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

Door to Desk

This here is championship level recycling. Beautiful.

available here

Happy Valentine's Day

Photograph from Making Magique

John Lewis Catalogue Spring/Summer 2012

Just wanted to show you some little snippets that I like from the John Lewis Spring/Summer 2012 catalogue. Zesty colours, statement pieces of furniture and patterned fabrics; geometric, floral, stripes, you name it... Those glass pendants are stunning but I love, love, love, that little oak dining table. It's a shame they're 'never knowingly undersold' as I'd love to get it for less than £499...!

images scanned from John Lewis Spring Summer 12 by me

Something fishy...

I 'stopped by' Atlantis Dry Goods to see if the amazing bronze beetle pendants were still available and found a little something fishy...in bronze. I love these. Especially the tentacle.

 P.S. The beetles are still available and as beautiful as ever.
seahorse, tentacle, sting ray, hammerhead shark