Eat Drink Chic

From left to right: Gorman, Martinich&Carran (via The Design Files), Freedom, Beci Orpin for Urban Outfitters, Steven Womack for Society6, Safari Fusion

Sometimes simply taking a moment to tend to the little details in life- like brightening up an empty wall with a colourful tote, a string of twinkly lights and a decorative wooden star- can really lift your mood and make you smile...

Happy Friday everybody! :)

Cloud Napkin holder from Ikea (I use mine as a letter holder on my desk!)

Love the gorgeous colour block pots from Pop Plant.

Lamp from Fenton and Fenton (I liked it so much I bought one for our living room).

This retro style chair from Freedom is definitely on my wishlist.

Red Bird origami patchwork cushion from Kissen Studio.

Yellow Alarm Dock from Areaware (such a clever idea).

Star paper cup from My Little Day.

Recycled Leather Fuchsia Tablet folder from Paper Thinks (I want!!)

Black Heart Wall Flag from Pony Rider.

Pixagon Rug from Fenton and Fenton.

Love-love-love these neon heart vases from Lovestar. What a perfect way to add a splash of bright colour to your walls!

Also love their gorgeous styling in the above pic!

{ via Daydream Lily. photos from Lovestar }

Some gorgeous artwork over at Leif.

(Top two artworks are by Xochi Solis. Bottom two are by Malissa Ryder.)

Things are finally starting to come together in our home, which I've been slowly and (sometimes) painfully working on for almost 2 years now. I love surrounding myself with lots of colour, texture, graphic and typographical items and my various collections of treasured objects- things that will constantly stimulate and inspire me.

The above photo is of my current workspace which is actually our dining room! It has become a weird hybrid of both work clutter and entertaining bits n' pieces. However, I have tidied the table specifically for these photos! Usually it is covered in a mass of paper bits, craft tools, props, breakfast leftovers and other random remnants of my project work. I'm currently hunting for some yellow industrial pendant lights to hang above the table. 

The 'Sugar' artwork is something I created in an effort to emulate this gorgeous piece from Dough Pizza in Perth. I ended up using coffee staining to create the textured background. I've used Gelato Script font for the lettering. Because the word was so big I had to print out the lettering over multiple A4 sheets, cut them out and stick them together in order to create a template. I then traced around the template onto the canvas and used hot pink acrylic paint to colour it in. It took some time but was a fun project to do.

We are currently preparing for our annual Australia Day BBQ and, in typical Amy fashion, I am going all out with the details. I'm thrilled to finally get to use my drink dispenser for my homemade lemonade with orange blossom water.

We bought this beautiful outdoor table almost a year ago and have never used it! I'm also looking forward to finally breaking it in this Saturday. Should be a lot of fun dressing it up!

{ photos by Amy Moss }

There are soooo many gorgeous throw pillows available at Society6 from some great designers. I decided to pull together just a few examples of some of their bright, colourful and abstract pieces on offer. Don't you just love cushions?

From left to right: One, Two, Three, Four

I've been stumbling across lots of inspiring and colourful bits and pieces lately. As a result, here's double the 'Fab Four' fun...

one: graphic stripes wooden utensils from brown button trading | two: tennis ball gift bucket from harry barker | three: leather mousepad in neon yellow from freshly picked | four: malmo stool in mint from crate expectations

one: hearts and crosses coaster set from pony rider | two: you + me card from sugar paper | three: little heart note cards from anthropologie | four: rainbow gel pens from kikki.K

Loving this bright and colourful, felted wool home collection by Muskhane.

I have a wee bit of a cushion obsession. I can't stop collecting them. To me they're like small, affordable works of art.

Currently, I'm loving these bright collections...

TOP: Papercraft cushions from Beneath the Sun

BOTTOM: Japanese cushions from OYOY

{ photos from their respective websites)

Once again, Citta Design provides us with another inspiring summer collection packed with soooo many swoon-worthy items!

Above is my attempt to cram some of my favourites (too many!!) into a montage... 

You can't help but be put in a festive, summery mood when you look at all these colourful details! Combined with all this warm weather we've been having lately... I'd say it's time for a party!

{ all photos from the Citta Design website }

The weekend is almost upon us and the first project for me to tackle is catching up on some much-needed sleep! I've recently found myself trapped in a ridiculous little ritual. Each morning at some dark, god-forsaken hour, I wake to an onslaught of thoughts and project ideas for this blog and for our home.... It then takes me hours to get back to sleep.

Speaking of ideas, I recently came up with this cute and simple little DIY project... 

Believe me, nobody hates the idea of hacking up magazines more than I do but there is so much seriously beautiful photography going on in cooking mags these days (the rustic textures, the vibrant colours, the scrummy styling...) that I thought it would be great to turn fragments of these images into gift tags. Or, perhaps more fittingly, tags to attach to cutlery for table-setting decorations. 

