'Rose Mediterraneen', Bay of Jounieh, Lebanon....

An Indian Summer led me to these great images of 'Rose Mediterraneen', which is situated in the Bay Bay of Jounieh, in the village of Gahzir, Lebanon. The house renovated by architect Mathieu Sfeir draws heavily on Moroccan influences...

I am loving the shades of pink chosen for the walls & also the patio entrada which is what dreams are made of...

I am sure there are many other gems popping up along this part of the Lebanese coast.. Lebanon is featured more and more as a place to visit and I strongly suggest, if you are given the chance, to get there before the masses!!

Images taken from An Indian Summer..thank you!

white & grey interiors....

It isn't perhaps the most obvious but having come across these stunning images - white and grey really can work very well together.

In particular I love the images taken from San Dominico House in Italy which shows how grey can be used as an alternative in adding colour to the traditional whitewashed buildings. You see a lot of blues & greens but seldom grey.. it works as a nice alternative I think.

In contemporary spaces of course grey has much more prominence in colour palettes but with a little bit of imagination it doesn't have to be drab and masculine.. combined with white it can be crisp and very kind on the eye.

Images taken from Coco & Kelly via

drifting...

Pottery Barn Eco lamp

Pieces of fast-growing, sustainable vine are hand selected from the jungle in Northern Thailand. The vines are then kiln-dried to remove moisture before they’re crafted into a unique organic sculpture

Overall: 16.5" diameter, 28" high

Pole: 19" high

Harp: 8" high

Shade: 16.5" diameter, 9" high

available via.

Fusion Home's Solimar beach Candle holder

Wood weathered by the wind, waves, and bleached by the sun.

30"Ix11.5"Wx14.5"H

$250 usd plus shipping via

Maine Driftwood bed POA via

Sustainability is very much a buzz word and the quest to protect and save the planet is no longer something that only a minority group aspired to do.

Thank goodness that it now de moda to be more environmentally aware!

Today, I'm going to show you some wonderful pieces of furniture and deco accessories made out of good old driftwood... be inspired to go looking for old pieces of wood and the like to make your next picture frames, light fittings or even beds etc!

beautiful astenangos....

la viva home bedspreads/coverings - 5 1/2' by 6' $325 via

astenangos make great headboards too

Jacaranda stools - tule with separate astenango cushion $175 usd via

Astenangos made of 100% unbleached muslin with cotton embroidery thread were crafted by the Otomi Indians from the mountains of the Mexican state of Hidalgo.

Necessity is still the mother of invention, and this is exactly how the stunning astenangos evolved - The embroideries were created by Mexico's Otomí (Ñah-ñu) Indians.At a time of great economic hardship. The Otomí drew upon their artistic history to create a sustainable enterprise. With saturated colors, graphic floral and animal patterns, and bold use of positive and negative space, contemporary astenangos present a striking example of modern ingenuity merged with ancient tradition.

The astenangos featured here are available via la viva home and jacaranda. Both companies have great textiles. In particular la viva home which I have featured before ref. aguayos...click here to remind yourselves!

coloured bottles

1930's Seltzer bottles - Argentina

available via.

There are few things more effortlessly beautiful than coloured glass bottles sitting in a windowsill, filled with flowers, or displayed on a mantelpiece.

I love coloured glass and had begun to accumulate quite a collection in Bs As. If you go looking in Bs As and around you can pick up some amazing finds - not least the vintage 1930 Selter bottles in stunning blues and greens. The obvious places to go looking at the markets in San Telmo and Dorrego but even better is to go off the beaten track, as far as Uruguay if you can, where you will find an Aladdin's cave of wonderful things at much better prices.

The bottles featured here (not Seltzer) come from the brand spanking new UK company Bottle Green Homes which have a whole of array of other beautiful household products too.

Go & have a look - Bottles start at 15 uk sterling and can be purchased via their online boutique...

top image re-blogged from designsponge

oi soi oi...goodness gracious me

Oi Soi Oi which is Vietnamese for Goodness Gracious Me is another danish find...and what a great find!

Founded in 2007 by Christina Thobell & Britt Goodall, Oi Soi Oi produces all of it's products in villages around Hanoi by family-run workshops.

The corner stone of the Oi Soi Oi concept is respect for the people they work with: their customers, their suppliers in the workshops and the many more who contribute to making Oi Soi Oi such a success in really, very little time.

Just from viewing the website briefly I have found countless wonderful accessories for the home - ceramics, textiles to name but a few...

The following stock Oi Soi Oi products in the Uk - failing that i'm sorry to say you'll have to make a trip to Denmark.. and all things considering with so many devine interior finds coming from Denmark i'd be the first to go and pay a visit!!

Plümo, The Chocolate Factory via.

