Friday Crush

Crush love for this ad for Black & Spiro, interior designer/blogger Anna Spiro's fantastic shop in Australia (granted, I've never been to Australia, but judging from the images on Anna's blog, the shop is beyond fantastic). This vignette does everything right - black/white, traditional elements and color. All of my favorite things. The ad can be seen in the new Aussie online decor mag Ivy & Piper. I've only glimpsed at the issue, but it looks like a great read!

I get some QT with my nephew this weekend, so I'm psyched. Hope you have a wonderful weekend...see you Monday!

Friday Crush

image via www.blackandspiro.com.au

One more piece of lovely from Anna Spiro. I am not ashamed of my obsession with stripes...they are pretty much in every room of my house. And this pink couch would be perfect in a room made just for me (which currently does not exist in my house...but oh, how I wish it did).

My week was nuts. Today is too. But I'm trying to wrap everything up so I can focus on the house this weekend in advance of hosting family next week...I have lots of pretty fabric waiting for my sewing machine and I need to hammer out last minute details of my table setting and Thanksgiving dishes.

Happy weekend. See you Monday.

Absolutely Beautiful Anna

Anna Spiro and her blog, Absolutely Beautiful Things, send me into a tizzy on a daily basis.

Designer Anna Spiro

I'm sure many of you know her. The woman is an Australian design genius. She is the owner of Black and Spiro, a retail shop and interior design business in Brisbane. (Technically, I believe her brand is Black (ampersand) Spiro, but this darn blogging interface keeps messing up that character)

Anna is a designer that epitomizes my favorite aesthetic - classic and colorful with a good dose of whimsy...traditional with a twist.

My favorite blog posts on ABT are when Anna gives us a glimpse into her shop and her gorgeous, ever-changing storefront window display.

Wednesday's storefront window left me lightheaded.

All images via Absolutely Beautiful Things

Pink cockatoo lamps do that to me.

Anna's storefront displays serve as a constant inspiration for me:

 

 

 

 

 

And let's not forget the beautiful images she posts from inside the shop:

 

 

 

Perfection.