Friday, May 21, 2010

Sunburst Mirrors: A Love Hate Relationship

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I looooooove sunburst mirrors. I mean- LOVE. And I happen to love them in gold *swoon*. Luckily for me, when I told my husband I had plans of putting one above the fireplace, he quickly quipped "Those round things? Oh god, I hate those." 

Wanting to know why & where in the world he would have ever found a hate for these stunning beauties, I asked why. His answer- "An ex girlfriend of mine when I was a kid...her parents had one in their house and I remember seeing it, & hating it.".


...oh geez.

So I put together a bevy of examples to prove to my husband that they don't have to look like the one his ex's parents had in the early 80's.  I mean...nothing fabulous came from the 80's. So I put my imagination to work, & I can definitely see why he'd remember them being not so "fab". 

As for me....they'll always be stunning, creative, sophisticated, & down right EYE-CATCHERS :)

From top left: 
Inspiration For Home Blog; Ruth & Ollie; Matthew Izzo ; Lisa Epley; Kellie Cashon @ Cashon & Co.; Shabby Slips- Dallas, Dovecote; Lisa Epley; Southern Accents; Stacey Hyde- Dallas; Graham & Green; Corbis; Kellie Cashon @ Cashon & Co.; Dec. 2005 Homes & Gardens Mag.; Phoebe Howard;

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Beauty

-Photograph by George Hurrell c.1937-
Tyrone Power & Loretta Young for "Second Honeymoon"

"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."