New Trend: Yellow

Love these yellow chairs above.

Below are some snaps of yellow in my house. The Victoria and Hunt lemon yellow cushions add contrast to the dark grey and navy on this rattan sofa. The yellow flowers look amazing against my dark grey kitchen and finally two ikat print bright yellow cushions on my L-shape sofa add a pop of colour and print to the greys. 

Divine Tabletop Ideas...

... to make your dinner party extra special!

Wonderful White.

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Areias do Seixo, Hotel.

Areias do Seixo is a modernist glass and concrete Hotel located on a protected patch of Portugal’s Costa de Prata, just 30 minutes north of Lisbon. 14 uniquely designed bedrooms are equipped with polished cement floors, pebble walls, soft quilts and sleek hanging stoves, relying entirely on geothermal energy and solar power! How would you love to escape to this intimate oasis for a few days?

Blood Orange Gin Sparkler

Blood Orange Gin Sparkler

You can keep the rosemary simple syrup in the refrigerator for a week or so. You can do this ahead of time. Also, if blood oranges are hard for you to come by - navel oranges are also delicious.

2 cups / 480 ml water
1 cup / 185 g sugar
4 tablespoons (~2 sprigs-worth) fresh rosemary leaves

blood oranges 
gin
ice cubes
tonic water (or sparkling water)

1. Combine the water, sugar, and rosemary in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer for 3-5 minutes, or long enough for the sugar to dissolve, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and let infuse for 10 minutes. Strain into a jar to cool completely.
2. In the meantime, juice and strain your oranges, you'll need 3 tablespoons of juice for each drink.
3. To make each drink you're going to combine equal parts gin, juice, and tonic water with a bit of syrup and ice. So, its 3 tablespoons gin, 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed blood orange juice, and 1-2 teaspoons of the rosemary syrup in each tall glass. Stir to combine, fill each glass 2/3 full with ice and top off with 3 tablespoons tonic water. Stir again and you're set.

Prep time: 5 min

Paint v's Tiles

Dark wall paint instead of tiles saves costs and adds a feature wall.

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Beautiful Chandeliers

My Home!

Finally my house in Dunkirk is finished! I bought the house as a brick shell, this gave me the freedom to design the whole thing. I began by moving windows and adding doors to open the house up and make it work spatially. I also added a plunge pool and of coarse a balustrade for Blue (our Great Dane).