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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I heart

I'm simply smitten with brass hardware, here are some of my favorites!

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#2 - I absolutely love this hardware! Jessica has done an amazing job with the designs. I actually just found out we studied design at grad school together, I had no idea she was the genius behind the company and designs!!

AND THE INSPIRATION!

I LOVE Aerin's classic kitch!! Image via Vogue

How great are the brass kick plates too?

via Martha Stewart

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Benches in Front of Fireplace

In my mission to fit seating for 8 in the floor plan assignment I discussed yesterday, I decided that the best option was to put a bench in front of the fireplace. I like this solution for extra seating because it is low and doesn't distract, but makes a perfect perch for guests and can form a conversation zone where there otherwise is not room for one. It would also be a fun way to add another textile or pattern in the room without a huge commitment. A bench is also light and easily moveable.

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Don't put the bench too close and burn the house down now.
What do you guys think of this look?

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Big Girl Room

I hate sneak peaks

but I am a hypocrite ....

SO

here is an annoying sneak peak of G's big girl bedroom which is coming along nicely!!!

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botanicals..

 

These pieces are so fantastic.  It is always interesting to me how I can like so very many things.  I like some more than others but generally I like a lot of things a lot.  Does that even make sense?  I am not sure but I don't find many things in design that I just don't like at all.  

Sorry rambling here! Point is I really like these.. what about you?  I don't often see the vintage botanicals with a black matting, what a wonderful discovery these must have been.

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The inspiring home of Emma Persson Lagerberg | House tour

Last week, I pinned this lovely image in my workspaces board. As I try to work from home one day a week, it is the kind of atmosphere that would suit me perfectly* - a little mood board on the wall for inspiration, my Urbanears headphones to listen to Vanessa Paradis, a nice table lamp like the Milk lamp I have in our lounge or this industrial lamp and a few decoration books (talking of which today is the last day to enter this competition). This home office is located in the home of Emma Persson Lagerberg - a stylist who regularly works with one of my favourite photographers: Petra Bindel.
There is a lot of beautiful decoration details to take on in this family home.
- the palette of silver, white, wood and pale green in the kitchen -  very soothing (this pale green reminds me of the boxes of Ladurée teas I have in my cupboard),
- the corner filled with books, lovely prints and wooden stools- very inviting,
- the kids beds put next to each other to give them more space to play, the huge blackboard blackboard to favour their creativity,
- the white floorboards throughout the flat to bounce back the light. I could go on and on.
What details do you love the most?

*not today though...I'm working from my parents' home and my mum keeps interrupting me to tell me about people who launched websites and are millionaires....

(C) Petra Bindel

{Thank you for leaving a comment. Reading them always makes me very happy}

La semaine dernière, j'ai ajouté cette jolie image dans mon dossier espaces de travail. Comme j'essaie de travailler de la maison au moins un jour par semaine, c'est le genre d'atmosphère qui me conviendrait parfaitement * - un petit mood board sur le mur pour trouver l'inspiration, mon casque audio Urbanears pour écouter Vanessa Paradis, une jolie lampe de bureau comme la lampe Milk que j'ai dans le salon ou cette lampe de House Doctor et quelques livres de décoration (d'ailleurs aujourd'hui est le dernier jour pour participer à ce jeu-concours). Cet agréable bureau se trouve dans la maison d'Emma Persson Lagerberg - une styliste qui travaille régulièrement avec une de mes photographes préférées: Petra Bindel.
Il y a une multitude de petits détails déco à se garder sous le coude dans cette maison de famille:
- la palette d'argent, bois, blanc et vert pale dans la cuisine - très reposante,
- le coin avec les livres, de jolies illustrations et tabourets en bois - très agréable et qui donne envie de se deconnecter,
- les lits des enfants mis cote à cote pour leur donner plus d'espace à jouer, le grand tableau noir sur lequel ils peuvent s'exprimer librement, 
- le plancher peint en blanc dans toute la maison pour refléter la lumière, etc...
Qu'est ce qui vous plait le plus dans cette maison?

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