandconkers.blogspot.com/2011/12/laffiche-moderne-giveaway.html?spref=bl">Kickcan & Conkers: L'Affiche Moderne Giveaway</a>: La Parisienne Surprise, Surprise! I have some wonderful news for you tonight. Les Amis The very talented Pepillo , of Plic, Ploc, ...fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-33120930857214869912011-12-09T17:43:00.001-08:002011-12-09T21:33:56.616-08:00tad carpenter - genius illustrator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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check out <a href="http://tadcarpenter.com/blog/">this</a> whimsy - a fun little video introducing tad carpenter, one of my favorite illustrators - genius! perfect stuff for loads of places, and games and holiday cards besides ... love it, and i hope you do, too.<br />
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flickr<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6439782037/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6439782037_ae41f932b3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6439782037/">britainalia, the best of flickr</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>*please click through for links to all my fabulous flickr friends whose work these images represent*<br /><br />hey, any guesses where my head (and heart) is wandering off to these days? yep, not such a tricky question, really :) off to britain in a few weeks for the happiest of holidays as my second to littlest sister mairead is getting married to her lovely alex. can't wait.<br /><br />x lynn-anne</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-2050442617249540602011-11-30T18:15:00.001-08:002011-11-30T18:15:01.815-08:00natalie's living room, or, what you can do with some fab tag sale stuff<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6415683415/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6220/6415683415_7dedf959c4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6415683415/">natalie's living room</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>a few weeks ago i did a little styling at my friend (and sometimes design client) natalie's pretty, old colonial house. natalie and i actually met at an estate sale, and like me, she loves to use her fab finds, along with family pieces and the occasional new thing, to create a warm and pretty home for her sweet little family..... lovely, no? and how about that gorgeous pup :) love him.<br /><br />so, head out to an estate sale this weekend. it's fun, and earth friendly (recycling!), and it'll help you find ways to make your house as cleverly chic as natalie's. good luck!<br /><br />x lynn-anne</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-84290610443995628012011-11-28T09:09:00.001-08:002011-11-28T09:09:34.160-08:00first weekend of the holiday season, 2011<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6415661477/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6415661477_0f95de1745_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6415661477/">first weekend of the holiday season, 2011</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>one more, just because i think it's pretty and i have promised myself that i'll blog every day. new year's resolution, a bit early ;)</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-78246896642546256312011-11-27T18:14:00.001-08:002011-11-27T18:14:02.522-08:00Old and new Christmas things on the top of our
lockers #hipstamatic #lakbdesign #whynotmakeitpretty<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6415118903/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6415118903_5f67d69bef_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6415118903/">Old and new christmas things on the top of our lockers #hipstamatic #lakbdesign #whynotmakeitpretty</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>i'm trying not to go crazy with the decorating this year ... but i had to get out this past-its-best-but-still-so-perfectly-kitschy tree, and i like the way it looks on top of these old lockers. it brings back some sweet, and long ago memories -- watching my dad untangle our (two) strands of lights, his lanky 6'4" frame stretched out on the floor of our little scottish living room -- that's one of my earliest Christmas memories (that and my mum's delicious cakes), and then, - the breathtaking moment of surprise when the room lights go off and the sparkling tree is all that's left ... i think simple lights are the best thing about decorating for the holidays. <br /><br />x lynn-anne</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-37414636350116851552011-11-27T06:26:00.001-08:002011-11-27T06:26:48.113-08:00christmas in a wythe blue room<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6411218853/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6411218853_e5ed704b54_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6411218853/">christmas in a wythe blue room</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>hello everyone....<br /><br />i hope you're having as much fun at your house as we are here! it's been a lovely weekend, with our oldest home from college and plenty of time to do a little decorating, craft up a storm, see a couple of movies, and, of course, eat. we've also managed to catch up on an avalanche of laundry. and today? more decorating (outside and in), more crafts (pompom garland!), more eating (made the first gingerbread of the season last night), and yes, more laundry (have to send Nathan back to harvard with only clean clothes ;)<br /><br />love to you all, and best wishes for stamina and strength in this lovely but exhausting time of year <br /><br />xx lynn-anne</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-86495800600729191742011-10-30T20:57:00.001-07:002011-10-30T20:57:22.857-07:00we're ready for halloween tomorrow ...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6293115801/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6293115801_a63a101da4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6293115801/"> </a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>and you ?</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-91647600099010147402011-10-29T12:12:00.001-07:002011-10-29T12:12:18.097-07:00Hands down weirdest thing at #HPmkt- #blueoceantraders -genius
importers- have this odd stack of #vintage baby dolls from #india ....
