chandelier omg

ceiling...the dome

mosaic floors in the restaurant............think this is a symbol of coat of arms when i looked around this was used in other decor

ceiling with a view ....wow



THE DOME

 Enter The Dome ...............On this cold damp mornigh of november 22nd i went on a day trip to edinburgh as part of my creative arts course with college.The purpose of going here was to view a few buildings to see the interiors. One of the places we went was The Dome............could never had imagined such a grander place than this in edinburgh. Its a art-deco eating place and the interior is so grand and luxurious..........who ever was the designer must have thought of every peace of detail from floors to ceilings......to lights switches to decor this place is one im definatley going back to going to see if the foods as tasty as the decor lol.

THE DOME

The site of THE DOME was originally the site of the old Physicians hall (1775), built and designed by JAMES CRAIG the celebrated planner of Edinburgh's New Town. Unfortunately for the College of Physicians the original estimate of £2,725 rose to £4,800 by completion, leaving the College approximately £1,000 in debt. Unsurprisingly after a short time the College looked for a purchaser and eventually THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF SCOTLAND made an offer for the site and premise for £20,000 in 1843 - some seventy years later.

MR DAVID RHIND (1808-1883) was employed as the Architect by the Commercial Bank Of Scotland and in January 1844 the old Physicians' Hall was demolished to the foundation stone in which were found the silver medals and other relics which are now in the possession of the College. The old building material was removed and on the empty site the present structure gradually rose. The new foundation stone was laid on Tuesday 4th June 1844 by JAMES WYLD OF GILSTON a Leith Merchant.
DAVID RHINDS frontage is directly based on Playfairs original scheme for the Surgeons Hall, but the portico is entered directly, not through the flanking gateways and moreover the style is not Greek but the richest Graeco-Roman, with arched and keystoned upper windows and a Corinthian portico. The Pedimental Sculpture modelled by JAMES WYATT of London and carved by A. HANDYSIDE RITCHIE shows a central figure of Caledonia, flanked by Prudence, Agriculture, Commerce, Enterprise, Mechanical Science and Learning. The thickly wreathed cast-iron side gates are original, but not the lamp-standards or the flashy bronzework of the main door.
Inside the building, the first big space is a top lit square hall with superimposed Ionic columns - fluted above, smooth scagliola below. From its aisles twin staircases with gilded anthemion balusters ascend to the first floor offices. Beyond in the magnificent telling hall, a Greek cross with arched ceilings and coffered central dome. This basic plan has already been used in Edinburgh, but Rhind greatly elaborated it with columned screens at the entry to each arm of the cross, a Fortuna Virilis frieze, rich anthemion decoration on the pendentives and an apsed end to the south arm. The columns were originally marbled wood, but in 1885 The Commercial Bank's new architect SYDNEY MITCHELL refaced them in Devonshire marble veined with grey and red, with black Belgium granite bases and bronze capitals. His also are the marble mosaic floors, black, red and grey with arabesques and the arms of the Bank.
In 1930 the windows at the rear of the banking hall were replaced with those we see today, the central one bearing the crest of the Commercial Bank incorporating the motto 'DIDAT SERVATA FIDES' -Keep Faith and Prosper - while to each side the windows incorporate the symbol of 'HERMES' the legendary god of Commerce, with the device of the winged staff and two entwined serpents. This choice of emblem is also commemorative of the old Physicians' Hall since, according to Greek mythology, Aesculapius, the God of Healing who is perpetually represented by a staff and a serpent, was rescued as an infant by Hermes from the funeral pyre of his mother Coronis and carried off to the centaur, Cheiron, for instruction in the art of healing. This emblem is embossed in the magnificent bronze doors which replaced the original ones at the entrance to the building during these alterations.
The amalgamation of The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited with The National Bank of Scotland Limited in 1959 to become The National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited and the amalgamation of the latter Bank in 1969 with The Royal Bank of Scotland caused the building to shed its designation of 'Head Office' by reason of the concentration of the administration of the merged bank in St. Andrews Square.
In 1993 The Royal Bank of Scotland decided that the building was no longer viable and transferred all business to the St. Andrew Square office and 14 George Street was put up for sale. A local company called Caledonian Heritable Ltd bought the building and converted the bank to how you see it today.

SHABBY PINK



DAYS GONE BUY



BALLET PINK

CUTE PINK



SOFT AS PINK

CHRISTMAS PINK

DRAMATIC PINK DINING

DREAMS OF PINK

CUPCAKE PINK

HAPPY WITH PINK

DESIGN

CHRISTMAS PINK

WILD PINK

SWEET AS PINK

ROMANTIC PINK

VW PINK

BLISSFULL PINK

GRAND ENTRANCE PINK

ERINS PINK CASTLE LOL

ROLLING PINK



LOVELY IN PINK



MY THOUGHTS ON ARTISTIC INCLINATIONS
Why is it that we draw, paint, sketch, document those precious moments in our lives? Many would think that it is because those moments are so special that it is a wonderful way to make our memories last. Now, while I wouldn't argue with that, I know that there is another reason why some pick up a brush or a pencil and make art. It is a deep need within us.
This isn't true of everyone, only those who are artistically inclined. I don't know if it really has to do with talent or our skill levels, rather it is the inner need to put stuff on paper that makes us do what we do as artists.
It's therapy, a wonderful outlet for frustrated emotions and even sadness. It is a way to celebrate the inner joys that we know are deep inside of us, even when we don't see or feel them on the surface.
So, make art on a daily basis, if you're so inclined. It will be helpful to you as you create it, but not only that, it will be a source of inspiration to those you end up sharing your work with. That's why I love reading blogs.
There are so many out there that feed this artistic hunger within us. I can only hope that I will be able to impart some of this inspiring flow of energy to you. Artistic inclinations come from deep within. It is an important, if not vital need to communicate ourselves in a visual or verbal way. People write because they need to, the want to part comes secondary.
I couldn't function if I tried to deny myself the creative side of life.

Vintage Coco CHANEL

CHANEL

Style Philosophy: Respect for the individual should dominate design. The clothes must be more important on the woman, than on the designer’s drawing boards.

Chanel’s clothing was movable, wearable, and alluring.

Chanel tweed suit, in pink and back, with a tweed bag, a tweed Breton worn back on the head.

How to achieve a classic Chanel look?

inspiring woman

Chanel believed you should

Wear the clothing, not let the clothing wear you.

Photos:  Google life

Gabrielle “CoCo” Chanel

 

Elvis & Lisa Marie Presley - Don't Cry Daddy (Musical Video

In The Ghetto

Solomon Burke ~ Cry To Me

RELAXING MUSIC, SLEEP MUSIC, INSOMNIA HELP, ZEN MUSIC

lol love it......old times

 



I love the colours of rich plums used in this dining room set



special times

shannon and erin at glencoe 2010

shannon and erin...book pages lol

me at my best lol

shannon drinking hot choccy

shannon

glencoe sunset..... one of my favourite places

erin having a moments silence chilling lol

erin on beach at mallaig .............one of the most gorgeous beaches ive ever saw in scotland ...white sand and clear waters



strike a pose its me.........cyprus 2009



glencoe again this is the loch where i tried fishing for the first time and i never even got a bite .... boo boo

yvonne and me ready for a nite out ...........glam shine lol on the bus