Yep, you guessed it.... it's all about HOMEWARE! Perry and I are currently renovating our new flat that we purchased a few months ago, so at the moment we are living in a temporary accommodation. However, this has been a real eye opener and has given us a trial to living in our own house and how our interior would look like. In this post I am going to be showing you all of my favourite go-to styling tips and tricks that I live by when styling my flat. So without further a do.... let's start!
One of my favourite hobbies when I have a day off from work, is to bake! I absolutely LOVE baking!! It gives me a feeling of sheer satisfaction when a tray of freshly baked muffins that I have baked come out of the oven looking and tasting AMAZING!! I have so many baking books... but if I had to choose two favourite, they would be 'The Hummingbird Bakery Book' and 'Tanya Bakes'. I bought this big Mason bowl and wooden spoon from my local home shop and I think it is the perfect addition to my kitchen. It not only helps me with my baking, but it also looks really stylish too.
My husband and I are real foodies and we both love to cook healthy dishes with fresh ingredients, so having a section of the kitchen where we can store our oils, spices and salt/pepper and knives was essential. I like to have these things together in one place in the kitchen, because it makes cooking so much easier. A lot of our accessories for the kitchen are in copper, because if you didn't know already I'm obsessed with all things COPPER!!! So I picked up these gorgeous Salt and Pepper shakers from Next and they have been so incredibly useful as well as making my kitchen look so stylish! Also I purchased these glass mason jugs to hold olive oil and vegetable oil... In the olive oil, I put a sprig of fresh Rosemary to infuse it and also make it look pretty. Lastly I put a book stand with my new cook book 'Ready Steady Glow' by Madeleine Shaw to entice me with new and exciting recipes to try out.
A dressing table has always been one of the things that I have wanted for so many years. I have imagined having a vintage styled unit with a bid mirror and multiple drawers. Luckily I found this beauty in one of my local vintage stores and instantly fell in love! It is the perfect size for the bedroom and I love the colour of it. It was painted using a chalk based paint from the Annie Sloan range and it creates a more subtle look for the room. I use the drawers to store my ever growing nail varnish collection, makeup collection, sunglasses collection and anything else that I wish to store. I also use the mirror to hang my long necklaces from it and I have displayed some personal photos and ornaments on it. It's so great to have somewhere where I can do my hair/makeup rather than using a hallway mirror.
Is it just me or does a fresh bouquet of Roses always bring happiness to a room? These beautiful ones were picked up from my local florist, Pipers Florist and every time I look at them they make me smile. The glass vase was given to my Husband and I on our wedding day and I love having it in the house as it reminds us of our special day!
How cute is this little gold terrarium?? I bought this a while ago because I wanted to inject a bit of warmth to the lounge and by putting a candle inside, it works really well near the fireplace and when lit it looks so magical!
Another thing I have become obsessed with is styling shelves. I recently bought a big shelving unit from Ikea and it allowed me to experiment with styling ornaments and books etc. My favourite way to style is by mixing my favourite fashion books with plants/ornaments. It gives the shelf height and it allows you to change the books that you want to display.
I have never really owned a proper jewellery stand. My jewellery has either been hanging off a hook or tangled up in one of my drawers. So when I looked at Oliver bonas and their amazing collection of jewellery stands I knew that I needed to snap one up right away! Unfortunately the one that I bought has now been discontinued, however here are some similar ones that they are currently stocking. I love their collection because they manage to incorporate different textures and materials... my one is made up of a brass stand with a marble base. The different levels, allow me to merchandise bracelets, short necklaces and longer necklaces all at once!
Since I can remember, I have always had a love for cushions of all shapes and sizes. I constantly find myself in interior shops drooling over the latest cushions with patterns, textures and colours. My gorgeous big sister very kindly bought these two HUGE cushions for us from Next and they are the most sunning cushions ever! They are silver with a Morrocan styled pattern running through in a contrasting grey shade. I always find that Next do the best cushions so check out their website.
M x
