Home is Where the Art Is

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From beautiful classic portraits to brilliant and vibrant modern art, the choices are endless. Art is probably the thing that best shows our style and personality - I choose art because I love it but I guess if I'm honest, how it suits the room is also a big factor. Don't know if this is quite right, but it works for me!

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Image 1 - Jeff McNamara Image 2 - Hans Zeegars Image 3 - Michael Grimm Image 4 - Vogue Living Image 5 - Niall Dutton Image 6 - Home Beautiful

Love .... Ottomans

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Image 1 - John Minshaw Design Image 2 - Narratives Photo Agency Image 3 - Brabourne Farm Image 4 - Hans Zeegars Image 5 - Kate Sellers Image 6 - Oliver Gordon

Memories ....

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One of the things that I think I've found so enjoyable about my daily read of The House That A-M Built (apart from the obvious that it's a really beautiful blog) is that it's brought back so many memories of building Brabourne Farm. Some days I'm sure I can smell that strange smell new builds have - cement, plaster .... if I close my eyes I'm there! What's also good is being able to look at it from a distance - I realise that I've forgotten the nightmare elements and that feeling of why on earth did we do this, are we crazy? Hang in there A-M it really is worth all the angst!

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Images - Brabourne Farm

Glimpses @ Brabourne Farm

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This beautiful throw was knitted by a friend as a house warming present - it took her months! It's just exquisite and one of my very favourite things.

Mr Brabourne's Easter baking .... yum yum!

The last of the summer roses.


Images - Brabourne Farm

Love .... Tiffany and Co Keys

Images - Tiffany and Co.

It's the Weekend ..... Indulge

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Have a lovely weekend!

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Images 1 & 2 - here Images 3 & 5 - Tim Evan-Cook @ Sarah Kaye Representation Image 4 - Ericka McConnell Image 6 - here

Love .... Cecil Beaton

Images 1 & 2 - Conde Naste Images 3 to 7 - Ana Lee @ Live Journal

Bookish Pleasures

If you're like me, you probably have piles of books in almost every room of your house — I'm getting to the stage where really I need to start editing my collection, but this can be very difficult because to me it feels like parting with old friends.

I love bookcases packed full of beautiful books - hardcovers, paperbacks, rare first editions .... the list is endless! What's the saying - "you can never be too thin, too rich or have too many silk shirts"; my take - "you can never be too thin, too rich or have have too many books".

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Image 1 - Unknown Image 2 - Cabbages and Roses Image 3 - Daniel Farmer @ Sarah Kaye Representation Images 4 & 6 - Country Homes & Interiors Magazine Image 5 - Claudia Miyer Image 7 - Grey Crawford

Love .... Del Cooley (Artist)

Images - Del Cooley