HOW TO CREATE THE PERFECT VIGNETTE With winter approaching we add extra layers to keep warm and cozy, your home should be no different; it should be a like a treasure trove, starting with the basics then layering with items to achieve a harmonious finish. A floor needs a rug, a sofa needs cushions and throws, a wall needs pictures and a surface needs accessories. It is usually agreed in styling that you are ‘finished’ not when you can’t Layer up to create a perfect Vignette
HOW TO CREATE THE PERFECT VIGNETTE With winter approaching we add extra layers to keep warm and cozy, your home should be no different; it should be a like a treasure trove, starting with the basics then layering with items to achieve a harmonious finish. A floor needs a rug, a sofa needs cushions and throws, a wall needs pictures and a surface needs accessories. It is usually agreed in styling that you are ‘finished’ not when you can’t 
What does your home say about you?
I talk often about filling your home with the things you love and letting it tell a story; your story. When I enter a home I get a feeling instantly for the person/s that live there. Vibrant personalities love colour and pattern, calm personalities love monochrome palettes, artistic personalities have many layers to their home with quirky additions through rugs, art or light choices. It’s easy to spot a leader through their homes organisation; a settled couple who stay
Light my way
LIGHT MY WAY Often I see new homes built with only recessed down lights throughout, whilst these are a great choice for background lighting I think how limited the dweller will be and how little of their personality will be reflected in their home. The selection today for lighting is amazing and surprisingly cost effective. Changing a light fitting in your home can give an instant and relatively inexpensive makeover. In my little house we have fairly limited Monday Moodboard
Its a grey Monday here in Auckland but why fight it with all the beautiful products available in this colour palette just go with and enjoy the serenity of a monochrome space. These are a few of my favourite finds that are slowly making their way into my little house… Top to bottom – Left to Right This unusual little vase is available from Style Trader, imagine it with a single white rose bloom – stunning! Salt and
Pretty little Peeks
Whilst bringing my washing in today I looked back toward my little house and caught of peek of the old coatrack I had hung to house bits and pieces outside my scullery door. It struck me how pretty it looked so washing discarded I was on a mission to find all the pretty little peeks in my little house… So when you feel a little disillusioned that your home isn’t similar to that of a magazine simply do
Wonder wall
Okay, so firstly apologies for my silence, I’ve been beavering away on a new design brief as well as finishing my own living room makeover, but its time for a break and a little inspiration for your walls today. Whilst awaiting new furniture and my living space a blank canvas it reminded me yet again how our bits and pieces make the space individual and special, not only on surfaces but on our walls. Depending on your preferences and style you
Where is your happy place?
We recently took a little trip to a small town where I grew up; I was desperate to visit my old house that I am sure was responsible for the passion I feel for interiors today. Initially I had planned to write a blog about old homes and intended to include 60 Union Street in it. Back then it was big and grand with a maze of rooms, a giant rock fireplace centred in the living space, stairs up
The colours of nature
We took a bit of a road trip over Christmas time, I had some work to do so we combined it with a few days of holiday and whilst I am not one for long car drives I am also not one for little aircraft in flight, so it means we got to experience the natural landscapes of the East Cape – all seven hours of it! What struck me most was the colours; as Ive mentioned before I think
The next big thing…
Someone recently asked me what the next big thing in interiors is and I have to say I believe the house-plant is making an extraordinary comeback. Thinking back to my childhood I can remember my mother’s vast array of indoor plants, dotted throughout the house in baskets, on planter stands, and especially hanging in our home-made macramé! The ooohhs and aaahhhs of delight from the visitors exclaiming on my mother’s green fingers, her maiden hair fern brought about
Pillow Talk
PILLOW TALK If you know me you will likely know there are 3 things I cannot resist easily; puppies, chairs and cushions. I have a problem with saying no to all three; puppies, however are generally not really something one can have too many off and nor, as I have learnt, do they stay puppies for all that long; chairs are something that one can actually have too many of and in fact I am bordering on this calamity