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I came across this living room a while back via Material Girls, and i have to say, I love everything about this room. Can i please move in? I love the ikat style upholstery on the white chairs, zebra rug, gorgeous floor lamps and the elements of slick glossy black.
I also love a dark inky blue too
I had these gorgeous images saved for a rainy day, but i just keep going back to this home in Dubai belonging to the lovely Caitlin Wilson, Interior Designer and fellow blogger. 
The search is still on for a pair of gorgeous table lamps... The one above has the Imperial Trellis style lamp shade and gorgeous glass base from Graham & Green (as are the 3 below). Having taken a second look, the lamp bases and lamp shades are sold separately, but it is worth spending just that little more on lighting, seeing as it is going to a piece that's going to last. Follow this link here to check out more gorgeous lamp shade.
I also quite fancy a tripod style lamp - possibly one with longer legs to sit a very awkward corner of our living room, the one above is by Habitat (base only). A touch of chrome goes a long way, which is why i really like the other two above, although very different in styles! The last image above is the Paris lamp by Homebase - quite Hollywood if i might say so. Hmmmm, i want them all.
I printed out the rough size of the print i wanted and stuck it to my window with the fabric on top - both held by masking tape.
Annoyingly this isn't the right kind of fabric to paint on as it's brushed and has little bumps so painting on it will not be easy. I outlined the pattern using fabric chalk and got painting!
Not finished yet, but will post the 'After' shot another time when it's completed.
I'm an avid cook but with a terrible memory for remembering quantities and stuff for recipes, so i always have to refer to the recipe itself when making/baking/cooking something. These images struck me as an awesome idea for displaying recipes whilst cooking though! The blackboard one is brilliant - that way you won't have to keep peeking at the recipe book -mine is filled with semi grubby finger prints and sauce drips!
I remember watching 'Monster-in-Law' not so long ago and really loved the framed 7 foot Subway roll sign featured next to the doorway, along with Jane Fonda going nuts & passing out in a plate of food of course!
You have to love something even more when it's plastered across this wing chair and the super cool cushions below! I also ended up looking at different fonts to create the roll signs - business commercial is apparently the identical font used but close runners up include Arial and also Helvetica.
This morning I woke up and felt like the whole apartment was a mess after flicking through the gorgeous pages of the new Lonny Magazine. I know that before any shoot takes place in someones home, it's perfectly re-organised down to a T with some elements of personal & cluttering items removed... my question is, for those who have either just moved houses is where on earth do you put things/stow things away when they just don't fit into your home?
Carlee's cabinet with boxes labelled and stowed away behind the fabric.
Aha - So that's what's hiding beneath the fabric!
Oh my, I was so excited to see that the Timesonline had featured costume designer (Sex and the City) and Stylist to the stars, Patricia Field's home. With all that fabulous red hair and go get it attitude and of course outrageous but fantastic bold fashion sense I knew to expect nothing less than a home that simply dazzles! Her home in China Town, New York reflects everything that she is, those glass tiles are painted with a mural - not sure if she did it herself, but the colours are wow!
There's so much going on in the living room but i love it, her love for colour & boldness is very evident throughout her apartment and behind those mirrored walls is Pat's bedroom. The rest of the house is quite theatrical, but i guess that derives the ethos & styling advice she has - "Think of yourself as an actress on a stage. Today, your stage might be the office. How do you see yourself and how do you want to be seen by the people you work with? Visualise yourself in your outfit and the image you will be creating."
I thought this was another room, but taking a second look it's a bathroom!
The other shocker for me was that fashion retailer Next was also selling garden/outdoor furniture that is actually really stylish. I'm digging the hanging egg chair and super cheap sun loungers in pretty colours!
This foyer designed by Susan Ferrier, I love a warm pink tones, the cozy & welcoming entrance with the addition of the 17th century chair - a very cool feature indeed.
