Welcome to my Styled Canvas

23.03.2015
Interior & Design, Styled Space
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welcome to my Styled Canvas

Welcome to my Styled Canvas. It feels so good to finally write those words!

It’s been a long time coming and some of you have been incredibly patient waiting for the big reveal. Well here it is and I feel really proud of it.

There’s been a lot of hard work happening behind the scenes. It started back in October last year with Jaclyn from Blog Society who is my coach. I went to her with this idea of rebranding (amongst other things) and she really guided me through the process, eliminated my fears and brought clarity by helping me hone into what really mattered here.

The site was a team effort. Natasha Mead designed the logo and branding. She’s not only super talented but also a great listener and totally “got” what I was after. Larnie Nicolson took the photos of me which is not an easy job, I’m terrible at posing for photos but I love what she did.  I didn’t hesitate to call on Stephanie to build the site again. She built my old site so I knew that I could trust her impeccably, she truly goes above and beyond and has worked around the clock to pull this together for me.

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In the coming weeks, I’ve got some nice stories coming up for you. The first one, this Friday, will be of some incredibly talented makers here in Auckland that I had the privilege of photographing in action.

After the Easter holidays and for six weeks, I will be hosting some fantastic giveaways for you from some of my generous sponsors. Here’s a little hint of what you could win:

The Styled Wall > The Styled Atmosphere > The Styled Prints >

The Styled Greens > The Styled Linen > The Styled Entertainer

 

So lovely people, I thought I’d keep it short and sweet today and just let you have a look around the site. Without a doubt it feels good to be here and I hope that you feel the same way too. I’d love to know what you think!

See you Wednesday.

Mel x

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  1. Kreetta

    Congrats Mel! Your blog has born again! I pet it was difficult to decide the new name :) To me it would have been awful task to rename my blog. You’ve done it well! Design is modern and surely thought through. It’s been pleasure to follow your growth as a blogger to be pro one. I wish you great new start and happy days with blogging! I still follow you :)

    1. Mel

      Ah thanks Kreetta! Yes finding the name of the blog was most surely the most difficult and long task but as soon as I came up with it, I knew that was the one (after checking if it was taken that is). Thanks for your lovely comment here and on insta. Mel xx

  2. Catherine@farmhousehome

    Congratulations Mel, all the hard work has been so worth it, your new blog looks fabulous and as Tina said so ‘you’.
    Your new photo is just gorgeous and I wish you much success going forward. You can breathe a big sigh of relief now for a job well done by all! xx

  3. tina @ Colourliving

    Simple, elegant and VERY you. There’s nothing nicer than a team effort and seeing your hard work come to life.
    Congratulations to everyone involved.
    The photo of you is gorgeous, although I must admit I dislike pop-ups when I log on somewhere. Hope this is not a permanent fixture?!

    I look forward to more in the next few months. You must be relieved and really proud!
    Hugs,
    xx

    1. Mel

      Thanks Tina. Yes it does feel right. I can’t take the credit, just a good photographer (and post production ha!). Yes the pop up, there is a debate with that sort of thing, but to answer your question, no, it won’t be around all the time. I think it’s set for once a month or something. Testing the ground with this one. Mel xx

  4. Joi

    This is absolutely amazing Mel, what you and the creatives pulled together in just months, absolutely love EVERYTHING about it.
    The background, the layout, the font, logo, colour, background, images etc etc, all work together so very well. So so so very pround of you and what you guys have achieved my friend.
    AP&C and Styled Canvas are both your homes and this experience of browsing your new site is like visiting your newly renovated home. I can almost smell the paint! I love it, seriously, a lot, it is so tranquil and this might be weird to say, its very calming, it’s like i have just been invited to your world and your world is captivating and I am drawn to linger and to take a deep breathe and just hang out. Absolutely great work Mel not to mention your hubby and your kids, all champions in making this project comes alive!
    much love and hugs xx

    1. Mel

      Thanks Joi, you always say the sweetest things:) So glad you like it, I’m really pleased with the end result. Yes, not mentioned in the post was the family in the background putting up with me not being so available! M xx p.s. love your analogy.

  5. Jocelyn Hefner

    Mel,

    I LOVE, LOVE and LOVE everything about it! I mean, do I even need to point out the beautiful layout and not to mention this FONT!?! I could type away all day! You and your team have created a delightful space that feels relaxed and organized and not to mention beautiful. Enjoy some champers to celebrate on a job well done. Can’t wait to visit again. With love, Jocelyn xx

    1. Mel

      Thanks Jocelyn. Yes you nailed it, definitely a team effort here and I’ve been so lucky to have such dedicated and talented people bring this into fruition. Thanks for your lovely words as always. Mel xx

  6. Kylie

    Oh Mel…..Congratulations!!! Love your new name and blog design…..especially love the font! Gorgeous!! I can’t wait to read more and will be no doubt ‘pinning’ lots of photos and articles for my own home style file!!! Enjoy it Mel xxx Hooray!!!

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