A Belgian artist's colourful home

Yesterday was spent at the Auckland gift fair and my head is spinning from all the wonderful products displayed. The day definitely had an effect on me as I seem to be drawn to objects d' art and excited to discover the home of Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave. Isabelle is an incredibly talented artist who specialises in paper such as this beautifully detailed costume of a 1760 Gilet below. An extremely talented and versatile artist, Isabelle's work has been commissioned by museums and covers various mediums from  paper and bronze sculptures, to paintings on canvas. If you would like see more of Isabelle's art please visit her website, there is a link at the end of this post.

Gilet D'Homme, 1760 - Created from paper - Photo by Rene Stoeltie

Painting  on canvas- Canape  - Photograph by Alain Speltdoorn

Isabelle is an avid collector and her travels have enabled her to fill her home with colourful and interesting pieces. Such a talented artist must surely be inspired by her collection of fascinating object d'art...

Layers of texture and pattern

 An avid collector of unusual pieces

This amazing desk is an art piece in itself 

 More colourful objects 

The black and gold letter press in the centre (top shelf), is similar to one I inherited from my mother. Letter presses were used to emboss letterheads or envelopes. The paper is placed between the press and the levered handle is then pressed down to emboss the paper. 

 Mixing patterns is a feature throughout Isabelle's home

 Sunlight filters through the cutwork of the curtains creating  pretty patterns on the floors and wall

 A red painted table compliments the colours of the painting

 Asian antique chairs, wonderful textiles and a lovely table top vignette, create an interesting corner

 Isabelle's cat looks perfectly relaxed in the colourful bedroom

Isabelle's Art

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Inspiration Week 12 - Interiors, DIY, Recipes

A few weeks ago, Kim at Savvy Southern Style gave her gorgeous blue and red sun room a delightful Fall makeover. You can see Kim's previous look "here" and more images of her autumn look below "here". 

Of course its Spring now in New Zealand and I'm doing the exact opposite with my living area, storing my beige and black cushions and replacing them with some gorgeous blue and white ones to compliment my collection of blue and white ginger jars, this is what happens when you live in opposite hemispheres.

My "Spring" makeover, I've gone a bit OTT with the ever popular blue and white. I'll be sharing the complete room makeover with you in a couple of weeks, meanwhile here is a sneak peek ...

And for those of us that are heading towards Summer, this healthy recipe for Balsamic Grilled Summer Vegetables, with Basil Quinoa Salad.  Quinoa (pronounced Kinwa) is healthy, apparently low acid and touted a "superfood". Visit "Veggie Belly" for the recipe.

Some pretty popsicles from Marla Meridith at Family Fresh Cooking.

Fabulous paper art from Eloise Hall. Eloise makes beautiful artwork from origami papers, these are just a couple of her works, more can be seen at Eloise's gallery.  

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Limited space, fabulous storage in a small area...

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Home office images via bhg

For some strange reason I am not able to centre my signature this morning, blogger is playing up so I will sign off from myself and Poppy and let you enjoy the latest Heart Home Magazine...

            

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