Thursday’s Inspiration ~ From Haute to Home

During fashion week, both on and off the runways we saw plenty of fur.  Whether you agree with it or not, fur has always been a luxurious addition to any scheme, be it fashion or at home.  The world of interiors works at a slower pace than than that of fashion, however the influences of previous year’s looks are often seen filtering into chic interiors.

Ryan Korban is well known for his use of fur, adding to the sexy and grown up feel of the interiors he creates.  Schumacher has a fantastic and (trust me) eye wateringly beautiful range of hand crafted wallpaper using all natural feathers.  A fur throw on the end of a bed, or a feather trim on a lampshade are just the beginning for ideas on fur and feathers in the home.

Do you have a favourite animal print?

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Tuesday’s Design Detail ~ Nature’s Best

It never ceases to amaze me that inspiration can be drawn from anywhere or anything.  I’m in love with this Hermes giant scarf in summer twill, and the inspiration for this image is not hard to work out…

How gorgeous are these colours? I can’t wait for Spring and Summer.

I’ve put together some ideas along this theme.  These are great fun, if you have a neutral palette to start with you can easily interchange accessories and rugs to brighten the mood and update a look.


1. Ornithoptera priamus priamus Butterfly Print
2.  Papillon Rug
3. Tree of Life with Birds and Butterflies 1
4.  Batsford Table Lamp
5. Butterfly in Orange and Pink 

Although the Batsford Table Lamp isn’t a butterfly, I just love it. It’s delicate and beautiful in the flesh, and it lights up any room it’s in.

Tell me, do you have a theme that you’re working to at the moment?

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Thursday’s Inspiration ~ Sartorialist Girl

I have a geeky confession to make. Sometimes I play this game in my head, especially on the tube (don’t you just love people watching?!?) where I imagine what a person would look like if they were from a different background or country, imagining how they would dress or talk. I’ve recently realised that what I’ve started doing is taking this one step further and imagining what a person’s home would look like. I’m a nosy person by nature and love getting sneaky peaks into people’s lives through their homes, and so my over active imagination plus my natural inquisitiveness gives me hours of daydreaming, so I thought I’d invite you to come on a little imagination tour with me for today’s Inspiration post.

One of my most favourite blogs is The Sartorialist.  Scott Schuman has revolutionised fashion blogs, and his inspirational images have captured the imagination of thousands. Anyway, I was perusing his blog (a daily distraction, I have to add) and I came across this gorgeous lady. Straight away my imagination kicked into over drive and I found myself building up her life and what her home is like. This is by no means any sort of scientific process, and as I’ve mentioned and will continue to mention, design is completely subjective, and where I see something you might see something completely different.


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She’s got such a relaxed manner, and her choice of outfit makes me think she’d have a bedroom like the above.


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Which would have an en-suite like the one above.

And she’d have decorative objects thoughtfully scattered around her apartment.


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I imagine her to do something creative, and sit at this fabulous desk above sipping espressos absorbed in making something magical.

What do you see?

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