Tree House

“A tree house, a free house,
A secret you and me house,
A high up in the leafy branches
Cozy as can be house.
A street house, a neat house,
Be sure to wipe your feet house
Is not my kind of house at all-
Let’s go live in a tree house.”
~ Shel Silverstein

This is one of those mega blog entries that just about puts me under. The RFL Home & Garden Expo is packed full of amazing things and I want to show them all, so I crammed select pieces into a gorgeous little treehouse from Kathy Greymoon. My living room is comprised of donation items for RFL, including an industrial table from Bethesa Hancroft, a rug from Tess Spargel, an original painting from Sarah Gantt, a gacha polaroid display from xMister Dash, a lovely Japanese lute from Ryo Ixxel, and one of the darling yoga frogs from Garvie Garzo. My plush sofa and chair are ValiantCo’s contribution to Fameshed this month.

Slide around the corner and find Aki Shichiroji’s orchid terrarium on Loz Hyde’s Paris-themed chest of drawers with one of jiuis32’s full perm frames. There is a whole section of full perm items at the Expo this year, which I spent a fair amount of time perusing. Sometimes I get frustrated and want my own frame with my own texture or to create gifts for friends and full perm can fulfill that need. (It’s not just for reselling!) I found quite a few things that struck my fancy!

Chic Aeon has made a collection of book lover pieces for her gacha at the Expo, and I rather liked the idea of books piled around my house (read or to-be-read). Propped on top is a sunny pitcher of daffodils from Chiana0 and Sisterbutta’s hunt item. I want to note that everything I show contributes, if not 100% donation to RFL, at least a portion. This house is built from love.

My dining room is a place of comfort and joy. I used Liz Gaelich’s gateleg table, (which comes in closed and open versions) as my main table, flanking it with Cory Edo’s chairs for Collabor88. Sisterbutta’s whimsical and beautiful floating paper cranes serve as my centerpiece. Chiana0 made the lovely dark wood hutch and plates that line the hutch. I always like chairs as a piece of art and décor so Akahata’s awesome skyline chair and Sisterbutta’s lovely neoclassical armchair decorate as well as provide seating. DanielEstro always makes his pieces in grays with modify so I feel free to color pieces as I see fit and I warmed up his “Hope” wreath with color. A pretty lamp and wall hanging from Isabelli Anatine bookends the scene with Kasslina’s exquisite and unique antler chandelier lighting the space. Another pretty rug from Tess Spargel gathers it all together.

Shiny Shabby opens today with their first anniversary round and I look forward to showing more items in the next few weeks but I couldn’t help donning Sora Tatham’s denim-based dress. With a texture-change HUD included, you can switch up the top and scarf for different color combos. Boots from Katat0nik Pidgeon fit men or women and are completely modifiable for size as they are not rigged (whew). Elikapeka Tiramisu is also joining in on the fun for the first anniversary with this full bob for Shiny Shabby.

I got my hands on the new Omega-ready Sadie head from Maximillion Grant that he has been promising his pleading customers for a few months. It’s finally done! Since Max had to retrofit his HUDs to be Omega ready and redo all the layers, it took some time. I tried Monicuzza Babenco’s new Logo applier for the Alex head on this one with mixed results. I think we are going to have to wait for Sadie-themed skins to come out for it to look good. For example, Moni compensated for Alex’s full lips by making them thinner but on the thinner lips of the Sadie, it doesn’t look the best. I will keep experimenting, dear readers. Just get yourself to the RFL Home & Garden Expo and donate til it hurts!

Hair: [e] Olivia by Elikapeka Tiramisu for Elikatira, available at Shiny Shabby *

Mesh head: LOGO Sadie v5.0 Omega by Maximillion Grant for LOGO *

Skin applier: *YS&YS* Paige Tone 02 – Skins Applier for Logo Mesh Head Alex by Monicuzza Babenco for *YS&YS*, available at Shiny Shabby *

Eye applier: Weaponized Sugar Eyes – Spring Green by weaponizedsugar for Weaponized Sugar

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.5 by Onyx LeShelle for Maitreya

Dress: *agp* Jean outfit-Maitreya by Sora Tatham for *agapee*, available at Shiny Shabby *

Boots: *katat0nik* (dark) Buckle Boot by Katat0nik Pidgeon for *katat0nik*, available at Shiny Shabby *

Poses by Luth Brodie for Reel Expression (no longer available)

