tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post9205228161637544897..comments2024-03-18T23:41:14.186-07:00Comments on A Library of Design: How Not To Decorate (A Lesson)Janelle McCullochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-439645097719385672012-08-07T08:03:38.419-07:002012-08-07T08:03:38.419-07:00It's gorgeous and inviting. 'Wish I had y...It's gorgeous and inviting. 'Wish I had your knack! I just found your blog in a funny way - my 15 year old son left his tumbler page open on the family computer when I spied a very pretty place among the shocking images- turned out to be Le Musee Carnavelet (which I have visited and agree with your estimation 100%)....and I just kept following links to you. Serendipitous!Aimee Crane, Traditional Midwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285488950764337567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-3403625073298536502012-07-27T05:37:28.822-07:002012-07-27T05:37:28.822-07:00Oh Sweetheart. No rubbish decorator sighted - sorr...Oh Sweetheart. No rubbish decorator sighted - sorry! I adore the green. Tell me, how did you find Porters Paints? I'm pondering whether to save up for some for our kitchen as they have the most divine selection of colours. But they're pricey. I love the way FF managed to comment first as well ☺. J xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743336097657087832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-33767383142058460342012-07-27T02:28:52.911-07:002012-07-27T02:28:52.911-07:00What a marvellous transformation. You really have...What a marvellous transformation. You really have the "it" factor in the interior design stakes. You have taken bland and safe to "oh wow" and welcoming.<br />of course, I love the photo of the pups looking ever so winsome.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537466034231841180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-72276608354368291452012-07-26T07:02:16.114-07:002012-07-26T07:02:16.114-07:00I had to come back to stare at this again, I think...I had to come back to stare at this again, I think it's just incredible, I adore your style, you are too too talented - nop we can't be friends, I'd be green with envy all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-86232029629056791542012-07-25T07:56:08.055-07:002012-07-25T07:56:08.055-07:00Stunning what an eye you have, you could also be a...Stunning what an eye you have, you could also be an interior designer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-52843203330010994322012-07-25T06:45:06.015-07:002012-07-25T06:45:06.015-07:00Yes, happy to be home, though it's been really...Yes, happy to be home, though it's been really cold! <br />Discovered the knee injury is worse than GP thought: orthopod says in addition to seriously torn meniscus there is partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (a common football/ ski injury!). So I'm very thankful I was able to hobble around for so long when we were away, even slowly up the butte de Montmartre. Having an arthroscopy to "clean-up" the meniscus soon. We're hoping I can delay a full reconstruction or replacement for some time yet. <br />Problem with having so many books is they tend to crowd us out and take over. They're breeding in every room of the house! Stacks of them. Since returning home (with yet more books) have been sorting through collections for donations to give Op. Shops. Have promised husband will buy no more until I've given a lot away (though not his books of course!).<br />So interesting to learn more about "Picnic" and to hear about JL's identification with Sara. Look forward to reading your book when finished. Best wishes, PamelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-44807461081823382532012-07-25T06:44:40.801-07:002012-07-25T06:44:40.801-07:00Well what a talent to take a cold bland room and o...Well what a talent to take a cold bland room and over a weekend turn it into a warm, comfortable, welcoming space!!! Unpack the boxes, you need to make room for me I am coming to stay... its all looks so inviting!<br />All we did at the weekend was paint the kitchen!!!!<br />xxJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951295463270151861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-50578300808981453662012-07-25T05:57:22.094-07:002012-07-25T05:57:22.094-07:00I'm worried the room looked better in the '...I'm worried the room looked better in the 'before' photos! Thanks for your support. I think we'll be fine. There are no issues that a bit of decorating can't fix. xJanelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-72910690648432175362012-07-25T05:55:44.675-07:002012-07-25T05:55:44.675-07:00So nice to hear from another Janelle! Thank you fo...So nice to hear from another Janelle! Thank you for popping by. And the lovely comment.Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-1883968292323535462012-07-25T05:53:52.451-07:002012-07-25T05:53:52.451-07:00Oh, thank you, but I think it's the Blade colo...Oh, thank you, but I think it's the Blade colour that's done it. It's such a vibrant green. Just about to reply to your lovely email now!Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-6475668710514027832012-07-25T05:52:21.782-07:002012-07-25T05:52:21.782-07:00Thanks Sharon. Green with black and white is alway...Thanks Sharon. Green with black and white is always a good combo. It's classic. And we love classic around here.Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-78780887601935757972012-07-25T05:51:04.620-07:002012-07-25T05:51:04.620-07:00Thank you Kate. That's very kind.
