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Lighting is one of the most powerful tools in Interior Design. (DI Interiors Post 5.7.2014)

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Lighting is one of the most powerful tools in Interior Design.
Lighting has the power to determine the mood and vibe of a space. It can make you feel calm, comforted, alert and even anxious or distressed. Lighting can also be used instead of walls or dividers to define spaces.
My favourite type of light fixtures (or luminaire) are pendants. Because pendants are lower to the ground and often at eye level they can become stand our features within your home.
I guess the most common way to use pendent lighting is above a dining room table, like I have done using the replica Poul Henningsen PH5 in our dining room (bottom RHS pic). The rule of thumb when hanging a pendant above a table is to position it so the bottom of the luminaire is 150cm from the floor.
You don’t need to centre your pendent either, they can look amazing positioned off to the side or over a specific element that you want to highlight (top RHS pic).
There are so many more exciting ways to use pendants though! They can be hung at different heights; positioned above a bed; or select a variety of different pendants and group them together, like they have done in the top LHS pic.
Sometimes pendant lighting doesn’t emit a lot of light, which may result in them being excluded from areas like kitchens and bathrooms, don’t be scared to repeat the luminaire as many times as needed (as shown in the middle top pic).
Hi hope this will inspire you all to experiment and have fun with lighting particularly pendants on your home!
G xx
Source:
Top LHS – notapaperhouse.com
Top RHS – feedly.com
Bottom LHS – laurenconrad.com
Bottom Middle – bloglovin.com
Bottom RHS – Guinevere Flavel

Dressing to suit your mood! (DI Post 3.7.2014)

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As I said to my colleague yesterday when she said how much she liked this outfit, “It’s Fierce!”
This outfit is fierce (thanks Rio and Scott for introducing that word into my vocabulary!)
I needed it to be fierce yesterday, because I needed to be fierce, if I wasn’t fierce Thursday would have kicked my but!
I was tired (having been at work until after 10pm the night before) and yet I still had a big deadline, that I had to knock on the head by 5pm to get home on time for Soph’s birthday! Plus I couldn’t work through lunch because I have committed to coordinating a group fitness session at work for a bunch of awesome ladies!
Why do I thing this outfit is fierce? Well most definitions of fierce include the words severe and intense, which I think really sums up this high contrast outfit that consists of chiseled black boots, pleather peplum, geometric mono chromatic jacket, snakeskin bag (Foley and Agamo) and statement neck piece!
This outfit influenced my mindset for the day, I looked like I meant business and so I acted like it too!
Do you dress to suit your mood?
G xx

Mixing prints (DI Post 30.6.2014)

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Sophie and I both mixed our prints today!
As Nat (Defined Image) explains in her eBook “How to work with Colour and Print” all you need to do to safely mix your prints, is make sure there is either a colour or pattern in common.
All the items I’m wearing, share the colour black. The scarf, knit and shoes also have off white, and to top it all off the pants, knit and shoes also have a spotty, dotty pattern in common!
The pink and cream in Sophie’s bomber jacket is repeated in her stockings. The maroon in her stockings is repeated in her booties and the blue in the jacket ties in with the skirt.
I hope this post inspires you to really have some fun incorporating mixed prints in your outfits!
G xx

Yellow, grey and chevron….(DI Interiors Post 28.6.2014)

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This is for all the parents out there, especially expecting Mums. 

When we were expecting Sophie, we didn’t find out what we were having (because I can’t keep secrets)! However, I did want to have a finished nursery. So we did a gender neutral yellow and grey chevron theme (Bottom 2 pics and middle top pic).

We haven’t really done it yet, but as she gets older we will be adding more and more pink to her room (a bit like the top LHS pic). If we had a boy we could have then added more blue (very stereotypical I know!) 

