If asked for a clear cut answer on which style of architecture I prefer, I would say I predominantly tend towards modernism and/or minimalism. When it comes to architecture, I like clean, sleek lines, glossy surfaces, and bold, graphic punches of colour… most of the time. Like a true walking contradiction, I also have a warm and fuzzy place in my heart for all things ornate, excessively decorative, and a tad superfluous, ie: the total opposite of modern and minimal. Deep in the depths of my heart, I’m a little Marie Antoinette in the making. Give me organic, flowing curves, gold gilded surfaces, chandeliers dripping with crystals, and ice creamy shades of pink, mint and robin’s egg blue. Yuppers, give me a big scoop of 18th century French architecture any day and I’ll eat it right up and demand seconds Oliver Twist style. Please sir, may I have some more?
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I’ve been struggling lately with trying to figure out how to incorporate my course work into my blog. After all, that was the original intention and purpose of Shimmer Like Gold – a place to share what I love and what is inspiring my design work at present. Somewhere along the line, I lost that life line and kind of forgot about sharing my own original content. But that’s a post for another time and place. For now, I’ve resolved to at least try to share some direct links to inspirations for my work in real time, instead of constantly putting them on the back burner. Sound like a plan? Awesomesauce.
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Ten things of epic swoon-worthy proportions.
Black Swan
Because it was mind-blowingly gorgeous and horrifying and I want to see it over and over again.
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As a list phenom, I couldn’t resist a good recap post. 2010 was my first full year of blogging, so to commemorate, I thought I would revisit some of my favourite posts here at Shimmer Like Gold over the past 12 months. These entries were picked either because I’m super duper in love with the subject, they were fun to write, they were popular posts, or I just generally really liked the finished product.
P.S. Since there are handful of posts listed below, I italicized 12 of my all-time favourites.
January
Dear Future Me (1/01); Anna Inghardt (1/04); Decluttering (1/18); Bright Star (1/25), On Finding (And Keeping) Your Inspiration (1/27)
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Ten things I’m madly in love with at the moment. Why? I think the better question is “Why not?”
Living Room by Heather Garrett Design
Because it has purple, mirror, exposed brick, texture galore, a lofted ceiling with exposed piping, a copious amount of white, and a mix of traditional & contemporary design elements. 100% up my alley!
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