Anne Hardy Sets

Man I've got a lot of pictures for a Friday post.  You dudes are spoiled.  But, well, how could I resist after finding this over at Cyana Trendland:

No this isn't a glimpse inside Chernobyl.  It's the work space of artist Anne Hardy, meticulously redefined over and over again for her photographic pleasure.  I know I've told you dudes how much I love staged photography.  Well, this Anne Hardy chick is quickly climbing the ranks as one of my favorites, and I just found her today.  Enjoy:

I know, right?  I expect all of these sets to be knocked off over at W Magazine soon enough.  Mark my words.

The Singleton Residence

Friends, my favorite little distraction is keeping me from doing much work. Or sleeping, or eating, or doing anything even vaguely productive, for that matter. So today's post is a quickie home tour of Vidal Sassoon's 1959 Richard Neutra designed home. Named The Singleton Residence, it's on the market for a mere $14, 995, 000. I thought about rounding that up to $15 million, but the "995" made me laugh -- that pricing strategy ain't tricking no one, Vidal. Because it obviously costs major money to live in a house with a name. Or we could all name our houses something aspirational and pretend to live the high life. I shall call my home Rancho Cucamonga. I know it's a town, bitches, but I like it. So, back to the Singleton Residence, and its 5 acres of Bel Air goodness.

Ah, so fresh and pretty with its manicured grounds and splashy pool and white white white.

Yes it's so mid century, so age appropriate. Except for this:

WTF??? This is a giant stinky tail hanging off the place where a person normally sleeps. And that slasher painting over the headboard is not restful. This does not make me say, "ooo la la," Sassoon.

Someone agreed with me.

El zebra muete's final resting place is much less offensive.

That's it for today, folks, but tune in for next week's Round Top report and maybe -- just maybe -- an update on my dining room crisis. Things are moving at a snail's pace round here, but my mother in law is coming to help out for the weekend and I'm looking forward to getting a few things done. Or sleeping...

More Office Inspiration

Sorry for the late post today, yesterday was my wedding anniversary and the hubs and I went to dinner so I didn't write my post last night.  Bad!  Bad Karly!  As promised on Monday, I've rounded up more office inspiration, let's see if you smarty pants can guess what these pictures have in common:

So we've figured it out by now?  Man, you guys are AMAZING!  So, yeah, I love things en masse, cluster up just about anything and I'll swoon.  I have lots of colorful art in simple frames that is poised to be hung all about my office salon-style.  Here are more inspiration pics

Ok, this isn't quite the look I'm going for, but I do have a pair of antlers that might make the cut

As part of the magical "heirloom" collection my mother sent, I received a couple of pieces that are not unlike these.  The giant gold guilded frames may or may not find a home in my office.  

Ok, it's a bit much.  I also don't like that couch or the stacked spools of thread.

Yes, I've shown you this before, but who can get enough of that table????  Oh, wait, I mean that clustered art????

Clean Cluster

Crazy Cluster!

Karly Cluster!

That's me in my old apartment about 4 or 5 years ago.  I won't be revisiting the empty frames motif in my current space, I just wanted to show that the cluster art thing isn't a new theme for me.