Scarlet Heart

etsy | Etsy find | happyweekend | Red | world heart day

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This year, World Heart Day shines the spotlight on heart disease and stroke affecting women and children; reminding us that heart disease is not just a men or grown up disease. A couple of years back, my beloved grandmother suffered from a stroke. Although, she thankfully survived it, she is never the same again. She lost tonnes of weight, her heart is a lot weaker and she is unable to cook for family reunions anymore.

Therefore, World Heart Day is a great day to remind us to keep active and eat healthy for a stronger heart to prevent this disease from prematurely robbing years off our lives. The World Heart Federation chose red as its campaign colour, which inspired today's board. Happy Weekend! Go for a run! :)

1. COUPLE HEART HOT AIR BALLOON CARD

2. RED CATS IN LOVE TEACUPS

3. HEART CUPCAKE TOPPER

4. HAND PRINTED TOTE BAG

5. RED CHEVRON PILLOW COVER

6. HEART RED WOOL BOWL

7. RED HEART EARRINGS

8. RED KNOT BRACELET

9. HANDMADE LEATHER SHOES

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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

diamond | etsy | Etsy find | geometric | happyweekend

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You've gotta admit that geometric patterns have been making waves this year; and you've got to admit that life will be boring and chaotic without these addictive symmetrical patterns. This weekend, I am obsessing with these diamond patterned, because diamonds are a girl's best friend and diamonds are forever!~

Happy Weekend! 

1. GEOMETRIC EARRINGS

2. TRIBAL GEOMETRIC WOOD BROOCH

3. GEOMETRIC SCULPTURE HANGING MOBILE

4. DIAMOND MUG & SAUCER SET

5. GOLD DIAMOND SHAPE RING

6. GEOMETRIC HANGING PLANTER

7. DIAMOND GEOMETRIC PILL CASE

8. DARK TEAL DIAMOND COVER

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Colonial Industrial Inpsired

ace hotel | colonial | design | design sponge | feedly | Industrial | interior | style

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Today Colonial Revival by Design Sponge popped up on my Feedly reader. This trend follows on aptly from the previous post about the enigma Fall brings about. After spending the weekend watching the Emmy-winning series “The Innovators -The Men Who Built America”, this theme definitely caught my interest. Learning how the country was taken through industrialisation to modernism by a few revolutionary characters was inspiring. However, the regal and industrial styling of the show was what really got me hook.  The old libraries, the steel, the dark wood furniture and towards the end – opulence; so captivating and mysterious. When you take these old elements and put a modern twist to them, a room becomes a contemporary space filled with character, personality and warmth. This refined industrial style that is put together but slightly deconstructed is reminiscent of like the Ace Hotel New York. I find rooms that are too ‘new’ leaves me feeling cold and impersonal, like living in a show room unit; don’t you think?

discovered via Design Sponge

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Fall Enigma

etsy | Etsy find | Fall

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If I were to personify Fall into a character, it will be rich, mysterious and enchanting. There is something so magical about Autumn that despite the chilly morning, it is still beautiful and captivating. Today's find is inspired by this dark, enigmatic mood, all these items are provocative and emotes such refinement and depth. Precisely how Autumn is in my mind.  

1. RUSTIC PEARL CROWN

2. HEARTLAND DK DEEP LAKE

3. CRYSTAL GARDEN

4. BULL HOOK HANGER

5. BLACK TEXTURED CHINA BOWL

6. PYRAMID DISPLAY BOX

7. TEAL TRIANGLE PILLOW COVER

8. GLASS TERRARIUM 

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Bright Sunday Brunch

happyweekend | paola navona | sunday

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This lunch feast by sfgirlbybay features gorgeous tableware from Paola Navone is exactly how I envision a Sunday family brunch will look like. Homey, cozy but modern and clean. The bright and colourful styling of this feature is perfect for gather around with the family to enjoy a good hearty meal and lighthearted conversations. Great end to the week I'd say! :) 

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Coveted Homes : Sarah Lavoine

apartment | coveted homes | paris | sarah lavoine

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discovered via estmagazine

This too cool for cool apartment designed by Sarah Lavoine, the Paris interior design scene IT girl is bold, contemporary but effortlessly chic. This apartment strikes the perfect balance between personality, form and function. Love how the black that flows through the entire apartment frames each space as well. Exquisite!  

