An inspiring French home with bold colour and patterns

Well hello there Friday! I can't tell you how happy I am to see you! It's been one crazy week over here - how's yours been?! The good news is, the weekend's just around the corner AND I've got an incredible home tour to share with you. Sabrina and Quentin drew on the help of  the talented team at Royal Roulotte to turn their Parisien apartment into a 'warm, happy home that promotes exchange family life and simplicity.... and neat with a little madness.' The result is a home full of beautiful rich colours, bold patterns and yet plenty of room to breath. What better way to celebrate the weekend?!

Credits: Interior design / architecture & photography by Royal Roulotte. Found via French by Design with thanks. 

What an incredible space?! The rich colours, the patterns, the way it combines clean and contemporary with a relaxed and lived-in feel. Magnifique!


A guide to a few of the lovely items in Sabrina and Quentin's home: sitting room - copper pendant light by Tom Dixon, floral wallpaper, kitchen - Signal wall lights, Nespresso coffee machine. dining area - tulip chair, DSW chairs. children's room - source a mid-century credenza here.

I'm such a big fan of Royal Roulotte's work - you may also recognise the name from this fabulous home and this kitchen project.

And that's it for me for the week, all that's left to do is wish you a wonderful weekend! I hope it's full of love, laughter and the all important 'hygge' feel!

See you Monday! 

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A home of a collector in rich, warm tones

I love finding beautiful new Instagram feeds to follow, don't you? Last week I stumbled across Theo Bert Pot and what a find! - are you familiar with him?!  Based in the Netherlands, Theo Bert is the founder of The Nice Stuff Collector blog, which is centered around his love for beautiful things in the form of 'books, vases, friendship, furniture, good food, dishes, photography, graphic prints, family and much more'. His home has been decorated in a plethora of rich, warm tones, and as you can imagine, full of beautiful collectors items. Step inside....

Photography Theo Bert Pot / The Nice Stuff Collector. Shared with kind permission.

The colours in this home are just so beautiful, don't you think? I love the deep greens, dusty pinks and ochre hues. Theo Bert has put us out of our misery by including a colour section on his blog outlining all the details of the tones he's used. I know. He's a great guy.

A few items I love:  Ligne Roset Togo sofa in velvet green (love!), natural linen curtains (by the half yard), vintage Beni Ourain rug, DCW chair, the grasshopper lamp is similar (anyone know the lamp featured?), sheepskin throw.

The blanket over the bed reminds me of one I saw in an incredible home we photographed for my 
next book. The homeowner had bought a batch of vintage Norwegian army blankets. Such a clever idea as they're interesting, lovely to look at and super warm! You can find vintage army blankets here.

Interested in more lovely homes which have ventured over to the dark side today? How about this sophisticated Swedish home in lovely rich tones, an elegant home in black and navy and a fabulous grey Australian home.

Have a lovely day!

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Gift guide: for friends who love a beautiful, warm atmosphere

This year I promised myself to do my Christmas shopping early. Admittedly I say this every year.....(how about you?)! But this year I actually already have a few presents wrapped (for me that's super early, in fact my man would say it's verging on worrying). The reason? Ingredients LDN. For those of you not familiar with the lifestyle concept store, it's a gold mine for beautifully simple items which 'make the ordinary extraordinary'. Think ceramics, candles, soft linens and scents. What more could a girl (or guy) ask for?! Here are some of the gifts I love:

Picture 1: Delight pot, cloud cup, simple ceramic jug, tallow candle.
Picture 2: Hand loomed cotton blanket
Picture 3: natural chocolate body scrub
Picture 4: Nomad balancing perfume
Picture 5: Pure linen napkins, simple ceramic jug in white
Picture 6: Octopus candle

Oh so lovely. It's definitely a 'one for you, one for me' type of Christmas shopping situation....(please tell me you do that too?!).

Is there anything here you'd love to receive?

Have a great evening!

This post was brought to you in collaboration with Ingredients LDN. All words are my own, and I only ever work with brands I love and think you will too. Oh and I really do have a few of these beautiful items already wrapped for my friends! 

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Feeling the Swedish Christmas spirit

Last weekend we had friends over for a Sunday roast and kicked off with our first 'glögg' (Swedish mulled wine) of the season. And I can safely say that when the snow is coming down outside, nothing warms the cockles better! Swedish glögg is enjoyed with a handful of almonds and raisins, pepperkaka (gingerbread biscuits) and sometimes blue cheese. Mmmmm! One of the big Swedish brands Blossa recently released these beautiful lifestyle pics taken by Pia Ulin and styled by Lotta Agaton which I think capture the, eh hem, 'spirit' of Christmas beautifully!

So cosy, don't you think?

I really love the traditional feel of the dining table- to get a similar look try this linen tablecloth (if it's too neat or has folds in it when it arrives put it through a wash (or spray it with water) and then tumble dry it, you can also scrunch it up a little as soon as it's out of the machine for good measure).  Source lovely aged chopping boards here. These traditional Swedish Skultuna lily candlestick holders are sooo lovely.

In a few weeks time my family and I will pick a cold afternoon and make gingerbread biscuits. Will you be making any? If so, there's so much inspiration out there from the simplest shapes and cutest mini houses to entire gingerbread cities! So fun! 

And before I head off, here are three Scandinavian-style Christmas links I love....

A charming Danish home decorated for Christmas. 


A Swedish countryhouse  decked out for 'jul'!

Au natural style gift wrapping.

Have a lovely day, skål!

PS I remember one particular hectic year our Christmas tree got knocked over not once but three times! Each time whoever was at home said it was the cat, suspicious to say the least!! Has your tree ever fallen over?

PPS And finally, due to popularity, Abbott & Mosley have extended the 15% discount (with code myhome15) on all watches until 20th November! See the original post (and the one I chose) here.

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