A Bright and Bold New Zealand Home......

 

A lot of the homes I have been featuring of late on Moon to Moon have been nice and chilled and quite neutral, as this is the way I have been headed with my own home to counterbalance the wonderful hecticness (yes that is a new word I have invented) of living with a three year old.


However, I do appreciate a bit of colour and in a world where white walls, natural wood, houseplants, peacock chairs and wall hangings are almost becoming a uniform (I am really not knocking it, I have all this myself) isn't it so refreshing to see an original, quirky home that goes against the grain?


This stunning New Zealand home owned by Evie and Sam home is kinda what I would expect my sister to live in if she had a bigger home. It still has elements of the natural, neutral and handmade, beetle artwork in the sitting room and the studio pottery on the dresser, but also incorporates bright bold prints and plenty of David Bowie inspired artwork and clashing colours...... and the Eero Aarnio ball chair.... I always wanted one of those growing up!




It will be no surprise to learn that Evie is a designer and stylist! and she lives in Auckland with her OBGYN husband Sam. To see more of this beautiful house and read the interview please follow the link to Design Sponge


Photography by Becks Silke from Little White Lies 

Add some colour with Peruvian Tassels...

Peruvian handwoven camino de mesa and tassels

Peruvian tassels from Urban Outfitters 2014

Peruvian Tassels from Gunn and Swain

pom poms made and worn by quechua women on the floating islands of lake titicaca in peru

These Peruvian Tassels are great aren't they? They are perfect for using as curtain tiebacks of for adding a pop of colour by simply hanging off some shelves or bathroom mirror. I have some similar which i have hung in Alex's nursery (he is 16 months is it still a nursery?)

The use of tassels—for adornment and ceremonial purposes—goes back almost as far as Peru’s history.  In ancient times, tassels were symbols of power.  Not only were they used to designate social standings, they were also used to honor and label mighty warriors.  The most powerful warriors would be layered with the most tassels, and have the tallest tasseled headdresses (much like the function of a birds plume).



Even today, tassels are used for labeling purposes in Peru, especially with livestock.  Forget branding, the Peruvians “tag” their alpacas with a specific tassel in the ear—these tassels not only designate the village and the owner, they also serve to distinguish male and female alpacas from a distance (because the different genders have different functions).

Italic text from 'Say it with tassels' to read the full text and more images of Tassels in Peru visit the original article here

Studio Ghibli and the Color Palettes of Hayao Miyazaki:

Studio Ghibli: Color Palettes of Hayao Miyazaki:Spirited Away

Studio Ghibli: Color Palettes of Hayao Miyazaki:Castle in the Sky

Studio Ghibli: Color Palettes of Hayao Miyazaki:Howl's Moving Castle

Studio Ghibli: Color Palettes of Hayao Miyazaki:Kiki's Delivery Service

Studio Ghibli: Color Palettes of Hayao Miyazaki: Princess Mononoke

I have just stumbled upon these Colour palettes inspired by the films of Hayao Miyazaki by Hyo Taek Kimand I am so impressed. I am a massive studio Ghibli fan and would love to have my very own Totoro room :)

A splash of Colour: Hot Pink

Decorating with colour: A splash of Hot pink

Hot Pink Textiles including Hmong from Thailand

A splash of Color: Hot pink

I gotta be honest I am not really a pink kinda gal, just like Vanilla Candles, I find pink sickly and a bit over powering. However just a splash of hot pink to an otherwise muted colour palate actually looks pretty darn cool and with it's exotic feel may even help fight off those cold weather blues :)

A Beautiful Eclectic Home....

Embarrassingly I can't tell you a single factual detail about this beautiful bohemian home, not even who's it is or where it is, as I found the images on a site that is solely written in Spanish!

However, it is so beautiful that I thought I would share it and if any of you are Spanish speaking and lovely enough to tell me then that would be great :)

The original images are from the fabulous Casa Chaucha here!!

Bohemian Wedding Inspiration Part 2: Latin American Style

Bohemian Wedding Inspiration Part 2: Latin American Style

Beautiful Buttonhole

The Brides Bouquet.... Featuring Protea and Succulents

That Dress!!!!

Bohemian Latin Wedding..... The Altar

Okay so it isn't an actual wedding, just a styled shoot, but with that butterfly sleeved embroidered dress, the dreamy location, the Protea bouquet and the Teepee how could I resist re-blogging ?

The wedding images were found over at Green Wedding Shoes, along with details of links to sources for the textiles, stylist etc... sadly there is no link for that handcrafted Mexican dress!!!

All Photographs by Farhad Samari

p.s... To my lovely Friends and Family...No I am not getting thinking of getting married... unless Jax Teller becomes free :)

Bold as Love....

Bright and Bold Colourful Indian Bedroom with contrasting green boxes

Apple Green windows and Doors: Justina Blakeneys Home

Love that Purple paintwork

Moroccan Interior Inspiration Bedroom, Love that Red Handira, for similar visit Beyond Marakesh

Such a beautiful bohemian bedroom

Bright and Bold: Orange walls with a red wall hanging

Repeat after me.. I am not afraid of colour....