White Day Summary (Spring Colours Week)

Row 1:  spiralgirl1, kaitlyn sullivan, Janis Nicolay, Bekkah, orangesparrow, knitalatte11
Row 2:  fifthlampdown, Indianablue, Za Meander, jek in the box, deannalynn17, tuulikki titine
Row 3:  A Lovely World, flowerpress, flowerpress, flowerpress, the fabled needle, Hey LadyGrey
Row 4.  mrYen, 0o_irene_o0, this is my normal volume level, suffragette*, Alix!, mery donald

Stay tuned for a weekly summary later this afternoon!

Spring Colours Week (Friday | White)

Spring Colour Week has been simply amazing. Thank you to everyone for participating; you have inspired us all and I haven't seen my blog more beautiful with all your beautiful photo's this week, truly! I'll be back later today with a summary, and until then, feel free to visit the beautiful whites popping up all day here.

fifthlampdown
Hey LadyGrey
smidgebox designs
flowerpress
susanne2002
A Lovely World
flowerpress
cookoorikoo
mayalu

Pared-back Paul

Paul Massey is a photographer based in London, who has a beautiful portfolio of work. His images often feature in gorgeous Brit magazine Living etc. I buy this magazine often, especially their famous annual 'white issue'.

Now Paul Massey's beautiful Victorian terrace home is featured in Living etc.


I adore the muted, restrained palette of Paul Massey's home: lashings of white, with soft browns and greys and a dash of black. Speaks of calm and sophistication to me.



A serial renovator, this is Paul Massey's tenth home he has brought to life by tearing down walls, adding french doors and bringing in lots of rustic, bespoke fixtures.

What was once a series of dark and pokey rooms is now bright, light and open-plan.

I love Paul's pared-back decorating style. It reminds me a lot of fellow Brit Atlanta Bartlett's style, just a touch more masculine and more minimal.

Paul and his daughter toured around Europe in a 60's VW campervan while the work was being done to bring the old place to life. They collected lots of beautiful curios along the way.

Paul's vignettes are spare, but beautiful and full of pieces with a lovely rustic patina.

Paul puts together his treasured, carefully collected pieces with a photographer's keen eye.

The home manages to be both spare and cosy at the same time. I could spend an hour or two lolling about on this couch with a good book and a hot chocolate.

If Paul Massey gets tired of photography, I think he should go into the decorating game! His house is simply stunning and inspiring.

If you would like a full tour of this delicous home, visit Living etc. To view Paul Massey's beautiful portfolio of work, go here.

Best wishes,

Is this Germany's answer to Ikea?

These pictures are from German furniture and homewares company Car Mobel.

All furniture comes flat-packed and is marketed as good value for money - sound familiar?

I'm loving the clean, simple lines, the white painted furniture, and the sweet, fresh pops of colour.

I'm wishing they had an outlet or ten in Australia!

Best wishes,

Snow in summer

No, we are not having some crazy global warming weather phenomenon. I'm talking about snowy white bedlinen. I simply love classic, crisp, snowy white bedlinen! Give me any bedlinen as long as it is white.


I have had my white quilt/duvet cover for over eleven years now. Yes that's right, eleven years. And I still love it. It is pure white in a damask material, which gives it a bit of interest. I've found that buying classic, quality basics for my house in neutral colours always works best for me - timeless pieces that last for years that I can update with new accessories if I want. For this same reason I have white couches (with washable covers, of course).

The only problem with my quilt/duvet cover is that, after many washes, it has worn threadbare in the top right hand corner (the side where I sleep!).

So sadly, reluctantly, I went on a search for new quality bedlinen, in what else, but white. I searched high and low and found some lovely products, but all oh so expensive. I like to buy quality, but price is always a factor too. I like to buy well, but carefully. Then I stumbled on this fabulous company on the Internet.

This is a New Zealand company selling classic, high quality bedding products, for very reasonable prices. And available to Australians via the Internet!

Here's a sample of their wares

Below is the quilt/duvet cover I bought. It is made of thick matelasse cotton with a paisley floral design, for some textural interest.

Having never bought homewares off the Internet before, I was rather nervous, as I like to see and feel something before I buy (that's half the fun!), but nevertheless I took the plunge.

It was delivered promptly, in a lovely, free drawstring laundry bag. So far so good.

I took it out and noticed the quality is good, and the pattern is lovely.

And the end result was one happy me! Here you see it with my silver velvet cushions. Ok, I know you can hardly notice any difference to my last quilt cover, but hey, if you are on to a good thing, stick to it!

Snowy white perfection

Here it is with my raw silk pink cushions. That's the beauty of neutral bedlinen - you can add all sorts of accessories according to your mood. I will never get sick of this cover. Like my old one, I'm sure it will wear out through years of use.

So - new year, new bedlinen!