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Fashion Colours for Spring
I managed to take some time out last week and have a stroll around my local shopping centre checking out the new season fashions. I love the change of seasons and seeing the new colours gracing the shop windows and soon to be our wardrobes and then of course our home decor.
Many of the shops were featuring the classic black and white stripes.
Jessica Stripe Dress from Queenspark
Black and white has been gracing our lives for the longest time. It looks very modern yet can be at home in any decor. And no matter what decorator colour you add, your room is going to look fabulous.
via Decorpad
Coloured jeans are also this season’s “must haves”. Watermelon, Steel and Desert are the colours of one particular fashion store.
Sportscraft Coloured Jeans
Those colours sound a bit better than red, blue and brown, don’t they? But watermelon is softer than red and much easier to live with as decor pieces in the home.
Jonathan Adler via Elle Decor
Steel is like a washed out navy and is ideal for a more relaxed room. You could even paint a wall or two in steel rather than the stronger navy blue.
Stel Blue Dining Room
We’ve all been through the browns over the past decade or so. Many of our houses (and wardrobes) still have remnants of chocolate, latte, cappuccino and mocha so Desert is a way to add depth without having to start all over again. It can be teamed with a wide variety of colours too!
Bianca Bed Linen from KAS Australia
And then I saw this stunning colour combination.
via Kookai
The zing of the orange is balanced beautifully with the depth of the cranberry.
Orange and Cranberry for Warwick Fabrics
So what colours are you wearing or decorating with this Spring?
If you would like assistance choosing the right colours for your home, contact us for an online or in-person consultation.
What do you think of wallpaper?
I stumbled across a forum the other day where the topic of discussion was wallpaper. I was surprised to read that a number of people in the forum STRONGLY disliked wallpaper.
via superstock.com
However, I think many people are confusing today’s wallpaper with the papers that were most probably in their childhood homes. Those patterns were very busy in strong colours and the paper was difficult to both instal and remove. And the trend was to have just as much pattern on the soft furnishings and flooring as there was on the walls and curtains. No wonder we all had to have a Bex and a good lie down!
via decodir.com
Todays papers are much more elegant in their colour and design and are used in moderation.
A wall behind a bed that has been wallpapered looks fabulous.
Interior by Inside Out Colour and Design
Wallpaper under glass in the kitchen splashback creates interest and texture.
via Inside Out Magazine
Adventurous homeowners can even wallpaper the ceiling.
via cocokelleyblogspot.com
By using the wallpaper in moderation, it’s not that onerous a task to change it when required.
Wallpaper in the smallest room of the house via Pinkwallpaper.blogspot.com
So have I convinced you? Do you like today’s wallpapers or have you been scarred for life by the wallpapers of the 60′s and 70′s?
If you would like assistance choosing wallpaper for your home, contact us for an online or in-person consultation.
Spoilt for choice
Wednesday, half way through the week and time to think about the weekend. And what a weekend it is too. Look at all the events, sales and shows that are on. Great for those planning to renovate or decorate their home.
First, there is the HIA Sydney Home Show at Darling Harbour which starts tomorrow and runs until Sunday. It’s a great place to wander around and gather some ideas and see what products are available.
via www.sydneyhomeshow.com.au
Or if you are in the midst of renovating or building and need some tiles or stone slabs, Aeria Country Floors is holding a Warehouse Sale at their factory in Frenchs Forest. The sale will get under way at 8.30am tomorrow morning at 2 Aquatic Drive, French’s Forest and will be open each day between 8.30 and 3.30 finishing on Sunday.
Stone Basin and Tiles form Aeria Country Floors
Read and Bell are having a Trunk Sale at Newtown. If you are looking for a touch of ethnicism for your wardrobe or decor, you must take a look.
Quilts from recycled saris via Read and Bell
Markets? Finders Keepers is on again in Sydney at Eveleigh on Friday night and all day Saturday.
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Need new bedding? KAS Australia is holding a Warehouse Sale at their factory, 78 O’Riordan Street, Alexandria from 9 – 5 on Sautrday and Sunday. Items start from $5.
