The New Bohemians Book by Justina Blakeney

The New Bohemians By Justina Blakeney

The Folksy Home of Faith Blakeney... I love the Kantha Quilt as a curtain Idea

The Romantic Bohemian Home of Erika Tanov and Steven Emerson, Berkley Hills.

The Folksy Bohemian Home of Stella and Pedro Alberti

The Folksy Bohemian Home of Mattie Kannard and Dennis Smith

I have been very eagerly anticipating Justina Blakeney's debut Interiors book 'The New Bohemians'  for months and was so honored when Justina asked me to take part in her book tour.

As a regular visitor to Justina's Junglaow Blog I knew this book was going to be special but from the minute this beast of a book (300 pages) hit my welcome mat I have been like a kid in a sweet shop, eagerly flicking through the rich glossy pages trying to decide which home is going 'to be mine'.... So far I have narrowed it down to 4...

Bohemians are split into 6 categories: Modern, Earthy, Folksy, Nomadic, Romantic, and Maximal. As a Bohemian Interiors blogger myself I have always felt that the word 'bohemian' covers such a broad spectrum of styles and Justina's categories are all perfectly thought through and apt....

Although diverse in styles each of these homes is beautiful arranged and feature some really beautiful textiles, art and furniture and I am sure any Moon to Moon reader will be as obsessed with this book as I am.

Not satisfied with being just a fabulously inspiring Interiors book 'The New Bohemians' also features recipes, a fabulous Plant-o-pedia, and how to guides including a guide to making your own home fragrance, which I must try........

To get your hands on a Copy of 'The New Bohemians' either visit Amazon here or visit your local Independent book seller.

A massive thank you and Congratulations to Justina and Photographer Dabito, I am hoping a sequel will be just around the corner xx

Give Away: Bohemia Nomad Pouch Bag (Closed)

Yippie, it is give away time again!!!

And this time the bounty is an absolute beauty......... A Nomad Traveler pouch from the fabulous Online Boutique Store Bohemia. I have this bag in the Natural Leather and can vouch for its beauty and the craftmanship that has gone into the hand tooled bag.... at 15 x 15 inches they are also big enough to fit in all the essentials..... perfect for festivals, holiday season or just running down to the shops....

The bag is available in either natural leather or a rich dusky brown. Both are Ethically Handmade in Morocco and made from 100% leather for Bohemia...

All you have to do to enter is.... Visit Bohemia here and let us know in the comments section which colour you prefer and what you would use your Nomad Traveler Pouch for... simple!!

Entries can also be gained by sharing the bottom image on Instagram and Pinterest and other social media sites..
...  a winner will be chosen by the random number generator on Sunday the 10th May


Good Luck!!!

Magic City Farm

Tamara Hendershot painted her 1,200-square-foot 1918 house yellow, coral and baby blue. The interior is a mix of Caribbean colors and Asian textiles

Tamara Hendershot shares Magic City Farm, her home here, with 4 dogs, 7 cats, 20 Muscovy ducks, 8 chickens and a 350-pound Vietnamese potbellied pig, all of which were adopted from animal shelters.

Magic city Farm sits with 8 other properties on an acre of land, all of which Tamara lets out for print, television and film shoots. Everything, that is, except the 1,200-square-foot house where she lives and has honed her aesthetic, which she describes as a mashup of Caribbean colors and Asian textiles. In fact, it takes in more territory than that: the furniture is covered in ikats from Indonesia and jewel-toned embroidered Suzani cloth from Uzbekistan, and the curtains are sheer Indian fabrics. It’s a vibrant, tactile mix that is somehow inviting rather than jarring.

Ms. Hendershot has lived in Miami since 1989, when she left her job as the director of a photo agency in Manhattan. “I drove down to Miami,” she said, “and never went back.”

Early on, she owned an outsider-art shop. Then she began buying, renovating and selling houses. She bought this one on the Little River in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami for $260,000 in 2001, and spent $150,000 on renovations. It came with a boathouse.

Five years later, when she heard that the Magic City Trailer Park in Miami was selling 20 bungalows that predated its trailers, she bought 6, for $9 each, and spent another $100,000 moving them to her property and renovating them, naming her little village after the trailer park.

With her expertise as a photographer’s agent — and with a collection of some 500 pieces of fabric, including embroidered silks, linens and wools, as well as quilts, coverlets and sheets — she can style an entire house in a matter of hours. When she travels, she said, she always adds to her textile collection: “I am constantly thinking of ways to change things for the shoots, without much cost.”

Her own house is constantly being redecorated as well. But she credits an article in The World of Interiors magazine in August 2010 — about a Russian cabin cloaked in layers of floral and geometric patterns — with helping her crystallize her ideas about layering textiles. Casual groupings of folk art and textiles from Africa and Asia punctuate her living space, and pillow-covered furniture invites napping.

The exterior, which was once “dirty white,” she said, is now painted yellow, coral and baby blue. Just past the entrance gate is a lush garden with more than 50 varieties of palms, several types of bamboo and trees bearing various kinds of produce: mango, jackfruit, guava, avocado, ackee and litchi.

Read the Full article and set of Photos over a the NYTimes