Blog — pink

Hi! Come in, come in. Come through to my lounge. Take a seat. Can I make you a cuppa? :) A couple of weeks ago I showed you inside my guest room/office. Today its the living area. Although it isn't where I'm supposed to be working (given such a great office) it is where I spend most of my time. I love this room! A lovely open space with white walls, an awesome couch and sliding glass doors that let the sun pour in. There is a great view of our courtyard and easy access to the open plan kitchen,...

I've decided to 'step it up' a bit with my weekly designs and from now on am only going to deliver artworks that I would proudly display in my hypothetical home or as a decal on my hypothetical ipad. This is until I become less 'pothetical' and acquire a real-life home and real-life ipad. Upon making this commitment I realised that right now, I admire simple imagery with bold patterns and not a lot of different colours or detail. (See also yesterday's post for the colours that I can't get enough of this week). But although I like bold patterns...

If you are anything like me you collect colours. Like some kind of human-shaped bower bird, some days I come home from the shops and realise later that everything I have bought that day is the same colour. This week I emptied my bag of a nail polish, a greeting card and a new skirt that were all the same peachy shade of pink! I then noticed that all of the Pinterest pictures I had been pinning were also peachy, black and white. Next week I'm sure I will subconsciously switch to another pallet but this week's theme is very...

1. Be Brave by Kelli Murray, Print available here. 2. Movement with a Purpose by Fede Saenz 3. Bear by Hadar Geva, Print available here. 4. It's the Little Things, by Homely Creatures, Print available here. It's the beginning of a new year so what better time than to give your pad a face lift. Luckily you don't have to break your budget to get a fresh new look as there is some seriously awesome art prints available for pocket money from websites like Society6. Here are a couple of pieces I am loving at the moment, most of which...

An Australian party styling company called Sweet Style has put together this perfect party table. Neon pink simple shapes on an off-white backdrop makes this scene simple but striking. And is that an igloo ice-cream cake in the centre? Is there anything about this party that we DON'T like? The answer is: no.