I didn'...Thank you Kate. That's very kind.<br /><br />I didn't show the rest of the house as people would be gaping open-mouthed into their coffee cups. (The rest of the house is even MORE cluttered, but with moving boxes. It's a wonder we can even get OUT of the house at times!)Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-48895507684525790742012-07-25T05:49:36.720-07:002012-07-25T05:49:36.720-07:00I've heard it's bad because the it's t...I've heard it's bad because the it's the fairies' colour, and they don't like people using it. Not quite sure if that's a urban / woodland myth, but I'm hoping there are no fairies around here to prove it! (Although there could be a few human ones in the very camp house down the road.)<br /><br />Thanks for the lovely comment. I like some piping, but it's too hard to do. Who has time to do piping?!!Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-23137786796601969802012-07-25T05:46:23.023-07:002012-07-25T05:46:23.023-07:00That's so kind of you Pamela. Do hope you'...That's so kind of you Pamela. Do hope you're happy to be home after such a wonderful world trip!<br /><br />I'm shy of those minimalist spaces too. And I can't understand people who don't a) have books, or b) put them in their rooms. We like books, and we like having them where people can pick them up. (And they do! The Brazilian delivery guys were here for an hour flicking through architecture tomes. I got very nervous in the end as I was paying them by the hour!)<br /><br />Thanks again. So lovely to hear from you, as always.Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-1912652067760526392012-07-25T05:43:10.928-07:002012-07-25T05:43:10.928-07:00Thanks for the kind comment Annie, and for droppin...Thanks for the kind comment Annie, and for dropping by. We really didn't have a library. This was a formal room. But it was odd the way you just walked in the door and suddenly you were in a cavernous room! I saw an entrance library like this in a house in South Yarra, Melbourne, and thought it was a great idea. It 'softens' the entrance to a place. Although my father asked if there was going to be a stern librarian with spectacles seated behind a desk somewhere...!Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-58296495696770699952012-07-25T05:40:50.457-07:002012-07-25T05:40:50.457-07:00PS Romy, I'm impressed that you are a frugal d...PS Romy, I'm impressed that you are a frugal decorator too!Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-30326927921374936062012-07-25T05:39:37.032-07:002012-07-25T05:39:37.032-07:00Oh, I'm with you Romy. I'm a bargain hunte...Oh, I'm with you Romy. I'm a bargain hunter too. You'd never know it but most of the things in this room are under $100. The only investment was the library. The rest has all been stiched together/painted/whacked together with nails. My frugal mother feels that we spend too much on interior design, but if she only knew how much we saved... We even re-use old frames bought in op shops, and repaint old tables found in the Hard Rubbish. (They were our neighbour's; they said we could!)Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-78819265453620351882012-07-25T05:36:34.172-07:002012-07-25T05:36:34.172-07:00Millie, I coud NEVER be as funny as The Laurel Hed...Millie, I coud NEVER be as funny as The Laurel Hedge. xJanelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-82149075823662126222012-07-25T05:36:00.439-07:002012-07-25T05:36:00.439-07:00Thanks so much Heide. That means a lot to me comin...Thanks so much Heide. That means a lot to me coming from someone so stylish. <br /><br />And I laughed at your comments re my cryptic post about Picnic. The truth is, Joan Lindsay really identified with little Sara. JL came from a wealthy, middle-class Edwardian family; large house, lots of servants, father who was a judge, grandfather who was a governor general, etc. But then she married into the bohemian, artistic Lindsay family, and from then on struggled to have any real money for the rest of her life. It was always a great sadness to her that she could never even afford more than a housekeeper and a driver/gardener. I think she understood the great divide that separates the rich and poor, and tried to write about it in Picnic. Ironically, Picnic made millions for its publisher(s), but she never saw much of that at all. She wasn't poor when she died, but she wasn't as rich as she should have been. She once admitted that Sara was her favourite character, and I think she based her (partly) on herself.Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-74905506211186382672012-07-25T03:41:42.458-07:002012-07-25T03:41:42.458-07:00Janelle, you are far too modest. The rooms look am...Janelle, you are far too modest. The rooms look amazing. I think good interior design is pretty innate, and that you can go to University/ Design School and learn "the rules" but you still won't be able to apply them successfully. There are a lot of great Interior Designers out there who have had no formal training. While you might not have been to design school, you definitely have the knack. I love the way you use colour xxHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432089507602828735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-13994002612160790352012-07-24T22:03:48.229-07:002012-07-24T22:03:48.229-07:00I love the green with the black and white. And gue...I love the green with the black and white. And guess what, who needs to follow rules? It looks great!<br />xo<br />SharonFashion-ishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633411311924944798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-61784942272848609982012-07-24T21:33:47.551-07:002012-07-24T21:33:47.551-07:00Gosh, Janelle. I wouldn't have recognised it a...Gosh, Janelle. I wouldn't have recognised it as the same place! Sounds like things are getting better You have a had a few upheavals but are clearly getting on top of things. Loved the post. xfiiinmelbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-13006354340027405082012-07-24T19:57:41.778-07:002012-07-24T19:57:41.778-07:00Looks stunning you have great styleLooks stunning you have great styleJanellehttp://www.nellysfarm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-2163643297241886522012-07-24T17:39:03.290-07:002012-07-24T17:39:03.290-07:00I love it Janelle.. I want to dash out and buy som...I love it Janelle.. I want to dash out and buy some blade as well from Porters.. but I dont have your stunning black cane chairs.. and your pazazz.. well done! x jGlamGirlsLuxTravelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937931489637178146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-54131113322427441252012-07-24T15:07:16.353-07:002012-07-24T15:07:16.353-07:00What an incredible transformation! Looks fab!What an incredible transformation! Looks fab!Katenoreply@blogger.com