‘Tis the season

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Sheila Yoshikawa

I visited a couple of advent calendars to trawl some nice freebies that formed the basis of this festive post. The Kittycats advent calendar is free to all, you just click the calendar, and all the items will be available until the end of December. The Swayland advent calendar is a bit more demanding. You have firstly to hunt for 24 letters around the sim, each of which has the password for one of the days. You can only get the advent gift on the day itself, and the time is German time, not SL time. However, it is a very pretty sim to hunt round, and if you miss a gift, they are all on sale for a modest 77 Linden each. I also picked up several things from the current round of gatchas at the Arcade.
The house is ++HY’s++/Store-03*LB by Hitsu Ruby and it is in the Snowy Oak and Hawthorn Forest Grove skydome by Heart. In this first picture:
- Chair (xmas one), Christmas tree, decor (stocking, blue cat etc.), Kittycats bed and (not shown) Santa rug by Dreamscapes, Kittycats advent prize (9th Dec)
- Anna Fireplace; Presents under tree; Log basket; by LISP
- Floor Pillow [rudolph] by Sway’s, a Sway’s advent gift (now 77L)
- Christmas message board, Vintage wall decor, Angel rug, Pussy Riot poster, potted winter branches, customized vintage mirror by Mudshake (who I think disappeared for a while, but she is back!)
- Candle Lamp – snow crystal by HPMD
- Snowflakes illumination by itutu
- Lazy Sunday chair by Zigana (gatcha at The Arcade)

- White flowers and (see previous picture) birch candles [a Sway's advent gift, now 77L] and Christmas pyramid by Nonino
- Xmas wall mirror by Zacca, a Sway’s advent gift (now 77L)
- Anna Fireplace; Xmas decor (cards, tins, hare picture) by LISP
- Snowglobe by ADD Andel (at the Arcade)
- Fish plate by Robin Sojourner (at the Arcade)

Christmas gift for all people of goodwill (fir, pointsettia and candle arrangement) by 3D Trees available free on Marketplace at https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Christmas-gift-for-all-poeple-of-goodwill-COPY-MODIFY/4219809; Snowman [Flake] from Sway’s; Snow on roof and icicles from Yuki [snow] pack, bought at Poche’s smaller store (the house itself doesn’t have snow on it); Xmas tree in sack by ADD Andel

Table (includes lamp, photo frame also (not shown) cookie plate and mug) by Somnia, Kittycats advent prize; Sacher Torte (chocolate cake) by Nonino, a Sway’s advent gift (now 77L); Christmas cakes in a dome by Poche; Star ornament by Y’s House (gift last year); Box of baubles and loose baubles by Dreamscapes; Tree outside by 3D Trees; Reindeer by G. Field

Bowl with candles etc. by Y’s House; Cushions by Trill Zapatero; Bamboo by Sway’s and Hanaya; Deer (outside) by G. Field; Snowy bamboo (outside) by Nonino; Trees (outside) by 3D Trees; Table by Sway’s, part of the Yuka set; Carpet by POST.

Last look at the West Lake House

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Sheila Yoshikawa

I realised that I never finished my tour of the L2 Studios West Lake House. This is a cosy nook I created with: sofa, floor chair and low silver table from Melino Style; Dramatic flower arrangement and wide bowl with flower/ water (on the low table) from Patron; Trunk from Zinnias; artwork from The Gallery Gift Shop (not now available there, but there is a new set of pictures to snap up); Round floor cushion from Palais; Dinner and dessert place by Boathouse; rug by POST; (outside) rabbit from HPMD in pink basket from Y’s House, and tin vase of cosmos flowers from Frog’s Garden.

I tried to keep this area less cluttered than usual (for me) to show off the fine rugs and artwork. Cowry shell sculpture and pot of tulips by Hanaya; Rug (floor) by POST; Rug (wall) and cabinet by Melino Style; Dried flower arrangement and circular sofa by Palais; Indoor fireplace by -JoHaDeZ- (with several nice poses in it, plus texture change); Art on the left wall by Gabrielle Swindlehurst; Brass ornament/pot by Urbanized.

