And now for holiday ideas (I wish!)

The exquisite Lake Como in northern Italy.

Cheer yourself up at Anthropologie

I could bang on endlessly about how much I love Anthropologie - I think with our notoriously unpredictable and often disappointing climate, it is uplifting to be surrounded by punchy colours. You can shop the collection at http://www.anthropologie.eu

Spring Kitchen

I just put together this quick moodboard; my starting point was the kitchen, which I love - I've always been a fan of exposed brick and the simple, colourful layout is really inspiring. The products I've included come mostly from one of my favourite shops, Anthropologie - I wanted to pick out zingy tones of yellow. The jars with the vibrant lids are from Etsy, as are the fun plates bottom left.. main image via decor8

Below is another image via Decor8 - its by stylist Emilie Griottes. The table is sooo beautiful!

Birthday Stuff!

Some fabric that I came home with after helping out at a shoot for the Telegraph a couple of days ago; I'm thrilled with it and have been fantasizing about upholstering a chair at home.

La Dolce Vita

Just back from a week in Italy.. and feeling quite morose to be in England, with the rain thrashing down outside.  Capri and Positano were incredibly beautiful - I loved how colourful everything was, from the beautifully kept houses to the food to the ceramic bits and bobs as pictured below.  It's difficult to recreate this look back in England with a climate so different - but I'll definitely try!

Summer at Valentine Cottage

Liberty: A great source of Interior Inspiration

 There aren't many places in London that are better for inspiration than Liberty; I went there the other day for a thorough browse.


I particularly loved the furniture floor - the Visual Merchandisers there have done a fantastic job. These painted tins (left) are so cool and priced cheaply. It made me want to go home and try and make some myself, from old recycled chopped tomato tins!

Elsewhere of course the fabric is unbelievably beautiful; a really great place to browse when you get a day off work.