J'adore... Emily Green Necklace

Amazing what you find on Pinterest. I am in love I have to say. How stunning is this Emily Green necklace! On the wish list. Have a wonderful weekend.

Image from Emily Green

The School of Real Living

Thursday night this week my friend KD and I attended The School of Real Living Colour Masterclass. It was held at the Hotel Richmond and was such a fun night. A bunch of like minded women all with a passion for interiors. 

I have a lot of pops of red in our house, but that night by flicking through my inspiration folders of magazine cut-outs I had collected and looking at colour, I realised my real colour passions lie with duck egg blues/greens and raspberry tones. Very similar to how I decorated my daughter's bedroom, but less saturated colour and more white. I tend to buy red because raspberry is so difficult to find. I think I need to become slightly more disciplined with my purchasing and stick to my guns. Being disciplined is tricky though I have to say when I like so many different styles. Modern eclectic, Scandinavian and vintage French with fresh crisp linens. If only I had a holiday house.... 

Interior Stylist Jacinta Preston from Real Living Magazine was there on the night and I managed to get a few minutes with her to pick her brain on what to do in our lounge room and bedroom to pull some ideas together. I spoke earlier in the week about my bedroom dilemma, and she mentioned not to make the print the focus of the room, which helped my thought process; and in our lounge room we have a lot of competing heroes in the room... Grandelier, Cloth Fabric lampshade, mirrors, fireplace... and I just need to simplify it. There's that discipline word again. Replace the mirror with a large print, or add lots of mirrors and make them the obvious feature. A great piece of advice is to work with what you already have to reduce the cost of the project. So, lots to think about. I seem to always have projects on the go at home, like most of us, and I can't wait to get stuck into our bedroom. Fresh and modern, here we come. 

My bedroom inspiration

Real Living Master Class Inspiration

This week I'll be heading off to The School of Real Living Colour Master Class in the city which I am looking forward to. It is being put on by Real Living Magazine with guests from the International School of Colour + Design. We have been told to bring some inspiration and I have decided that my focus of the night will be our bedroom. We currently have a lot of timber furniture in the room and it's feeling a little dark for my liking so I am wanting to freshen things up a bit. We eventually want to get built-ins and a new bed so I thought I'd start with a few key pieces that I want to keep in the room to draw my inspiration from, add some fresh paint and go from there.

Ok, so for my inspiration I am going with a painting and a dresser. My husband commissioned this painting for me by one of my favourite artists, Georgina Hart, as a surprise for my birthday a few years ago, and the antique dresser below we bought while on our honeymoon in Tasmania. As the common theme in both pieces is the green, I am thinking lots of white with pops of green. I am keen to steer clear of browns and beige. Hmmm lots to think about. Hoping to learn a lot on Thursday night, so watch this space.

Pretty things

I was just looking at some photos of my Garden from only a month ago, and how things change so quickly. This afternoon I hope to get stuck into pruning my roses, buddleias and chrysanthemums and if I get time hedge my box hedges that are underneath my roses. Everything is looking a little sad, so that might just neaten things up a bit. I think I just saw a glimpse of sun out of the window, so now might be the time. Hope you are having a wonderful week.

 

 

My gorgeous fuchsias in May

Wallpaper... Anna Spiro for Porter's

How refreshing. Loving the Rosey Posey Trellis wallpaper in Pink, designed by Brisbane Interior Designer Anna Spiro for Porter's Paints. I also love her blog Absolutely Beautiful Things. Have a great weekend!

Image from Porter's Paints

Quirky styling

Long time between posts. Not quite sure where the time has gone. We had a long weekend here this past weekend and I made a quick trip to IKEA (yes it is possible if you keep focused) and bought eight samla storage containers to store all of my daughter's baby clothes. I had them in nappy boxes in the laundry, but we were getting quite a collection and they weren't stacking neatly, so an intervention was needed. Amazing how an easy storage solution can brighten one's day. Our laundry is finally becoming a functional room instead of the room where we dump stuff. Hope you are having a great week. The pic should make you smile. A winking room. Clever styling.

Image from Pinterest

J'adore... Red Door

I hope you are having a great weekend. I have a house full of sick people at the moment, so we have been laying low this weekend. By now you may already be aware of my love for red doors, so you can imagine my excitement when I spotted this fantastic image of a red door on the inside of the house. How striking up against the black, white and timber details. Fresh and inviting. Red doors on the outside look stunning, but how amazing does it look from the inside, I love it. It could be done with any of your favourite colours for that pop of interest. 

Image from Apartment Therapy