New Affordable Kitchen Wall Decor

 Summer Fruits Photo Cards Collection

As some of you might have read in my previous posts, lately, I have been cooking a lot for friends and family.
Having spent so much time  in the kitchen, it has inspired me to create a new collection of  affordable wall decor that can fit in any nook and cranny and brighten up the room.
These new set of photo cards can fit in any frame size 7 x 5" with a set of six cards  at $8 ( £5.35 ). There are also larger sizes 8 x 10"  $28 ( £18.70 ) and posters on request.
To view all the new kitchen wall decor click here.

Variety of Kitchen wall decor

Outdoor Cinema Garden Party Inspiration !

Image via Hello Friend

Having  closed a chapter of Christmas get-together's another opens with Spring and Summer gatherings ahead -I know!!  We are only in February, but is my way to get through this wintery month by dreaming up fun social events at our home with our friends and family . I just came across this image of a gorgeous Summer evening garden cinema party and I just had to share it with you ! I think I might just have to copy it ;-)

Home Products Photo Shoot -Part 2

As I mentioned in my last post I'm working on my new website and catalogue which has inspired me to take new images of my products. A new project that I've been enjoying tremendously as interiors and styling has always been one of my interests!

So much time, thought and work goes into taking an image that sometimes when flicking through the lovely images in interior magazines I have taken for granted.

So having just had a little taster I'm willing to learn and pursue this new venture even if it is for fun- so watch this space :-)

Home Photo Shoot - Part 1

Today being such a lovely sunny day it inspired me to take photos of my products for the new website and catalogue.

I used corners of our home as a canvas to promote the new cushion and print collection aiming to create a lifestyle image...

It became quite a full on day ( more than I envisaged) and a little bit exhausting towards the end, but I thoroughly enjoyed it !

Now I have to go back and work through some more editing; above is a little sneak preview of what I have done so far...

The Selby- New Images

I'm finally back from the city with a great need to rest, so I'll explain more about the exhibition next week.

In the meantime I thought I'd share with you some fabulous new images from The Selby. For those that have not visited The Selby yet, you might spend a good few hours having a peak at the most amazing houses, so a warning there- it can be seriously addictive!

There's a book now you can buy from here. Enjoy and have a great weekend.

gerald decock - hairdresser and visual artist at his home - new york city - july 12 2010

albert maysles - filmmaker; and gillian walker - therapist at their home - harlem - sept 22nd 2010

lyndsay caleo - goldsmith and interior designer; and fitzhugh karol - woodworker and interior designer at their home - brooklyn - june 9th 2010

lucy chadwick - gallery director, duffy - hairdresser with emma - ballerina at their home - london - june 7 2009

Houzz Home Feature

This morning as I was checking my inbox I was pleasantly surprised to see my home has been featured in Houzz home page as part of this week's ideabooks !!!

Houzz is an excellent site for those that have a love of home decor and would love to get inspired by other peoples homes all over the world suiting all styles. You can see more here.

Thank you also to Susan for taking the time to write about me. You can see Susans lovely Blog here.

New Furniture venture

Those of you that know me very well are aware my love for furniture restoration and painting goes back to my teens. I first got inspired when I used to be visit my mums Art studio in Barcelona that she shared with my Aunt Rosa, also an Artist. The workshop was in the centre of hustle and bustle of the city at the top of a beautiful old building. To get there you had to climb narrow old steps right to the fifth floor. It was a big apartment with lovely old tile floor,beans in the ceiling and a great view of the city. My mom used to teach furniture restoration there where I used to spend hours just looking around.I was fascinated by all the art and things being created around me, the smell of fresh paint and shelves of numerous tools and paint brushes.

Since then I have collected through the years lots of furniture from my travels which have painted /restored and distressed from the techniques taught by my mother back then. My room mates and now husband have always complained of the amount of furniture that I seem to accumulate. I tend to keep most of it although have sold some to friends and neighbors but always needed and outlet to sell it from and at the same time give out home a bit of space !

Thankfully to Matt's delight, I have managed to find such a place in my local village beautiful shop called Whimsical. So if you happen to be in the area do pop in and say hi to lovely Kelly- Ann and have a browse of many things she has for gifts and home. Enjoy!

I Heart Anthropologie

Photo by Matt Munro via Elle Decoration

Having read about Anthropologie through other Blogs from the US I was intrigued what the hype was about. So when the flagship finally opened in London's Regent Street I had to go along and investigate...My goodness !! It was made for me !! Yep, everything in the store I have in my mental shopping wish list. The store consists of three floors filed with delicious goodies of homewares, accessories and fashion with a vintage, boho- style. If in London I highly recommend you check it out. Kings Road store or Regents Street, you wont regret it !

DIY xmas decorations on a budget

Bird Ornament

Snowman decoration

Difficult times bring out the creativity in us! I'm loving this ideas via Design Sponge. You can download the templates here.

Fruit & Veg

Having been talking about my mini- organic garden that I've started cultivating over the weekend, I thought these images would follow the post quite appropriately ( which I've also added them to my shop and website. ).