bright & lovely loft

Bright white surfaces and pops of brilliant colour, along with a few eye-catching pieces of artwork, bring life to this Soho loft in New York City. This fabulous space is the home of tech entrepreneur Kathy Leake, who founded Media6Degrees. 



My favourite elements of the home are the flocked Yves Klein blue chandelier in the lounge and the big pastel

Scandi Serenity

How do the Scandinavians do it? They just seem to have a way with pale soothing spaces, like this beautiful home, of Danish designer Hanne Berzant, who designs By Nord, a nature-inspired collection of homewares and lifestyle products.
In this home, I love the look of the pale wooden floors and crisp white walls balanced by a handful of darker pieces and creamy off-white elements. My

Berlin Beauty: the home of Nina Bergsten

Serene white spaces in the Berlin home of Nina Bergsten create a fresh, open, and welcoming mood. I love the touches of gold throughout the home, and the fabulous light fixtures in the dining room. My favourite part about this home is the tall arched windows. They look so elegant.
Have a lovely week, everyone!
(all images found here)

Wondrous White

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Today's post, on the colour white, is in honour of my beautiful beloved kitty, Casper, who I lost this week. He was a big fluffy white Turkish Angora, and he was my baby for

Stop to smell the roses...

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Hope you are having a lovely weekend!

Set the mood...

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I love both of these elegant table settings, from pale and wintry white with evergreens, to bright and glamorous in gold, pink, and red.
Wishing you and yours a lovely holiday season!

Fab Frock Friday: white dresses with black bows

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Paule Ka Fall 2009

Giorgio Armani 2009
I find the look of a white dress accented with a crisp black bow to be incredibly striking. I would love to make a sexy white pencil skirt with black bows, inspired by the first image, and pair it with a simple black top, like my black cowl-neck tank, which shows just the right amount of decolletage--not too much, not too little. (I suppose that