Hi Eveyone, I have been really rubbish - no posts in 5 months. That's because I have changed direction a bit from all things interior related. I started working towards my new business in August and have been so busy I let things slip on here. I have been setting up a website, registering my business and I went on a course to make sure I know what I am doing to keep my accounts in check. I have now had many bookings and I have a workshop for 100 children coming up.


What is the business I hear you wonder? I have started running children's jewellery making parties in my local area, I have also opened an Etsy shop and last week I started a blog for all things jewellery related. Please do stop by for a look, my blog has links to my website and etsy shop.


I would like to think I will keep this blog going as it took me a long time to build it up with lovely regular readers but I can't say with 100% certainty that I will.  Check back every now and then to see if I have had a chance to catch up on the world of interiors or stop by my Bead Bash blog to see what I am up to now. 


Amy x

Friday Favourites

The colour this week for Friday Favourites is grey. Grey on it's own can be dull and boring but in amongst some choice bright colours it can look fantastic. For example it is no secret that I love grey with mustard yellow.

1. Stockholm chair from Ikea $59

2. Iitalla grey maribowl from hus and hem £19

3. Smoke and mirrors idiom bangle from Kate Spade $32

4. Hand tufted wool rug from Overstock €145.48

5. Canvas shopper cross body bag from ASOS £35

6. House doctor industrial table lamp from Bodie and Fou £149.99

Have a wonderful weekend

Colour board - blue and green

image sources from top left clockwise: PaperPhine on Etsy, soveryhappyart on Etsy, Elephant Ceramics, design sponge

I have put together another colour board because I enjoyed doing the other one so much. This combination is blue and green. I love the colour of thistles with the rich blue and bright green at the tips. These colours go together naturally and are really fresh, I think they look particularly lovely against a natural wood or stone as in the two images shown.

The paint colours are from dulux (first two) and farrow and ball (second two), names as follows from left to right:

Grecian Garland 1, Kiwi Burst 2, Cook's Blue, Pitch Blue

Where would you use this combination?

Friday Favourites

My colour for Friday Favourites this week is hot pink. I have never been a huge barbie pink fan but in small doses I really like it. I particularly like the chevron cushion above.

1. Thonet chair in hot pink from abc carpet and home $150

2. Lanvin pumps from net a porter €151.90

3. Chevron cushion from Festive Home Decor on Etsy $320

4. Camelia Avenue Posy Vase from Kate Spade $25

5. Hot Pink set of 3 pencils from The Carbon Crusader on Etsy $3.30

6. Pink Pouffe from Ligne Roset $1135

Have a sun filled weekend.

Love the Look

This weeks room for love the look is a homely and summery lounge as featured on house to home via apartment therapy. I have a bit of an obsession with orange sofas just now. In my search for one for this feature I discovered you can find a few in the states but there are not many available in the UK unless you go ultra modern. As for the rest of the room, here's how you can get the look:

1 - Wicker chair from World of wicker - £439

2 - Orange fabric sofa bed from Furniture Depot - $599

3 - Paloma vase from Oka direct - £85

4 - Large whitewash vase from overstock -  €135.79

5 - Bea cushion in orange from Lombock - £12

6 - Turquoise pouffe from Serena and Lily - $395

Friday Favourites

My colour for Friday Favourites this week is green. Gorgeous and fresh, this colour can be both cool and warming. Here are my picks for some green goodies around just now.

1. Green bentwood chair from Conran USA $120

2. Green Gronska throw from ikea $29.99

3. Threshold slingbacks from BHLDN $320

4. Mhy pendant lamp in green from Finnish design shop €169.00

5. Splodge dot medium seraphine from Kate Spade $147

6. Fleur de lys tumber from Anthropologie €10.00

Have a lovely weekend.

Colour board - grey and yellow

images clockwise from top left Thadd on photo.net, a creative mint, to be charmed, gather love

Another colour board - this time grey and yellow. I keep on coming across images of lovely refreshing lemons and lemonade whilst doing research for my wedding, which brings me back to what has to be my colour obsession of this year - grey and yellow. I love the combination of fresh bright yellow and the dutiful grey.

The paint colours are all from farrow and ball, names as follows from left to right:

Plummet, Pavillion Grey, Citron and Babouche

What do you think of yellow and grey?

Friday Favourites

My colour for Friday Favourites this week is mint. I absolutely love mint and have really been loving the patterned dinnerware available recently in places like anthropologie and west elm, especially in mint.

1. Tolix chair in mint from design within reach $212.50

2. Modernist mug from west elm €7.49

3. Super skinny belt from ASOS £6.00

4. Candle holder from Ferm Living €29.95

5. Nails in gone fishing from Top Shop £5.00

6. Studio 2 - oak from Ferm Living €93.95

Happy weekend!

Love the Look

This weeks love the look is a bedroom featured in house and home designed by Barbara Purdy. This bedroom is just the right mix of bright and cozy. Bright enough to wake you up on a sunny morning and cozy enough to curl up and relax on a rainy night. I've posted about grey and mustard before here - I just love these two colours together!

Here's how you can get the look:

1 - Hummingbird cushion from Natural History - £70

2 - Momo wall light in white from John Lewis - £130

3 - Shabby key rail from The Door Stop on Etsy - $18

4 - Grey stripe duvet cover from West Elm -  €50.49

5 - Chunky pine side table from Konteaki Furniture - £95

6 - Enamel flower jug from dot com gift shop - from £13.95

7 - Bubbles quilt in Horseradish from West Elm - €65.85

Friday Favourites

A new look to my Friday Favourites as I wasn't very keen on the old look. I have decided to do this by colour theme for a while so have included a bit of fashion as well as home wares. I seem to have had a bit of an orange obsession recently. Probably because I am still waiting for summer to start in Ireland and feel the need to add some sunny colours into my life!

1. Reidar chair in orange from ikea $49.99

2. Meet me at sunset nail polish from essie rrp $8.00

3. Orange converse from American Athletics $44.99

4. Martini side table from West Elm €95.82 

5. Toast to you top handle cross body from Olive and Joy $68

6. Jali cushion in orange from Lombock £32

Happy weekend!