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Summer is over only if you let it.

colourful | etsy | medley | summer

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Browsing through pictures from NYFW and notice that the palette is very monochromatic with plenty of neutrals. Looks a lot more like Fall 2013 than Spring 2014. What happened to the pastel and bright colours??

In desperation, I found a collection of pretty yummy colourful gems to feed my withdrawal needs. Who says colours is only for the sunny days, when it is grey and chilly, colours are even more necessary for to chase the gloom away, don't you think?

1. WOODEN SORTING BOWLS
2. PINK &AQUA LEATHER SATCHEL
3. LIESL NECKLACE
4. CLARET & EMERALD BROOCH
5. FADE OUT NESTING DOLLS
6. VINTAGE GERMAN COOKIE TIN
7. COLOURFUL DOTS TABLECLOTH
8. TRIANGLE MESH UP POSTER

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Perfect Sunday

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Autumn's Rustic Charm

autumn | etsy | Etsy find | Fall | Mango | Miranda Kerr

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I was never really that frilly girly girl with the pink bedroom, which when I was a kid was uncommon, leading to many unsightly outfit combination as I experiment about. However, seeking out ways to add a touch of masculinity to my wardrobe or interior had developed and refined over the years -thank God!

When I moved to the UK in September 2008 and purchased my first leather jacket, my life was complete. Till this day, it is my favourite wardrobe staple. An autumn outfit is the perfect time to bring the edginess up a notch with rugged leather and darker colours. Mango's fall look-book featuring Miranda Kerr does exactly that, and looking at pictures from NYFW 2013, this mix of hard and soft and play seems to be sticking around till Spring 2014 - which I shall celebrate in another post.

Inspired by this rustic femininity, I found some charming little gems that gives me a sense of homeliness and warmth to accompany the chilly autumn mornings. I want them all! 

1. DARK TEAL TRIANGLE PILLOW COVER
2. TRIBAL TENT CLUTCH
3. LEATHER CANVAS CLUTCH
4. VINTAGE AMERICAN OPTICS
5. SCATTERED HEARTS CERAMIC BOWL
6. FELT WOOL SLIPPERS
7. DETOX SOAP GIFT SET
8. RUSTIC MAPLE CUTTING BOARD

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Pop Art: Do You Dare.

3D | andy warhol | coveted homes | interior | pop art | rendering

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Pop art was an art movement rebelling against the traditions of fine art emerging around the mid-1950s from Britain and later in North America. This daring form of art was an expression of post war optimism in a youthful visual language. This art movement is often made up of popular imagery, rendered with a wit, colours and irony creating genius psychedelic pieces of art. Andy Warhol's work are probably the most recognisable with his rendition of the Campbell's Soup Can and Marilyn Monroe. Here's an awesome source to learn more about Andy Warhol and his extraordinary life. 

I love pop art for its bold mishmash of colours. By now you will know that colours are my weakness, which is why I am defenceless towards the summer's neon trend. With the season transitioning into fall, pops of colours can still work, in fact, it pops better against a subdued or monochrome palette, creating interest, balance and personality as shown below; a modern pop art loft rendered by Dmitriy Schuka's. Of course the pink wall with the oversized comic pop art is my favourite bit and truly for the eclectic dare-devils. Oh and the neon pink vanity in the bathroom is just ingenious! If only this was an actual home instead of a interior rendering! I can't contain it, not enough exclamation marks can express it; I'm-just-so-in-love! 

 

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