Sally Bourne Interiors via.

Petersham Nurseries via.

pia ulin....

Pia Ulin is a swedish photographer who specialises in shooting interiors - her work embraces life and her lifestyle images breathe energy...

I love these particular shots from Morroco - & as I have featured time & time again it is the simple white finish for the walls and then the furnishings which make the space. So simple but so very effective.

house doctor to the rescue....

Have you heard about House Doctor?

A danish family run company offering furniture and interior design products to discerning consumers with an interest in interior design.

My 5 x favorite picks -

great & different carpets!

elegant trays that would work anywhere in the home

sumptuous fabrics with cotton fill - superb throws

wonderful wicker - House Doctor actually seems to have some nice wicker!!

candle holders - there are 100's to choose from...

With their HQ in Denmark - where all the designing is done, they produce 2 x collection a year. This means that there are always exciting & in my opinion, beautiful furnishings for every taste available...

Their online catalog illustrates what they have on offer - I couldn't flick the pages fast enough & the good news it that they are represented throughout Europe. For list via.

Yet again, another Scandinavian design house comes up trumps!

Thanks to Beauty Comma blog for introducing me to House Doctor.

baby steps.....

me!

today's Daily Telegraph magazine via

tiles....morocco via

coral inspired accessories via

I'm happy!! Glancing through the Saturday Telegraph magazine this AM I noted that 2 x items featured TODAY in the design & fashion section I have ALREADY featured!! DT yur are so passe!!! jjejeje.

Memory Jog :

14/4 coral inspired accessories

6/6 moroccan influenced tiles

Ok, the feeling smug is over - I do know is that I wouldn't be featuring anything here if it wasn't for the inspiration I get from the incredible people & places I have been fortunate enough to know. I am in-debited to all & I feel just, very lucky to have had my eyes open to so many beautiful things...

I have a long way to go - lalamoon is only in it's infancy but with 6 months planned in India come September & a lot of hard graft on the conceptual and business side before then.. I'm going to do it!

Headaches at the moment = website & trying to find a mentor. Anyone got any ideas...

mix and not necessarily match...

wooden panelling finished in a stunning blue, with a mixture of fold up chairs and floral prints.

Not the faint hearted!! a different floral wallpaper for every room of the house. In fact the first room has at least 3 x diff. wallpaper designs!!!

Orange/yellow velour sofa, turquoise touches, pinks & stripes... potentially my idea of hell BUT this works really quite well.. To pull this off white walls and neutral floor colouring a MUST!

This is my favorite image - probably because of the Indian influence. A mixture of block printed and patterned fabrics created a warm and cherry space.

Today is all about trying new things and in the process not thinking too much about it...These images show you how mixing various styles- colours, textures, vintage with new etc etc creates great spaces..

I've tried to conjure up a sense of cheeriness too!

There is nothing sober about any of these rooms...and best of all it doesn't matter if it is pouring with rain or blowing a gale outside because being holed up in any of these rooms would keep you smiling!!

All images re blogged from Maison Bo heme.

peacock inspired mirrors & chairs.....

via Wisteria - $2399 usd

via Pier 1 - $249 usd

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Something old, something new...it seems anyone in the 'know' is keen to track down peacock inspired furnishings.

With so much hype about the stunning peacock/honeycomb mirrors isn't it time to bring back the gracious peacock chair?!

The chairs, made famous in the 70's by Al Green and strangely, Morticia Addams of The Addams Family - everyone had one back in the day.

I have always thought they are beautiful, their form so delicate and elegant and with the right fabric redux, it could be quite a cozy place to sit on a summer's night cocooned.

This said, getting ones hands on a pair or even one may require a bit of imagination... Think garage sales, even ebay..but it will be well worth the hunt and I imagine there are still some wicker manufacturers who produce them, but your will have to search!

Thankfully the mirrors are less difficult to source. The 2 x mirror featured above are available from:

i) Wisteria - handmade German silver . $2399 usd

ii) Pier 1 - $249 usd

images re-blogged from milk & honey and rickshaw design

tiles, tiles, tiles....

Tiles by Popham Designs whose range of tiles bridge quite wonderfully the classic and contemporary worlds.

I adore this Morocco influenced image with the concrete tiled floors taken from the inspiring and highly delectable book Morocco Style by Christine Reiter

tiles, tiles, tiles - so many great variations!

Rather outrageous don't you think! Wall to floor tiling - definitely a statement maker if you can live with it! These tiles are by Popham Design.

Bright and vibrant tiles create a dramatic walkway as featured in Australia Vogue Living March/April 2008 issue in their article on Casa Mollino which was the home of Carlo Mollino, the great Italian architect and designer..

"Everything is permissible as long as it is fantastic" Carlo Mollino