um.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/5585426372/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5585426372_6bca4a1feb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/5585426372/">Hands down weirdest thing at #HPmkt- #blueoceantraders -genius importers- have this odd stack of #vintage baby dolls from #india .... um.</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>freaky, no? happy halloween!!</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-24258706492719344672011-10-08T19:47:00.001-07:002011-10-08T19:51:08.432-07:00treasured.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6225042236/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="266" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6040/6225042236_17f8d61d04_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6225042236/">treasured.</a> <br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br />
hello -<br />
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it's been ages, i know. life gets so busy, and i've been working on lots of design projects, which i love, but i'm starting to think it's time to have a little more time with the people i adore -- my darling husband and our four precious kiddos. so i hope you'll bear with me as i try to figure out my life (again) ~<br />
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x lynn-annefergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-21187157906241326332011-08-20T05:12:00.001-07:002011-08-20T05:14:32.971-07:00rock painting: a craft eminently suitable for uncertain economic times ;)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/5778965486/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="266" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/5778965486_8d45ee95c8_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/5778965486/">caroline was painting rocks today</a> <br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br />
most of us can find a couple of (free) rocks in the yard or on a walk. most of us have at least a few old tubes of paint. ergo, most of us have the makings of a fun little project -- for free. perfect for down market times, and you're limited only by your imagination, which is (hopefully) abundant, and also free. and these sweet and lovingly crafted things can be recast as gifts - paperweight, anyone? (but no throwing stones, no matter how cranky you get ;)<br />
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happy saturday! i'm off to do some work, then cupcakes and ice cream with the entire first grade, and all of this to be topped off by a soccer tournament ... it's lovely to be a mom ;)<br />
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x lynn-anne<br />
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xfergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-55580153314196413692011-08-14T20:30:00.001-07:002011-08-14T20:30:25.930-07:00in the playroom today<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6043929101/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6065/6043929101_eefcc1ed87_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/6043929101/">in the playroom today</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnannebruns/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>i like this space in our house -- it's a room with lots of uses, from entry (our side door opens right into it) through playspace for teddy, our six year old, to hang out space for tv watchers and storage place for soccer bags and cleats and backpacks and gloves and goggles and even games; it's also a space full of repurposed things, from a fixed-up-with-old-quilts sofa, to a vintage breadbox with wheels used to store hot wheels to an assortment of estate sale art, to a set of old lockers stuffed with kids' stuff (sprayed a fresh blue at the auto body shop), to a tree stump (from our yard) turned side table, to an antique, very primitive cupboard piled high with games and decorated with this month's postalpix .... just perfect.</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-88455327363835374012011-08-05T16:38:00.000-07:002011-08-05T16:38:21.168-07:00IDA Interior LifeStyle: Flickr says it's Friday {random pics}<a href="http://idainteriorlifestyle.blogspot.com/2011/08/flickr-says-its-friday-random-pics.html?spref=bl">IDA Interior LifeStyle: Flickr says it's Friday {random pics}</a>: "Hello everyone, it's Friday, time for ' Flickr says it's Friday '. But before, a little update about my house searching. In the past weeks ..." <br /><br />thanks to the lovely ilaria for featuring us along with some pretty awesome company ...<br /><br />happy weekend!<br /><br />x lynn-annefergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-47628551075256378452011-07-25T17:23:00.001-07:002011-07-25T17:24:12.726-07:00festive times in the playroom<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5975698753/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/5975698753_59a43fdb8d_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="353" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5975698753/">festive times in the playroom</a> <br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br />
or, another day, another decorating cliche ... ;)<br />
but seriously, i made bunting for the fergusandme shop, and since my lifelong hopelessness with mechanical objects has now resulted in the disastrous snarling of the thread on the sewing machine, i was forced to conjure a no sew method (always the best, find) ... also, i'm prominently featuring a really sweet little vintage folding stool that i bought at an estate sale a while ago for a client -- it was in rough shape, but we cleaned and sanded and painted it yesterday, and it looks splendid, i think. and it has that fabulous folding action (this one's for you, amy, if you're reading ...)<br />
