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Monday, November 26, 2012

Seriously cool gifts for kids...

We had so many orders and press coverage for our decorative animal heads that I totally forgot to post about them here. So here they are!
For those, who have read me for a while, you will know that I'm not a huge fan of licensing toys like Barbie, Bob The Builder, etc... I think our children, our homes deserve better and I see so many talented designers out there that I make it my mission to show you things that are beautiful, creative and unusual to create inspiring, happy family homes.
When I put the BODIE and FOU Kids collection, I searched for things that would be beautiful to decorate a child's bedroom but also out of the ordinary - We don't like boring rooms, do we?
I love these animal heads because they change the look of a  child's bedroom in a positive way and break a plain wall. 
In Mila's bedroom, I painted one of her walls in Down Pipe by Farrow & Ball and the other 3 in bright white and you can see from the photos below that these lovely animals work equally well on a pale or dark wall.
All our decorative animal heads are handmade in India, ethically produced and then definitively add a striking decorative note to a kids bedroom (although we had one lady who bought the fox head for her kitchen :-)
Boys love jungle-themed bedroom so it's probably why the Elephant head is so popular (my favourite was the polar bear but I'm often in a white Xmas kind of mood) and I think these, are a great way to encourage creativity & imagination while decorating a kids bedroom.
For more animal themed bedroom, check out the Bat print or the Monkey print



Photography: François Kong  | Styling: Karine Kong | star garland from here
Nous avons eu tellement de commandes et de couverture de presse pour ces Têtes d'animaux, que j'ai complétement oublié d'en parler ici!
Comme vous le savez, je ne suis pas méga fan des jouets avec des licenses genre Barbie, Bob The Builder etc, donc lorsque je travaillais sur la collection enfant de BODIE and FOU,  j'ai cherché des objets de décoration qui soient beaux mais un peu différent pour créer une décoration dans la chambre des enfants qui soit belleet originale.
Si vous avez envie de créer une chouette chambre d'enfant qui sort de l'ordinaire, vous allez adorer ces Têtes d'animaux

Elles sont toutes faites en Inde selon le commerce équitable et elles sont juste parfaites pour ajouter une note de décoration a la chambre des enfants (bien qu'une cliente a acheté la tete de Renard pour sa cuisine :-)
Les petits garçons adorent tout ce qui touche a la jungle, c'est surement pourquoi la tete d'elephant a le plus de succes (ma préférée est celle de l'ours polaire parce que je suis plutot du genre Noel blanc) mais toutes sont parfaites pour encourager la créativité et l'imagination des enfants.
Si vous souhaitez trouver d'autres accessoires de décoration avec des animaux, jetez un coup d'oeil à l'affiche Bat ou l'affiche Singe

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

★ Little Quirky Pop up ★ | online auction

Quirky Collective + Little Pop Up = Little Quirky Pop Up
On 24 & 25th November, the uber cool online Kids store Quirky Collective and Little Pop Up, a company that creates pop-up events are getting together in Berlin. 
The exciting creative partnership will include a styling session from Quirky Collective and an online auction.
If you can't attend the event in Berlin, don't miss the Little Quirky Pop Up online auction. 
There is some really gorgeous things to bid on from Bobo Choses, Le Carousel, Anorak magazinephotographer Anders Hald and many more. We've donated one of our beloved Batgirl print.
The online auction will end on 07th Jan. 2013 and all the funds received will go to two charities. Have a great weekend xoxo

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Just arrived....

