3 ways to update your guest bedroom for Christmas

I'm known for kicking off DIY projects the day after Christmas...
A few years ago, after a jolly Christmas meal where I ate for the entire year, I got restless and enrolled my brother and sister to revamp our mum's beach house next door and we spent the last few days of the year stripping wallpapers off and painting everything in white to bring more light to each room. We had a great time, cracking up jokes about our childhood and listening to old French pop songs on the radio although I doubt they would like to repeat the experience - one DIY Xmas is enough but I still enjoy doing things around the home to make it look better.
With Christmas around the corner, you're bound to have family staying at your place so here are a few things you can do to create inspiring and inviting guest bedrooms.

1. | 2. photography: Ric Wallis | Styling Deb McLean via  | 3.  Photography: François Kong | Styling: Karine Kong 

In collaboration with Time4Sleep | All opinions and layouts my own

Je suis connue dans ma famille pour commencer des projects de bricolage le jour après Noel... 

Il y a quelques années, après un très bon repas de Noel pendant lequel j'ai probablement manger pour une année entière, l'inactivité me demangeait et j'ai réussi a convaincre mon frere et ma soeur de redécorer la maison de vacances de nos parents. Du coup, nous avons passé les derniers jours de l'année à décoller la tapisserie et à peindre tout en blanc pour illuminer les pièces. On s'est bien éclaté, à se raconter nos histoires d'enfance tout en écoutant des vieux tubes francais à la radio. Par contre, je doute qu'ils aient envie de renouveler l'experience - un Noel bricolage est suffisant mais j'adore toujours autant bouger, changer les choses pour rendre notre maison un peu plus jolie. 

Avec Noel dans quelques semaines, vous allez surement avoir de la famille à la maison donc voici quelques petits projets pour créer des chambres d'invités accueillantes et inspirantes.

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Details I love on white walls....

Pretty writing on a wall....
Beautiful wall stickers*....
Mantra...
Graphic print....

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More styling tips to make your Christmas decoration easy

Early this week, I shared some of my styling tips to decorate your home for Christmas at little cost using masking tapes.
If you have children around to give you a hand, that's even better! Mila loved doing the Christmas tree on the wall or making little flags to decorate cakes and pies...and then eating the pies afterwards!
Today, I would like to show you what Frida from Trendenser did with black & white masking tapes to give you more ideas. From decorating tea lights (you can get cheap ones from Ikea) to jazzing up Christmas gifts, there is a huge amount of things you can do with masking tapes...
If some of you have lovely images of your creative projects, by all means email them to me to leblog(at)bodieandfou(dot)com and I will post them here with a link to your site or blog if you have one

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(C) Trendenser

En début de semaine, je vous ai montré quelques unes de mes suggestions pour créer une décoration de Noel sympa à peu de frais, en utilisant des rubans adhesifs.
Si vous avez des enfants pour vous donner un petit coup de main, c'est encore mieux! Mila a adoré m'aider à faire l'arbre de Noel sur le mur et découper les petits fanions pour décorer les apples pies que j'avais acheté...et puis les manger après. 
Aujourd'hui, je voulais vous montrer ce que Frida de Trendenser avec fait avec des rubans adhesifs noir & blanc pour vous donner quelques idées en plus. Entre décorer des petites bougies (vous en trouverez des pas chères chez Ikea) ou personnaliser les cadeaux de Noel, il y a une multitude de choses à faire avec les rubans adhesifs.
Et si vous avez de jolies images de vos projets créatifs fait avec des rubans adhesifs, n'hesitez pas à me les envoyer à: leblog(at)bodieandfou(dot)com. Je me ferais une joie de les poster sur le blog avec un lien vers votre site ou blog si vous en avez un. 

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4 Styling tips to make your Christmas decoration easy

If you are on Instagram, you may have seen that over the weekend, Mila painted a pumpkin left over from Halloween in silver.
It was a creative job we both enjoy - although for different reasons :-) but that pretty much kick-started our Xmas decorations...
For those who haven't received a copy of the BODIE and FOU Christmas catalogue*, here are four styling tips I put together using washi tapes.
I'm a big fan of japanese masking tapes and I use them regularly at home and at work to create mood boards. Versatile, easy to use, they are an inexpensive way to get cracking with Christmas decorations...
*You can see the BODIE and FOU catalogue on Issuu here

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Decorative star | Polar bears (SOLD OUT!), can be replaced by White Deers | masking tapes

Si vous etes sur Instagram, vous avez peut-etre vu que ce weekend, Mila a peint couleur argent, une citrouille qui nous resté d'Halloween.
C'était un petit projet créatif que nous avons apprecié toutes les deux - pour des raisons différentes :-) mais qui a été un peu le coup d'envoi de nos décorations de Noel.
Pour ceux qui n'ont pas recu une copie du  catalogue BODIE and FOU, voici 4 idées déco que j'ai mise en scène en utilisant des rouleaux adhesifs japonais. 
Perso, je suis fan des masking tapes et je les utilise régulièrement à la maison ou au travail pour créer des mood boards. Pratique, facile à utiliser, je trouve qu'ils sont parfaits pour créer une chouette déco de Noel a petit prix. 

