A COMFY BEDROOM IN BROOKLYN

i have recently been thinking about bedlinen. i know, it doesn't sound like the most amazing thing to think about but i have a conundrum. a while back i bought a couple of sheet sets, thinking they would only ever be on our bed with the rest of that sheet set. but what happens when half of the sheet set dies for whatever reason? my sheet sets didn't go with each other, so i had mismatching bedlinen that i am struggling to use in a way that i like. so to address this problem, i decided all bedlinen would be white. this works really well practically and you never end up with sheets that don't go together, but it does not look exciting. it does look crisp, but not interesting.

so this dilemma has got me thinking - what bedlinen combination should i have in my cupboard so that i can get a mismatched look that works, can i have pattern and different colours that look good together always. the answer is most definitely yes because i see it on design blogs all the time. anyway, i was looking through design sponge this week (a great source of home inspiration) and came across this bedroom - simple, cosy, and not boring!

image: design sponge

image: design sponge

 
what do you think? i like the playfulness of the dot sheets - they create interest and break up the white, without being crazy busy.

here are some other images that are inspiring me at the moment as i think through my bedlinen choices...trying not to break the bank at the same time.

image: 79 ideas via unembellished thought

image: alvhem makleri via trendenser

image: hannah blackmore via cush & nooks

image: kara rosenlund

i think my conclusion is to have a few neutrals that aren't just white - these can always be mixed and matched to look effective, and stick to a colour scheme, so any embellishments will be co-ordinated. and the neutrals will always go with the colours to make up the bed. also, texture is a must - you can see it in every picture above and gives depth to a look. lets hope my colour taste doesn't revolutionarily change over the next few years!!!

EASTER STYLING & A CHANGE OF SEASON

soooo... i know it has been a while but i am back! and hopefully a little more regularly now! today is my first day of working for myself (really excited and totally freaking out). i am hoping this new change will really give me some decent chunks of time to work on my designs and work through the best method for printing and making. so as of today, wednesday's are 'owl & bridge' work days. hooray!! i will be adding new things up on my blog as they develop as i will be too excited not to share.

anyway, enough of that...on the weekend west elm, pottery barn, pottery barn kids and williams sonoma in sydney had an easter styling event where four different stylists spent half an hour styling an easter table for one of the stores. some of my favourites (sibella court, megan morton) were there, along with a couple of people i hadn't seen the work of before (cameron kimber, marco meneguzzi). here are a couple of iphone snaps i took on the day.

SIBELLA COURT FOR WEST ELM

i really like sibella's mismatch style that is brought together by colour a consistency in colour. also the different textures of timber, ceramic, glass, enamel create an dynamic tablescape and keeps you interested after the first glance. Sibella and her team dyed the eggs themselves using a martha stewart 'how to', but her brief to the team was 'to keep all the ones martha would have rejected'! Also as a must, greenery! Books were a clever trick to change up the heights which can create a flow to the table. she did put a rug on the table as a tablecloth which looked good, but i don't think i would be that game.

Sibella's encouragement was to use the things already in your house. walk around and find a whole lot of things and then pick and edit from that to create your tablescape. you will always have left overs but that is how styling works - you always gather more than you need so you can pick and choose and edit.

MARCO MENEGUZZI FOR POTTERY BARN

i hadn't come across marco's work before, but what i did like about this tablescape was that it wasn't overly spring. so many things around easter are to do with spring, which is totally understandable given that it is spring in the northern hemisphere at this time but we are in the southern hemisphere! i like that this one suits more the autumn climate at the easter time of year - it looks like an autumn table because of the colours without taking away the eggs and chickens etc. which symbolise new life. it is also very american and county in style which is not traditionally my thing, but it works here and is effective in grasping both the climate and the celebration.

HELSINKI HOME SHOT BY KRISTA KELTANEN

image: krista keltanen via 79 ideas

image: krista keltanen via 79 ideas

image: krista keltanen via 79 ideas

image: krista keltanen via 79 ideas

image: krista keltanen via 79 ideas

gelato colours are so happy don't you think? this place just enough of them for the home to feel like a happy one! little pops here and there, with texture, handmade and vintage thrown in, this home feels light and bright, without being too overwhelming. there is a consistent colour scheme - gelato colours - worked through the home, with different empasis yet a consistent theme as you move from room to room, and the volume of white, as always, keeps the space from feeling heavy. what colour schemes do you like? do you love gelato colours?