KAS Australia Faraday Bedding
If art is more your thang and you are in Melbourne, head over to the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton for Art Melbourne. Over 80 galleries and 600 artists will be displaying their work and you could pick up a new piece for your home starting from $500.
via Art Melbourne website
And if you’re a US reader and happen to be in New York this weekend, Jonathan Adler is holding a Warehouse Sale at 513 Irving Ave, Bushwick, Brooklyn. You can expect 70% off furniture, rugs, lighting and homewares. Wish I was there. I just love his OTT style.
Jonathan Adler Interior Design
And if you are about to build or renovate but are overwhelmed with all the choices available and decisions to make, contact us for an on-line or in-person consultation.
Moody Blues
Since seeing the cover image on the May issue of Home Beautiful, I’ve been itching to paint a room navy.
I’ve always preferred Navy to Black in my wardrobe and get very excited when the winter clothes start appearing in the stores and there is navy amongst them.
Treena Textured Cardigan from Sportscraft
I think painting the walls a dark colour is a great way to cosy up your decor. The bedroom on the cover of Home Beautiful looks so inviting as does this room from Aura.
Bedlinen from Aura available through Inside Out Colour and Design
Some of the navy blues that would work on the walls in your home include:-
Madison by Resene
Biscay by Resene
Blue Velvet by Dulux
Academic Blue by Dulux
Just remember if you are going to paint your walls a dark colour then most of the furnishings need to be light to balance it up.
Diane Bergeron has chosen off white sofas and window coverings to complement the navy walls.
One of my other favourite combinations is Navy and Taupe and this fabric would look fantastic on a sofa in a navy room.
Zahra from Mokum Textiles
Perhaps if all this navy talk has you hankering for a touch of blue in your home, but you don’t want to go overboard, you might like these beautiful Ginger Jars available from The Store Room.
Blue Ginger Jars from The Store Room
If you would like assistance in creating a cosy and welcoming interior for your home, contact us for an on-line or in-person consultation.
New Lamp
I do hope you enjoyed your day yesterday celebrating Mother’s Day.
I thought I’d show you one more instalment into my daughter’s very gradual bedroom makeover.
Remember I found these gorgeous pink ceramic pieces a couple of months ago.
Pink Ceramics
And this fabulous new fabric from Crowson.
Equinox
I put the two together and came up with this fabulous new lamp.
Custom Made Lamp
She loves it!
If you are having difficulty trying to find lamps or other accessories, contact us and take advantage of our extensive list of suppliers or visit The Store Room to see the two I have for sale there.
Build A Room From Scratch
Live House Bathroom
Did you manage to venture over to the Hordern Pavilion during the past week? The Live House of the 30 Days of Home, Food and Entertaining was there for 7 days.
Live House Dining Room
I managed to squeeze in a couple of visits and took these photos of the “rooms” to show you.
Live House Family Dining Table
Girl's Bedroom
Boy's Bedroom
The lounge room came to life before my very eyes as I attended the Build A Room From Scratch workshop with Real Living Magazine Editor Deb Bibby and Senior Stylist Sarah Ellison.
Deb Bibby and Sarah Ellison before the transformations
They put together two rooms with completely different looks using all items from Freedom Furniture. As Deb said, ordinarily she wouldn’t recommend purchasing everything from the one place as it can end up looking too matchy, matchy with not much personality. However, Freedom have extended their range considerably over the years and now stock items from many different styles including industrial, provincial, modern, retro, and contemporary. Putting a little bit of everything into one room is challenging but does create a unique space.
Metropolitan Sofa from Freedom
Starting with a black leather sofa and 2 white leather swivel chairs, Sarah created a comfortable living room for adults.
Completed Room
The “other” room was to become the children’s TV room or fun family area. The swivel chairs were turned around to sit adjacent to the limited edition Digital Sofa which would become the main furniture piece in the room. The end result was a bright, fun space for relaxing and watching television or playing games.
Digital Sofa and side tables
Sarah layered items into the room keeping in mind proportion, colour and height of objects to give an interesting result.
