Perfect living room colours

Oooh yes please. I found these pictures by Nate Berkus and they really remind me of the colour palette of our living room. I especially like the woods, golds and mossy greens he's used. Time to start working out how to include those at our place.

Fox wrapping paper

Just delicious! I love a good fox and these foxes are pretty wonderful.

New bed linen

I've been looking (as you know, from this post) for new bed linen for a while. Nothing was quite right, everything was too busy or the wrong colours or made from polyester (which sounded horrible and sweaty). 

Enter Fictional Objects, an Aussie label which has made the linen I've been hoping to find. C'est magnifique! I love it so much I'm going to buy it, ship it to Sydney and pick it up in about 6 months when I'm back there.

That's love.

Perfect skylights

I could never sleep here as I'd wake up at 5am each day, but I'd love to sprawl and read on this bed under these mega-scaled windows. The little wallpaper nook is also adorable. 

Ohmygosh

The scale of these big prints is just fantastic - I think they look exceptional and the colours, too.

Unicorn love

A pretty amazing mantra for a Monday. And probably for life!

Agatha Christie Reading Challenge by Decade: 1920s

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So this won't come as a surprise to many of you, but I love Agatha Christie. Ever since I was nine, I used to raid Dad's collection and get so scared that sometimes I'd throw the books under my bed! So we go back a long way. A feminist author who wrote from the 20s until the 1970s, her books chronicle so many changes in society and to this day, I've never guessed who the murderer is!

So, my friend Ezzy came up with the idea that we should read all of her books (oh there are a lot!) and then write a few thoughts on them, too. Low-impact because we're all busy yada yada, but I thought you might want to join in, too. Here's the list of the books she wrote in the 1920s - we're going decade by decade - they're in order of publication but you can start anywhere, too.

I'll post again in a month or so and anyone who likes can join in the discussion then. Enjoy!


The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Secret Adversary
Murder on the Links
Poirot Investigates
The Man in the Brown Suit
The Secret of Chimneys
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Big Four
Partners in Crime 
The Mystery of the Blue Train
The Seven Dials Mystery

Holy moly

Yes yes yes. Um, yes. 

Hang on a second...

Eugh the way these pictures are hanging is so amazing! I love everything about this, including that couch, but the black cords are so eye-catching and very cute. Really makes the prints jump off the page. Adorable.

Instagram

Yes, I've decided to go on Instagram. Just because. I'm not on That Big Awful Social Network That Shall Not Be Named on This Blog so it's a good way for me to stay in touch with all my friends. You can find me here - just little shots from life that, apart from these guys, don't appear on the blog.

Rope Necklace

Oooh this is a lovely one. And look at all its lovely ropey friends. 

Block Shop Textiles

I recently discovered Block Shop Textiles and goodness gracious. All of these scarves are so beautiful - I don't know which one I'd choose - and if I did, would I wear it or display it? Just gorgeous.

Metallic tea canisters

When I was in Japan last year I found some amazing-looking tea canisters, but many were floral or patterned which I didn't love as much. These metallic ones - especially the copper ones - are so elegant. Coppery tea - yes please!

Dotty Bedroom

This bedroom caught my eye in the latest edition of Lonny - isn't it amazing? There's a lot going on - maybe too much - but somehow it still looks so inviting and interesting. We have a lot of blank walls at our place (we've never had this many walls!) and when I see rooms like this, I have crazy urges to buy crazy amounts of art. But even that dotty print alone is pretty amazing. I may start thinking about how to incorporate something like this to some walls, especially in the lounge and dining rooms.

New obsession

Did you see this fantastic feature on the Design Files last week? All I can think about is buying a loom. I know, I know. My dear cousin S said, "Shouldn't we leave something for our 40s?" and while she's probably right, this just looks made for me. Colourful, a little bit mathematical and literally room to play. Want. Need?