Dining Room:

• UNCERTAIN SMILE DECO FLOOR LAMP – DECO FANS by Isabelli Anatine for UNCERTAIN SMILE ,available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• – aKa – Skyline Chair Oak by Akahata for aKa, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• [ zerkalo ] Hope Wreath – Dark by DanielEstro for [ zerkalo ], available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• by Chiana Oh – Welsh Dresser [Dark] by Chiana0 for by Chiana Oh, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• by Chiana Oh – Dotty Plates – Welsh Dresser Set [Yellow] by Chiana0 for by Chiana Oh, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• Rug Multi-Floral 3 by Tess Spargel for Spargel & Shine Homes, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• Thistle Gateleg Jacobean Table Open Dark Wood (cm) by Liz Gealach for Thistle Homes, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo
• UNCERTAIN SMILE DIY RECYCLED FRAME – DARK ROSES by Isabelli Anatine for UNCERTAIN SMILE, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• DG – Ebonized Neoclassical Armchair w Silk Broche Fabric m/c/nt by Sisterbutta for AMDG, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• DG – 19th Century Japanese Crane Serving Plate w Origami m/c/nt by Sisterbutta for AMDG, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo*
• Yoga Frog 11 ~ Sleeping Angle Pose by Garvie Garzo for meadowWorks, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• OTB! Rustic Retreat  Antler Light by kasslina for Outside the box, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• Trompe Loeil – Savonarola Armchair Charcoal PG by Cory Edo for Trompe Loeil, available at Collabor88 *

Living Room:

• [[RH]] Biwa -Japanese Lute – display by Ryo Ixxel for [[RH]] Design House, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• Sarah Gantt – Medium Landscape Oil Painting by Sarah Gantt for Gallery by Sarah Gantt, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• Yoga Frog 10 ~ Lotus Pose by Garvie Garzo for meadowWorks, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• [Con.] Basic Sidetable – Medium by ValiantCo for Consignment, available at Fameshed *
• [Con.] Cooper’s Leather Sofa – A by ValiantCo for Consignment, available at Fameshed *
• [Con.] Cooper’s Armchair – A by ValiantCo for Consignment, available at Fameshed *
• [Con.] Regal lamp – freebie by ValiantCo for Consignment, available at Fameshed *
• HORNTAIL – Polaroid Parade [HeartCreative] by xMister Dash for Horntail, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• *RnB* Wagon Table – 14 Weathered Painted Woods (c) by Bethesa Hancroft for RnB Furniture, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo * by
• Rug Multi-Floral 2 by Tess Spargel for Spargel & Shine Homes, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• MESHWORX~Lulu Chest – Effel Tower (Mod/Copy) by Loz Hyde for MESHWORX, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo
• Frame004Texturized by jiuis32 for CCDesign, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo
• [ Organica ] Orchid Terrarium by Aki Shichiroji for Organica, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• tms bird cage decor:  petunia planter (antique white) by Lavinia Godenot for the mustard seed home store, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• by Chiana Oh – Jug of Daffies [Yellow] by Chiana0 for by Chiana Oh, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• DG – Framed sketch “The House that Jack Built” – RFL Hunt by Sisterbutta for AMDG, available at
• Book Lover’s – Tall Book Stack (copy) by Chic Aeon for ChiC buildings, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• Book Lover’s – Book Stack with Leaning Book (copy) by Chic Aeon for ChiC buildings, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• Book Lover’s – Book Stack Short (copy) by Chic Aeon for ChiC buildings, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• Book Lover’s – Repurposed Veggie  Storage (RARE) by Chic Aeon for ChiC buildings, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *
• Rug Multi-Floral 4 by Tess Spargel for Spargel & Shine Homes, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *

House: Treetops Cottage by Kathy Greymoon for Greymoon Designs, available at the RFL Home & Garden Expo *

The Collector

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. ~ Thomas Merton

If SL is a fantasy world, than my fantasy is to be an art collector. In fact, at one time, I indulged in that fantasy and had my own little person gallery of art I had collected, but now I just enjoy it in my own home. I found that I could be a fantasy art collector at a new site called curiator.com (apply for an invite), in which people can exchange their favorite art and build a collection, perhaps finding more by their favorite artists and learning about new artists. Consider it a Pinterest for fine art. (I am Harper Beresford on there as well—find me.)

