Soft and Pretty Pastels

Now that Spring has sprung I'm noticing some beautiful soft colours emerging. Think soft green, powdery blue, dusky pink, peach and lemon.

1 | 2 | 3

Pompom Home and Freedom Furniture both have some lovely examples of this, and I have selected a few from our Bibby + Brady shop too.

ella 4 tier shelf | broad stripe vessel | geo triangle print | bleeker st pendant minnie slipper chair | tassel necklace | frenchy 4 seater sofa | tropical indoor/outdoor pouf candy stripe futon cushions | bacall velvet wingback | hello! card

La Luna Rose Jewellery

Dael & I are so excited about our newest arrivals in the shop. We have selected a gorgeous range of La Luna Rose jewellery designed by the lovely and free-spirited Rosie Shelton. The pieces combine sterling silver with beautiful Japanese glass beads, which add a fabulous splash of colour and pattern. Rosie's love of colour and endless travel has resulted in this amazing jewellery - pieces of happiness for you to wear.

These have already proven super popular, before we were even able to get them into the shop, so pop over quickly and check out the whole selection. As some of the pieces have started to sell out, please don't despair if your favourite has gone - drop me an email and I will put your request in with our next order. With summer and Christmas just around the corner, these pieces will make great gifts, and will definitely enhance your wardrobe for the party season.

What's Been Happening...

There's always a lot going on in my life behind the scenes of this blog. I'm always on the look out for great products to use in our Bibby + Brady interiors, often trialling them in my own home before I recommend the same products for clients (tough job, I know!). Sometimes I'm lucky enough to be gifted products too, like these cute little concrete and metallic pots by Zebony Design.

Ebony Harvey, founder of Zebony Design, is a busy mum of two. She creates a range of gorgeous pieces including these pots, which can be used as candle holders or little dishes, maybe pop a little succulent or two in. She also makes these fun, colourful necklaces (see below) - mine looks right at home with my other necklaces, I love it. As well as her website, you can also follow Zebony Design on Instagram.

I love great bedding and my latest purchase was a set of delicious linen sheets in soft grey from Jamie Kay. A great combination with my Kip & Co velvet duvet and pillowcases, the sheets are buttery soft. Definitely only linen sheets for me from now on, and they look even better messy!

Over the weekend Mark and I painted a magnetic stripe on the twins' bedroom wall using Resene Magnetic Magic and a top coat of Resene Knock Out. It runs from ceiling to floor down past the top and bottom bunk, giving the girls somewhere to display their favourite photos and cards. The very cool Zorro Dog postcard is from My Deer Art Shop. I bought the Super Dog poster for the girls' room, because it reminds me of our beautiful Sam. Maaike, the lovely founder of My Deer Art Shop, gifted me a set of the postcards too, which I adore.

When I was in Taupo recently I made a point of dropping into The Storehouse cafe in Runanga Street. Owned by locals, Brad Dellar and Sam King, and Brad's wife Melissa, it's a very cool cafe and shop. My coffee and scone were delicious, and the shop is full of great vintage furniture pieces, art, and amazing homeware. A 'must' if you're visiting Taupo.

Before I finish off this post, here's a very quick sneaky peek of my next project. I'm not going to say anything more at this stage, but keep an eye out for the reveal on the blog soon.