G xx
Image of boys room: www.simplysmashingblog.com

Image of girls room: www.myhomerocks.com

Surprise! (DI post 26.6.2014)

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This vintage dress is both feminine and  dowdy. On its own, I just get away with it because my hair is pretty masculine and edgy (it’s all about opposites).
To really make this dress work I need to team it with something masculine and tough (blazer and boots) and something edgy and modern (neon pink blazer).
The boots are slightly darker than my hair so I needed the necklace to bring the look together.
For the cold walk to work I wore my camel duffle coat, and I loved the reaction I got when I took off my coat off to reveal my neon blazer!
What do you think? Confused or does this outfit make sense?
G xx

Breaking all the rules…. (DI Post 23.6.2014)

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This outfit is pretty basic, a knit, skirt, heels and a clutch. What makes this outfit a stand out (in my opinion) is the colour and prints and how I have broken every traditional rule regarding print and colour that our grandmothers (probably our mums too) would have adhered to.

  1. If you want to look edgy and current, don’t match your shoes with your bag;
  2. Mix your prints – I have mixed the cream and black poker-dot with my leopard print heels (they have black in common);
  3. My shoes also look good, because orange and blue are best friends!; 
  4. You can wear any colour together providing they are in the same colour family, e.g. pastels, darks and brights. My skirt and clutch are both brights!; and
  5. Be confident and you can pull off anything!
Ps all these rules go for Interiors too!

G xx

Keep core elements neutral (DI Interior Post 21.6.2014)

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To ensure your home looks up to the minute and in vogue, at the same time ensuring a timeless look that will not require a refurb in 7 years time, make sure the core elements, as in walls, floors, and expensive furniture are in neutral colours, have timeless style, and are hard wearing (just like your clothes!)

That way you can play around with colour in your more interchangeable and less expensive items. Such as chairs, cushions, artwork, ornamentation and soft furnishings. (Is this starting to sound familiar?)

I was drawn to this space for its simplicity and sophistication, yet also for it’s colour and whimsy! The hardwood floors, crisp white walls, invisible shelves and solid timber table, are the core elements of the room and yet are actually acting in more of a supporting role to the less permanent colourful and whimsical elements.
Colour and whimsy can be found in the chairs, ornaments, artwork and luminaire. All of these items are what make this room current and modern, and all of these items can easily be replaced with less expense!
In this instance only a few colours were used, keeping the space calm and sophisticated. The ‘robin egg blue’ colour of the chairs has then been picked up throughout the artwork, and scattering of orange can also be found in both artwork and ornaments to compliment the blue.
Don’t forget as with clothing, items do not necessarily have to have a colour in common, a pattern will work just as well, in this instance the shape of the luminaire ties in with the legs on the chairs!
G xx
Image – Apartment Therapy; Designer – Sarah Stacey; Source – www.simplygrove.com

Winter whites….. (DI Post 19.6.2014)

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Today I decided to don my winter whites. I call these my ‘living on a prayer days’. As I have to hope and pray that I make it through without spilling something on them lol!
I kept it pretty classic today with a navy blazer, tan belt and bag, and leopard print shoes.
If you want to wear the same colour pants and top, just break them up with a thin belt in a hair colour!
The leopard print shoes are great, as they tie in with the tan in the belt and bag without being too matchy matchy!
G x

Do you ever wear leggings as pants? (DI Post 16.6.2014)

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I love my new Coles grey cable knit, today I have gone for warmth and comfort (again) and teamed it with my black Kardashian ponte pants/leggings and black boots. 

To break up the monotony and heaviness of the knit I have worn a statement necklace,

and the leopard print Foley and Agamo bag creates a fantastic contrast, being the only warm coloured item in the ensemble!

I threw on my cape when I headed out the door for a little extra warmth, but mainly to alleviate any potential ‘leggings are not pants’ reactions!
Do you ever wear leggings as pants?
G xx

Breaking up a heavy knit….(DI Post 14.6.2014)

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I picked up this grey cable knit from Coles yesterday for $25! Looking forward to all the outfits I can make with it!
Today I teamed it with my khaki puffer vest from Katie’s, navy mini, charcoal opaques, tan boots and two necklaces, one to lower the neckline and to anchor in all the elements of the outfit, the other to give me a waist as the knit is a bit chunky!
On its own this cable knit makes me look very top heavy, but the vest and necklaces really break it up!
The best bit about this outfit is I am so warm and comfy!
G x