Just a little bit cheeky......

You might remember <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/02/bright-and-breezy.html">this post</a>, when I mentioned I was working on a commission for some large abstracts? Well, I finished another one today, which I'll show you in just a minute. Being the impatient soul that I am, I can't wait to see photos of my work in situ, but sometimes it can take quite a while. So, I thought it would be fun to redesign some rooms with the click of a button, all via the wonders of PhotoShop (seriously some of the best money I ever spent, in spite of the fact that I'm a complete novice!) Ok, ready to take a look at my virtual designs? Let's go.<br /><br />My client sent a picture of a room (designed by the very talented <a href="http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elizabethbauerdesign.com%2F&ei=q71lTaT4AY3irAflqdHaCg&usg=AFQjCNExVYbAZinLZOvSUgAygrUXY8cV_Q&sig2=h4uPksUc1DJ3bV54U9RgLw">Elizabeth Bauer</a> and featured in the June/July issue of <a href="http://lonny.com/">Lonny</a> magazine) as a guide to the colour palette she'd like in her painting. Which then gave me the idea to 'virtually' hang the artwork in that same room. So here it is, albeit hung horizontally this time....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1laG2fNfIKmFMiMMsDPkqM1vU_-NXi3MA6_KyXy_ucxIN0r7yC-j93RRkhFYGeUvI2K5AAFmaivDFqDuiHiw_Fgw-nEnPisGMRtw-KVYuJF-sphCSxf0Oe2yjGet5ckWsVjfSA9Hhpc/s1600/Picture+30+lonny+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1laG2fNfIKmFMiMMsDPkqM1vU_-NXi3MA6_KyXy_ucxIN0r7yC-j93RRkhFYGeUvI2K5AAFmaivDFqDuiHiw_Fgw-nEnPisGMRtw-KVYuJF-sphCSxf0Oe2yjGet5ckWsVjfSA9Hhpc/s400/Picture+30+lonny+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and the original room, via Lonny magazine. I love Elizabeth's use of bright colour, and after all - who wouldn't enjoy living in such a happy space?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl1bIR2Z5ZK3hDQKYQR8likapTtDTrvJfrhHlUzwTc99NpyD0KH7el_-3jyh_OM56tF7VZleAantA8f2o283Cxmsqzx9c1Syy7qK4oNTX_ZnD83RTOvnjZ-giZ2BW-KDspYAOxHZPUO8/s1600/Picture+30+lonny.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl1bIR2Z5ZK3hDQKYQR8likapTtDTrvJfrhHlUzwTc99NpyD0KH7el_-3jyh_OM56tF7VZleAantA8f2o283Cxmsqzx9c1Syy7qK4oNTX_ZnD83RTOvnjZ-giZ2BW-KDspYAOxHZPUO8/s400/Picture+30+lonny.png" width="315" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;">the original via Lonny</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">And here's the actual painting, in detail... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintpZiIBKglAb1TRLZn2AnsntQFMMxwfTiscm2Yi783C7-MK5ccD4A9ppRRiRO_W5CxYvx8wTBGvhvk6oT_Rxggcg18zsbL8VPt7oAldKbL4-keDg8TOxWftAXpVRdHiHqhO8PWC9tJEk/s1600/abstract+watercolour+watermark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintpZiIBKglAb1TRLZn2AnsntQFMMxwfTiscm2Yi783C7-MK5ccD4A9ppRRiRO_W5CxYvx8wTBGvhvk6oT_Rxggcg18zsbL8VPt7oAldKbL4-keDg8TOxWftAXpVRdHiHqhO8PWC9tJEk/s640/abstract+watercolour+watermark.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-small;">'Sway'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-small;">mixed media on canvas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-small;">750mm x 1000mm</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-small;">private commission</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>And then there was no stopping me! Here's a room I love, from <a href="http://houseandhome.com/">Canadian House and Home</a>, tweaked to feature a piece from my '<a href="http://www.facebook.com/originalartbykerrishipp">Into the Blue</a>' series.