Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Melanie Bloomer's House is FOR SALE - PART 2

And..now, let us go upstairs!! Tomorrow...my favourite details!! By the way, there's an open house this weekend!
MLS information here: http://bit.ly/t68vtq . And more hi res photos here: http://bit.ly/sas4d0
{all pics by Jocelyn Fisher Photography)




Master Bedroom:







Bathroomies:


This hilarious sign is custom made by Craig - soon to be available on Etsy I hope!

Guest Bedroom - my fav room...




Office...




{all pics by Jocelyn Fisher Photography)

MLS Listing: http://bit.ly/t68vtq

Hi Res Photos: http://bit.ly/sas4d0

Monday, November 14, 2011

Melanie Bloomer's House is FOR SALE!

Project De-suburbanized Townhouse is complete, and it is FOR SALE! Do you know anyone looking in the Stouffville area? I put my heart and my soul into this house, and I hope it goes to someone who really appreciates the love in it, as well as the modern detailing with vintage accents, the openness, the spaciousness...and well, my graphite maple floors of course!! Here are some pics of my house - bottom floor first, the upstairs tomorrow (part 2) Do you like the finished product? Let me know your feedback! And please pass along to any friends and family who may be interested...{all pics by Jocelyn Fisher Photography)

MLS Listing: http://bit.ly/t68vtq

Hi Res Photos: http://bit.ly/sas4d0












Thursday, November 10, 2011

inspiration in san francisco: botanical rogues at the conservatory of flowers

Ok, I really really want to live in The Conservatory of Flowers! It was a) a beautiful building in the Golden Gate Park which b) is a beautiful park in itself and there was a drum circle on the front lawn and c) inside it was this crazy lush garden filling all corners, of all different species of plants and trees and exotic flowers from all over the worldl but also d) it all just looked so vintage and styled so cool in there PLUS e) there was an exhibit after a 'Bloomers heart...called Wicked Plants: Botanical Rogues and Assassins. All really pretty dainty plants, trees and flowers, displayed with the utmost vintage charm, but really, these beauties cause HARM, each in their own way, the little devils. It was such an interesting juxtaposition of concepts - seeing natural flowers so delicate and beautiful that are so dangerous. So here we go, I'm taking you through my pretty, styled journey of the Conservatory of Flowers...

Pretty building!

...and here starts the Wicked Plants Exhibits where I marveled at the design of the display...
...fun wormy brochure

Hee, be warned! I was actually nervous upon entering.

They had a vintage gramophone playing old crackly music too which was neat.

Okay! On to the scary mean fleurs...

Water hyacinths...so delicate..they are the little green delicate plants covering the tops of the water, but poignantly labelled CARNIVORES ..they will not let anything up out of the water...they drown things! buggers!


I liked their wooden signage too...




Even the Rubbertree is dangerous...but I forget why now :( But hey, this is what a Rubbertree looks like.

Anyone remember the book White Oleander? I loved that book...

Yummy vintage birdcages everywhere...eat your heart out Bloomers...





Sigh, it was so pretty and yummy in there.

BUT here were some pretties from the OTHER rooms in the Conservatory of Flowers too:



Rainforest lily pads - they are SERIOUS:


And, nerdy old me felt mesmerized by this shelf. Must be my artsy fartsy Mom Bloomer genes combined with my Scientist Dad Bloomer (with specimens in bottles) coming out of me in a form that makes sense finally!


Last but not least - a dahlia garden as you walk back outside...the colours reminded me of Amy and Kumbo's really cool wedding last September!


Wednesday, November 9, 2011

inspiration in san francisco: nature does it best

Sorry Bloomers - I've been missing for so long! Lots going on on this end, plus I went away on a trippy to San Francisco. A bit of a soul searching adventure. Kind of like a mini Eat Pray Love...but more like Eat Walk Think? Anyway, if I do say so myself, San Francisco has the heart of a Bloomer at it. So. Much. Inspiration. A feast for the eyes, really. I thought I'd show you my top inspirations there.... here's number 1: The coast line! Enough to make your heart sing. Nature does it best!

Here is what you'll see when you drive from San Fran down the coast towards Big Sur:

Look! This is where the seals live...you can see if you look really hard on the big rock.


This is in Big Sur...where we stopped to eat lunch...


And the restaurant, Nepenthe, had these cute lil pillows to sit and look at the view...the green ones made me happy...


And this is what you could see! WOW, eating lunch at looking at this...heaven :)

And then we found this secret, hidden beach called Pfeiffer Beach - and it was the most beautiful beach I have ever, EVER seen.




Proof that I really was there on the secret beach...my cousin Wendy who lives in San Fran also had never seen it...it was amazing!

Tomorrow, San Fran Inspiration #2 - Conservatory of Flowers...wow, best place ever, I want all my Bloomers to live there with me!