This pretty place is the home Australian home of South African illustrator Paula Mills and her family. This vintage inspired home is inline with the shabby chic style I love and when I found this series of photos of this beautiful space I had to share them with you. I adore Paula’s creative workspace – The wall filled with beautiful images, colours and designs is so very inspiring! She illustrates and blogs under for Sweet William the company she runs with her sister, Shelley. She sells her unique illustrations via the Sweet William Etsy shop. From the pictures it’s hard …  Read More »

I love this wonderful white space. Not usually a colour used in family homes, the Eklunds of The Netherlands have managed to use white throughout their home to great effect! The simple colour choice makes this home feel clean and calm. It definitely helps that they have such great organizing ideas which have been used throughout the home to store away all the brightly coloured clutter that tends to accompany children… There are some great ideas to be found in the pics below. Take a tour of a different kind of “White House” here: Paula: ‘People think I’m chicken for …  Read More »

Absolutely adore this sweet little neat and neutral interior space in Manhattan which I discovered via one of my favourite websites – The Selby. Have you discovered The Selby yet? It is a wonderful website dedicated to documenting ordinary people in their living spaces – most of which are quiet extraordinary! I love browsing through the site and seeing how others live… esp those that live so well. This space is a particular favourite of mine. Love the white and wood theme which is carried throughout the space. The home belongs to Lyndsay and Fitzhugh who are both designers (obviously) …  Read More »

Vogue magazine recently featured Tory Burch at home and WOW is it amazing! The fashion designer shares this amazing Southampton space with her 3 teenage boys, twins Henry and Nick, fourteen, and Sawyer, eleven. What a place to grow up in….

Last week I popped into a beautiful boutique decor shop called Old London Road located upstairs at the Westlake Lifestyle Center. The shop specializes in lovingly restored French and Victorian style furniture, decor items and gifts. The owner, Johanna, also offers a interior design consulting service if you like the style of the shop. I loved spending time in this stunning space, as I love all things French, and I stayed a lot longer than I had intended to… admiring the pretty things, enjoying the view and chatting to Johanna! Here are a few pics I took of Old London …  Read More »

Today is the start of a brand new month and what better way to kick off March than with a competition! I am excited to announce the that one lucky reader will win a R300 voucher to spend on any vinyl wall decor of their choice from the fabulous range by Pink ‘n Posh!. They have an extensive choice of vinyl wall stickers for all sorts of decor needs including fabulous words and quotes which are really popular to use in every room of the home including the kitchen and bathroom. Featured here is an assortment of their range but …  Read More »

Love a good house tour and this one is especially lovely. A gorgeous Manhattan apartment!. Yes, again – I seem to have a thing for them at present. Would love a chance to live in Manhattan for a year or so!! Wouldn’t you? This one recently featured in Vogue magazine belongs to former model and current shoe designer, Tabitha Simmons, she shares the space with her partner Craig McDean and their 2 boys – Dylan and Elliot. Hard to choose which room is my favourite – love the butterful rug and beautiful Venetian mirror in the lounge, a Victorian bath …  Read More »

How adorable is this beautiful baby nursery belonging to sweet little girl, Eulalie? I love vintage and all the beautiful weather furniture and mix ‘n match fabrics speak to my shabby chic style! This must be one of the loveliest baby spaces I have seen. This pretty nursery must be proof that you don’t need to spend a fortune on a brand new compactum or hire an interior designer for your baby’s first room! My favourite feature has to be the old suitcases with the well worn children’s books! And the cute branch rail is super sweet too. Do you …  Read More »

I came across these photos of the interior of Coco Chanels’ Apartment in Paris located at 31 Rue Chambon. Gabrielle (a.k.a Coco) Chanel used this space as a base for her business over 75 years ago. Although she never slept here – she did that across the road at the Ritz hotel – this Orient-inspired place was where she entertained guests including artists Giacometti, Stravinsky and Dali. One of the most famous features is the spiral, mirrored staircase where Coco could position herself to discreetly watch the first reactions of the audience as each new design was unveiled as the …  Read More »

How beautiful is this Manhattan Apartment? This ultra-chic four-story West Village townhouse was decorated a few years ago by Nate Berkus (of Oprah fame) The home includes 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 4 fireplaces, an elevator, a landscaped garden, beautiful marble detailing and antiqued gold-leafing as well as the most amazing light fixtures in each room. What I would give to live in a magnificent Manhattan apartment such as this….. Maybe in my next glamorous life I will be so lucky? One can dream… Here is an assortment of photos of each room. Interesting to see all the different photo angles …  Read More »