decorators i'd like to hire

Love this little display. I just bought some gorgeous Moroccan Tea Glasses from Mighty Leaf (they'll be up on their site any day). I just might need to add to the collection with a few different ones and throw a cast-iron teapot into the mix to re-create this look!

Yesterday I fell in love with some images on Desire To Inspire by interior stylists Krakvik & D'Orazio. Of course they're from Norway - the best seem to be from that part of the world! - so I can't call them up to get them to work their magic on my place. But I did check out their website to see if they had any more pretty pics and from what I can gather, from following some links and my non-existent knowledge of Dutch, they've styled out an apartment complex (or possibly just the display homes). And each apartment style is very, very stylish as you can see here. I love their mix of old and new in the first one. I'm ready to move into any one of them, how about you?

Apartment 1: Light & airy

Apartment 2: dramatic and feminine

Apartment 3: family friendly

All images from Krakvik & D'Orazio and Rosenhoff Fabrikker

Check out the above links for more pics and another cool apartment.

my latest inspiration: poppies for grace

Here's a pretty special way to show off the kids' artwork!

If their products and gorgeous website aren't enough proof the women behind beautiful stationery line Poppies for Grace are creative gurus, these pics of their stands at trade fairs will be. I think you can tell an individual's passion for their product in the way they promote it and Alana and Sara have plenty of it. I love how they've gone over and beyond setting up a stall - what store wouldn't want to carry their pretty range of stationery, invitations and cards? I so would if I had a shop. And I'd ask them to decorate it for me too! These three images have inspired my upcoming decoration attempt of Zak and Layla's joint room. I can't quite believe it's time to do that already, but Layla is quickly outgrowing her cradle. Stay tuned for that one!

How cute are these bird houses?

I love the writing on the wall, the picture wall, the birdies... everything! All pics from Poppies for Grace

Coincidentally, I was planning to post a little tutorial tomorrow of a really easy project from the current issue of Real Living. While checking out their blog today, I realised the project was from them to begin with!