Stripe me lucky

Black and white is a classic combo that never goes out of fashion. Throw them together into a stripe, and it's even better. I've been seeing this pic all over the place lately, and it was love at first sight:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1U67sQ25DvNW5uAd0PY8Sd7ipPxqGYzM8P47HMJgja8Z9eaHG3aUAlFEg97yMXJVL8v4xnwrsQw9aqQWBxrsBcj7HgObGp7SJ_6fLzDAIfNfOqQaxX9rm7jiaHWpHI2V2QnZV2sDOe71/s1600/Liz+Caan+Studio+1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1U67sQ25DvNW5uAd0PY8Sd7ipPxqGYzM8P47HMJgja8Z9eaHG3aUAlFEg97yMXJVL8v4xnwrsQw9aqQWBxrsBcj7HgObGp7SJ_6fLzDAIfNfOqQaxX9rm7jiaHWpHI2V2QnZV2sDOe71/s640/Liz+Caan+Studio+1a.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">is this not the most gorgeous storefront ever? It belongs to designer <a href="http://lizcaan.com/">Liz Caan</a>. Perfection.</div><br />I love black and white awnings. So fresh, yet chic and classic at the same time. And how better to frame a lovely window, or door, than with one of these arrangements.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQII5saiFzP3nLjjDEZovSkBzhmS8gQ_7HW9K2ugI5FVlbZnrMOo2lFayOKFvTeNVXVfP7ib1H-SYlBKpDY4Akl1zZW-r1j4DYLB6KmilaQ0osZ4-7O8uVMsB7fXp7BiiFqeP2-xpmEMg/s1600/sibella16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQII5saiFzP3nLjjDEZovSkBzhmS8gQ_7HW9K2ugI5FVlbZnrMOo2lFayOKFvTeNVXVfP7ib1H-SYlBKpDY4Akl1zZW-r1j4DYLB6KmilaQ0osZ4-7O8uVMsB7fXp7BiiFqeP2-xpmEMg/s640/sibella16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sibella Court's shop, The Society Inc. Love the green door too....and that it won't stay that way for long - she changes its colour often. Brilliant</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzYYgIM0t4ZPPTIhEPfinCRJz0M2pCI078gqo0JwTOBWH1UHC-PIZ7K2TLnsXzKLw6y_SplVkPTtFHHXi-T2qvXw_eMn2igyTDqY4KBaQZEBiaeE2fjBU5niEruiwRuGJxk5cCSVtVU0f/s1600/nathanturnerstorefront_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzYYgIM0t4ZPPTIhEPfinCRJz0M2pCI078gqo0JwTOBWH1UHC-PIZ7K2TLnsXzKLw6y_SplVkPTtFHHXi-T2qvXw_eMn2igyTDqY4KBaQZEBiaeE2fjBU5niEruiwRuGJxk5cCSVtVU0f/s640/nathanturnerstorefront_2.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Nathan Turner is starring in my new fave show, Million Dollar Decorators. Of course we're late to the party here in Australia, but I don't care. Loving it sick.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYmw2yzuw2PAphurCt_JCqSzcV6JS9aV7P9izzgm6EcdgtUj_ykKCFIreev_qJn-o6EaLESEuRMGeafe75l-6Z-0HgITInBLRHHqL-61j4zfveXqQkOoAKvoflD22q63W9PqiPzLcVLt6/s1600/after2.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYmw2yzuw2PAphurCt_JCqSzcV6JS9aV7P9izzgm6EcdgtUj_ykKCFIreev_qJn-o6EaLESEuRMGeafe75l-6Z-0HgITInBLRHHqL-61j4zfveXqQkOoAKvoflD22q63W9PqiPzLcVLt6/s640/after2.jpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Double the good stuff. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3WOYoddhB1GFA9qvxmhSlxwYHx_8QxEQJfUzIQt4oT1lKi2im9p5xdunJyUEMUQeZ_Wsrab7bFWtKDFNqlwIDY2rhTtgYLX3lVb6-GHADbDfwz1UnIdSHam1OiDBJbdWq7t6w8sAnEG4/s1600/0809hgnswcottageslide1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3WOYoddhB1GFA9qvxmhSlxwYHx_8QxEQJfUzIQt4oT1lKi2im9p5xdunJyUEMUQeZ_Wsrab7bFWtKDFNqlwIDY2rhTtgYLX3lVb6-GHADbDfwz1UnIdSHam1OiDBJbdWq7t6w8sAnEG4/s640/0809hgnswcottageslide1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Love the awning and the pooch</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MleZ70xarEIkb1as2B0xAqPGFb5gzlI01Zym3cQNwZiaE9sP_j7MAUcGu8f-8pAE1EBjD0bZeE3DM8QU96QgidQ9CYwBFaKtcjXG3yF386bBsWupZ0v5XtXcvr2GuC4dZSoCHK_KeYL5/s1600/tyler+florence.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MleZ70xarEIkb1as2B0xAqPGFb5gzlI01Zym3cQNwZiaE9sP_j7MAUcGu8f-8pAE1EBjD0bZeE3DM8QU96QgidQ9CYwBFaKtcjXG3yF386bBsWupZ0v5XtXcvr2GuC4dZSoCHK_KeYL5/s640/tyler+florence.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVYmihXESC70N72A-Ufd4f3Q1xApA9m6uChV9E2uvUgI00Goq6BQS4Nk_AmsEgrX-4tbjc2MLM9QHK-9AI7RxdTcN2Oa_xUNBFYsWsDTTGhFxau2_DUQfufKOCxjCmMtdpmlsE4l1yqvw/s1600/black+and+white+awning+country+style.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVYmihXESC70N72A-Ufd4f3Q1xApA9m6uChV9E2uvUgI00Goq6BQS4Nk_AmsEgrX-4tbjc2MLM9QHK-9AI7RxdTcN2Oa_xUNBFYsWsDTTGhFxau2_DUQfufKOCxjCmMtdpmlsE4l1yqvw/s640/black+and+white+awning+country+style.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And best of all, it completes an Aussie beach house to perfection. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>So, are you a fan of black and white? Love it, or (heaven forbid!!) hate it?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image sources: <a href="http://madebygirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/liz-caans-design-studio-tour.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=the+society+inc+shop&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=cKQIvbYR2ecW7M:&imgrefurl=http://chalk-jenny.blogspot.com/2010/05/shop-love.html&docid=iSCLBeREvs1ZrM&w=475&h=309&ei=FJxyTt-VJebymAWzrPCZCg&zoom=1">2</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=black+and+white+striped+awning+nathan+turner+design&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=i2ebsWsdqAjSwM:&imgrefurl=http://www.saragilbaneinteriors.com/travelfordesign/category/books/&docid=p9Vf4yenkAJOkM&w=377&h=432&ei=AJlyTpLWFcOJmQWr_MC9DQ&zoom=1">3</a>, 4, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=black+and+white+striped+shop+awnings&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=odza0sM2jqQ3nM:&imgrefurl=http://www.emmaclements.com/2009/11/shop-dreaming.html&docid=36L8vm9wwdmMtM&w=300&h=400&ei=lphyTqa3EMOJmQWr_MC9DQ&zoom=1">5</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=black+and+white+striped+shop+awnings&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=mtdw1V6BUM7lTM:&imgrefurl=http://artfulplay.blogspot.com/2011/03/weekend-shopping-up-north.html&docid=Rod6CFlb1o6yWM&w=1600&h=1200&ei=lphyTqa3EMOJmQWr_MC9DQ&zoom=1">6</a>, <a href="http://brownbutton.blogspot.com/2009/01/first-weekend-wishes-of-2009.html">7</a></span>

