June 16, 2009
Check this little island out… its called Vieques. Its a tiny little dot of sand off Puerto Rico. I found it in the Mens Style website under winter destinations!
This is a perfect inspiration for a new look in your home to cheer up for winter…
The main elements you can use from this pic is:
- White colour
- Lemon yellow accents
- Textured white ceramics vases & objects
- Palm accents in art/cushions
- Sisal rugs
- Cut palm fronds in glass vases
Its easier to decorate by season if you remove all the main accessory objects from the room and put to the side. Then you have a “fresh canvas” to start from. Change your cushion covers. Bring in a new throw, new rug, matching candles, room scent for winter, mix up the art and maybe even warm up your furniture layout to be more cosy!
Don’t throw your other stuff out… just store till next season and bring out a new look.
Happy decorating!
S
June 12, 2009
I hope your having a great Friday!
Here’s some inspiration for you…
What does your outdoor space look like?
One of my stockist’s ripped this out of a magazine months ago and I just fell in love with this look and feel of living immediately.
I could imagine sitting here for hours relaxing and meditating or hanging out with friends sipping coffee.
Yesterday I took some new photos of Gabriella in my silk scarves for the website. I wanted a winter look and it was a perfect yet sunny day. I took the photos in my tropical garden overlooking the beach.
I saw these lemons hanging down over the side of the deck area and I thought the colour was just so bright and happy. This is totally the look I love when styling.
She’s such a gorgeous girl! And a lovely, warm person too… 
Silk scarves by Kahuna Bay
June 10, 2009
This is insane… I think I counted seating for 15! I LOVE this idea of a giant wooden table outside.
Its so lush with the surrounding white pillars and greenery of the tropical palms.
I would personally put a ton of white pillar candles on my table though and scatter a long row of perfectly white shells and starfish down the entire table and then dot a million tealights on the top… oh and a sprinkling of fresh picked petals…
June 10, 2009
from a beach house in Mexico
I can imagine sitting here for hours with my friends chatting and drinking margaritas.
June 10, 2009
Isn't this view great?
June 10, 2009
There is a lot that I love about this apartment, but my first reaction was it’s nice, but didn’t give me the wow decorating memorable factor I love.
The couch really looks too small under the big window and just looks funny in between the two windows.
Fast improvements in an afternoon:
- Move the couch away from the window to form an L shape on the left side of the rug.
- Buy a big artwork with vibrant colours and place on wall where the statue is…
- Buy a long low table to go under the long window and link the couch to the chair
- Shift the big rug down to sit flush under the window
- I’d like to see two virtual spaces created there
- Too much glass… bring in a chunky coffee table in bigger proportions to the rug
- Need some bling… Love to see a large vase filled with bits of shells and twigs on the dining table centre
- An alternate look would be to switch the living area and dining table area… that may work a lot better as well but I can’t see the full space!
- Strong colour on the couch cushions to match the wall painting art… or stick with the brown theme in the rug and the sculpture. There are only two pieces of the brown look and really to tie it all in there should be three…
June 10, 2009
Whats your best decorating tip for creating a beautiful home and saving money at the same time?
One of my hot tips for some new art is to grab a few of your favourite beach art postcards, photocopy them (check copyright of course!) and place in recycled frames painted white!
June 10, 2009
Room by designer Jane Coslick
This is probably my perfect bedroom. I love this so much. It looks like an old Queenslander. I love how the ceilings are painted white.
Without the big piece of art above the bed this room would not be the same.
Love love the palm frond in the white vase. This is totally what I do. I’m always going into the garden and picking fresh leaves… everything from bananna to palms. Then I cut them up and put them in vases or lay on a table top under some pillar white candles.
I love the wooden accents in this room. But if you notice there are only two wooden coloured pieces which doesn’t create too “heavy a feel.”
June 8, 2009
another Jamie recipe
This is such a quick and easy winter dessert recipe.
I did it last night after making the onion and sage soup.
It was different… no usual cinnamon which was interesting.
I served mine with a soy vanilla icecream.
Copy the recipe here.