Isn't this gorgeous??!! We just received this beautiful tutu in slate grey to complete our collection. I'm sure it will make a lot of little girls very happy this Christmas.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween | Kids

Mila and I are flying back to London this afternoon. I would have loved to stay longer with her but my beloved sister is arriving in London tonight and Mila is really looking forward to celebrating Halloween with her friends. Life goes on, doesn't it ?!
Francois and I took these photos last September. It's crazy how Mila looks so grown-up on these with my shoes.
Like the polar bears, we've been overwhelmed by orders for this tutu but we are trying to get more before Xmas. Nothing is guaranteed. On a positive note, we will soon add a new tutu in charcoal grey which is really beautiful

Here are 5 Halloween treats for your home
#halloween1: Bat print
#halloween2: Batgirl print
#halloween3: Le Chat print
#halloween4: Wrought iron wallpaper
#halloween5: White cast iron wallpaper




Mila et moi rentrons sur Londres cet après-midi. J'aurais aimé rester avec elle un peu plus longtemps mais ma soeur adorée arrive à Londres ce soir et il tarde à Mila de feter Halloween avec ses copines. La vie continue, n'est ce pas....

Francois et moi avons pris ces photos en Septembre dernier. C'est hallucinant comme Mila fait ado sur ces photos avec mes shoes.

Comme nos ours en ceramique, ils partent comme des petits pains et nous n'avons presque plus de stock pour ce tutu. Nous essayons d'en avoir afin Noel. Rien n'est garantie. En attendant, nous allons bientot ajouter un nouveau tutu en gris foncé qui est vraiment beau! 

5 Halloween treats pour votre maison
#halloween1: Bat print
#halloween2: Batgirl print
#halloween3: Le Chat print
#halloween4: Wrought iron wallpaper
#halloween5: White cast iron wallpaper
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Pigmée | handmade dolls

I first wrote how special the Pigmée collection was to me almost a year ago here and while it was too late for us to include it in our last Xmas catalogue, this year you will find Pigmée a bit everywhere
...lounging on our stonewashed linen collection
...in Mila's bedroom here and there as we have two at home now
...in the white Christmas moodboard from our Autumn/Winter catalogue and below.
Pigmée is a beautiful, handmade collection designed by Florence Bories, a young designer who just gave birth to a little boy named Oscar so things are getting a bit busy for Florence right now and the delivery we received will be the last one we received before Christmas so don't wait for too long if you wish to offer one of these beautiful dolls as a gift. The good news is that we managed to get more of this beautiful garland, the bad news is that Florence is stopping them to introduce new designs and keep her collection fresh - which is a shame because I really like how beautiful it looks in Mila's bedroom but hey we all need to move on from time to time and I'm sure the 2013 Pigmée collection will be wonderful!
PS:
Lots of deliveries this week so the UP poster, Friends of Violet poster, the Paumes books and the turquoise linen scarf are all back in stock

Photo: François Kong | Styling: Karine Kong
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Morning in Manhattan wallpaper | Famille Summerbelle

My posts were not meant to be all about beautiful, striking wallpapers this week but the truth is, we've recently added a lot of new wallpapers which I really need to tell you about!
My new favourite to decorate a kid bedroom is this Morning in Manhattan wallpaper by Famille Summerbelle - who also designs these beautiful city maps.
I've recently taken down the Nelly print from Mila's room to replace it with this beautiful map of Paris in coral pink to match her newly painted pink desk - she loves it!
Do you recognise the stylist behind these photos?
It is the lovely Aurelie Lecuyer who I wrote about a few days ago when she launched Sunday Market with her friend Anne Millet - and the more I see photos of this half-painted grey wall, the more I want to do the same in our guest bedroom. What do you think? Tell me please bises

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Saturday, October 20, 2012

H&M | Collection "All for Children collection" for Unicef

Mila and I went to H&M this afternoon to see the All for Children collection H&M launched in Association with Unicef. Oh joy!...the gorgeous £9.99 pink dress I was after and the white coat Mila wanted were still available!!
The collection is just amazing...Mila's new coat looks so beautiful, it reminds me a coat by Dior except that it costs £29.99. If they had done the same for women, I would have bought one for me too.
In the end, we got a beautiful skirt matching the coat, a lovely fine-knit jumper with a block pattern and glittery threads in the yarn and as a treat, the Polar bear fur hat & gloves. So I'm now short of £90 but I know that 25% of my money will go to UNICEF and Mila has a few amazing pieces in her wardrobe.

