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

The Buenos Aires Home of Patricia

 This beautiful Workshop and home is situated in the Lomas de San Isidro, Province of Buenos Aires and is owned by furniture restorer Patricia. When Patricia brought the home it was very minimal and painted white, in the 7 years she has lived in the house she has transformed the house into a beautiful colourful haven, with splendid jungle gardens!!

So dreamy!!

To see more images and the original article visit Casa chaucha

At the Ranch...

All of these images are from bleubird blog, a really sweet Texan family blog. I found the top picture on Pinterest and luckily it had a link to these beautiful pictures of the families holiday visit to a ranch.

I love that kitchen!!


p.s. the winner of the give away will be announced this p.m (gmt london) on Facebook so you still have time to enter xx