Dreaming...

I know, I know...you think you've seen that bedroom before. Well...you have. Here. I thought you might be interested in what comes with the dream bedroom...

Yep, you guessed it; a dream ski lodge in Aspen...owned by Aerin Lauder, featured in Vogue.

The Last Month...

I thought I'd share a little Instagram round up of my goings on this past month. It's been pretty hectic but it seems 'hectic' makes for some interesting images.
Highlights have been the opening of the husband's new bar, The Last Word, and the first bar, Bramble making it into The 50 Greatest Bars on Earth in The Sunday Times Travel supplement. We also enjoyed a trip up north to Glencoe for a friend's birthday, and watching Sebastian discover Kingston's tail one rainy Sunday afternoon was pretty cute...

Edinburgh castle in 5pm sunshine | Sebastian finds a new toy | Bramble makes it into 'The 50 Greatest Bars on Earth' according to The Sunday Times | a gift from my sister (handmade!) | my grandfather's orange lamp on my great aunt's piano in the corner of my living room | coral and leopard print | the best pizza in Edinburgh | Sebastian eating 'Lolipop and Grandpa' (illustrations by Cate James) our current favourite book | the husband opens a new bar, The Last Word | Liberty fabrics | Cramond beach | Sebastian's heart shaped birthmark | mummy and daddy swans with 9 cygnets at Rouken Glen Park | Kingston gets comfy on the new old sofa | 'Spaces' by 'Frankie' magazine arrives from Oz | bargain purchases | Kingston looking super white (and a little confused) after a bath | a few days in Glencoe | mmmm...antipasti | 'homely' Stockbridge market Edinburgh

Baum und Pferdgarten

Here are some pretty pieces from the Spring/Summer 2012 collection of Copenhagen fashion label Baum und Pferdgarten. Seriously...I want it all...although that leopard print top is fairly high up on the list...

Check out the full collection and a sneak peek of the Autumn/Winter collection here. You can also shop the collection here.

Out-tiled

If there is a better tiled splashback out there please send me evidence...

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Neon Shapes...

Combining 2 current trends and bringing you brighter than bright triangles...

Farmhouse Chair | Riley shoulder bag | Lileth Enamel Bangle | Playnation Cushion | Spear Vase | Trio Print | Tutti Frutti Mug

A Coloured-in Council House

This unrecognisable council house, in Hackney, is owned by artist Francis Upritchard and her furniture designer husband Martino Gamper. The colourful home is full of inspiring and sculptural bits and pieces, with little stories. That parquet floor (not generally native in council housing), for example, was given to the couple as a wedding gift. The friends, who gifted it, inscribed their names in some of the pieces, and helped them lay it.
It just goes to show that with lots of creative imagination and some hard work, anything is possible...

If you've got 5 minutes to spare, the story of the impressive transformation is detailed here.

Simple White...

I know the current trend in the interior world is to go dark, and I love it but...I still can't resist a whiter than white space. This Antwerp house belongs to Melanie Ireland, the creator of Simplekids; a very cool Belgian kid's clothing company. The interior was featured in the equally cool French magazine (for kids!!), Milk.
Black on white in the kitchen, that pendant over the table, magazines filling the fireplace and those cushions, are all officially on my wishlist.

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Vanessa Bruno's Paris Apartment

The French fashion designer's peaceful sun drenched haven is packed full of pretty pastel shades and vintage furniture finds. Feminine, fresh and oh so pretty. What do you think?

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Aussie Gems...

A few Aussie gems discovered while holidaying in the land down under...

 About Space lighting, Frankie magazine, Publisher Textiles wallpaper, The Mod Collective.

Mario Testino's L.A. home

I wish I travelled enough to fill my home with collected treasures from around the world...
That girl must get a bit annoying though, just hanging around striking a pose all day...I wonder what far off land he picked her up from...?

from VOGUE US via Abigail Ahern 

Sofa Seduction

The super-talented Ditte Isager does it again with these photographs of this Jaime Hayon for Fritz Hansen sofa; Favn. The colours are gorgeous, the photography is stunning but that sofa steals the show.
Did you just hear that?! That blue one just asked to come home with me...!

photography by Ditte Isager

Super Stylin'

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that Interior companies' catalogues are rivalling the top interior magazines in terms of bright, fresh photography and inspirational styling? I'm loving these shots in the Spring/Summer 2012 catalogue from Denmark's Ferm Living. They've also posted 'behind the scenes' shots on their blog. Very pretty.
P.S. I want everything! The colours and graphics are awesome. It's all about the triangle!

from Ferm LIVING