Cut out some visually interesting segments from your magazine (in a uniform size), then stick them onto thick kraft card and cut to size. Punch a hole at the top and attach some twine. Voila.

I find the best mags are the ones that use thick, rough-textured, matte stock. Jamie Magazine is a great example.

Of course, If you're super lazy like me and don't mind spending a little extra money on the project, you can cheat and get these awesome heavy-weight kraft tags and just stick the magazine cuttings directly onto them.

Oh, and if you really hate the idea of hacking up your mag, just buy a second copy to keep!

There's a weekend project for ya.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the weekend. Apart from catching up on sleep and tackling some decorating projects I'm also intent on spending some quality time with Sukie in our (newly tidied up) backyard. She has a new toy that has actually survived an entire week. It's still fully intact and functioning. We're so proud. 

Happy Friday! xo

{ photos by Amy Moss }

{ Artwork } from Castle

Yellow Jielde Signal Table { lamp } from Daedal

Small { bowl } from By Joost

Zulu Ilala palm { basket } from Baskets of Africa

{ Seed packets } from The Balcony Gardener

{ Outfit } from Spring/ Summer 2012 collection by Gorman

{ Succulent } tea lights from Leif

{ Thanks } folded note cards from Sugar Paper

{ Hello } speech bubble stamp from Wit and Whistle { via Papercrave }

Calvin { leather chair } from DwellStudio

How STUNNING are these crystal bulb pendants?!  From Lee Broom.

{ via The Cool Hunter on Pinterest }

I've been hunting down some artwork to decorate our very bare, white walls and recently ordered my very first piece! I was so excited when this stunning Mia Oatley print arrived in the mail a couple of weeks ago.  It's called "Mid Summer Nights Dream" and it's off getting framed right now. Looking forward to hanging it up above the new couch!

I'm completely enamoured with all of Mia's gorgeous work.  See below!

Check out more of the prints she has available in her online shop.

Ack! It's been quite awhile since my last post. What a slacker! In truth, I was a little under the weather last week, my sincerest apologies for the lack of updates. The good news is I'm currently working furiously on some freebies for you all! Hope to get them up this week! 

In other news, I've been looking for small ways to do up our kitchen. I decided to put part of my collection of bowls on display rather than hiding them away in a cupboard. Our kitchen is grey, grey, grey and needs some brightening up and a little bit of 'colourful clutter' makes it feel a lot more homey. Also, I'm a firm believer that if you're a collector, you should display your collections prominently in your home. Surround yourself with the things you love!

I also acquired these lovely amber jars from Market Lane Coffee in Prahran Market. All my kitchen needs now is some bright and colourful artwork for the walls above- I see a fun DIY project in my future :)

By the way, I'm always on the hunt for more bowls. If you see some pretty ones, let me know!

{ photos by Amy Moss }

I'm currently intent on decorating our home and finding some ridiculously awesome stuff in the process. The only problem is, I want it all!

{01} Marigold flower weave rug from Armadillo and Co. So pretty.

{02} Colourful bamboo tableware from Core Bamboo 

{03} Lots of nice goodies in the By Joost store.

{04} Loving the 'Pop' bamboo/lacquer collection from Ekobo Ecology and Design 

{05} Would LOVE some colourful artwork by Arite Kannavos to brighten up our walls!

{06} Currently obsessed with bone wood frames like this one from Husk

{07} How cute is this Samara stool? By Nicoya Furniture

{08} Absolutely stunning green bone inlay chest of drawers with such an intricate design. From My French Interiors

{09} I can't resist a good typographic cushion. From Poulier and Poulier

Color Reform rug from ABC Carpet and Home

Chloe metallic leather ballet flats from Net-A-Porter ( via Katie Armour)

Lacquer trays from Iomoi

Apple and Pear Pinch bowl set from Leif

Bleu D'Chine bowls (set of 4) from Couleur Nature

Capri blue candle in a jar from Anthropologie

{ 01 } Cushions from left to right- Bonnie and Neil, Ankasa, Niki Jones, Bonnie and Neil, Toast 

{ 02 } Lazy Susan lotus resin taupe container from Zinc Door

{ 03 } Essex Sofa from Crate and Barrel

{ 01 } Zagora rug from Anthropologie

{ 02 } Bell Jar lamp from Old Faithful

{ 03 } Genova side table from Anthropologie

{ 04 } Vintage pink candle holders from Luna Bazaar

{ 05 } Orbit side table from Zinc Door

{ 06 } Lazy Susan gold hammered pillar candle from Zinc Door

{ ONE } In Summery top from Modcloth

{ TWO } Chalkboard Spice Jars from Anthropologie

{ THREE} Psychedelic Oxfords from J.Crew

{ FOUR } Mint green Bobbin Birdie bicycle from Bobbin Bicycles 

{ FIVE } Emma Cleine Mandala cushions from Crate Expectations

{ SIX } Back and forth bobbi pins from ban.do