November 21st, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Be Still Homewares, founded in 2009, is the creation of Australian industrial and graphic designer Sarah Robinson.
I came across Be Still Homewares about six months ago and fell in love with the fresh, clean designs but it wasn’t till today that I revisited the shop again and just had to share it with you. My white lounge sure could use some of these gorgeous cushions.
Check out this gallery of images for more inspiration and follow Sarah on Twitter here.
November 18th, 2011 § 1 comment § permalink
A girl can get a bit excited when it comes to the design stores here in London.
Today I discovered Heal’s and thought the logical thing to do was a spot of imaginary shopping.
Here are my picks:
November 17th, 2011 § 2 comments § permalink
When we moved to London I was expecting to rent a furnished place. When we found our perfect apartment it was unfurnished so one of our first purchases was a lounge.
I wanted something comfy but not expensive. I went digging through my inspiration folder (how exciting is a blank canvas?!) and saw that most of the lounge room images I’d saved featured a white couch. When we saw that the cheapest couch we wanted in Ikea was white I drew on these images for inspiration.
I hate not being able to credit them (if you know who they belong to let me know!) but I’m pretty sure the bottom right image is from Bodie and Fou.
I like our little Ektorp and I figure, with no kids yet, this is the perfect time to have a white couch! What colour couch have you got?
November 16th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Love this collection of vintage magazine covers from The Queenslander (my home state!) found via Brain Pickings.
Between 1866 and 1939, The Queenslander made a weekly summary of the Brisbane Courier, now The Courier Mail, newspaper available to the regional and outlying areas of Australia’s Queensland state.
November 16th, 2011 § 2 comments § permalink
Some of my husband’s family live in Belgium so a few weeks ago we thought we’d hire a car and drive from London via the channel tunnel.
I get nervous in elevators so the idea of sitting in a car on a train going under the English Channel wasn’t something I was looking forward to!! I buried myself in a magazine and couldn’t believe it when we came out the other side in less than 30 minutes! We were in France in 30 minutes! I still can’t believe it.
We drove through the Ardennes region and it was absolutely stunning. The forest was exactly like the print on that cushion. On the way we stopped at a tiny brewery and a little chocolatier. The girls working there seemed so happy – I could see why!! I can’t wait to go back.
November 15th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
I’m really keen to get back into cooking. Since we moved and my husband started working long hours I’ve been a bit slack on the cooking front – spending time to make a proper meal for one just isn’t that appealing. So I’ve decided it’s the perfect time to add some recipes to my repertoire. Doesn’t matter if there’s a few things that just don’t work out.
I’ve ordered the French cookbook I Know How to Cook by Ginette Mathiot. It’s got 1,400 recipes. That should keep me going. Also, it has lovely illustrations.
November 14th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
One of the places we visited on our quick trip through Provence was Gordes. A hillside town in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of France.
I’m always careful about buying anything much because I don’t want a lot of things, especially if we back to Brisbane in a few years. If I do buy something my purchases are always practical (Murano wine stopper from Venice etc) except for this time. I couldn’t resist poking around the sweetest homeware boutique you could imagine and picked up these two globes. They’ll be perfect to help style my first range of prints (check back on Friday to see the designs!!)
November 13th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
November 12th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Olivo Barbieri is an Italian artist and photographer. Aren’t these landscapes eye catching?! See more at his official website.
November 4th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Next week I’m heading to Provence to explore for 4 days. I’ve just started using Google Maps to help my travel planning (so good!) and one of my must see’s is the Camargue where you can spot flamingos and wild horses. Just the reason to buy these Muji cardboard binoculars that I keep picking up and putting down.
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