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN-Sp-sf9ppHuff1JdWdF1AMVgQk5ADn_fnSJXMa4WQrUymuW6O6vjw0uNssWASrnvvg26SVjJShfm7ePGBZ_PXXcTm4O1w8Mvd78SfG_X31P8arj1R3rcPzJGMxYutYLuVNt6g1Y9Vc/s1600/chester_6673via+canadian+house+and+home+photoshop+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN-Sp-sf9ppHuff1JdWdF1AMVgQk5ADn_fnSJXMa4WQrUymuW6O6vjw0uNssWASrnvvg26SVjJShfm7ePGBZ_PXXcTm4O1w8Mvd78SfG_X31P8arj1R3rcPzJGMxYutYLuVNt6g1Y9Vc/s400/chester_6673via+canadian+house+and+home+photoshop+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and the original</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtte6X6326ccgIvXuZYL2XLVz702Vhzqd-DD3rqzG8IWhdYoElJGY7Cr_cs2kX2NU_IDgluHhZI9-K0Wk5exJgrN84pWQzxUYdvx_mocEE8tcwRij51UE17YIV1Bo5YZX22r01nU1D2U/s1600/chester_6673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtte6X6326ccgIvXuZYL2XLVz702Vhzqd-DD3rqzG8IWhdYoElJGY7Cr_cs2kX2NU_IDgluHhZI9-K0Wk5exJgrN84pWQzxUYdvx_mocEE8tcwRij51UE17YIV1Bo5YZX22r01nU1D2U/s400/chester_6673.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">who needs windows anyway?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And one last one - I added my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66320229/new-fine-art-print-by-kerri-shipp-sea">'Sea Coral III in Denim</a>' to this room which was featured in the now-defunct Metropolitan Home magazine (although I do love the original abstract)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9bk8hXGKYrMgQujgYfZ3wPjcj6W0e5Thh1DunmYl8x3nGV0-ENHgWMAu8vxuQCNSp68awiAdXuveGoYzb_Yfzj9CZz4mLL5ECF_zAW_p1LHJqrUSw3LZAEQIO_E4FMIgJZm6A9O19bg/s1600/metropolitan+home+redo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9bk8hXGKYrMgQujgYfZ3wPjcj6W0e5Thh1DunmYl8x3nGV0-ENHgWMAu8vxuQCNSp68awiAdXuveGoYzb_Yfzj9CZz4mLL5ECF_zAW_p1LHJqrUSw3LZAEQIO_E4FMIgJZm6A9O19bg/s400/metropolitan+home+redo.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigR3vbyz97HY84npMHHr9yWjObG26nJLUO5ycsEKOTcpXAvfd8_0kqX5oytIzSSn0PaBxDAXqZMhiFryoZ2SIp6N4_g8NkoV7bULqqnENFn4mXp39qAD12yaD_ZtDMPTJCnnLjHsCYNRY/s1600/896fbde950c6%255B1%255D_thumb%255B4%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigR3vbyz97HY84npMHHr9yWjObG26nJLUO5ycsEKOTcpXAvfd8_0kqX5oytIzSSn0PaBxDAXqZMhiFryoZ2SIp6N4_g8NkoV7bULqqnENFn4mXp39qAD12yaD_ZtDMPTJCnnLjHsCYNRY/s400/896fbde950c6%255B1%255D_thumb%255B4%255D.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/met-home/">www.elledecor.com/met-home/</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, what do you think of my virtual designs? Of course, this was just a bit of fun and in no way am I suggesting that the original rooms aren't fantastic - I love all of them, which is why they've been saved in my inspiration files. But it's a great way to picture artwork in situ, particularly large pieces, and I think it can be a valuable tool when you're decorating a room. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right, I've done enough 'virtual' work for one day - better do some of the real stuff!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Just a little bit cheeky......

You might remember this post, when I mentioned I was working on a commission for some large abstracts? Well, I finished another one today, which I'll show you in just a minute. Being the impatient soul that I am, I can't wait to see photos of my work in situ, but sometimes it can take quite a while.…

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