Getting down low.

I have recently worked on a flooring shoot for UK Flooring Direct which was great fun although I discovered I need to invest in some knee pads as there was a lot of low level styling! Here are a few of the images that we created... as well as a behind the scenes snap of me standing in a bin lid wetting my feet ready to jump out and create some water splashed on the vinyl flooring to show it is waterproof... such a glamorous life being a stylist! hehe.

coastal living.

I am working on my next coastal shoot and thought I would share some of my inspiration. I am getting very jealous of all these beautiful homes in the sun! I love the anchor wallpaper and rope accessories.

christmas dining.

I thought I would share my latest shoot for Ideal Home which is on the shelves now… I really enjoyed designing this room set as I have a soft spot for grey! Hope you like it.

new wallpaper.

Check out the new wallpaper collection by Linwood - I love the designs and the styling in these shots. It must have been hard to resist grabbing a sneaky chip!

home sweet home.

Well first week back to the UK and I have really thrown myself into it. I decided that settling back into reality was not hard enough and decided to rip up the carpets, sand the floorboards and re-decorate! First room under the hammer is the bedroom and I have chosen this beautiful wall colour I found on house to home matched with the super cosy bedlinen from Toast. Step one is to sand the floorboards... will post some pictures once it is all complete. 

muted tones.

 

I love the muted tones of this Cornish home featured in Living etc.  My favorite features are the stained glass panels in the door, the large wooden kitchen table, wood paneled walls, log fires and the comfy seats waiting for someone to join them with a hot chocolate and a good book!

a home for books.

One of my dreams is to have a bookshelf so large that I need a ladder! I have so many books and magazines scattered around my home that it would make things a lot simpler if I had one huge bookshelf covering an entire wall - not only will it mean I can organise my books but it also adds a great focus point to a room. There are so many options when creating bookcases whether it be an entire wall, spread over two floors, framing a window, around a door frame or even as a door.

real living.

I have not even finished reading this months issue of Real Living but already I feel the need to share some of the gorgeous pictures from these Australian homes. The bold bursts of colour realy add to the summer feel of these homes - if only we could have the same outdoor spaces in the UK without fearing our cushions would get soaked by rain!

behind the scenes.

Last week I went back to the beautiful location house in Henley to work on the Homesense Autumn / Winter collection with the fabulous Abigail Edwards. It was my first Christmas shoot of the year and by the end of the week I was covered in glitter and had eaten my body weight in chocolate. So all in all... a good week!

Abi & I balancing a stack of pillows.

This was one of my favorite shots - I just wanted to sit down and start typing.

All hands on deck for the chocolate shot!

My shoes featured in a shot.

Abi and I beavering away.

Christmas!

No time for hide and seek!

The Art Directors.

It all got a bit too much for some.

monday inspiration.

Here are a few pictures of beautiful interiors to start the week with. I adore the blue painted decking in the first image and the wonderfully decorated shelves in the living room picture.

images: this old house, country living, coastal living

ways to wallpaper.

It's great to experiment with wallpaper. You don't need to wallpaper a whole room, instead you can use accents of it around the room - whether that be above a picture rail, in the back of a cupboard or just a strip behind the headboard. Also by using the wallpaper in smaller sections it can allow you to choose a really dramatic pattern that you might not have necessarily picked if you were doing the whole room.

images: housetohome, la boheme, modern kitchen and bathroom design, decor8