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Spring is sprung
I created a treasury on Etsy at the weekend inspired by Spring. I love the fact that we are having some sunnier days – I’ve been miserable without them. Also, lovely Wendy at work brought in some daffs the other day. You know spring is on its way when you see daffodils. Images: 1.…
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Bathroom moodboard
You may have read before that I’m currently studying Interior design at college in the evening after work. My project for the past 2 months has been to redesign my home bathroom – starting with measuring the existing bathroom and drawing a floorplan to creating a moodboard and then finding furniture and appliances that fit. I’ve…
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Celebrate talent
Phew – it’s been a busy week, hence the lack of posts! Still, I’ve recently stumbled across a photographer on Flickr whose interiors shots are currently inspiring me. I love the fresh, clean images and the way that each shot features nature in some way – be it the apples in the kitchen, or the…
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Lazy Sunday
Good evening friends. I’ve been in Leeds this weekend staying with Mr P who is working there for a few days. As you can see, we spent a lovely few hours drinking coffee and reading the Sunday papers today in a very impressive looking ‘Skylounge‘. Bliss. If tea drinking is more your thing –…
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Celebrate Interiors – Attic
Time to tell you about another gorgeous interiors shop that I came across recently. Attic in Hampton Hill, Richmond. I visited this shop just before Christmas after hearing lots of positive reviews and comments from friends and work colleagues. They weren’t wrong! Attic is beautifully inspiring. As they say on their website, the style of…
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Monday lovely – Sparkle Power
If you’ve stopped by Etsy today then no doubt you have seen their featured seller of the day – SparklePower. Take a moment to browse through their Etsy shop and you’ll see why. Beautiful use of colour, cool and simple designs. I can’t wait for pay day! I’m hoping to get the home sweet…
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Celebrate learning from others
Let me introduce you to a fabulous blog that I discovered recently – you may even be aware of it already. It’s called A Beautiful Mess and is written by Elsie, the owner of Red Velvet. Elsie’s blog never fails to inspire me. She has such a strong sense of style that flows through every…
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Keeping it interesting
In order to keep myself motivated and focussed on organisation I decided to set myself a little project… Ok, I’ll be honest, I’ve been meaning to do this for a while and it just so happens to fit with helping to inspire me to organise my home office (which is still a work in progress.…
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Time to get organised
I don’t know about you but I always have 101 things on my ‘to do’ list rushing around in my head. Whether it be work related, family that I need to catch up with, friends that I haven’t said hi to in ages or even just loading the washing machine – the list is always…
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Today I’m inspired by:
Black Cactus in London. I came across this online store on Folksy and love the designs and use of colour. Just the thing to brighten up these grey days! My favourite items are: Turquoise cactus hand printed fabric Just the thing for a home project. I want to make a lavender…
Claire Parkin Interior Design 