Hunting By Nacht

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Sheila Yoshikawa

Hunts can help you come across new designers, and one that was new to me was By Nacht. I went to them because of one hunt, but then came across another hunt item as well. The Autumn Retreat house is a free hunt gift in the Falling Leaves Hunt (hunt item is a fallen leaf). It comes furnished and unfurnished: I haven’t used the day bed, carpet or tea lights.
I didn’t use the bed because the other hunt gift in the By Nacht store was an even nicer bed. The Max bed is one linden in the Feast of All saints Hunt (hunt object is a blue heart) and is a tribute to “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak. I love the trees that form the bedposts and the little boat on the bedhead.
Items in the picture above (looking through the window into the house) are: Pot of Zinnias by Zinnia’s (freebie), Rabbit (on floor) and croissant (on bench) by LUXus, Bottle of wine and chair also by Luxus (part of Falling Leaves hunt gift) Rugs by Y’s House (free, they are on display inside the main building), Locker desk set by Y’s House (at the Men’s Department, see below for more detail of the set).

Deckchair and basket from Luxus (part of falling Leaves Hunt prize), “The Raven” book by Kusshon, Stool is group gift from Y’s House; (on the right) Locker desk set by Y’s House (includes stools, light, books etc. in locker).

House (includes large tree and small tree in pot) by By Nacht (Falling Leaves hunt), Arbour, chair and bottle of wine by Luxus (Falling Leaves hunt); Autumn leaves by SHD.

Summer lounge

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Sheila Yoshikawa

Lots of events going on at the moment, and I’ve mixed in some new items with a couple of older favourites. The Gallery Gift Shop (TGGS) has a hunt on, with some lovely gifts including a whole greenhouse from L2Studio (not shown here) which isn’t even hidden! Loads of people have blogged Vintage Fair, and I’ve just included one item, a side table from Zigana with LOTS of texture change options. A closeup in the 2nd picture: Y’s House has made some new baskets: beautifully detailed as usual, with a natural coloured set as group gift, and the the new-ish HPMD gatcha items are cute.

Summer house: NONINO
tarah’a Pillows [Seating]: Melino Style
Rose and Butterfly(Glass vase): *FLOWER SHOP USAKO*
Table “where it begins”: Zigana (Vintage Fair)
stuffed duck/whiteB and Purple bird: HPMD gatcha
Basket (orange-pink): *Y’s HOUSE* (was a 50 Linden Friday item)
Kintoto Lovers [goldfish in a carrier]: *MiuMIn* (TGGS hunt)
Babushka Puncher (Pengu and Baby and owl) and music box cat: meow.home by ein.alter (seems to be a small cart event on the meow sim)
Matryoshka dolls: Kari
Bar de l’eau (yellow basket with doll and package): NuDoLu Voyage (TGGS hunt – this was actually the “box” for the gift – the gift was a water cooler – but I thought it was really pretty in its own right)
If you were here (picture) : Garielle Swindlehurst (TGGS, 10 Linden)
Potted Scrub Maple (in pot): Forest Floor
Horse Statue rust: Shabby Shack

Tiny Place (2)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Sheila Yoshikawa

This is the other side of the interior in the Tiny Place house from L&K Prefabs (I showed the first part of the house in this post). Y’s House have a great group gift out til April 15th, which is this sofa, but in a dark denim blue colour. It has loads of poses and wicker baskets under the seat. This lime green version is half price in the Creators Pavilion sale, also until April 15th. The other items I picked up at the sale are the fluorescent tube and, as a freebie, this record shelf from Ponitee (I also bought a couple of Ponitee’s sale items).
Fluorescent_Keikoutou (tube light, above the picture): LaLaLalab
Sofa03-Right Denim/yellowgreen: *Y’s HOUSE*
Record Shelf (snackbar pholos): ponitee
Lamp flora, Elephants, Boho picture frame: all from BoatHouse.
Funky Lispette Record Unit; Dish of Morrocan lemons; Hodgepodge carpet: LISP
Set computer game console: SNES
Millesime Baignoire Poster Blindfold: Cheeky Pea (at collabor8)

Tiny Place

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Sheila Yoshikawa

L&K prefabs have just brought out Tiny Place house (it was 55 Linden at the weekend – in fact it was still 55 Linden when I bought it earlier today.) I’ll take a couple of posts to blog it. In the picture above you see it: the cherry trees, cherry blossom ground cover and mossy rocks are from Forest Floor (and are season change). The grassy cover and white rocks are from Heart, and the butterflies from FIN.
On the porch there is the current worn chair on sale at Atelier Kreslo, the Baignoire table by Cheeky Pea (at the current collabor8) with some candles in bottles by LISP (part of an autumn set), spring planters by What Next, and some further plants by Ibizarre on the steps.

