Last weekend I popped by the new Victoria & Albert reading rooms, round the corner from the V&A Museum. It’s a pretty bookshop where customers are able to unwind with a glass of wine and a few snacks while reading and shopping, what a great concept! It’s a stylishly Small and intimate space with beautiful high ceilings,  ...

Hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was finally getting started with my Christmas shopping, Sunday roast and feeling inspired by all the lovely magazines out there. In fact Yesterday I managed to relax with a nice cup of tea and read through the new issue of Lonny Magazine. wow is all I can say, it was definitely a bright, fun packed issue  ...

I had a fab time yesterday evening at the launch of new pop up shop The Temporium. I was joined by the lovely Katie from Confessions Of A Design Geek, which is always nice meeting up with her 🙂 The Temporium is a new pop-up concept store that sells some of the UK’s most exciting design brands. It is like no other store to do your Christmas  ...

This Christmas it’s all about the wrapping, for me it’s one of the most important things. It really is a personal way of showing what that special someone means to you. Here is a selection of my favourite gift wrapping ideas! (Click on image to enlarge!) 1.Decor8; 2.Flickr; 3.Decor8; 4.The Style Files; 5.Style Me pretty; 6.Sweet  ...

Today I have another exciting designer taking time to answer questions in my series ‘One to Watch’. It’s non other than the talented and lovely interior & product designer, Lee Broom. I have always been a fan of his work, he is so versatile and oozes coolness. Lee recently had a double win at the British Design Awards in  ...

Christmas gifts can be quite daunting sometimes as you can never quite find what you are looking for. Especially when buying presents for the men in your life! During the weekend I was looking on-line for a map of London for my Father in law. I had a certain type in mind and was so happy to have found it over at Bodie and Fou. In fact I was  ...

Friday I went to the Orla Kiely talk at the V&A with fellow blogger Carole from Dear Designer’s Blog. Excited indeed I was, being a huge fan of Orla’s quirky work I was ecstatic to finally meet her and get my hands on a personalised hand signed copy of her book ‘Pattern’. Her talk was extremely inspiring which was  ...

Yesterday I had the privilege to go to the preview of the East London Design Show. A big thank you to the lovely and talented Laura felicity for inviting me. I had a lovely time as there were so many fantastic items, perfect to kick start my christmas shopping.  Here are some of my favourite picks. 1.Reiko Kaneko; 2.Vic lee; 3.People Will  ...

There’s a lovely blog challenge over at Design Refuge where we get to predict our trends forecast for 2011. Here’s a look at my top 3 predictions… Bright, Bold & Pretty Patterns Images from top left clockwise: Safari Living, Abigail Borg, Lorna Syson, Abigail Borg, Rocio Moreno Textiles. Plain, Natural & Simple  ...

Today I am extremely excited to have the wonderfully talented Abigail Borg here with us. A surface pattern designer & illustrator, she produces the most exquisite pieces that I just never get bored looking at them! I am a huge fan of her wallpapers and interior textiles, her patterns are just divine and I love her use of colour. Abigail  ...