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The tale of how one tax accountant from London rediscovered her creative streak in the Caribbean...and then relocated to Singapore, via Hong Kong and Bali.
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Affordable floorwear
Good morning! I thought today I’d share with you lovely lot a few resources I’ve stumbled across recently for affordable contemporary and Persian rugs – I do love me a good splash of colour underneath my feet, whether it be a … Continue reading
Posted in Accessorise me up!, Let's go shopping!
Tagged affordable Persian rugs, antique Persian rugs, caribbean, Cayman Islands, cheap geometric rugs, cheap Persian rugs, cheap rugs interior design, closeout rugs, Dash & Albert Rug Company, interior design, irugs.co.uk, Landry & Arcari, supplier
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Monday’s Masterpiece – bachelor pads: 101
Peter Dunham is an Oxford-educated Brit with a love of travel, who seems to have developed the perfect recipe for creating exotic, well-travelled and masculine interiors. I first saw his work in Veranda’s ‘Great House at Greystone Estate’ showhouse feature … Continue reading
Flowers Friday – need some eye candy?
Ok so right now I’m feeling a smidge stressed out and have a LOT do get done before mojito o’clock with the girls this evening, and I am just daydreaming about being surrounded by gorgeous serene ranunculus bouquets. Despite the name sounding like some … Continue reading
Chinoiserie chic – part 2
Morning morning, and welcome back to part two of my chinoiserie extravaganza – today I thought we should take a look at the different options for sourcing these fabulous wallcoverings. Firstly, for the real deal (and very expensive) I-want-to-spend-all-day-gazing-at-you shizzle, … Continue reading
Posted in Accessorise me up!, Eye candy, Let's go shopping!, Vintage finds
Tagged caribbean, Cayman Islands, cheap chinoiserie sources, chinoiserie, de Gournay, Fromental, Gracie Studio, Griffin & Wong, interior design, luxury chinoiserie wallpaper, Paul Montgomery, Schumacher, SecondHand Rose, supplier, Thibaut, Waverly, Zoffany
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Chinoiserie chic – part 1
Good morning! So after the chinoiserie loveliness that featured yesterday, I thought it was about time I devoted a little bit of blog love to all things chinoiserie and chic! It’s not exactly an up and coming craze, chinoiserie wallcoverings … Continue reading
Monday’s Masterpiece – cosy colourful glamour
I reckon this photo could hold its own in a ‘most blogged pic of all time’ knock out contest. In fact, I reckon it might win. It was first published by Elle Décor in 2006 but the number of times … Continue reading
Posted in Monday's Masterpiece
Tagged caribbean, Cayman Islands, interior design, Miles Redd, Monday's Masterpiece
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Flowers Friday – contemporary cool
I came across the sleek contemporary minimalist work of the UK-based landscape designer Luciano Giubbilei in House & Garden the other day and was totally and utterly gobsmacked at myself for liking it. It’s very different to the type of landscape … Continue reading
Posted in Design fever, Flowers Friday
Tagged caribbean, Cayman Islands, interior design, Landscape design, London, Luciano Giubbilei
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Lovely jubbly lucite – part 2
Welcome back to the lucite-fest – I’ve had very mixed feedback on yesterday’s post to say the least! But here are my picks of the lovely ladies for those of you in the pro camp. Plexi-Craft seem to be the go … Continue reading