Here you see me washing up (using poses built into a wearable sponge and plate, which I got with a kitchen unit from Bitter Vanilla). There is a sale on at the Creators Pavilion until 15 April, and this sink (part of a kitchen set, 89 Linden in the sale) is from CoCo. The picture (Check Shirt) is by Lindini2 and is free in Atelier Kreslo, which is where I also bought the cup of coffee. This pictures gives you a better view of one of the What Next spring planters. The other things are: Jug of branches: La’licious; Wire basket of eggs: KOPI; Plate rack and dishes (in sink): Funky Junk (in Pasadena set); Plunger: MMG’s; Tray table: Zinnias; Expresso maker: TSG; Kitchen utensils and laundry basket: Bitter Vanilla; Morrocan lemons and bell: LISP (in Jewel set); Hodepodge carpet: LISP; Cabinet: Melino Style. I’ll blog the other side of the house soon!

My Mini Foxgate

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Sheila Yoshikawa

The Foxgate house, and this smaller mini Foxgate (from L2 Studio), are not brand new, but I found that this house answered my need for something airy, but with a warm feel to it. The house has no internal walls, but there are two distinct areas in the mini version: the front room which is surrounded by tall windows, and then down a step to the back area, which has one set of shuttered windows (click to open and close). The floors are beautiful rich wood planking, and the walls of a warm brick, with pale plaster & wallpaper on two walls.

The house is 48 prims, so you could fit it on a small plot of land. This is the front of it.

I added a wooden platform under one of the side windows (see below). Following from a tip on Chic Aeon’s blog, I got this Asian table set (picture below: table, cushions with poses and teaset) free in the Year of the Dragon hunt. I discovered the orchid arrangement in my inventory … the designer’s inworld shop seemes to have disappeared, but her creations are available on SL marketplace.
RnB: Asian table (Year of the dragon hunt: RnB have a hint giver by the entrance); Ikebana: Zen Slippers vase orchid; Clutter: Comfort and Joy bookcase; Ambiance: Photo blocks

I am not very good at “less is more” in SL decorating, but I didn’t want to clutter up this house, so I restricted the amount of seating and tables. This pile of cushions in the back area of the house added colour, and it has a number of poses in it. The mobile is hung between the two “rooms”: it was difficult getting a shot that showed it off nicely.
Zigana: Hanging mobile; POST: Tokonoma; Ikebana: Simple orchid, red;
Melino style: Matryoshka owls (on the Tokonoma) and demask pillow pile; Hanaya: Autumn bamboo; Little boxes: knitting basket; Effulgent Brown: Songbird home japanese screen

I put a wooden platform under the bed as well, as otherwise it looked a bit lost on the floorboards. Everyone has been blogging this bed and tea set, but they are really lovely.
Art Dummy: Platform bed (Season’s gatcha); Y’s House: Tenugui – tea set on a stool (Season’s gatcha); LISP: open book; L2 Studio: new year vase (free)
(Outside, in this picture and the first one) Cluttered Flowey’s Hiberation Bench; New Trails’ Winterfeast tree (at the front), animated ice, snowy fern and flowing water; Sway’s bird house; GW’s silver birch; Cheeky Pea’s bird teacup (Season’s gatcha)

Finally, the window below is opposite the Asian table: the chess table was really cheap (there is a more expensive version with all the chessmen) and I think it’s a very attractive piece (also it reminds me of a chess table I have in RL, though I don’t actually use it to play chess with). My Kittycat Stone and I are enjoying looking out the windows.
Y’s House: round chair (fluffy); RnB: Chess table; MoltoBene: Pin Board (Season’s gatcha); LISP: open book

New Year’s home

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Sheila Yoshikawa

I’ve taken rather a long time to decorate and blog this, so please excuse the lingering seasonal decorations. However, this home is easing me gently out of holiday times, and into a crisper, pastel-shaded new year. One of the key starting points was obviously the house: I do like the layouts in Interior Addiction homes. They combine a feeling of space with attractively separated living areas, so you don’t feel cramped, but you also don’t feel like you are marooned in a giant waiting room.

