It’s Friday and
I’m in love…
with a new App that I must share, in case you haven’t discovered it yet.
It takes your photos, like the one above
and does this.
and this. In like 10 seconds.
It’s called
Here’s the link; WATERLOGUE
The Amanwella hotel, Sri Lanka
The watercolour I did not paint when I was there.
A very blurry and rushed iPhone photo
just became a little more interesting.
Here’s Waterlogue’s story;
Original iPhone photo
makes its way onto ‘Instagram’
and then ‘Waterlogued’
I’ll admit it’s a bit of a cheat, and certainly doesn’t come close to a real hand-done watercolour (except, ya it does!) but it’s so much fun!
Perhaps it might even inspire one to really paint.
Our kitchen counter
becomes a sweet little vignette
A bedroom at the beach house (photo via House Beautiful)
Ta-fricking-da!
There are plenty of options to play with; depth of colours, brush strokes etc.
for example,
but don’t let this scare you in any way- click 3 times Dorothy and bam, you’re an artist.
It’s THAT easy.
Another pic from the beach house (photo via House Beautiful)
You can get as abstract as your little artistic heart desires
Waterlogues may be instantly emailed, tweeted, Tumblr-d, Instagramed, even sent as snail mail postcards directly from your account (for an additional $1.99)
“The Front Porch” store in Sun Valley, Idaho
I really like this one, even if I do say so myself, but that’s part of the fun. You never know how the pics will turn out. Some photos I think will be great don’t translate well and vice-versa. I’ve only just begun to play.
‘Waterlogue’ may very well have created their ultimate monster in me.
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Lastly, as my post title promised, a flashback…
Not sure how many of you caught the Grammy Awards last Sunday, but much ado was made of Pharrell’s choice of “chapeau”
Now I’m not one to toot my own horn ( except every possible chance I get 
) but the moment I spied that HAT I was transported right back to 1980′s London faster than you can say “Kajagoogoo”!
I couldn’t resist chiming in to the Twitter Universe immediately ( I believe I was the first to call it-cue horn) to inform all the haters that, in fact, Pharrell was sporting an uber cool vintage Vivienne Westwood/Malcom McLaren “Buffalo Girls” hat.
Yes, I’m that old and also apparently proud of it on occasion!
These were early, East Coast feed tweets, People!!
BTW, Ronan never tweeted me back. Whatever…see if I watch his new show now.
Although I realise Malcolm McLaren & Vivs Westwood weren’t as well known Stateside, if you’re young and even vaguely interested or, um, perhaps just wish to ignite old memories too, you can click to view the original video HERE
As I hash-tagged in my tweet…nothing’s ever really new, just re-intrepeted.
PS. Pharrell wore THE hat again the next night at the taping of ‘The Night That Changed America; A Grammy Salute to the The Beatles’ which I was most awesomely lucky enough to attend.
And what an brilliant show it was. I don’t want to spoil the surprises-just watch if you possibly can. It airs February 9th on CBS-50 years to the day The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.
50 years.
Have a FAB weekend and we’ll chat again…
in February!
xoxSP
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PS. I have no affiliation nor receive any free stuff from Waterlogue
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I began to see the red line everywhere…
and to appreciate how it made cool, monochrome spaces pop to life
Mark Cunningham
Fonda-Windsor Melbourne
This place
Fendi
via Tommyton
I forget.
Gaultier
Jason Wu clutch
YSL pumps
even food…
I managed a one-armed table set at the barn.
Heritage Turkey
Fresh brussels sprouts from the farmer’s market with lardon, simmered in butter & chicken stock.
Delicious ham and fresh green bean casserole.
Flowers & football. Story of my life 
Maple pumpkin pie with chocolate crust (adapted from Bon Appetit magazine) with freshly whipped cream
and pecan perfection!
Keeping two eyes and one arm on the final broiling of the whipped sweet potatoes with fresh ginger, coconut cream & marshmallows was my job.
But never let it be said that I’m not a master re-cycler.
Personally, I like antlers & horns used in interiors, and exteriors, for that matter.
via Erin Martin Design
Jacques Grange
At least he gets me 
A big faux bull from Jayson Home, Chicago.
Go real or go faux, it’s a human desire to celebrate the beauty of animals.
But antlers, horns & such need not be relegated to cabins and mountain homes by any means.
source unknown. Any idea??
Party animal
Very cool, by Disc Interiors
Tracie Ellis-House, Kyneton, Australia
Here you get the effect with none of the dust!
My bathroom in Sun Valley.
Elle Decor
Erin Martin Design
Tumblr
Erin Martin Design
There’s a veritable stampede on the 4th floor of Bergdorf’s right now, including fabrics & accessories from Alessandra Branca’s new collection. I’ll be popping in to see it next week. 
But still have a sense of humour about it…
love this, via Remodelista
