Beach Huts.

Had the most lovely of weekends visiting my dear friend Heather of Little Red... couldn't resist snapping these cute, colourful beach huts on the sea front during our late afternoon stroll. Loved visiting salvage yards, antiques centres and most of all catching up with well missed friends whilst enjoying Sunday roast by roaring log fire. Perfect ♥

Home from Home.

These lifestyle and interior shots by Johnny Miller are devine!

Great inspiration for my upcoming photoshoot.

Simple.Playful.Style.

I'm in the process of organising a photoshoot to showcase my latest designs, so have been gathering inspiration and styling ideas that capture a balance between contemporary playfullness and crafted tradition. I am really liking the quirky elements within these photos by BDDW. The cute animal additions and portraits add a lovely personal quality to the photos, whilst the furniture still remains the focus of the image. Luckily I already have plenty of flea market finds I can use in the styling! No problemo!

Getting Organised...

Trying to get organised after the big move. My room is getting there

...next stop the studio!

Bye Bye Nottingham...

It's been a fun 5 years Nottingham but now it is time for me to return home.

19 Today!

Today Jesse is 19! She celebrated with a treat of salmon followed by cream! Thoroughly pampered cat!

Ink and Water.

The simplicity of ink in water creates these beaultiful images by Alberto Seveso.

Lucky Boy Sunday.

Love the dreamy styling by Danish Design duo Lucky Boy Sunday.

Sunday Afternoon.

Sunshine. Bank Holiday. Kaffir Lily. Childhood Toy. Car Boot. Wooden Boat. Cacti.

Milano.

I spent last weekend zooming around Milan in a quest to see as much of the Funiture Fair as possible and experience the sights and sounds of the city in a total of 48 hours. The fair itself was so inspiring but to begin with here is just a taste of the Italian culture we soaked up along the way... From the magnificent Duomo and wonderful architecture and stumbling upon a lovely authentic flea market! And despite my aching shoulders, blistered feet and lack of sleep I loved every minute of it! I will be back!

Things Organised Neatly.

Just had a quick look back over some of my photos from my travels and found these beauties. I love things to be organised neatly! These bits and bobs couldn't help by catch my eye!

Morning Sunshine...

My Tulips are enjoying the sunshine this morning...I think Spring is on its way!

Culture Clash.

The styling of this shoot is weird and wonderful, but there is something really beautiful about these images. I think it is the way Charlotte Taylor uses traditional references and the clash of many cultural influences. This combined with the bold quirky prints and jewel like colours means sometimes more is more!

A Journey of Objects...

A journey of objects around my home (a few from Aunty Bet's and Tom's too!) Organised in neat rows, just as I like it!

Photographs by Paul Outerbridge.

Paul Outerbridge's, photographs from the 1950s. You can see how beautiful they are for colour references, no wonder Saunders was inspired!

Drawing Day...

So the time as come where I actually have to put pen to paper and attempt to do some drawing. I am going to begin by trying to capture the different personalities of my collection of coat hangers...here goes!

Cut. Paint. Stick.

More fun with paperclips... This time adding a touch of colour from the palettes I developed earlier. I love the  finish of the paperclips against the plywood and the distorted shadows will make wonderful prints. I think i can work with this, so this is hopefully the turning point! Things are looking up!

Motion and Stills.

It all started from a kindergarten finger painting class... apparently!

These exciting photos recording the disassembly of objects is by Todd McLellan. I really like the way they show the importance of the internal workings of these objects and emphasise the parts we don't usually see.