Sunday, January 2, 2011

Green - the good ones



images via House and Garden
I hope you are all settling into early 2011 with a relaxing mini-break.  We have been laying pretty low and it's been very nice to be at home all together.  Lots of quiet catch ups with friends and family.  The indulgent eating has to stop at some point surely?

Do you have any resolutions?  Apart from the obvious health related ones that pepper my list every year, I intend to keep on blogging, go to the cinema more often and revert back to the one I made in 2009, which was to see more live music.  It was about the only one I didn't break! And not only that but I saw some great live acts. 

Now onto to the green above.  It's quite refreshing to see a 'pop' of green (instead of that yellow that I'm always banging on about).  Green just makes me feel good and I think it is because it is so intrinsically linked with nature that it blends beautifully from outside to inside.  Especially the bright green in the last shot. And not just any green, all greens - olive, emerald, jade, mint, lime, moss, chartreuse, army green, British racing green.  Whoops, hang on... perhaps not bottle green as it reminds me too much of my school uniform which was especially ugly when teamed with red and grey.  What were they thinking when that one was devised?  Yuck, dispose of those hideous thoughts or memories from your mind with the following picture because it certainly didn't look like this!

image via here via The Sartorialist

Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year!


images via here & here
Happy New Year!  Here's hoping you are doing it Mad Men style (but perhaps without the cigarettes).  If you haven't indulged in this show, do so when you can.  Don Draper (the lead character) is a dish! Set in the late 50's/early 60's this series is very impressive. In his world of advertising he often wants to know what women want.  Well Don Draper, we want you!

See you in 2011.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Happy Christmas!

image via LivingEtc
Happy holidays! Stay safe and enjoy the twinkling lights and your families and friends.  Happy Christmas to you.  x 

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Wreaths and decs

image via here
Nice wreath!

A lovely friend gave me this gorgeous Eco Deco Kit from Polli in sunshine yellow (lucky for me she knew I loved yellow).  Each kit comes with 30 decorations some red twine to string it together. Another friend has it in red and they have blue too!  Something for everyone.  Check out their other decorations like this acyrlic wreath and the love dove card pack.  Nice, very nice. 

image via Polli

Monday, December 20, 2010

Blank canvas

image via Remodelista
Here's a blank canvas for decoration... if I had the opportunity and the right decorations I'd put lots of pressed metal antique decorations and with a hint of yellow on there.   Or maybe a bit of turquoise and orange.  Or even the traditional red and white.  So many options...

Friday, December 17, 2010

Friday stuff

Danish loveliness via The Style Files. Very pretty and is that an antler cut out of the shot?

We took a trip to IKEA today which was very brave considering the time of year. Still we came home with a thing or two that we probably didn't need.  Isn't that always the way when you step in there? 

I was taken with this IKEA 'hook thing' though... Sprallig - perfect for any antler lover!

As featured in use here on Apartment Therapy.


More shopping tomorrow... only 8 days to go! Have a good weekend. x

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Christmas antlers

image via Style Files via Pickles
I couldn't resist... antlers, felt and a garland, that is excellent decorating!  Don't we love it when it all comes together in one.  Happy Thursday - 9 days to go!