Archive for January, 2013
Interior Inspiration: Art
Lacking focus for a color scheme in a room re-do? Let your choice of art do the work for you. The most successful rooms are almost always the result of finding the “inspiration piece”. Find a painting or print that you love and you’re halfway there. If you don’t have a big budget search flea […]
Filed under: Art, Color, Color schemes, Decor, Design | 5 Comments
Tags: accessories, Art, color, color schemes, decor, Design, drawing color schemes from art, Eclectic Living, Interior Design, Interior Inspiration, Louisville KY, using artwork as a focal point, using color in home, Yellow
Coca-Cola Music Bottles
The Coca-Cola MusicBottle is a top contender for Best.Idea.Ever. The company Generally and Especially has designed a new red cap that converts the top into a recorder mouthpiece while the bottom part of the lid can be used to punch holes in the empty bottle. The bonus? Peel off the label to reveal how to […]
Filed under: Design, Designer, Upcycled | 2 Comments
Tags: Coke bottles turned into Recorder instruments, Coke Music Bottles, Design, Eclectic Living, finding a new use for old soda bottles, Generally and Especially, helping children play music, Louisville KY, MusicBottle
Skeletons in the Closet
At first I thought this was just someone having fun with taxidermy however it turns out to be an actual exhibit that runs through February 3rd at the Natural History Museum in Vienna. Photographer Klaus Pichler is the best person to describe the series and be sure to check out his other works on his […]
Filed under: Art, Photography, Strange and Odd | 2 Comments
Tags: Art, artist, Eclectic Living, Klaus Pichler, Louisville KY, museums, Natural History Museum in Vienna, photography, Skeletons in the Closet exhibit
Happiness in Hastings
These delightfully quirky and colorful spaces are home to Haydn and Terri Cornner along with their two daughters and chocolate Lab, Doris. Haydn is a painter, illustrator, and graphic artist whose work leans toward the surreal, having been influenced by Hieronymus Bosch and Fergus Hall just to mention a few. The house vibrates with color and […]
Filed under: Art, Artists, Color, Decor, Inspiring Design, Vintage/Retro | 6 Comments
Tags: accessories, Art, artist, arts, color, color schemes, colorful homes, colorful rooms, decor, Design, eclectic homes, Eclectic Living, Furniture, Hayden Cornner, illustration, Louisville KY, Retro, unusual homes, using color in home
The Good Old Surreal Days
These photo collages by Katrine Kalleklev blend old photos with various animal heads to create an odd yet nostalgic look at strange days gone by. Check out more of her sketches, illustration, and black and white photos on her website. pb Spotted on Lustik
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Tags: Art, artist, arts, black and white photos, Eclectic Living, Katrine Kalleklev, Louisville KY, old photos, photo collage, photo collages, photography, strange and odd photos, surreal photos, unusual photo collages, vintage
Sarah Watts
Atlanta-based Sarah Watts left the corporate world after working for Carter and International Greetings and now as a freelance artist “works 24-7 and loves it. Her first published book gig, The Tilting House written by Tom Llewelyn, she illustrated at the age of 23. She will not rest until a shark eats her or she is abducted by aliens.” […]
Filed under: Art, Drawing, Illustration | Leave a Comment
Tags: Art, artist, arts, Atlanta, Blend Fabric, children's book illustrator, color, Eclectic Living, Georgia, illustration, Louisville KY, Sarah Watts
A Pale Palette
Artist and stylist Thea Beasley found this building, previously owned by the Board of Education, in a suburb of Atlanta and has spent the last 20 years bringing it to the glorious loft that it is today. by using a creamy white background and neutrals Beasley created a canvas for her collections and furnishings. The rich […]
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Tags: artist, artists, Atlanta loft, color schemes, converting old buildings into homes, decor, Design, designer, Eclectic Living, Furniture, Interior Design, Louisville KY, rustic, Thea Beasley, vintage, Wood
Eye Candy
These stunning shots are the work of Jean Allsopp, who has years of experience as staff photographer for Southern Living and Coastal Living magazines. She perfectly captures the beautifully designed spaces and the details that make them so intriguing. pb
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Tags: accessories, Art, artist, arts, Coastal Living, color, decor, Design, Eclectic Living, Furniture, inspirational interiors, Interior Design, Jean Allsop, Louisville KY, photography, Southern Living, using color in home, Wood
Volcane and Lagune
This is an interesting concept, a coffee table that is designed to allow you to grow vegetables, fruit trees,or have a zen garden. Design studio Bellila has created Volcane and Lagune, coffee tables that feature built-in gardens. Prices range from They even have mandarin trees you can purchase for your new coffee table. Sweet. pb Spotted […]
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Tags: Bellila, coffee tables, Eclectic Living, fruit trees, Furniture, furniture design, growing plants in your coffee table, Louisville KY, Modern, unusual coffee tables, Volcane and Lagune, zen garden design
