June 2014 – A Decorator's Notebook

Life in Dubai….

Published on June 14, 2014June 12, 2014 by A Decorator's Notebook2 Comments

A peek into the last couple of weeks…

The Masjid (mosque) in my neighbourhood-this is the last of the blue skies…the sky in the summer is literally bleached..a grey/white colour which makes you actually feel hotter!!

I had a meeting down the road from this hotel a few days ago…Atlantis The Palm.

A potential project here…Anantara Spa The Palm.

My mum has been visiting and I took her to see an amazing quilt exhibition by the extremely talented ladies of Dubai…who knew quilting could be this detailed? As someone who can barely sew a straight line, I was in awe with the intricate and detailed works of art on display.

Our scrapbook and craft store…very sweet, summery window!

Another mosque in Deira…

Some work….

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We have just finished a lovely 4-seater table and 4 chairs..this time not for a client, but for sale.

They started life dark brown and rather boring and have ended up light and fresh,with grey and white upholstered seats…I am thrilled with how they turned out and I hope they find a good home soon

We have also just finished some pieces for a lovely client…these were heavy and dark Arabic style furniture and with a coat of ivory paint and lightly distressed, they look amazing.

Rihanna’s at it again…..

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Yes , she’s done it again. Rihanna has “shocked” the world by wearing a barely there dress to some awards show…I have no idea which nor do I care! The woman is a lunatic…she’s not stylish or elegant yet she got exactly what she wanted..press time and free publicity.

And her eager fans lap it all up! What concerns me is that young girls see this and think it’s all OK but at the risk of sounding like a Victorian maiden, I think its tasteless and tacky. Would it not have been equally as sexy if she had worn a flesh toned undergarment? I don’t know…maybe I am getting old as my 18 year old niece keeps telling me!!

Is this sexy? Or too much? Perhaps not, from a male perspective …..she is a beautiful and talented girl, but too much is too much!!