In this case, some white open partitioning makes three areas at ground level, with one manageably-sized upper room. I ran out of prims when I came to the the little side room at the back (you can just glimpse it on the right in the picture above), and I will probably do a separate post just concentrating on that and the back porch, when I’ve freed up a few more prims

I go through the rooms in more detail below. I think the only things you can see here and not in other pictures are the sheer net curtains on a curtain rod, at the back windows (from Oyakin) and the sink unit in the side room (by aju)

I used the Heart landscaped snow globe, but added the boat arbour to give a hint of summer to come. The house is modify, so you can remove the Xmas wreath and garlands.
Li’l Winter White Cottage: Interior Addiction
Snowy Oak and Hawthorn Forest Grove (with colour-change sky globe): Heart
Boat Arbour – Faded Summer: LISP
Xmas street light: zacca

Another key piece for this home was the Nieve Armoire from What Next. I bought it because I liked the poses, and I wanted to use it in this fashion blog post, but when I saw the whole Nieve collection I couldn’t resist buying more of it. Also scattered round the house are items from the “By the Sea” set by Dreamscapes, and between them they decided the main colour tones for the furnishings.
First pictures:
Wall mirror: BP (not currently available)
Nieve Armoire; Sofa from the “English Seaside’ Beach Hut: What Next
White/acqua Basket: Dreamscapes Decor
Boho Tree Picture: Cheeky Pea
Table
dish bluesea pale (on top of the table): harima-ya
Shells (in the dish): Dreamscapes Decor
Nieve side table: What Next
Lerky bird on a Stand: LISP
Bottom picture:
Nieve Bed, Nieve breakfast tray (comes with bed) and Nieve side table set: What Next
Butterfly Star; Basket of log: LISP
Help Japan picture (over fireplace): aju
Table Vase Set, Pillows and pale blue rug (copied); all “By the Sea” set: Dreamscapes
Beach doormat (beside floor pillows): origins

New Year’s Eve is past now, but it’s never to late to drink champagne and think nostalgic thoughts about old friends.
Sheldon NYE Bureau; “Love is in the air” decal: Cheeky Pea
lonesome.bird (vase): nordari
White/acqua Basket: Dreamscapes Decor
Pictures by Baffle, What next and Cleo Designs
Bookcase and Console table “By the Sea”: Dreamscapes
Chloe Basket with Brolly: LISP
Simply Shabby Table lamp: What next
Pinched candlestick (on the console table): North West
Book (on the console table): Cleo
Bougie elephane (pink candle on bookcase): Cheap Cheap
Bowls on bookcase by Grindstone (no longer available) and Grimalkin.
dish bluesea deep: harima-ya

I’d intended to put a dining room in this upstairs room, but then I found this bathtub in Cleo and I wanted to use it. Both this and the downstairs bird pictures from aju were specials and may not be available now, unfortunately. The tori shelf has been in a lucky board.
Bathtub; striped rug: Cleo
“Volets” partition (folding screen with pose): Y’s House
Bird picture and tori shelf: aju
Rubber “ninja” duck in bath: Theosophy
Peacock Chair; Chloe lamp, pale pink rug, mirror, roses and perfume; Amelie teacup lamp: LISP

The sofa from The Loft is Mesh and very stylish: however with my viewer I could only get it to resolve properly when I was close up to it, unfortunately, which is why I have shot over the back of it (however, this DOES show up the wonderful cloth textures).
Frezza Sofa in teal: The Loft
Wondrous Strange-Turquoise Wreath (decal): siss-boom
Boho Sofa (over the other side of the room, by the wreath); Pouf with hot chocolate: LISP
“Dreamer” cat bed; Worn rug (dark blue) and pale blue rug (copied): Dreamscapes Decor
Peacock Feathers in vase: noctis

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