curves + triangles (aujourd' hui j' aime)

well, I'm currently really not supposed to be anywhere else other than corners of {our Cave}, or else our new  medium sized maisonette apartment, performing works of every possible kind all around,

  but

 life happens & online existence & happenings are part of it,

 at least so is the case here...

 there are nice things to share today.

 moreover, it is the first of February & coming to make a 

 "have a nice month!" post here,

 positively energizes my day, rest of the week

 and hopefully yours!

 before elaborating a little on the collage curated above,

 I'd like to ask you - unless you've already done so  ; ) -

 to pass by a few on line places I'm very happy & honored to be part of.

 Natalie - with whom we once held a {lovely give away} - 

 seems to have a very discrete & low profile on line existence,

 nevertheless her sense of aesthetics,

 color appreciation

 &

her own creations

are very compatible with mine

and I'm very fond of them.

I'm loving lots of her latest creations - which you can find {here} & {there}

&

I'm absolutely loving {the collage}- a tribute to Grey -

she recently created,

incorporating our {new kitchen corner}

Thank you Natalie!

........

and then...

{Nina Holst} is one lovely lady & talented stylist from Norway, founder of {Stylizimo},

one whose kind & soft manners

are her equipment for a strong on line existence

Since she "walked" into our shop some months ago,

I cannot help but feeling extremely honored & happy,

that fragments of myself are incorporated in her beautiful house's many rooms,

through pictures & little "sur measure" creations.

Maybe you remember {this post}?

... it's never late to check it out ; )

Today, I get to be guested at her blog

as {this print} of our shop is part of her freshly styled

{living room corner},

with a dark cabinet I pretty much adore.

Thank you Nina!

......

now let me say a few words on the collage above...

curves & triangles

it is rather {evident} that I love geometry in all its expression in interior design,

but mostly of all,

I'm interested in creating spaces that while leaving a strong impact,

they do so gently,

almost magically,

secretly inviting you to return to them again,

even when you don't exactly know why.

there is a certain amount of mystery

created by a play between lines & curves...

believing that happiness lies in finding balance,

while {gracefully passing through our extremes},

the existence of basic shapes in our living environments,

creates a sense of being grounded,

while also being free to take a walk in the clouds.

 happily pointy triangles of a banner much as this blog's logo

or the wallpaper banners {which I so joyfully create}

&

smooth, gentle & feminine curves found both in furniture and in objects

are features I love.

the collage I curated from recent images found via {pinterest},

represents well all the above.

~>  {this} delightful chair, so fabulously photographed here, 

with weathered leather adding so much to its charm,

is an odd to curves.

~> the {Eiffel tower} is a magnificent example of plasticity in architecture,

combining a powerful three dimensional triangular shape,

while every line is curved & beautifully emphasized by all the circular & semi circular iron details.

I can't get over its beautiful figure as seen through this fairy lightened {blurry image}

~> {that} hand crocheted A shaped dress is consisting of probably countless circles

(btw I spent some memorable teenage summers wearing a very similar dress, 

handmade by my crafty grandmother from my mother's side...

and I might as well try to find it when visiting my parental home in Greece this Spring)

~> last but not least

that {peaceful children's space}

combines so nicely

wooden blocks,

a fabric banner & a wooden rocking... sheep!

that's also a lovely note to gentleness..

a harmless sheep...

  I might as well be closing this post with that.

enjoy your days 

have a great start to the new month ~

&

see you here again quite soon ~

thank you for stopping by & sharing love

much love to you, too ~ xoxo

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P.S: an important note here: I'm sorry to not be able to properly credit some pictures so wonderful like the Paris one & many others. Pinterest is one amazing platform to create "reachable" dreams but through the 

enormous amount of repining, some original sources seem rather hard to be found.

U p d a t e: just  - 03.02.2012, 22:51 - came across this picture {here}...

so so happy to have found it in this very favorite blog of mine :*)

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collage curation: Iro - Ivy Nassopoulos 

picture credit given through the post - please read carefully & click on the {...}