Aren't they gorgeous? I think I'll read them all & see how well I do judging books by their covers. So far, I've finished Beautiful Ruins, Where'd You Go, Bernadette & Rules of Civility. Up next--Love, Life & Elephants.
Showing posts with label Design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Design. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Judging Books by Their Covers
I was browsing in a bookstore on vacation recently & was absolutely dazzled by the gorgeous book covers. Here are some of my favorites:
Aren't they gorgeous? I think I'll read them all & see how well I do judging books by their covers. So far, I've finished Beautiful Ruins, Where'd You Go, Bernadette & Rules of Civility. Up next--Love, Life & Elephants.
Aren't they gorgeous? I think I'll read them all & see how well I do judging books by their covers. So far, I've finished Beautiful Ruins, Where'd You Go, Bernadette & Rules of Civility. Up next--Love, Life & Elephants.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Chenonceau
I'm three posts in to an Austin-centric blog & here I am posting about...France. I can't help myself. Our family is just back from two lovely weeks in France & the trip was just as lovely as can be.
On the design front, the big winner of the trip was the chateau Chenonceau. There was such a beautiful simplicity to it's design, especially when compared to other more ornate, castle-like chateaus. Chenonceau is known for being one of the first chateaus designed with pleasing aesthetics in mind, instead of protection. It was built for Diane de Poitiers the king's mistress, who was later booted out by the king's wife, Catherine de Medici. The feminine influence is apparent here, this is no hunting lodge. The gallery, pictured below was so lovely & has inspired some ideas for my someday dining room re-do (stay tuned.)
On the design front, the big winner of the trip was the chateau Chenonceau. There was such a beautiful simplicity to it's design, especially when compared to other more ornate, castle-like chateaus. Chenonceau is known for being one of the first chateaus designed with pleasing aesthetics in mind, instead of protection. It was built for Diane de Poitiers the king's mistress, who was later booted out by the king's wife, Catherine de Medici. The feminine influence is apparent here, this is no hunting lodge. The gallery, pictured below was so lovely & has inspired some ideas for my someday dining room re-do (stay tuned.)
The Lovely Josephine House
Josephine House Restaurant is the little Clarksville cottage of my dreams. I particularly love the white horizontal paneling, white marble, great lightning (will need to see if I can find out their source) & navy-ish exterior. I've almost never met a french door I didn't love & the fresh flowers were elegant yet undone enough to feel at home in Austin. While I (obviously) love the aesthetic, what I loved the most was my server's response to my beverage indecisiveness. When I asked, "Is it too early for a Paloma?" he responded "Noon?! On a Thursday?! No way!"
I met my client & new friend, Lisa, for lunch & catching up time. She has only just moved to Austin & our family is just back from a blissful two weeks in France (more on that later), so we had lots to talk about. Josephine House is a great place for that type of lunch.
So nevermind that it was 11:40am on a Wednesday, that Paloma was delicious.
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