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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!

White pompoms | Rabbit lamp | Handmade Pigmee dolls

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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Awesome WE read + a little creative project

Hello! I realised this morning that with everything going on, I totally forgot to tell you that our gorgeous, inspiring, awesome Spring Summer 2012 catalogue was now available on issuu. The print version will be mailed to BODIE and FOU customers and those who requested a copy next Friday. Voila! job done and I hope you like it !
I also wanted to share with you these FREE downlodable vintage paper placemats from the Pretty Blog (I love the cutlery one).
Have a lovely Sunday.
I'm off to make a cake for Mila to take to school for her birthday (I'm one week behind) and I have to start planning her Birthday party. This year she doesn't want any theme, so no moustache party like we did for her 6th birthday, and no lovely decoration like we did for her 5th birthday. I cant work out if I'm relieved (because let's face it I'm exhausted..things have been a little bit crazy since the beginning of the year) or a bit disappointed...

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Super easy creative project

A few years ago, a US customer sent us some lovely images where she used our Bird Clothes pegs to hang the name of her wedding guests for the seating plan (which I thought was a genius idea!)

When Mila was 5, I used them in her bedroom to display her drawings masterpieces...
I also use them too to keep packs of rice and bulgur wheat closed in the cupboard and as paper clips but that's just me....However, the food bags thing then gave me the idea of using them to make an advent calendar...
This year - LET'S BE CRAZY!!! - I may use them for Mila's upcoming Birthday party...
Anyway, I was thrilled to see this image Sophie from Skinflint shared on Twitter...If you have done something really cool with it, let me know or send me some pics :-)

 

 

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Creative project for a rainy Sunday

I love using grey at home. I painted one of Mila's walls in down pipe by Farrow & Ball (pic here and there) and I used Pavillion grey on our bedroom so I have a few leftover post of paint at home.
I really love this idea of painting a big, feel good heart painted on our walls...
Have a wonderful Sunday...

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Creative projects for the weekend

I'm really looking forward to this weekend...
My migraine is gone, the sun is out, we have nothing planned other than a family picnic in Richmond Park and the visit of Michael Paul who shot our holidays home in France and got it featured in various magazines in Australia, Italy, UK, New-Zealand, Belgium, Croatia etc. I've learnt a lot about styling from him first time around and I'm very much looking forward to working with him again.
This weekend, I'm planning to make these two creative projects and add final touches to our lounge which is really now coming together and if you have time, please please please vote for us:
{MyDeco Independent Home Shop Award} 

All you need to do is nominate BODIE and FOU as your favourite ever independent Home Shop and you could win £1000* to spend in our concept store on anything you like! 

CLICK HERE to enter the competition.

Have a great weekend

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Enfin le weekend...Ma migraine est partie, il fait beau, nous n'avons rien de prévu à part un pique-nique familial à Richmond Park et la visite de Michael Paul (le photographe qui a shooté notre maison de vacances en France et a publié son reportage photo dans plusieurs magazines en Australie, Italie, Angleterre, Nouvelle-Zealand, Belgique, Croatie. J'ai beaucoup appris sur le stylisme photo la première fois qu'il est venu et il me tarde de retravailler avec lui.

Ce weekend, je vais m'atteler à ces deux petits projets créatifs et ajouter les touches finales à notre salon qui commence serieusement à etre très Bo et si vous avez le temps, please please please votez pour nous: 

{MyDeco Independent Home Shop Award} 

Tout ce que vous devez faire, c'est nominer BODIE and FOU comme votre magasin de decoration indépendent préféré et vous pourriez gagner £1000* a dépenser dans notre boutique sur tout ce qui vous fait envie!

CLIQUEZ ICI pour participer au jeu-concours.

Passez un bon weekend

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Little DIY project: magic decals to personalise jars

While the streets of London are covered with snow, we are shooting the first images of our Spring/Summer catalogue in a corner of my kitchen which seems a bit odd but necessary to be able to release it in May and so far so good... I really love the Summer vibes of these first shots and the new BAU pendant light is beautiful!
During our lunch break, I discovered this fabulous tutorial by Kristine from  The Painted Hive to make labels on Ikea jars. She is the queen of decals tutorials because this other one she posted earlier looks equally fab so if you're stuck at home today, I think it's something you may enjoy reading to do it some other time. Have a great sunday

Click here to read the instructions

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Little creative projects for the weekend

A couple of weeks ago, I posted this creative project to make an advent calendar out of bird clothes pegs. This weekend, you could make these pretty wings out of newspapers and a thin cardboard sheet (the one you get in your husband's new shirts would be perfect).
Alternatively, you can create this gorgeous garland out of washi masking tape. 
Have a great, inspiring weekend

 

via Pinterest

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