December 2012

December 2012, a gallery by IDA Interior LifeStyle on Flickr.

we're very happy to have our twig tree included in this lovely roundup of december 2012.

lakbdesignshop

lakbdesignshop
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yes, it is as precious as it looks.

in the wythe blue room

in the wythe blue room
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

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.

Time to get cracking. desk work interiordesign lakbdesign

Time to get cracking. #desk #work #interiordesign #lakbdesign
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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 ;)

I don't bother much with plant pots - old tins and blue milk glass work just as well, at least for #succulents #lakbdesign #whynotmakeitpretty

I don't bother much with plant pots - old tins and blue milk glass work just as well, at least for #succulents #lakbdesign #whynotmakeitpretty
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

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

winter light at york minster

#york #minster #england #winter light #lakbdesign
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

~ those medieval architects, designers and stonemasons -not to mention town planners- certainly knew a thing or two about building ~

robin hood's bay

robin hood's bay
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

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).

x lynn-anne

Kickcan & Conkers: L'Affiche Moderne Giveaway

if you don't know about deborah beau's beautiful blog, you should --- and she hosts lovely giveaways, too :)

Kickcan & Conkers: L'Affiche Moderne Giveaway: La Parisienne Surprise, Surprise! I have some wonderful news for you tonight. Les Amis The very talented Pepillo , of Plic, Ploc, ...

tad carpenter - genius illustrator

images via tad carpenter

check out this 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.

 x lynn-anne

friday flickr faves: britainalia, the best of everything british-y on flickr

britainalia, the best of flickr
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

*please click through for links to all my fabulous flickr friends whose work these images represent*

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.

x lynn-anne

natalie's living room, or, what you can do with some fab tag sale stuff

natalie's living room
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

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.

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!

x lynn-anne

first weekend of the holiday season, 2011

first weekend of the holiday season, 2011
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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 ;)

Old and new Christmas things on the top of our lockers #hipstamatic #lakbdesign #whynotmakeitpretty

Old and new christmas things on the top of our lockers #hipstamatic #lakbdesign #whynotmakeitpretty
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

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.

x lynn-anne

christmas in a wythe blue room

christmas in a wythe blue room
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

hello everyone....

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 ;)

love to you all, and best wishes for stamina and strength in this lovely but exhausting time of year

xx lynn-anne

we're ready for halloween tomorrow ...

Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

and you ?

Hands down weirdest thing at #HPmkt- #blueoceantraders -genius importers- have this odd stack of #vintage baby dolls from #india .... um.

Hands down weirdest thing at #HPmkt- #blueoceantraders -genius importers- have this odd stack of #vintage baby dolls from #india .... um.
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

freaky, no? happy halloween!!

treasured.

treasured.
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme
hello -

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) ~

x lynn-anne

rock painting: a craft eminently suitable for uncertain economic times ;)

caroline was painting rocks today
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme
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 ;)

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 ;)

x lynn-anne

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in the playroom today

in the playroom today
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

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.

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happy weekend!

x lynn-anne