Stripe me lucky

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Pretty colour combinations revisited

I'm re-posting this, as it managed to get a little lost yesterday in all the excitement, and it also gives me the chance to add a pic from the latest issue of <a href="http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-beautiful/">Home Beautiful</a> magazine. This laundry/powder room is so bright and beautiful, with such happy colourss. And even though it's really out of character colour-wise for me, I love it! Maybe it's all the gloomy, rainy weather we're having that's making me crave sunshine, and if you can't have the real thing, just add it in the form of wallpaper and some pretty yellow penny round tiles.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jclk5votz2tIPYfIcbEWOknvkUXdA7ZAH19HGPbstMtwHWI10gyd_5cKiWsohwD8_MbCuPa_-GdM2CYs6EpVuvk1ieXNc0b1HTRMSIL14LpbVHQ6r003657aQ-Xt1XwRE8htkmKGeNc/s1600/yellow+doherty+lynch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jclk5votz2tIPYfIcbEWOknvkUXdA7ZAH19HGPbstMtwHWI10gyd_5cKiWsohwD8_MbCuPa_-GdM2CYs6EpVuvk1ieXNc0b1HTRMSIL14LpbVHQ6r003657aQ-Xt1XwRE8htkmKGeNc/s640/yellow+doherty+lynch.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photography sue stubbs via home beautiful magazine</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a closer look at this wallpaper - Osbourne and Little Sakura 'Asuka'</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Pretty colour combinations revisited

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