Slowly falling in love with these kinds of shapes. Insert your own throwing-shapes-on-the-dance-floor jokes here. 

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The crockery, the outside in, the chairs, and the tiles & metal details.

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Images via Stylefiles and Living etc. 

It’s Friday 13th so I’m aiming to do lots of posts today - I said 13 - I highly doubt I’ll manage that -but let’s give it a shot! 

I’ve posted about Pia before, but I can’t help it - I love her work, so here is some more of it. 

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Images via Pia Ulin

I’m starting to loosen my grip on my dislike of colour - so I’m using these jewel-laden images as inspiration for a lovely and exciting project I’ve just taken on…but I’ll say no more as I’m kind of afraid I’ll jinx it. Anyone else sort of superstitious and nervous like that about lovely and exciting jobs? : )

Again, I have a photo on here with no link, due to my half-awake internet trawling - I promise to behave from now on….the other two images with chairs within are from the Style Files.

And once again, so happy to be back! Thank you for all the thoughtful emails and comments. I really, really appreciate them. 

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Just a random selection of storage and space that I like. Anything take your fancy?

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Images via Emmas Blogg, Busy Being Fabulous, and Ffffound. 

We used the ’sheepskin rugs over chairs’ thing in Shutterbug, and I can’t recommend this look enough. In fact, I’d like to put them everywhere in my house too - over couches, on headboards, on my walls - I want my house to be one white square of fluff and softness. 

Seriously though - if you or your partner sits on an office chair for the better part of each day, do this. I would almost guarantee that it will make them feel better about that 10 hour seat. 

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These spaces kind of remind me of our new studio - not in the brilliance of the look or anything, but just the fact that I can imagine enjoying taking a seat in any of these rooms. Like our place, with the light and everything - I can sit and get work done and I’m never  aware of - well, sitting and working. I just feel relaxed - and I usually find that quite difficult when trying to work - I’m usually restless or uncomfortable or distracted. Anywaaay! Let’s see how long it lasts… : )

First image - Pretty Lovely Things  Second Image - What We Do

Third Image - Grey The Blog Fourth Image - Busy Being Fabulous

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Just trawling the internet for stuff to finish off the studio, and stumbled on the above…I love this window film by UK designer Emma Jeffs. At £49.00 a roll plus delivery, it’s pretty perfect as an alternative to blinds and curtains.

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I’ve never been a huge fan of the use of black in spaces, but I have no principles, so am therefore allowed to change my mind! ; )

The first and third images are from Emma’s Design Blogg, perfect set ups. The second image is from Johanna Vintage, the letter ‘E’ pleases me - find similar on etsy and ebay. . Finally, the brilliance of old tins painted in blackboard paint from Poppytalk. 

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Could this be the most beautiful bedroom in the world, could it beeee, could it beeeee! (to the tune of Prince, in case you didn’t cop the cheesiness straight away.)

*sigh*

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Via Pia Ulin Photography

Apologies for the cheesy headline…just a lovely selection of interior images from ‘Frank Features‘, via Emma’s designblogg. Both websites are a bit of a feast of inspiration.

I love the retro mustard/green accents in the white bathroom - thieving that for the studio…also the shelves stacked with sundries in the kitchen, and the colours of both the walls and the linen in the bedroom.

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I would like both of these bedrooms, thankyouplease. 

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Some more inspirational images from my studio moodboard. I wish I could credit it them, but I saved them pre-blog. Apologies, and let me know if you know the source. 

From the 1st image - the couch. The 2nd - the image layout. The 3rd - Old doors as shutters. The 4th - polaroid wall. The 5th - the grey paint on brick.

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Apologies for the lack of blogging, we are currently ripping our new studio apart, designing websites, brochures, buying furniture and lighting, the list is endless!

I’m heading down a bit of a plywood/wood road with the interiors, here are a few images I’m working from.

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One day….

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Image via Le Fashion Image.

First image : Style Files.  Second : Plastolux.  Third : Image Spark.  Fourth : Emmas Blog. Fifth : Plastolux.

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Colouring inside the lines is no more. Paint is sloppy and spilled and distressed and clumpy and looks like you did it yourself, which is great news, as I am the world’s most impatient painter. I generally end up with it all over the floor, myself, the furniture, the cups and cutlery, the taps, my toothbrush, my car door handle, my front door handle, the towels, my pillow, everywhere. So I’m welcoming the disorganised application method with open, paint-covered arms.

It’s also particularly suitable for our new apartment, which some of you may remember, we tore asunder when we moved in…On taking the carpets up, we realised the floorboards were destroyed with paint and stain, but it looked kind of brilliant, so we left them as they are… See some of the images > here <

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Images found ages ago and source not saved, please do tell me if you know the photographer/original site. 

Some people just get it so ridiculously right, it makes you want to hang your hat up and retire. These images are seriously aspirational for me…aiming to replicate the same kind of feel in our new photography studio in Kilkenny…the last image is exactly how I would like it - signage just so, and industrial salvage all over the place. Oh and a random model strolling about in couture. Perfect!

Images via 1 & 2 via Emmas Blog, 3 via Inspirational Spaces and 4 via A glamorous little side project. Great resource sites. 

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Simple uses of paper : wall covering or adding to an inspirational wall. 

First image credit - unknown. Second image credit via >SeeSaw<

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Signage, neon, line drawings, a skull. As you do. 

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Ah, a glass house. Going to own one of these bad boys some day. On a lake, somewhere hot. That’s the dream anyways. 

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Things to hang on the wall - 

1. Vintage hangers - try etsy, ebay, store liquidations…

2. Fairy lights in odd little shapes - I have it on good authority that Dunnes and Lidl have the best value fairy lights!

3.  Vintage swimsuits - again ebay, and etsy, or try making your own by dollying up some new sets!

4.  Vintage theatre signage - very difficult to get, but I have found some on etsy and ebay.

5. Wooden hangers as print holders - buy cheap ones from Heatons and paint in different shades of greys and beige!

6. Hand mirrors - buy a selection, old and new. Ikea have a very pretty one in at the moment. 

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