K is for Kookaburra

Bold & Noble produce a range of cool alphabet prints and height charts for kids. I love the robot and am considering getting one for my boys - robots have good longevity I think in boy world - so they might want to keep this one long after they have vetoed all my other design inputs to their bedrooms.

The animal alphabet is lovely also and would make a great gift - it took me a while and a lot of squinting to work out that U was for urchin. Although Bold & Noble are UK based it does have K for kookaburra for the Aussie kids.

Images: Bold & Noble

Tine K

This ultramarine bluey purple is one of my favourite colours. I love it for t shirts, it looks great layered with white or black but I have never used it at home. These shots from Tine K Home certainly inspired me. The whole catalogue is full of great styling and highly desirable homewares. Enjoy and have a lovely weekend !!

Images: www.tinekhome.dk

Custom ceiling

Another cool idea from Swedish designer Lisa Bengtsson. This is her custom ceiling wallpaper - tailored to your room size. Such a great idea and with lots of possibilities. Great for defining a space in an open plan layout or repeated for dramatic effect.

Images: www.lisabengtsson.se

Favourite houses: Amsterdam apartment

This beautiful apartment owned by fashion and interior stylist Peter Shaffrey was featured in the latest edition of Image Interiors magazine. There are so many things I like about it I had to include most of the photos here. The space in itself is fabulous - high ceilings and huge windows. My list of things to love about this apartment - dramatic hallway, the living room, sleek kitchen, the gorgeous art deco bedroom furniture. I also don't mind a bit of laboratory / vintage industrial in interiors - hence the close up of the little retort stand beside the bed. There is lots more to see on Peter Shaffreys website. His home page has an Oscar Wilde quote on it that I have always enjoyed:

"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best "

Images: Peter Shaffrey

Poppy and Leaf by Jocelyn Walker

These wallpapers and lamps are by Jocelyn Walker. Apart from having a wonderful collection of wallpapers I love the way they are photographed in very 'ordinary' settings. Browsing through the catalogue online many of the images show mantlepieces scattered with the small photos and bits and pieces that most have us have in our own un-styled homes. So it makes it easy to imagine what the paper might look like in your own house. A few favourite pictures and patterns below.

Images: Poppy and Leaf by Jocelyn Warner

Ruth Cross

I have officially gone soft. Having lived in Australia for three years I now find myself agreeing vigorously with my friends that its freezing when in fact it is 19 degrees. Our evenings are getting cooler though and its time to pull out the throws and rugs. These pieces are by Ruth Cross the company set up by textile designer Ruth Bridgeman. Ruth Cross products have beautiful texture and are handmade, mostly of wool. I particularly like the dressing stool below as my granny had a stool shaped just like this at her dressing table.

Images: Ruth Cross

Breath