loving HANDWOVEN IKAT CUSHIONS

I am in love with these lovely cushions newly added to the Table Tonic store.

Which one is your favourite? I love the blue as i have blue sofas upstairs and downstairs.

More details about these fab cushions can be found on the Table Tonic blog

favourite room REAL LIVING MAGAZINE

Here are a few of my favourites entered in the Real Living Decorating Competition. 

Vote for your favourite room in the reader's choice award.

Which one will you vote for?

loving STRIPES

I love stripes. These are a few of my favourite decor looks from pinterest

inspiration LAUNDRY

A little inspiration for the laundry

source pinterest

loving this FAMILY HOME

I love all the little details from the stripe cushions on the sofa, the colour in the
craft room and the beautiful white kitchen.

source Home Beautiful

loving LOUIS VUITTON

source pinterest

Loving the trunks used as decor in the home.

Loving - DIY Bunting

Spread the love at home, in the office or just about anywhere with this cute and super easy love heart bunting project.

STEP 1

You will need some gorgeous wrapping paper, twine, a pencil and scissors.

STEP 2

On your wrapping paper draw a heart, make sure you're happy with shape, this will be your stencil.

STEP 3

Use your stencil to draw as many hearts as you need, we used 9 for our bunting.

STEP 4

Cut two small holes at the top of each heart and thread onto the twine.

While shopping at Kikki K online I found this adorable heart garland 

DIY project and just had to share.

Home Beautiful

Inside story - Home Beautiful

Who lives here? Sharon, a personal assistant, her husband Leigh, who's in banking, both 42; and their sons

Describe your decorating style. Sharon: "A mixture of contemporary and French, relaxed and casual, and indoor and outdoor."

Where do you get your inspiration? "I use magazines extensively as references. I love reading about what other people have done and looking at before and after pictures."

If there were a fire, what would you take with you? "The framed black-and-white photos of the family."

Where do you spend most of your time? "In the kitchen and living area. It's so spacious, light and airy."

Any decorating advice? "Be consistent with fixtures, fittings and paint."

What you would do differently next time? "Not put handles on the kitchen drawers, as clothes catch!"

How does this house fit in with your lifestyle? "This house is a home and everything has a place. Also there is ample storage, which makes it easy to keep tidy."

Biggest indulgence? "The beautiful freestanding bath, which I don't regret for a minute!"

Favourite features? "I know it sounds ridiculous, but I really love my laundry! It's just designed so well."

What does your family like most about this house? "We love that it's very much an inside/outside home."

I love the colour scheme of the timber with the white with bursts of green and the pop of 

red and brown for the bedrooms.

Home Office - Natalie Bloom

{source} the design files

I am currently looking at decorating my home office. I love Natalie's Inspiration wall.

Melbourne Home

              

                           Jane Hall's home via The Design Files

Spring Cleaning - Decluttering

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 Always start with a blank slate.

Step 1: Empty the space. It doesn’t matter if you’re decluttering a drawer a closet or a garage, the first step should always be to pull everything out of the space.

Step 2: Evaluate the space. Do walls need to be patched and painted? Is there any water damage or a spider web or dust or anything that can be cleaned? If any work should be done to the structural elements of the storage area, do that work now.

Step 3: Sort the stuff. Whatever you pulled out of the space should now be sorted into piles. I usually organize my stuff into three piles (Keep, Purge, Other), but try this eight pile system if you’re just getting started with the decluttering process –

1. Keep and organize in this space
2. Keep but put away someplace else in the house
3. Keep and repair
4. Sell on eBay, in a yard sale
5. Return, list on Freecycle, or giveaway to someone you know
6. Donate to charity
7. Recycle
8. Trash

Step 4: Prepare the storage space. After sorting all your stuff and having a good idea of what needs to go back into this space, then (and only then) can you decide if you need to buy organizing products. If you need organizing products, buy them now. If you don’t (and you probably won’t), move onto the next step.

Step 5: Return items to the storage space. 

Step 6: Take care of all the other piles. While you still have motivation, put trash in the trash, put your recycling in the recyling bin, and list items for sale online. Drop items off at the repair shop or a charity or to their rightful owners.

Step 7: Celebrate your success. Go you!

[source] simply stated

Colour Pop

Table Tonic - Ikat cushion / Top 3 by Design - Missoni Home cushion / 

Kristy Lee Interiors - Zig Zag Cushion / Kristy Lee Interiors - Palm Springs Block Cushion

I am loving burnt orange and currently looking for cushions with bursts of colour to brighten up the living room.

A few of my favourites especially the Missoni look. x

Pretty In Pink

 

How gorgeous is this table setting!!

[source] Beach Cottage