Usually abandoned buildings are creepy, morose, dank things - looming on the edges of cities, shattered and broken. They're a reminder that even solid and substantial structures don't last. Time outruns them at every pace.
This abandoned school near a train station was painted Malibu Barbie perfection - pastel pinks, yellows, turquoise and lavender. Acres of concrete were littered with shattered glass from the broken windows. It sparkled like rhinestones in the sunlight. It wasn't abandoned. It was beautiful. And so alive.
I scanned some flowers for you...
This abandoned school near a train station was painted Malibu Barbie perfection - pastel pinks, yellows, turquoise and lavender. Acres of concrete were littered with shattered glass from the broken windows. It sparkled like rhinestones in the sunlight. It wasn't abandoned. It was beautiful. And so alive.
♥ Headband from Portmans ♥ Cardigan is vintage ♥ Dress is vintage ♥ Belt from H&M ♥ Shoes are thrifted ♥ And that's a vintage Canon Canonet I'm holding, not a bag ♥
I scanned some flowers for you...
thank you for the comment girl! love that dress
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ReplyDeleteOh, how beautiful! And I love the odea of the scanned flowers, they look amazing!
ReplyDeletethat scanned flower pic is just about the best thin I have seen all year!
ReplyDeletethx for ur comment. oh i love ur shoes in here.nice style.btw i love ur blog,wanna exchange link?
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are gorgeous! I love all of the colours in them. And the flowers at the end are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how many people really loathe property law haha.. through some miracle I managed to get a first in the coursework we did on it after I thought I'd failed so for that reason alone I don't actually mind it too much! Haha :) x
i dont know what to say...u should get award for your pics!!!!!
ReplyDeleteu look soo pretty!!!!!
Aah Ana u gave the perfect answer! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteOh lovinggg the Siren shoes till I saw the price tag. Cant afford it :P
oh my, I'm loving all the pastel walls. I could spend hours exploring and taking pictures of this place. And it's totally abandoned? Such prettiness gone to waste.
ReplyDeletei love your description of the building, so perfect .
ReplyDelete& the scanned flower photo is like a new take on pressing flowers between the pages of a textbook .
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oooh! I love the color that building! Never seen one like it.
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ReplyDeleteJust dropping by to thank you about that wonderful comment of yours in my blog, to say that I wanna steal your lovely vintage dress ;) and that I've tagged you.Hope you can find the time to answer some Fashion Q&A.
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yay! i don't mind at all (being linked)!!
ReplyDeletethis is really really cool, i never thought to scan flowers!
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I love abandoned buildings, this one is especially cool.
ReplyDeleteScanned flowers = awesome!
ReplyDeleteYour dress & cardigan combo is delightful. I love beaded cardigans :) Thank you for sharing the life left in this abandoned building. Great post.
Oh wow - those pictures are amazing! I would love the chance to explore some abandoned buildings - haven't done that since I was a kid. Also, good idea to scan some flowers for us! :)
ReplyDeleteprettiest blog ever :) makes me happy!
ReplyDeleteI like that pink bench! and the scanned flowers loook really really cool. also like the new icons on ur sidebar.
ReplyDeleteLove the colours this school has! Love your headband too! It's so pretty:D
ReplyDeleteAdorable outfit. I can't believe that school is abandoned--it looks so bright and cheerful...most my schools looked like prisons!
ReplyDeleteLove the pretty pastel colors of the school but especially your photographs. The last one, that you took with your Canonet is amazing.
ReplyDeleteCute outfit and your flats are great! Nice thrift find... xo
Ana, Luv your vintage dress!
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great job finding beauty in the broken, used, and abandoned. when you can appreciate this, you can appreciate anything. lovely post.
ReplyDeleteso cute and that FLOWER SCAN IS AMAZING!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a beautiful school, abandoned or not!
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ReplyDeleteyour outfit totally goes with that place, well, the colors on the wall. loving the florals on you dress!
ReplyDeletei love the scanned flowers. C:
ReplyDeleteyou have an awesome blog!!! definitely following it and adding you to my FAVOURITE LINKS! ♥
ReplyDeletethank you for your sweet comment!
joelyne
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I adore your dress, and the setting of your photos are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteanother great post! those thrifted shoes look really cute and the scanned flowers :) lovely.
ReplyDeleteThat old building makes a great location for the little photo shoot!
You write so beautifully and poetically. I love the floral dress you're wearing! xxoxoxoxo
ReplyDeleteYour description is incredible! And true. The pictures are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the flower friend.;D
ReplyDeleteAnd those are lovely photos you have,and that school does not look like abandoned,it's so pretty.;D
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I love the scanned flowers -- so original!
ReplyDeletewow ana!i love your outfit! is it cold there now?
ReplyDeletebtw lovely photos. kudos to the photographer. so claming just looking at them. I especially love the first one and the scanned flowers.
You look great on your outfit,and yay,that flower looks good.And the school is co colorful until now.;D
ReplyDeleteGreat post as always.;D
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that flower scan is so impressive. i wish the abandoned buildings (or any buildings) in my part of the world were that colourful. everything here is all beige and grey!
ReplyDeleteyour dress is so pretty, and the flower scan is amazing!!
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Oh and is that abandoned school in the HV? Cause methinks I know it...... ;)
xxxxx Eeli
I love all the pastal colours in this post. The light blues and pink are so sugary and sweet.
ReplyDeleteThe colors of that school are so pretty - it feels bright and vibrant, and you're right, not abandoned at all!
ReplyDeleteAna, these are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou are eye candy and the contrast is amazing.
i love the newish layout!
Woah, it looks like something out of a film set. Who knew an abandoned school could be such a creative place
ReplyDeleteThat dress looks perfect on you. I love the floral.
ReplyDeleteI also love your re-design. Very cute.
wow! great photo shoots, dear!
ReplyDeleteand your outfits are fabulous!
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Those colors are perfection.
ReplyDeleteooh is this the old Petone college?
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog, Love the Cardy
this building is amazing!! xx
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