Interior & Design
My Space – Kreetta of Gretchen Gretchen
One of the (many) things that I enjoy so much about being a blogger is this creative community that I belong to and the friends I meet along the way. Some of these people are in places that couldn’t be further away from my home in New Zealand and Kreetta, from Helsinki, Finland is one of them.
Guest Post over at Hege In France
Hi everyone, how was your weekend? Yesterday was Fathers Day for us so after treating “Papa” to breakfast in bed, we made ourselves a picnic and headed out for the day on the west coast of Auckland to celebrate not only Fathers Day, but the first day of spring!
5 Decorating Questions with Stephanie Somebody
Photo by Tara Pearce
I didn’t even have an Instagram account and I was well aware of Stephanie Somebody (aka Stamatis). This Melbourne designer and stylist has been named in this month’s Real Living Magazine as one of the design forces of today and is somewhat an Instagram sensation with over 126K followers! All of her images have a common thread, a continuous story of beauty through the eyes of Stephanie and if you haven’t yet experienced it; I promise, like me, you’ll be hooked. I adore her very distinct styling that can be seen in the likes of Est Magazine; it’s raw and textured yet very authentic and almost always drawing on some form of nature. Today I’m thrilled to have Stephanie here to answer my 5 Decorating Questions.
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Come Join Me at La Donna Moderna
On Wednesday I did a guest post over at La Donna Moderna, a lovely website for the modern woman. Did you read it? I wrote about my eclectic home, these dashing little men, along with some other photos of inside my home over the years. I’d so love to have you visit me over there and to read your comments!
On The Wall – Geraldine Tan of Little Big Bell
Geraldine writes Little Big Bell, a lovely design and lifestyle blog out of London. She uses the blog as a creative outlet and way to unwind after her very long days as a medical physician in a hospital ER department. I really enjoy reading Geraldine’s true passion for design and interiors when she reports about her discoveries of England’s emerging design talent and it’s soon to extend over the Atlantic… Some very exciting news for Geraldine is that she’s been invited by Modenus to take part in the Los Angeles BlogTour in October! Thank you so much for sharing with us what’s on your wall Geraldine, I just love how you’ve played with the garlands and gorgeous prints.
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Koskela Shop Tour
There aren’t a lot of design shops that you walk in to that have the wow factor that Koskela does. When I first entered the showroom I felt almost overwhelmed by the immense size of the space and the amount of beauty that filled every inch of it. Husband and wife duo, Russel Koskela and Sasha Titckosky first opened Koskela in Surry Hills, Sydney back in 2000 and moved into their new space in Rosebery early last year after outgrowing it. I wanted to visit the last time I was back home but never quite managed to fit it in. This time I made it, albeit spontaneously after “The Horse’s Birthday Fete” next door at The School. Thankfully I had my camera on hand to do a little shop tour for you.
The Horses Birthday Fete @ The School
When I read on Megan Morton’s Facebook feed that she was holding a Horses Birthday Fete at The School while I was in Sydney, I have to admit I was kind of thrilled that I’d finally get to see some of her magic first hand, and before her New Zealand Roadshow in November (more of that at the end).
My Space – Gudy Herder of Eclectic Trends
Since discovering Eclectic Trends over a year ago, I’ve been an avid follower. Gudy, the creator of the blog, is a German girl, living in Barcelona and puts together a very interesting selection of interior focused articles. Gudy’s day job is an interior stylist and international visual merchandising trainer and her work takes her to all of the major design trade shows around the world, giving her (and us) the advantage of keeping up to date the emerging trends. Gudy has also been invited to be on a panel of trend forecasters for Global Colour Research in London, posts a monthly trend report on Decor8 and has most recently contributed to an upcoming interior book to be launched next month. Thank you so much Gudy for taking part in Armoire, Pegs and Casserole’s “My Space” series and giving us a taste of your beautiful home and style – what a stunning setup and those tiles will no doubt be the envy of many!
