Showing posts with label What’s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What’s. Show all posts

Monday, December 12, 2016

  Analytics are always interesting when you keep a blog and they can provide insight into your readers likes and dislikes.  I keep a close eye on my blog analytics and also Pinterest. While I look for patterns of pins on Pinterest there often aren’t any, but last month was a little different.

 Do  these images  indicate what is popular on Pinterest or do they reflect what I like personally or both?

Here’s a selection of  my most liked/repinned pins in order of popularity from last month:

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 What we can say …

  • clean lines are evident in all designs
  • versions of gray are very popular paired with lighter walls
  • texture is a dominant feature especially from wood and brick
  • lighter woods are used to add texture and warmth
  • contrast is an evident characteristic 
  • nature is present in fruits, plants, woods
That’s what Pinterest told me last month. Of course I know what is popular on my feed is influenced by my own aesthetic.  If I pinned all glamorous space some of these would be at the top of the list.  But that won’t be happening any time soon.  I am not a glamorous type of gal. 
 Are you influenced by what you see on Pinterest?  Do you what you see changes  how you design your home? 

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Summer is officially over.

Did any readers notice  I took an extended holiday away from Designing Home blog?

I also bravely put my design business in mothballs except for a few clients.  That’s right a four month holiday to complete artwork for two shows.  Brave or foolhardy? Only time will tell.

This is where I spent my summer.

The little speck of a house in the background is my favourite place in the world. The views are spectacular and the ocean in all its moods speaks daily.  Duntara is as close to heaven as you will get.

I had a marvellous summer full of creativity, conversation, relaxation, long walks roaming the beaches, whale watching and iceberg viewing directly in front of the house and on and on it goes.  I’m coming to fall with a renewed focus on my art practice.  It feels very satisfying. 
My new work continues to focus on  what gets left behind, but I have moved from two dimensional works to three dimensional using found wood and objects to explore Compositions in Time.  

wood assemblage, wood collage, found materials,
Composition in Time #22,  2016, Margaret Ryall , wood assemblage, 16 x 16 in. 

wood assemblage, white wood, remnants,
Composition in Time #27, 2016, Margaret Ryall, Wood assemblage, 16x16in.
white and blue wood assemblage, reclaimed wood
Composition in Time #29, 2016, Margaret Ryall,  wood assemblage, 16 x16in. 

For more work check out my website   

One or the other of my two careers  usually gets the short end of the stick;  I may have to do something about that.  Decision time is creeping up on me.

Yes, I know I never did write a post about my new kitchen.  That is coming this fall, but first I have two more weeks in beautiful Duntara.

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