The Home-Journal

With The Block: Fans v Faves in full speed, I've started writing my tips about main trends inspired by each weeks rooms. Over at The Home Journal this week I've written about window dressings and in particular curtains...

The Home Journal

For my column over at The Home Journal this week I've written about how to bring inspiration to your desk or workspace. There are some great pictures to inspire you and easy ideas for changing your space.

See it here.

Isabel Lundah's Swedish home

This gorgeous Swedish home belongs to Isabel Lundah, marketing manager of Iittala and owner of clothing label RAH. The combination of old and new is carried out perfectly to create a warm and homey, yet artistic and contemporary feel. I love the mix of neutral colours with bright yellows as well!

Photos by Sara Svenningrud for Residence Magazine

Art-filled Chelsea Apartment

Allan Schwartzman, 54 is an art collector. Even before owning a space to that could display his art, Schwartzman amassed exactly the right pieces that he'd need one day in his dreamed-of New York apartment. He explains "before I started buying art I thought I'd collect it. I knew someday I would move, and just hoped it fit whatever place I moved to."

When Schwartzman found his luxury Chelsea high-rise 11th Avenue Residence designed by Jean Nouvel, he started over with all that he had in storage - modern Brazilian furniture and his collection of art. What was originally a three bedroom apartment was converted into what he calls "a deconstructed one-bedroom."

The windows within the apartment which are of various size and are strategically positioned offer a panoramic view of the Hudson River and cityscapes to the North and East. These windows dictate how the furniture and objects were placed.

Despite the density, the apartment is not the obstacle course that it first appears. Thanks to Schwartzman's installation skills, the eye can easily take in the whole or focus on one object without another intruding.

All photos by Jason Schmidt and found here.

Xmas Ideas

So before I start, I thought i'd apologise for being away from the blog for a bit... Work has been crazy busy and my weekends have been so full that I haven't had a chance to open my computer, let alone write a blog post. So I hope you haven't been missing me too much!!

Anyway... Christmas is less than a week away! CRAZY! But unfortunately this year I am working straight up until Christmas Day so I'm feeling like I'm missing out a bit on the excitement and preparation of getting ready for Christmas. So today I thought I'd share my inspiration for Christmas styling and decorating if I had the time to do something!!

All photos here.

(Ps excuse the french in the second last image...)

The Home-Journal

This week on The Home-Journal I discuss Pantone's 2014 Colour of the Year. What it is and how to use it in your homes...

Read it here.

Lumberjack candle holder

Danish designer Simon Legald designed these candle holders after being inspired by the silhouette formed in a tree trunk as lumberjacks slowly chop away to a trees centre. Each set of the Lumberjack candle holders are created from a single cylindrical piece of solid wood. The collection is sold through 

Normann Copenhagen.

The Home-Journal

This week on The Home-Journal I share my top 10 go-to shops for furniture and homewares in Sydney. I hope it helps! Read it here.

The Home-Journal

This week on The Home-Journal I write about interior and exterior Living Walls. Get to know how to build one, and also the positives to having one at your home! Click here to read it.

Converted Hat Factory in Brussels

This beautiful loft in the centre of Brussels, Belgium has a history as an old industrial building which was home to a hat factory. Transformed by owners Fatti & Pierre, the loft is styled through the combination of Fatti's feminine touch and Pierre's amateur architecture. The home results in a beautiful airy home with vintage and modern pieces. 

Photos from here

The Home-Journal

This week on the Home-Journal I've written about the cutest and coolest cat house around. If you've ever struggled with finding something for your cat to play with in the house that doesn't take away from the rest of your decorating, then here's your solution!

March Studio

Winners of The Great Indoors Award in 2011, March Studio, an Australian architecture firm received a 5000Euro prize for their design of Aesop stores in both Melbourne and Paris. The Merci Paris store's installation, seen in photos below, consists of 4500 cardboard shippers and 40m2 of netting.

Malmo house

In the recent issue of Sweden's Elle Interior, this beautiful property owned by Julius & Sara in Malmo, Sweden displays an incredible combination of old and new. The character filled home features great parquetry flooring and the most amazing ceilings! Styled by Emma Persson Lagerberg & photographed by Petra Bindel...

The Home-Journal

This week on The Home-Journal I talk through my favourite colour schemes by Dulux and as an extra special incentive to read it... there's a giveaway!! So head on over to see what you can win! 

The Home-Journal

So not much action has been happening by me over at The Home-Journal recently but this week I talk about dressing your home like you dress yourself. It's an interesting concept, but works...

Read it here.

Christmas Tree Alternatives

Christmas is so far away... but at the same time it's super close! At work we are planning Christmas set up for a week away! Ahhhhh! So crazy! But it's also making me so excited for Christmas. I don't know why, since i'll be working pretty much straight through with hopefully a week off in January to go camping with the family. But Christmas just means so much excitement... so i'm excited! Browsing Frankie the other day and came across these lovely alternatives to traditional christmas trees. Definitely an option for space-saving, small-living people.

Chiaozza

Brooklyn's small design studio Chiaozza is all about creating playful products for everyday life. And that is exactly how i'd describe these custom alphabet frames. The exploration of colour, shape and form are reflected in the functional sculptures. All work is done by hand, locally in New York. Love them!

The Animal Print Shop

Sharon Montrose is the photographer behind The Animal Print shop, an online gallery and store that features affordable fine art photographs. Sharon and her husband Spencer create playful, yet sophisticated photographs specialising in animals. I first spotted Sharon's work in the nursery of stylist Erin Michael's new baby boy Jagger. The decor of his room is beyond cute! (See it here)

Anyway... here are some of my favourites from The Animal Print Shop...