For this blog entry, I imagined an art collector with a country home—a modern villa with plenty of wall space for hanging paintings and sketches and photographs. (I do realize art encompasses more than this, but indulge me here.) I pulled some pieces from my collection on curiator.com and put them up on the walls and went to town with new items from FaMESHed and Collabor88.

Cory Edo has made a collection for FaMESHed with a sort of postmodern bent. With suggestions of earlier periods, she mixes funky with traditionalism, modernist curvy lines with varied surfaces to offer a set that seems eclectic and pulled together all at once. The furniture features a variety of PG, and if you choose to upgrade, adult poses which will make it very versatile. And I even snuck in BabyChampagne Sass’s modern trunk (as my art collector travels back and forth quite a bit).

Putting this collection in the villa that Cory is offering at Collabor88 was a no-brainer. It all fit together. The villa itself has a large open space with two rooms off the main space and three levels climbing up. She offers it in a shadowed white, which you can customize to your pleasure. I tinted the floor and several walls to pop color in our art collector’s house and give a tension to this modern but homey space. As always she offers privacy settings, pull down blinds, and locks on the doors so art thieves can’t creep in.

Tya Fallingbridge’s dining room set at FaMESHed is a gorgeous addition to this house. With color change built into the table and credenza and changeable fabrics on the chairs, it’s entirely customizable. The modern lines of the chairs and credenza compliment the more traditional round table and provide a handsome or beautiful look to a dining room (depending on your styling).

Our art collector is, of course, eclectic and stylish and I tried to show this with a black pantsuit that Spooky Mistwallow has made for the Black Fair. Coupled with strappy stylish shoes from TeamRedgrave (made orange to pop), the look is sleek but also colorful, especially with Maxi Gossamer’s Limited Bazaar jewelry. Funky nails from Giela Delpaso mix it up in this colorful assemblage.

I used the elegant gold shadowed skin from Izzie Button, a feature at the Black Fair, as my palette. With dark brows and sleekly lined eyes, the skin has a neutral lip, perfect for our art collector. And a casual wavy flip from Chiaki Xue completes the look—she doesn’t want to look contrived.

We have art in order not to die of the truth. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Hair: *Dura-Boys&Girls*45(Dark Brown) by Chiaki Xue for Dura *

Skin: Izzie’s – Kaelyn Skin pale DB (gold) by Izzie Button for Izzie’s, available at the Black Fair *

Eyes: IKON Ardent Eyes – Skyfall (ML) by Ikon Innovia for IKON *

Outfit: :KR: Glamstreet Pantsuit – Black by Spooky Mistwallow for Kastle Rock, available at the Black Fair *

Jewelry: MG – Necklace, Earrings, and Bracelet – Tarifa Neon by Maxi Gossamer for Maxi Gossamer, available at Limited Bazaar *

Shoes: – Shoes Grace – 12colors R / REDGRAVE by TeamRedgrave for Redgrave

Poses by Valencia Southard for Marukin

House:

Trompe Loeil – Modern Villa by Cory Edo for Trompe Loeil, available at Collabor88 *

Furniture:

Trompe Loeil – Oceania Brights Collection by Cory Edo for Trompe Loeil, available at FaMESHed *

[PM]Pixel Mode – Cohen Dining Set by Tya Fallingbridge for Pixel Mode, available at FaMESHed *

{{BSD Design studio}}Model offshore luggage brown by BabyChampagne Sass for {{BSD Design studio}}, available at SL Fashion Week *

::PopArt:: Iwanca Lux vase by Fionna Cale for PopArt

:CP: Vita’s Lamp by Isla Gealach for Cheeky Pea

Rug Pale Paradise **Sweet Sorrows** by Colette Charleville for Sweet Sorrows

Pixelated Petals- Zen Bowl Set  and Pixelated Petals- Glass block vase w/orchids by Miko Omegamu for Pixelated Petals

MESHWORX – Flute Floor Lamp v3b (Mod/copy Only) by Loz Hyde for Meshworx

Trompe Loeil – Star Duo Ground Lamps Gold & White by Cory Edo for Trompe Loeil *

Wedge Table Lamp by Kaerri Rae by Kaerri Rae for Kaerri

Medallion Rug by Szabo Horn, no longer available

Art by:

Robert Rauschenberg

Michael Wolf

David Hochbaum

Jeremy Geddes

Richard Avedon

Hiroshi Yoshida

Oleg Dou

Banksy