Colourful Kids

A child’s bedroom is the place where you can really go to town with colour.  Help to stimulate their minds with lots of imagery and a bright colour palette.   

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Opt for easy-to-wipe surfaces, lots of clever storage and wodden flooring to keep the room as clean and as tidy as possible with minimal effort!  I’ve never seen a child’s bedroom look so tidy (above)!

image from Carpet One, Canada

image from Zastavki.com

Wall stickers are ideal for a child’s bedroom; not only do they help to brighten up the room, the stickers can also be changed as the child grows older to suit their ever-altering taste… genious!

image from Furniture Fashion

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product pick of the week

Our hearts fluttered with love when we spotted this gorgeous powder blue butterfly wallpaper by Nina Campbell…

Lombardia Farfalla butterfly wallpaper, £46 per role

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Country Cream

Shabby chic seems to be a popular look to go for in the home, with it’s homely, ‘lived-in’ feel.  The neutral, light colours provide a great background for adding colourful accessories to.  It’s very English and very now and I’ve just found the perfect little company to help you to create the look!

6 pegs and shelf, from £59

Country Cream was started in 2003 by Karole Howard and truly is a family business; read the lovely story of how items are developed and made here. 

I love this look, it’s so pretty!

cream metal shelf, £23.50

tealight in bag, £9.99 each

mirror heart cupboard, £32

A Colourful Christmas

I feel a bit swamped with all of the Christmas decorations we have collected over the years and I’m starting to come round to the idea that less is more.  Anyone else feeling the same?!

The use of fewer decorations can make a big impact and still have the ‘wow’ factor; remember quality not quantity!  Pack away some of your everyday ornaments over the festive season to make way for your Christmas decorations, it’s well worth the trouble.  We’ve packed some of ours away and the house definitely looks less cluttered!

above: who said baubles have to be on the tree?  Get the most out of those beautiful colours by grouping them together to make a lovely hanging decoration.  Consider filling a clear glass vase with baubles too, for a pretty table centrepiece.

above: another gorgeous wreath like the one featured in my previous blog; I just can’t get enough of the stunning blue door!!

above: these fabulous autumn leaves make a refreshing change and really stand out against the white background

with thanks to Living Etc and channel4.com

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