Friday, November 13, 2015

FF - Toby West's Ebony & Ivory

Hi there, Everyone!

Time for Flashback Friday again so thought since I was on the subject of Toby West yesterday, I would finish the week with his own home that was featured in Veranda magazine back in 2000.

In what Toby described as an "elegant bungalow", he has kept with the ebony and ivory theme throughout the house - with tone on tone ivory papered walls accented with the beautiful ebony antiques.

When I first saw this house at the time of publication, it stood out in my mind as one of the most perfectly arranged homes I had ever seen.  It appears small, although I don't know what the square footage is - it could actually be quite large (there are a lot of rooms, as you will see), but the important thing is the rooms are cosy, quaint, charming and very livable.  Totally unforgettable, frankly.

Enjoy!




































Veranda
September-October 2000

One more note of interest about Toby West's designs.  If any of you watched Chrisley Knows Best last year and admired their beautiful Atlanta home, I just found out yesterday that Toby West was the designer.  If you would like to see more of that, go here.

Have a great weekend!

Kay



Thursday, November 12, 2015

TBT - Now and Then with Toby West

Good morning, Everyone!

I can hardly believe it's Thursday again.......seems like it was just yesterday.

I have a real treat for you today.  How many of you remember Toby West?

Toby West is a southern interior designer whose work was published in many magazines during the past twenty years or so.  However, in recent years he seemed to have disappeared from the media.  I tried to find out more about him a few months ago and discovered he had opened (and since closed) an antique shop in Cashiers, NC.

I had a few of his homes from some old issues of Veranda magazines that I wanted to share with you.  I picked one, at random, off my shelf last night and there was a Toby West home in it.  Later, as I was catching up on some of my usual blogs, I found his current home in Cashiers on 'A Ribbon in my Journal'..........a blog by Phyllis Hoffman who happens to be the publisher of Southern Home magazine, Victoria magazine and others.  So, Toby's current cabin is in the latest issue of Southern Home which is on the stands now.

I absolutely love his cabin in the mountains of Cashiers.  His warm red interiors (I'm a red lover, too) are so homey and inviting.

Now:










Apparently, Toby designed a number of interiors in Seaside and Watercolor, Florida over the years. So, in the past, his look had softer, coastal colors - but always a very traditional and comfortable vibe. 

So, here we have his cabin in the mountains and a cottage in Florida.

Enjoy!

Then:



























Which would you choose - cabin or cottage?  Let me know!

Have a wonderful day!










Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Bunny Art

This past summer our daughter's family acquired a new pet - a Netherlands Dwarf bunny by the name of Louis (named by our baseball loving grandson after 'The Louisville Slugger').

He is a little dream pet and absolutely adored by all.........hence, this post about bunnies because it now seems that bunnies are 'it' - at least to this family!

Look at just a few of the current bunny items I came up with - something for everyone inside and out, young and old, fun, funky and, as with Hunt Slonem's art and the beautiful brooches, highly collectible.

 










Hunt Slonem Wallpaper

Hunt Slonem Wallpaper

Diffa Dining by Design with Hunt Slonem Wallpaper
All of above art by Hunt Slonem

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Pottery Barn

For kids rooms:

Karin Linder 

Pinterest

Lapetitemag

Pinterest

Rosenberry Rooms

For Teens:





Blue Tooth Speaker








All of the above teen items are Emily & Merrit designs and are available at
Pottery Barn

For gardens:

Marjolein Bastin's Garden

12 Bronze Bunnies  - Yabuuchi Satoshi

Twig Bunny - Canis Major


For Home:

Faience Bunny Tureen - Julia Boston.co.uk

Sabon Home

For Women:

Henry Dunay Brooch

 Henry Dunay Brooch


Cartier Brooch