I also would like to highlight the beautiful styling and atmosphere of these images done by Les Petits Bohemes and Desaccord for MILK magazine.

If your local H&M ran out of stock, you can find this beautiful collection on Little Fashion Gallery at the same price than H&M....
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Mila's little bedroom revamp...

A few weeks I got inspired by this little creative project for Mila's bedroom found on Pinterest...and as the minx wanted more pink in her bedroom, I decided to add soft touches to her room by painting her old desk and chair.
We went to our local DIY shop and she chose (actually!) a lovely, soft pink from the Dulux range which we got mixed into a plain pot of acrylic eggshell paint.
Here is the result....a lovely, brand new desk & chair for just £12!

I'm feeling a bit restless today so I may carry doing stuff with my paint brushes...Have a great weekend
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Smart thinking to maximise space in a kids bedroom

I like it when people think outside the box when it comes to decoration and using our Pipe lamp as a coat hanger in a kids bedroom is great way to maximise space while displaying a few lovely dresses at the same time. 
Image found on Found a Home
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Happy to see you...

Penelope has been designing beautiful handmade dolls for a while.
She even dresses them up with gorgeous clothes using Liberty fabric and patterns from Citronille which by the way, I highly recommend if you want to sew gorgeous French outfits for your kids.
And now Penelope has opened her first workshop/boutique and like everything she does, it is simply beautiful so if you are in France near Les Sables d'Olonne, make sure you pay her a visit

109 route du Chateau d’Olonne, 85100 Les Sables d’Olonne
Horaires d’été :
du mardi au samedi de 10h à 12h et de 14h à 19h.
Et sur rendez-vous au 06 86 45 93 68.


Cela fait quelques années déja que Pénélope crée de jolies poupées.
Elle leur fait meme de tres jolis habits en tissu Liberty et utilisant les patrons de Citronille - une marque que je recommende chaudement si vous souhaitez coudre de beaux habits pour vos enfants. 
Et maintenant Pénélope a ouvert son premier atelier/boutique et comme tout ce qu'elle fait, c'est simplement magnifique. Si vous passez dans la région des Sables d'Olonne, ne manquez pas d'aller lui dire bonjour.

109 route du Chateau d’Olonne, 85100 Les Sables d’Olonne
Horaires d’été :
du mardi au samedi de 10h à 12h et de 14h à 19h.
Et sur rendez-vous au 06 86 45 93 68.

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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Gorgeous wall stickers to spread happiness around the home

I've always been a fan of Shanna Murray wallstickers and used one of hers in Mila's bedroom along with the beautiful handmade cotton garland from Pigmée so she can see each time she goes to bed and wake up how much I love her.
Murray's calligraphy is feminine, inviting and each of wall stickers are little pieces of art to spread happiness around the home.
I've been looking for ways and places to add more of these gorgeous stickers around our home either in London or our holidays home in France and today I came across this image of the I love you beyond measure sticker on the nursery door of an adorable little girl named Lucca Valentine and it just opened my mind to a whole world of creative little projects...
* I could put one on each of the four bedrooms in our home in France with a feel good message or an inspiring photo...
* I could paint the back of our kitchen door with blackboard paint, adding B&W photos and let our friends and guest leaving lovely message...
* I could put this one on our entrance door to welcome people...


On Sunday, I'll be styling our new winter bed linen collection to show the new mustard duvet cover and other goodies we've received...I can't wait to share everything with you.
Have a lovely weekend xoxo
PS: The last one is the Dutch garland stickers which is temporarily in our Summer sale until Friday...

