Coccolona - red

I have my eye on this statement red outdoor chair for by the font door. It is for sale on cintesi.co.nz. Might have to sell something on trade me so I can get it...

Package from Anthropology

Part of my Anthropology order arrived yesterday, not my wallpaper, but some colourful cups I ordered and a little fruit dish - perfect for blueberries or strawberries.

Progress!

How exciting, the orange trim on our house will soon be gone. Can't wait. I chose the colours Silver Chalice for the weatherboard and Alabaster for the trim...

Flowers for my birthday from Scent flowers

I was lucky enough to get this beautiful bouquet from my husband

Birthday celebrations

Yesterday was my birthday and I cooked a three course dinner for family. I had loads of fun dressing the table beforehand. I went with a white whimsical theme and used white Martha Stewart pom poms, baby's breath, jam jars, white candles on a cake dish and a white table cloth. For dinner we had an Asian salad for our entree, chilli garlic prawns with linguine for main and vanilla poached pears with marscapone for dessert - yum!

Lovely laundries

Or as the Americans call them, mud rooms. I can't seem to focus my attention on one room at a time, I am now redecorating the laundry. It all started when I came across this wallpaper on anthropology. I think it will look amazing in our laundry and so I've ordered a roll.
Check out some of the laundry images I've come across. Wouldn't it be nice to be so orderly.

Front doors

The house needs a new front door and I have been seeking inspiration from the internet. Look at all the lovely colourful doors I have found!

Christmas lights

I saw this in an online mag recently.  What a cool idea and looks very expensive for something that might be made for reasonably cheap too...wire and ferry lights? Hmmm...

White tiles

My husband and I are FINALLY going to do the kitchen and bathroom, and I am SO excited. I have a really clear idea of what I want, so I do feel a little sorry for the trades people who will have to put up with me. One thing for sure, I will be using white rectangular tiles (subway tiles) with grey grout in both the kitchen and bathroom to marry the two rooms. Here are some images I'm using for inspiration:

Guest Bedroom

Me and my design assistant (my husband) have been very busy the last few days decorating the guest bedroom. My little sister is coming to stay with us for a couple of months and so we wanted to get it finished in time for her arrival today.  There are still a few finishing touches, but all in all I am happy with how it is coming together.

This was the room before:

This is the room after:

What we did: We measured stripes on the feature wall and used masking tape to line up the spaces.  We painted the old dresser red which used to be a glossy brown and replaced the handles with little knobs we bought in the South of France earlier this year.  I painted the old mirror to match the colour of the stripes on the wall. The clip boards and little clock are from Typo and the prints were bought a few months ago on sale on Onceit.  The Keep Britain Tiday poster was bought at the Tate Modern earlier this year. The GB flag cushions are from Redcurrent. We also replaced the old glass wall light with a more contemporary red fabric shade.