A peek into an unusual space...
Bonjour mes amies.
'Tis Monday again; that dreaded day many wish could be taken right off the calendar and dropped to the bottom of the trash can. Hmm, it does seem to come round more often than the rest of the days of the week, doesn't it? Ah well, who knows who started the idea that Monday should bear the burden of our dislike just because it ruins the progress of a perfectly good weekend and is the start of a new work week? Double, double, toil and trouble... Anyway, such is life and the work week has to start somewhere, so Monday it is.
We received some very interesting e-mails this past week ( most weeks) and the workings of the mind never cease to amaze me. Some of you with the gift for words send us beautiful poetry, others with artistic talent send us breathtaking sketches, and others of you send us your thoughts, which are equally awesome. All of those things inspire us in many ways and some of them find their way onto the walls of Dream Teller's office; that hallowed sanctum those of us who work here feel privileged to enter.
As I was perusing her private gallery this morning it dawned upon me that, as little about her is known to the public, mayhap you would enjoy a glimpse into the place where she spends the majority of her time so you can get a better 'feel' for our beloved Dream Teller. And since Monday is my day to choose a topic, if I so desire, before we get to our e-mail answers I thought I would paint you a word picture of her personal space. So here goes...
First and foremost, color takes precedence over all in her space. As we all know colors are important to the way we think and feel and Dream Teller is an avid proponent of making one's space speak of one's personality while providing a calm, restful atmosphere. Now you have to remember that she isn't one to follow the decorating gurus' strict guidelines pertaining to color and accessories so the latest trends are meaningless to her. While those decorators have their place in the scheme of things, Dream Teller believes that when one turns one's space over to another, it often fails to reflect personal likes and needs and becomes an impersonal place rather than a haven.
Think in terms of cool, subtle blues and silver as basic background (walls, ceiling, and trim) that meld and flow to give one a sense of sky and water. Add powerful punches of jeweled amethyst, forest green, and burgundy suedes, silks, and velvets for accessories (throw pillows, floor pillows, and throw covers) with just a splash of ebony against draperies that appear to drip to the hardwood floor in gray and mercury. Can you see it thus far? Okay, now see in your mind's eye heavy mahogany and cherry-wood furnishings reminiscent of an old English library. Antique barristers book cases with glass doors line one wall from ceiling to floor; a large desk with clean lines sits at an angle facing out to the room from one end of the book case; a Chesterfield sofa and matching wingback chairs covered in oxblood leather that forms a comfortable seating arrangement around an octagon shaped coffee table with a rough black slate top that sits on the octagon shaped wood round supported by bowed wrought iron legs atop another wood round, in the center of which is a shallow brassier bowl of cast iron.
Add the leather desk chair, a couple of occasional chairs in fabrics that match the drapes and pillows and you have what would appear an elegant office were it not for the personal objects and artwork that soften the atmosphere. Dream Teller is a collector of whimsical pieces, faeries; dragons; unicorns; magicians, and such. Very few are the average things you find in the open market and it is near impossible to describe those that aren't so I will just say that the features of those are both life-like and elusive at once. The crowning touch is the large waterfall built into one corner, complete with live plants and trees, for the effect of a forest from which elves, faeries, and gnomes peek out from their hiding places. At night strategically place lights wink on and off like stars in the night sky and the sound of rushing water gives one the sense of being outdoors.
So you see, our Dream Teller's charming space lends itself to her creative writing while it provides a comfortable haven for herself and her unusual visitors.
Sorry, gotta go, as something important requires my attention. I will answer e-mails on the morrow, Kaithlin.
'Tis Monday again; that dreaded day many wish could be taken right off the calendar and dropped to the bottom of the trash can. Hmm, it does seem to come round more often than the rest of the days of the week, doesn't it? Ah well, who knows who started the idea that Monday should bear the burden of our dislike just because it ruins the progress of a perfectly good weekend and is the start of a new work week? Double, double, toil and trouble... Anyway, such is life and the work week has to start somewhere, so Monday it is.
We received some very interesting e-mails this past week ( most weeks) and the workings of the mind never cease to amaze me. Some of you with the gift for words send us beautiful poetry, others with artistic talent send us breathtaking sketches, and others of you send us your thoughts, which are equally awesome. All of those things inspire us in many ways and some of them find their way onto the walls of Dream Teller's office; that hallowed sanctum those of us who work here feel privileged to enter.
As I was perusing her private gallery this morning it dawned upon me that, as little about her is known to the public, mayhap you would enjoy a glimpse into the place where she spends the majority of her time so you can get a better 'feel' for our beloved Dream Teller. And since Monday is my day to choose a topic, if I so desire, before we get to our e-mail answers I thought I would paint you a word picture of her personal space. So here goes...
First and foremost, color takes precedence over all in her space. As we all know colors are important to the way we think and feel and Dream Teller is an avid proponent of making one's space speak of one's personality while providing a calm, restful atmosphere. Now you have to remember that she isn't one to follow the decorating gurus' strict guidelines pertaining to color and accessories so the latest trends are meaningless to her. While those decorators have their place in the scheme of things, Dream Teller believes that when one turns one's space over to another, it often fails to reflect personal likes and needs and becomes an impersonal place rather than a haven.
Think in terms of cool, subtle blues and silver as basic background (walls, ceiling, and trim) that meld and flow to give one a sense of sky and water. Add powerful punches of jeweled amethyst, forest green, and burgundy suedes, silks, and velvets for accessories (throw pillows, floor pillows, and throw covers) with just a splash of ebony against draperies that appear to drip to the hardwood floor in gray and mercury. Can you see it thus far? Okay, now see in your mind's eye heavy mahogany and cherry-wood furnishings reminiscent of an old English library. Antique barristers book cases with glass doors line one wall from ceiling to floor; a large desk with clean lines sits at an angle facing out to the room from one end of the book case; a Chesterfield sofa and matching wingback chairs covered in oxblood leather that forms a comfortable seating arrangement around an octagon shaped coffee table with a rough black slate top that sits on the octagon shaped wood round supported by bowed wrought iron legs atop another wood round, in the center of which is a shallow brassier bowl of cast iron.
Add the leather desk chair, a couple of occasional chairs in fabrics that match the drapes and pillows and you have what would appear an elegant office were it not for the personal objects and artwork that soften the atmosphere. Dream Teller is a collector of whimsical pieces, faeries; dragons; unicorns; magicians, and such. Very few are the average things you find in the open market and it is near impossible to describe those that aren't so I will just say that the features of those are both life-like and elusive at once. The crowning touch is the large waterfall built into one corner, complete with live plants and trees, for the effect of a forest from which elves, faeries, and gnomes peek out from their hiding places. At night strategically place lights wink on and off like stars in the night sky and the sound of rushing water gives one the sense of being outdoors.
So you see, our Dream Teller's charming space lends itself to her creative writing while it provides a comfortable haven for herself and her unusual visitors.
Sorry, gotta go, as something important requires my attention. I will answer e-mails on the morrow, Kaithlin.
posted by Dreamteller at
5:07 AM
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