I recently came accross these road trip prints from the very talented Amber Armitage who is a designer for Homestyle magazine.
The way these prints are styled with the white block at the bottom is perfection. Not to mention they start from as little as $49. They would add a great pop of colour to any space, my personal favourite is the road side print with the buildings and cacti.
One of my favourite interior stylists that does monochromatic to perfection is The Design Chaser. She does black and white perfectly with the right amount of objects and pattern in a space, check out her website to see more stunning images, I feel like I need that large ‘g’ artwork that features in some of her shots. There is something so classic, yet modern about black and white, I’ve also put together a moodboard of some lovely black and white homewares from some of my favourite homeware stores.
Father Rabbit
For a little while now I have had a slight obsession with cacti, I think it’s the quirky shapes and how easy to look after they are (One of the few plants I can manage to keep alive). I’ve seen a lot of images of cactus terrarium’s lately so decided to make one myself. It was super easy and can be made with cacti or succulents. I would recommend wearing gloves if making one with cacti, I didn’t have any and it was a bit of a mission.
What you will need:
• Potting mix
• Selection of cacti or succulents
• Glass bowl or whatever you choose to make it in
• Stones or any extras to add on top
Basically all of this I found at The Warehouse and was all relatively cheap. I recommend having a look at ‘cactus terrarium’ on Pinterest if you need any inspiration.
Of all the different metals, copper is one of my favourites! For a material that is so cold it has such warmth to it and brings a different colour tone to an interior. Below, I have created a copper and quotes mood board of some homewares and copper foil prints that have caught my eye recently. I personally own the Jasmine Dowling Limited Edition print and the quality and metallic finish of it are awesome!
Blacklist – ‘Endless Love’ print
Cloud Nine Creative – Copper and Light Grey planter
Tim Webber Design – Press Mirror
Perch Homewares – Bronze Cushion
Gusto and Grace – Copper Clock
Jasmine Dowling – ‘Do what you fucking love’ Limited Edition print
I was really excited to get a hold of the new issue of Houses magazine and see the Lighthouse Pendant in the ‘Notable Design Section’. Even better when the issue is called “The new cool” how awesome is that title!
It is always a great honour to be featured along side some truly talented designers, so to celebrate I have picked two of my favourites that I share the page with Rapee and Kyle Bunting and included some of my favourite pieces from their collections. Have a look at their websites to see more of their beautiful designs.
Rapee
Rapee do gorgeous homewares and soft furnishings, not to mention the styling of their shoots is perfect! A beautiful use of bold colours and prints, which would add a nice pop of colour to any home. I am particularly drawn to their gorgeous fruit print cushions, bit of fun moving into the warmer months. View their Summer 2015 catalogue here
Kyle Bunting
Kyle Bunting is a genius when it comes to hide rugs, cushions and furniture. Simply stunning use of pattern, natural colours and bold brights. I have added the gorgeous stripe, tan rug to my wish list along with a custom ‘G’ cushion of course. Make sure you check out the website here
When photo shoot styling for furniture and lighting I have found there is a real art to getting the right amount of accessories in the shot. There is a fine line between overdoing it and not including enough to give the designs a scale. Some of my favourite things to use are plants, generally small and in plain white pots, plants are great because they give a scale without limiting the design to a purpose. For this shoot I experimented with cactus, mini ferns and thyme with a lovely white candle set in glass.
Ever since stumbling across the amazing chunky knits of I love Mr Mittens on Instagram I had been intent on trying to knit my own. Thinking it would be a great evening winter project and it wouldn’t be too hard to find an easy pattern and chunky wool. After going through all my mothers knitting patterns I came across a raglan sleeve jumper found in an Australian Women’s Weekly free knitting book and purchased some wool (which was a struggle, very hard to find chunky wool locally). It may have taken a few months, and I may have used the wrong sized needles, but I got there in the end. If you want to knit your own the pattern can be found at the end of this post.
Had a great time doing the Lighthouse Pendant in situ photography at a few different locations around town, awesome to experiment with how it fits into different interior environments.
This photo was taken at a new Cafe in Fitzroy called The Contented Pig, such a nice fresh interior with white walls and wooden furniture. Delicious looking food and they make a great coffee as well.
This photo was taken at the new King and Queen Hotel, I recommend this place to everyone, great location and super friendly staff. It has a stunning exterior and interior with a great mix of unique furniture, still slightly obsessed with the zebra print seats!
This was a shoot I set up using a blank wall at the Real Tart Art gallery. Can’t go wrong with metal, concrete and flowers.
The Stripe Side Table prototype is finally complete. This design has been in the works for a while. Featuring American Oak, powder coated metal mesh and a finely painted back edge. Designed to sit against a wall or in the middle of a room, the mild steel frame maintains that pop of colour from all angles, while the wire mesh acts as a backdrop for the displayed contents. Has taken a few attempts to get the details right, but nearly there, next on the cards is a black and a white version.
White and brass Lighthouse Pendant looking right at home in the window of Petal & Prickle Floral Boutique. Big thanks to Sofie for letting me set up an installation in her window. There is something beautiful about the combination of shiny metal and delicate flowers.