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x lynn-annefergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-47145408210880735802011-07-24T20:41:00.001-07:002011-07-24T20:42:06.842-07:00in the playroom<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5972342575/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6149/5972342575_6e2432dc41_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="266" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5972342575/">in the playroom</a> <br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br />
this sofa's slipcovers have been washed a million times (henry and fergus, our dogs, like to lie across the pillows waiting for people to walk up the stairs behind pillows; plus, people who shall remain nameless sit here wearing mud encrusted cleats and soccer kit .... anyway ..) and rips and holes were starting to appear .. all of this meant time for a sofa revitalization project. so i got some of those recycled indian sari quilts that are pretty much everywhere right now, as well as some pillow covers, and i took off all the too-stuffed original down back pillows, then wrapped the cushions in some bigger quilts, et voila! newly fun sofa! (the longest & most tiresome part of the project was vacuuming under the cushions - yuck).<br />
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here's hoping the next project you dream up is just as easy ...<br />
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x lynn-annefergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-55950826993133661612011-07-24T09:14:00.001-07:002011-07-24T09:15:17.068-07:00in country living may 2011<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5968657947/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/5968657947_feb7dfea86_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5968657947/">in country living may 2011</a> <br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br />
our house, with thanks to photographer extraordinaire lucas allen, stylist natasha louise king, and country livingfergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-30374376583867979842011-07-23T21:10:00.001-07:002011-07-23T21:12:30.415-07:00in june, and july<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5968556957/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6123/5968556957_b78dca9288_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5968556957/">in june, and july</a> <br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br />
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hello!<br />
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i thought i'd resurrect a fun little thing i've done in the past, where i make a bighugelabs mosaic captioned, for example, "at home in june". so i started trolling through my flickr uploads from june, and although i found lots of "at home" shots, very few of them were of my home (they were mostly the homes of clients that i store, marked private, on flickr so that i can easily access them from any device) ... and in fact, most of the shots were of anywhere but home ... i guess we haven't been here much this summer. we've been at the lake, visiting museums, zoos, and all manner of odd places, having a birthday camp out, going to auctions and estate sales, shopping the Atlanta market and stocking our shop.... busy days indeed, and probably the best way to spend this rather fleeting summertime. i hope yours is just as full of fun and love and silliness ~<br />
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x lynn-annefergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263700474150713827.post-11918811570283911082011-07-06T21:06:00.001-07:002011-07-06T21:06:53.189-07:00little c. 1960 vintage cake topper & candle holder train for a little
one's birthday cake. sweet!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5908878088/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5080/5908878088_0bb3274345_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/5908878088/">little c. 1960 vintage cake topper & candle holder train for a little one's birthday cake. sweet!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41670376@N05/">lakbdesign/fergusandme</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>we found this yummy little beauty at an estate sale - it was in its original box, and in perfect condition (except for a smidgen of presumably ancient chocolate frosting stuck to one of the tiny wheels .... love it :) i've been finding and giving special vintage-y things as presents for a while now -- seems more meaningful (certainly more meaningful than a gift card) as well as more compelling and interesting, and sort of responsible, as it's reusing old stuff.... what do you think? isn't this the perfect thing to wrap prettily and pass to a friend or family member whose little boy is in the throes of typical toddler and preschooler train mania ? i like the idea. i love that things that were once a treasured part of one family's celebrations can live on in usefulness, bringing a little bit of retro, non branded sweetness from the past into our modern lives -- silly, but that's me ;)<br /><br />x lynn-anne</p>fergusandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580759688078300467noreply@blogger.com0