A taste of Persia

Well hello November!!

I realise I was not around much last month and I had mainly been spending evenings helping out here.

Yes, my mum and dad have finally had all their furniture taken out of storage, and whilst I haven't enjoyed having a load of my old junk being dumped on me, it's been lovely unpacking items which have been in the family for years and remind me of days in my old homes. One such item is a lovely Persian rug which sadly spent years rolled up in their old garage (as it had a piece missing in order to fit round a fireplace at some point! - The things people do!!!) You can just see it in the bottom picture here.

Mum has decided to have it cleaned up and made into separate smaller rugs which I think is a nice idea. I also think a patchwork like this would be a great use for it too!

I love the use of the Persian rugs in these homes.

Images (from top) via: Frederik Vercruysse, Unknown, Nice Room, Living Etc, Unknown, Unknown, Design Sponge, Nice Room, A Merry Mishap, Nice Room, Color Sizzle.

Rug love

The new Autumn catalogue from Oka landed on my doorstep this morning.

Their collection of rugs and runners is just fab and I'd definitely have a hard time choosing one. The dhurrie rug in the third image did catch my eye whilst flicking through, but at a mere £1450.00 it's something that may have to go on my wish list...(the one with the long waiting time!)

All images: Oka

Spotted

This fab dress caught my eye yesterday.

...it's such a shame I don't suit collars (and I was on my way back from sorting out some fabrics, I promise!)

Anyhow, I digress....it really reminded me of this.

The lovely Egrets by Florence Broadhurst.

Need I say it?...more at Signature Prints.

Images (from top) via: French Connection, Desire to Inspire, Knots Rugs, Walnut Wallpaper

Yes please!

I'd have one of these.

Candelabras by Nick Fraser. I first saw his work at the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane, London.

I found these whilst flicking through Homes and Gardens! More here.

I'd definitely like to live here too.

The home of Farrow and Ball colour consultant Joa Studholme (they even named a paint after her...lucky girl!)

via Apartment Therapy.

Oh, and this rug. It reminds me of one of my mum's old Dash jumpers! So eighties!!!

Hence the name I suppose!

Footloose and clutter free

Today was spent tying up a few loose ends before the weekend and organising some files on my laptop.

It's good to have a de-clutter once in a while and I always find it de-clutters my brain at the same time! I especially  love this image above...it makes me feel calm and collected...the simplicity of the materials, the monochrome palette and the addition of that amazing rug for a little bit of 'wow'! Have a lovely weekend! x 

Image: via Desire To Inspire