Pinterest Picks of the Week- Coffee Table Styling

Happy Friday guys! This week has flown by and I nearly forgot about my Friday Pins!!
I've been busily pinning away as I will be styling 4 display homes next week for a photoshoot. I dig deep into Pinterest for inspo on all sorts of styling to help with the shoot. Styling for photography versus styling for everyday homes is completely different, as the camera lens takes a whole different view of the space.
While on my search, I have come across some beautiful, well styled coffee tables and I just had to share!

Image via Home Adore Magazine

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Its quite simple to make a coffee table look great, you just need to start with the basics that you may have lying around the house.

BASICS FOR COFFEE TABLE STYLING

1. Start with a stack of books or magazines as its a great way to add height and colour to the table.
2. Add a tray next to the stack of books. This sections the area of the table and creates interest.
3. Add a natural element to carry through some texture. A nice bunch of flowers in a short vase, a crystal, coral or a timber branch. You can place this on the stack of books, or in the tray.
4. A scented candle always smell divine and add that special glow at night.
5. Lastly, add in some personal items whether it be trinkets from travelling, an old vintage time piece, or a patterned jar.

Image via Adore Home Magazine

Image Via Lauren Conrad

Image Via La Dolce Vita Blog

Image via With Love from Kat

House Update

What do you think of my yellow front door?! Who would walk into our house and not have a smile on their face after seeing that?! I know it's not everyone's taste, but I love colour and just a little peak of it on the exterior of the house is so fun! I think it works really well as our front door is a side entry, so you don't see the colour of the front door until you walk up the driveway. 

The plumber and electricians completed their fit-offs this week. The carpet is to go in as well as the timber flooring and we are on the home stretch!!

Guest Blogging for Hayley Gemma

I was very excited to guest blog for Hayley Gemma over on her blog yesterday! You can click on her name to read it in full. Hayley is Perth based Interior Designer and I feel we have such similar tastes!

I adore homes that feel so cosy and inviting and the home that I shared on her blog is exactly that! The 20th century warehouse conversion was designed by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design. I wont give too much away, so go over to Hayley Gemma to see more!

Image Via Jessica Helgerson Interior Design.

My Bedroom Buys

As mentioned in my post last week, our home we are building is nearly ready for us to move in! I keep reminding my husband every day, but I think he is getting a little tired of it now! I still can't envisage that we will be living in a brand new home that we have designed and have been dreaming about for years! I've already nick-named it "The Hamptons". I'll have to share some more progress pics with you, as the weatherboards have been painted and the scaffolding finally came down today, so I want to go past there on the weekend and take some photos. 

Amongst all this excitement, I have been purchasing bits and pieces to make our home reflect our personalities and style.

Today I wanted to share with you some of those pieces I have bought for our bedroom.

I LOVE colour and think it looks great complimented with natural materials.

So to add that natural element, I'm thinking of creating a bedhead out of plywood. I love the grain it features and turns out to be an inexpensive piece.

I bought two Ikea Frosta stools as my bedside tables and will either dip half of the legs in a pastel paint colour, or just paint the top.

The Metro Copper table lamps from Freedom are the perfect fit as it wont take up too much room sitting on the stools. 

I was very lucky to get my very own Lovestar wall vase in neon pink for Christmas, so that will sit nicely above my side of the bed! Fresh flowers will make the room sing!

Lastly I want to frame my first Emily Green water colour print which will hang alongside the Lovestar vase. 

1. Tutti Frutti Pillowcase- Castle and Things

2. Metro Copper Table Lamp - Freedom

3. Lovestar wall vase- Lovestar

4. Spot Cushion Yellow - Middle of Nowhere

5. Square Cushion- Middle of Nowhere

6. Frosta Stool- Ikea

7. Water colour Print- Emily Green

My dilemma is what colour linen quilt cover to use? I absolutely love yellow, (our front door will be painted gloss yellow!) and found a set from Bambury and thought a chunky knitted charcoal throw will break up the colour, but will it be too much??

Or.... should I do the reverse and use a charcoal quilt cover with yellow knitted throw to bring out the colour of the feature pillow cases??

Would love to know what you think or if you have another idea!!

Our townhouses update!

Our house is moving along so fast, I can't keep up with posting progress photos!

I put together a quick Flipagram to give you a glimpse on how our homes are taking shape.

The kitchens are in and the painting and tiling has finished. The trades will start to fit off all the plumbing and electrical items next week.

Can't wait to see our twin ceiling shower dumpers in the ensuite!

We have only 4 more weeks to move in!!!

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Pinterest Picks of the Week

Welcome to my new Friday segment where I will share my favourite images from Pinterest!

I have been researching lots of Hollywood Regency interiors this week, as it has been my inspiration for a new display home I am furnishing.

These gorgeous pics of Pinterest I have found, truly represent what I love about the Hollywood Regency style; luxe, over the top and colourful!

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You can get the same look of this stunning dining room here!

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Its quite easy to achieve the Hollywood Regency look. High impact, patterned  rugs can look great under a dining table or living area. Gold or brass side tables and coffee tables are definitely in at the moment. You can also try your hand at upcycling some bamboo/cane furniture and spraying them in bright, saturated colours. You can also finish the look with velvet cushions and a pair of tall, bold lamps!

Happy Friday!! xx

My New Home Office Inspiration

Now that our house is nearing completion (move in next month!!), I have started to put together some furniture concept boards for each room to help me envisage each space.

I am really excited to get stuck into decorating and wanted to share my ideas for my very first home office/studio. I can’t believe I get a whole room to create in! I’ve been so used to sprawling out on our dining table for years.

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While searching for inspiration, I came acrosss a co-working company called WeWork. They caught my attention as they have quite a few offices all over the world for creative businesses to meet, work and connect. I love how their interiors don’t feel like a boring a office space, and have separate work areas to lounge. It feels homely, fresh and contemporary. I want my home office to feel the same; inspiring, relaxing and a space for me to enjoy working on exciting projects.

My Home Office/Studio Inspiration Board

I love the simplicity of a monochromatic scheme with added details of natural elements and pops of colour. I am envisaging lots of greenery throughout our house and believe including them in my home office will bring lots of energy and life to the room. I’m hoping I don’t kill them all in the first week of moving in!

My love of DIY will most certainly be apparent as I want to create an inspiration board made out of reinforcement steel and pegs. Magazine clippings, photos and samples I adore can be hung and also double as art.

I was very lucky that my husband bought me a 2015 Stendig calendar for Christmas! This will hang very proudly above my trestle table desk.

I’ve started to purchase a few of these pieces and can’t wait to see it all come together and start blogging in my very own home office!

1. Trestle Table Desk  || Nordic Days 
2. Ethnicraft Nordic Buffet  ||  Globe West
3. Yellow Wire Stool  ||  Pro Forma 
4. 2015 Stendig Calendar  ||  Beautiful Pages 
5. Replica Eames DAW Armchair  || Interior Secrets
6. Dandelion Flower Rug  ||  Armadillo & Co.
7. Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree  ||  The Design Chaser
8. Steel Inspiration Board  ||  Nordic Design