Structured Gardens

Love these photos from the SMH today, what a Divine garden, looks like a beautiful hotel. It would be on my list to visit if I was off to London. Not sure if my budget would extend to staying there, I would more than likely be crashing with my sister.

Kelly Wearstler Inspired Garden

In this months home beautiful magazine there is a glamorous home created by a family on a budget, I always love to see what people can do especially with budgetary restraints. My favourite picture is the one below of the garden room. They have installed curtains that work beautifully with the rustic brick wall behind.

As soon as I saw these pictures they reminded me of the glamorous Kelly Wearstler, due to the cabana curtain.
The photo above also looks very Ms Wearstler inspired doing house hold chores all dressed up.
This photo is from Modern Glamour, one of my favourite books with the very similar cabana curtain.

Loving this Garden

I guess the warmer weather is making me think more about gardening and being outside. I love this garden, especially the black outdoor furniture and the black and white striped pool lounges.

Beautiful, I guess it needs to get a little warmer yet to think about swimming outside but there is a light at the end of the winter tunnel. Although I don't really know what I am complaining about this is our first winter in Sydney since moving back from New York and you really can't say anything bad about Australian winters, we didn't once have to put on gloves or a hat.

Photo from DominoMag Feb 08

Beautiful Gardens

In my current assignment for my Interior Design Course I am staging a house for sale. This house has a very tiny outdoor space about 4x4 meters. As a great source of garden inspiration I always look at the amazing Jack Merlo Design Website http://jackmerlodesign.com/. I have many gardens that I have ripped out of magazines from over the years and it is amazing how many of them were designed by Jack. My favourite is the Strathmore Residence or the first photo which there are more photos of on his website. Jack was just 18 when he started as a professional landscaper and quickly made a name for himself, I really admire people like him with so much talent and the ability to put it in practice from a young age.

All photos from www.jackmerlodesign.com