The Coco Målé blog - your daily dose of interior design inspiration! http://cocomale.com/blog Interior design, furniture, home accessories, gift ideas, entertaining, architecture Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Colour Pop http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/colour-pop/ http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/colour-pop/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:04:43 +0000 Katie http://cocomale.com/blog/?p=7630 If you’re wanting to add a great pop of colour to your home, wall art by David Gerstein is definitely the way to go!  The colours are amazing and look great great against a plain white wall.  And with being sculptures, the art really does ‘pop’!

Euphoria

Deep in my Heart

 

 

Barcelona Bouquet

 

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]]> http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/colour-pop/feed/ 0 A refreshing change http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/a-refreshing-change/ http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/a-refreshing-change/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:46:41 +0000 Katie http://cocomale.com/blog/?p=7615 Chocolate and Pistachio Kiwiberries

You will need:

50g dark chocolate
10 – 15 kiwiberries
1 tbsp pistachio nuts, finely chopped
a tiny knob of butter (optional- gives the chocolate coating a bit more of a gloss)
Cocktail sticks

Directions:

Melt the chocolate over hot water.  Add the butter if using.

Place a kiwiberry on a cocktail stick and dip into the molten chocolate.

Sprinkle with chopped pistachio

Continue until you run out of berries or chocolate and allow to dry.  Enjoy!

with thanks to Mostly Eating for this delicious idea

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Unless you’ve been hybernating under a rock, you’ll have heard of Bodie and Fou, the popular online store selling modern, stylish pieces for the home.  Run by two French sisters, Bodie and Fou is the perfect mix of European design and French homeware.  Here are our favourites!

Dahlia rug £324.99

 

Big Ben Wall Clock sticker, £120

 

 

round metal tray, £42.50

 

Stella rug, Michelle Mason at Bodie and Fou, £350

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Showcasing the best of high-street fashion alongside designer news, it is an absolute must-read for all you fashionistas out there.  It features news and reviews from the fashion industry, the hottest collections, on-line fashion and designer collaborations for a style savvy shopper! 

Company editor Victoria White describes the magazine as “a title for women who have a real love for high fashion, but find themselves stuck between shopping weeklies and designer-only fashion magazines”.

If you only buy one magazine this season, this has to be it.  Make sure you don’t miss a thing!

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Mrs Lilien, a sister site by Kelley Lillien, is just delightful!  The images are full of colour and ooze luxury.  The blog is a must-read… she puts together outfits, accessories and homewares and describes the type of person they would be suited for.    Not only that, the posts even rhyme!

Kelley is a graphic designer based in the US, specializing in logo design and brand identity, print communications and packaging.

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]]> http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/kelley-lilien-one-in-a-million/feed/ 0 Rie Elise Larsen- colour queen http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/rie-elise-larsen-colour-queen/ http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/rie-elise-larsen-colour-queen/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:33:57 +0000 Katie http://cocomale.com/blog/?p=7579  I was really excited to discover interior stylist Rie Elise Larsen- her use of colour is just fantastic.

The home accessories by Rie Elise Larsen are sure to bring a pop of colour to any home.  Everything is so pretty!  I particularly like the lamp shades.

 

 

 Above: when lining shelves, ensure you choose bold prints and strong colour to avoid creating an old-fashioned look!

What a difference a bit of colour can make!

 

See here for stockists.

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Here’s the recipe for Suwandi’s Salmon ceviche with alfalfa sprouts and white radish pickle.  Yum!

 

Preparation     

Cut the fresh salmon into cubelets.

Prepare the base layer with quite a dense layer of alfalfa sprouts.

Place a couple of slices of radish on top of the alfalfa sprouts so that the salmon pieces can have flat base to sit on.       

Add a toothpick with a piece of salmon cubelet and a radish slice into the verrine as decoration.

Finally squeeze a generous amount of lemon juice and vinegar mixture on the salmon cubelets.

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]]> http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/salmon-ceviche/feed/ 0 It’s a Tough job! http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/its-a-tough-job/ http://cocomale.com/blog/2010/03/its-a-tough-job/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:14:14 +0000 Katie http://cocomale.com/blog/?p=7559 If you frequent the girly boutiques dotted around London, it’s likely that you will have heard of Catherine Tough, a popular gifts and interior accessories company.  This is how I first discovered Catherine’s designs and I just love everything she does!

Foul Family patchwork cushion, £65

 

Catherine Tough specialisies in the design and manufacture of high quality knitted and handcrafted products for the home.  Catherine’s collection is either handmade at her studio in Hackney or developed with ethically sound manufacturers within the EU.

baby blanket, £65

 

pale pink and mulberry floral Lavender Heart, £16.50

 

Lavender Chick, £22

The small but charming collection consits of three main themes: relaxing lavender, homewear and interiors.  Very cute!

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One  way of brightening-up the bedroom is to add a quirky headboard.  It’s quick, easy and fairly inexpensive to do, with instant and striking effects.

 

See how the ‘background’ of this room has been kept white and colour has been introduced using pillows, throws and other home accessories.  The headboards brings the room together nicely.

 

 

Drape a pretty rug over the headboard and swap it regularly for an instant new look!

 

posted by Emily

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