J'ai toujours adoré les autocollants muraux de Shanna Murray et j'en utilisé une dans la chambre de Mila avec cette jolie guirlande en coton de Pigmée afin qu'elle voit combien je l'aime à chaque fois qu'elle va au lit et se reveille le matin.
La calligraphie de ces stickers est très féminine et chaleureuse et chaque autocollant est comme une petite oeuvre-d'art qui sème des douces notes de bonheur dans la maison.
Cela faisait un petit moment que je me creusais la tete pour voir ou est ce que je pourrais éparpiller ces jolis autocollants dans notre maison à Londres ou notre maison de vacances en France et aujourd'hui, je suis tombée sur cette belle image montrant l'autocollant I love you beyond measure
sur la porte de la chambre d'une adorable petite fille nommée Lucca Valentine et cette simple image a juste déclenchée une vague d'idées créatives...
* Je pourrais en mettre un sur les portes des quatre chambres avec un petit message bienveillant ou une petite photo ...
* Je pourrais peindre le derrière de la porte de la cuisine avec de la peinture a tableau noir et ajouter des photos de famille ou inviter nos amis à laisser des petits messages...
* Je pourrais mettre celui-ci sur la porte d'entrée pour souhaiter la bienvenue à nos invités..

Dimanche, je vais mettre en scène la nouvelle collection de lin que nous avons recu pour vous montrer la couette en lin lave couleur moutarde ainsi que d'autres trucs géniaux. Il me tarde de vous les montrer.
Passez un très bon weekend bises

PS:
L'autocollant sur la dernière photo est le Dutch garland sticker qui est temporément en solde jusqu'à Vendredi - date à laquelle nos soldes d'été se terminent...

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Inspiring (clearing) Sunday....

For the past few weeks, I have been de-cluttering our home like crazy. 
One cupboard after another, room by room, I am diligently going through everything and I can't tell you how good this feels. 
Sometimes when things get too much (and I mean too busy), something has to give in so I'm streamlining our 'family procedures', the way I would have done it at work :-)
Today, I'm tackling my Macbook and I found these pictures I took of Lily and Mila in our holiday home in France.
Have a great Sunday xoxo
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Friday, June 1, 2012

Gorgeous linen aprons for kids

This afternoon, we received a small batch of our gorgeous duvet covers in washed linen which means that the blue grey duvet cover and the vintage pink duvet cover are now back in stock. Once they are sold out, you will need to wait until mid-July for us to get more stock.
I'm really really loving this whole linen collection, there is something very soothing about these beautiful linens and I have a massive crush on the soft grey duvet cover which looks really beautifully matched with these pure bright pillow cases.
And of course, we have these adorable linen aprons for children like the light grey featured below, which are super nice!!
They are available in light grey, blue grey and vintage pink and costs £35 each.

Version serious

Version focused

Version laughing



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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Soft pinks at home

I'm not a huge fan of the way toys companies or interiors companies produce and market all their products in pink for girls and blue for boys, especially the ones with Barbie, Bob The Builder themed etc...I think given the chance, kids have far more to offer than a life through pink and blue glasses just because of their gender.
Saying that, as a mother I can't deny that a lot of little girls are going through a "pink if not Princess' phase at some point in their lives. Mila did and believe me it was not something I encouraged!!
A couple of years ago I posted two articles "Pink, pink you stink"  and Pink for grown-ups here) that gave advices on how to decorate a little girl bedroom with soft, touches of pink. I think the best way to do this, is to stay clear from the bright Barbie pink and go for vintage pink - a softer colour which goes very well with soft, light grey. So here are three of my favourite pink home accessories that I'll be more than happy to have at home...
1. Vintage pink bed linen in French washed linen (soft and gorgeous!) 2. Soft pink ball chair (looks wonderful next to the white one, the lilac or grey ones) 3. This beautiful tutu in vintage pink (which we have in grey at home)

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Easter, chocolate, family....

Our family has arrived from the other side of the world (New-Zealand)...
Au programme for the next few days until we take them to our holidays home in France...
Borough market, Petershame Nurseries, Columbia Road & the flower market, the London eye, kiwi BBQ, gorgeous food and chocolate eggs for Mila who is on the starting block...
Have a great Sunday
Images from the ever so talented Claude...
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