I Wish For... A Window Seat

Andre and I have spent a lot of time of late fantasising about the type of home we would build if we were suddenly the beneficiaries of an enormous gift of cash... it would be a Cape Cod style with grey cladding and white windows, filled with beautiful white wooden detailing and a stunning staircase. Today I thought of one more thing to add to the wish list... a window seat! It would be a perfect spot for Daphne, our as yet imaginary British Blue cat, to curl up in the sun. What would you wish for?

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Some Snippets of Happiness

Forgive my random collection of images below but I was just in the mood for musk pink typewriters, profound statements, baby elephants and cupcake propaganda today. Just looking at these images makes me all smiley and happy on the inside... what a lovely way to start the day!

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Naturally Beautiful

I just love this interior (courtesy of Design Sponge).... and the little guy on the desk is kind of cute too! The sharp, clean lines of the home combined with the natural textures of the wood and stone really appeal to me. I could live here!

A Talented Lady...

My lovely friend Lucy put me onto the great work of Mandy Lynn, a photographer and artist with an eye for old-time vintage fun. Check out her website and etsy store for a feast of gorgeous images that will make you want to simultaneously run through a paddock full of daisies at dusk and scavenge in a second-hand shop all day!

Quirky, Colourful Friday

HOORAY it's Friday! In celebration of this very exciting little fact, I thought a splash of bright colour would reflect my mood.... Have a fantastic weekend everyone xx

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Pretty Sticker Simple

I recently stumbled across the whimsical world of sticker fun from Love Mae at the Sydney Life InStyle fair. I am forever in awe of other people's creativity, particularly when their work is so full of simple beauty and happiness. I think I might invest in some pretty fabric stickers to put on the front of my Macbook, just like the second photo..... life really was meant to be this fun!

Friday Inspiration... The White Chair

I do love a white chair (...surprise, surprise!). It's one of the easiest ways to add subtle impact to a room, particularly if you choose a design classic like the Saarinen Tulip Chair (3rd image) or the Eames DAW Chair (4th image). Even an old painted wooden chair can add just the right amount of love and interest to a corner. Andre has some old and very much loved Thonet chairs making their way here in a container from South Africa..... I think there will be a tin of white paint awaiting their arrival!

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Caribbean Dreaming

If I had my way, I'd be living the life of India Hicks, surrounded by palm fronds and white wash. What I wouldn't give to be lying out on the grass, drinking ice tea and watching the clouds drift by in the sky above..... I want that life so badly I could weep!

Finally....

Finally the day has dawned for my man to come home to me

I wish I could capture this happiness and store it in a jar forever

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Ebony and Ivory

After reading yesterday's post, Andre was very quick to remind me that he was manfully embracing the new era of 'White' and that all my fears were misplaced (apparently the way to my heart is clearly through the Dulux Directions in White paint palette.... the man is no fool!).  

But it's not just white that I adore... I'm also rather obsessed with the timeless combination of black and white.  Ebonised floorboards in particular are so sophisticated and grown-up.  Here are some beautiful images that highlight the point perfectly.

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End of an Era

I can't believe that Andre arrives from South Africa in less than a week... while waiting for my love to return from across the oceans, time has ticked by with unbearable slowness.  BUT this time next Sunday he will be happily ensconced in what was once my apartment.

 From next Saturday I will no longer be able to call this domain singularly mine - it will be ours.  A very exciting development and one that I'm absolutely ecstatic about........ but I do have to make some changes around here, including (I am very sad to report) the removal of the pink trunk coffee table (I think I'm suffering from separation anxiety already!).  

Our situation of co-habitation is perhaps fraught with difficulty from the outset... Firstly, we are both stubborn Taureans who are very set in our ways - essentially, we are a pair of materialistic control freaks who love nothing more than to dictate exactly what our home environment looks like, down to excruciating detail.  Secondly, we each have very distinct ideas about design which are not always aligned (what with Andre being an architect and me being a designer).  Thirdly, I have an aversion to excessive clutter that verges on a phobia while Andre is a bower bird of the worst kind (I found a box he left here that contained nothing but pens - hundreds of them - half of which didn't work).  

So I have taken a photographic wander throughout the apartment in the last gasps of its feminine regime.... while I'm looking forward to creating an entirely new home with pieces that Andre will bring with him combined with pieces we will purchase together, I must admit to being a little sad at the idea of saying goodbye to all the softness and prettiness that has surrounded me for so long now.  It has been such a delight and pleasure to live against a backdrop of calm girliness - it is perhaps the only truly wonderful upside of single life!

So stay tuned over the coming weeks while Andre and I attempt to let our love conquer the demons of decorating.... Dear God grant us strength and the very un-Taurean trait of compromise!

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