Completed Fun Family Room
There’s still time to check out the remaining events of 30 Days of Home, Food and Entertaining before the end of the month.
If you would like assistance, building a room from scratch, or just layering some more pieces to give it that unique look, contact us for an on-line or in-person consultation.
Before and After
Another week rolls around. I thought I’d start the week with a before and after I’ve recently completed.
Completed Bedroom
My client wanted a fresh look to her bedroom and replace the bedhead and side tables she’d had for many years.
Before
We had new a new linen doona cover custom made as well as padded headboard and matching valance.
After
The buttercup yellow toile cushions were already in the room with co-ordinating roman blinds so that set our colour palette.
Yellow Toile Cushion
Black bedside tables and antique brass lamps were added along with a yellow and linen coloured bed runner to pull the whole scheme together.
Bedside Tables from La Maison
My client is very happy with her new look bedroom, as is her husband, who is pleased that it’s not too feminine!
After
If you would like assistance with your master bedroom, contact us for an on-line or in-person consultation.
Lily the pink
I am partial to a dash of hot pink and I couldn’t resist these lovely accessories I found last week.
I’m now hunting for some fabric to make a shade for the lamp for my daughter’s room. We’re about to redecorate her bedoom and she has chosen pink and aqua.
If you would like assistance decorating your home, contact us for an on-line or in-person appointment.
Styling 101
As you know I spent Friday in Bangalow at Shannon Fricke‘s first ever Styling 101 workshop.
It was such a treat to be back with a group of like minded women for a day, as well as learn from such an Interiors Expert as Shannon.
We learnt about the ins and out of being a stylist and how the image you are trying to capture must say something to the viewer. I’d never really thought about that before!
We also learnt about catching the image in a frame and deciding on the frame size prior to starting. It doesn’t always have to be a “big” picture.
We had some practical, hands on time too. Our brief was to create a concept for Country Style magazine with the theme of Spring. Cutting up Shannon’s magazines and rifling through her fabric boxes, we each created an inspiration board that would convey the story behind the image we would style for the photo shoot.
Then Shannon threw open the cupboards in The Little Cottage and everything else besides was up for grabs as we all worked to create a vignette of our own.
My idea for the Spring photo shoot was to take a bed onto a covered verandah of a country cottage and dress the bed in fresh, pastel coloured bedlinen. There would be bunches of wildflowers and Australian natives in vases on the bedside table and chooks and domestic animals roaming around.
So when it came to styling my vignette, I narrowed that image down to a bedside table and used flowers and soft pastel vases and cushions to illustrate my idea.
It was great walking around and seeing the other ladies ideas and listening to their thoughts behind them.
Shannon also gave some ideas on how the different scenes worked and what would happen on a real styling photo shoot to hide things like cars in the background or photoshopping ugly elements out of the final photographs.
Thanks Shannon, for a fun and informative day and thanks to Nicky and Charlotte for their assistance and the delectable lunch.
If you would like assistance with colour and design for your home, contact us for an on-line or in-person consultation.
All photos by me.
Colourful, Quirky Style
Yesterday I spent the day roaming the aisles at the Life In Style trade fair here in Sydney.
Life In Style
If you’ve been following my blog, you will know that I LOVE colour. So it’s not surprising the following items grabbed my attention. We are stocking these items at Inside Out Colour and Design at great on-line prices. If you are interested in any, send me an email.
These watches are designed in Sweden and are made from polyurethane, leather, acetate and German rubber.They are water resistant and have a 2 year warranty but the best news is that they come in a variety of fabulous colours.
Funky watches in a myriad of colours from $160 each
And look at these cute little chairs. Wouldn’t you love one of these in the bedroom.
Fabulous, affordable feature chairs from $370
But my favourite were these quirky, colourful dining chair slip covers. They are made in France and imported into Australia.
Quirky dining chair slip covers from $180 each
The bright colours and versatility make them a great buy for an easy update of your dining furniture.
Retro Kitchen Chair on a slip cover
If you would like to add some colour and a little quirkiness to your decor, contact us for an online or in person consultation.
