New Arrivals in the Bibby + Brady Shop

I'm excited!... it's March which means Autumn is here, my favourite month, and we've got some amazing new products in our Bibby + Brady online shop. We've been working with Kate from Bold Lampshades for some time now, and we have collaborated to come up with three lampshades that are exclusive to Bibby + Brady - ikat, kilim, and palms. We absolutely love all of these designs, and it's a great way to bring a hit of colour and pattern into your home.





They are available as a 43cm x 29cm shade, which is a great size for a ceiling pendant, and for a standard floor lamp. It's also perfect with our beautiful mango wood table lamp base (these bases can be order through us via email).





If you want your lampshade in a different size we can arrange that too, it's no problem. Or we can have a shade made up in your choice of fabric.





Marble is still as hot as ever, and we love our new marble cheeseboards. The large round marble and wood boards measures a generous 49.5cm x 40.5cm, perfect for a large platter. The rectangular marble board is only slightly smaller at 45.5cm x 20.5cm.





As we always heed William Morris' advice to "have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful", these boards are both, and will look amazing just propped up on your kitchen bench when not in use.





Back by popular demand, we have re-stocked these three beautiful tassel necklaces. They sold out very quickly last time, so my advice is to get in quick if you love these styles.




If you love our tassel necklaces, I'm sure you'll be excited to see these new tassel bracelets. There's a choice of a chunky wooden and resin bracelet, or a finer glass bead bracelet. Both have small tassels that look great and won't be a hindrance.




For a quick overview of all our new arrivals, check them out here.

Favourite Finds

Happy Monday everyone! I have one daughter back to school tomorrow and the other two next Monday, then work life will get much easier for me :) In the meantime, check out some of my favourite recent finds...



I have Jen of Interiors Addict to thank for my first find - a Marble Macbook Skin. I've been looking for some kind of cover for my Macbook Pro for a while now, and this was the perfect solution for me. It comes all the way from Canada, but shipped relatively quickly, and was so easy to apply. You can see (below) that I chose a white marble skin, but they're also available in black marble - very cool!




These wall murals created in France are quite stunning, don't you think?! There is a range of equally amazing scenes to choose from, you can see them all here.




If you're interested in creating your own personalised wall mural (and purchasing it closer to home) our super talented sign writer can create photos and murals printed on a self adhesive material that is applied directly to the wall. He created this old fashioned world map for his son's room, and can do the same with any image you choose, as long as it's a reasonably high quality. If you live in Hawke's Bay contact me and I can help you order one.



Inspired by industrial crates these Bias Shelves look fantastic hung on the wall or used as a side table. Made in the US by Evan Clabots and Louis Filosa, they do ship internationally, and although NZ is not listed on their shipping page, you could try getting in touch for a shipping quote.




Last, but not least, this Chocolate Pumpkin Bread looks delicious! Pop a slice in the kids' lunchbox, they'll never know that they're eating veges :)


Madder & Rouge Style

Now and then you find a home that resonates with you and calls out your name. That's what happened when I first saw the home of Erin O'Malley in the Aug/Sept 2014 issue of Homestyle magazine. It's everything I love in a home - fresh white walls, gorgeous colour and pattern, lots of Moroccan and Indian influences.  It looks relaxed and inviting and super cool. I love, love, love it!




Photography by Chris Sisarich


Erin is the owner of Auckland design store, Madder & Rouge, and it too is full of really beautiful and interesting pieces from around the world. I was exploring their website this morning and have my eye on quite a few of them. Pop in to their Newmarket store, or visit them online.