Once upon a time in a real kingdom far, far, away, there lived a girl with her family in an olive grove. Now this girl had always dreamt of having a room of her own unlike any she had ever seen -- it would be high in the air and have a view of mountains and valleys around her. So she whispered in the ear of her handsome husband (who also happened to be an architect) her hopes and wishes. Convincing minx that she was, the husband scribbled and sketched well into the night. In the morning, he presented her with a scroll (okay, really a piece of loose leaf paper). On it was a drawing of …
Oh,
no need to tell you: you are already
there… [aka a glimpse of my home office......] I made my office bookshelves myself from lacy clay Moroccan block. I painted the blocks white and then "glued" 6 blocks together with white plaster to make each column. My magazine holders were red. I spray painted them white and then stenciled them with stencils from sweet Melanie's Moroccan stencil collection, for purchase here: I hand mixed the paint for my office walls: a little blue, a little grey, a little white.... The necklace hung around the ginger jar is from the amazing Deryn Mentock. I hang jewelry on everything because I can't wear it all everyday, now can I? Psst..........my whole home office is on darling friend Holly's Decor8 today. Take a peek here and let me know what you think.... * My sculpture was commissioned to spec from the uber-talented Caroline Douglas. I feel so serene just looking at her - she's a reminder to me to stay centered no matter how chaotic life feels at any given moment.
