Keeping the vision.....

A few people lately have ask me if I am going cold on the blog as posts have been slightly fewer and further between. This is very far from the case - I love doing the blog - it is my little project away from endless nappy changes, the tower of washing and the Lidl scrum! Time at the moment is very hard to find - between ferrying Lenny and Mo here there and everywhere, midwife appointments and usual household chores I am trying to fit in designing and project managing our house renovation. It is a game of juggling that is for sure but I am keeping a very firm eye on the end goal. By Spring next year we will be back at home (which will be completely finished), the boys will have started slightly more nursery and our new baby gal will be here - I am sure I will have my feet up drinking tea….. I know, but there is always hope!! To keep my vision very much alive I pour over blogs/ magazines/ catalogues in bed to grab ideas. This beautiful Parisian home of Caroline Gayral has my mouth watering - the perfect mix of modern and antique in a white and pastel colour scheme. Of course our furniture is mostly from Ikea and we currently have a palette of white, white and white with a touch of grey - I know, very practical for 3 kids under 3.5 - but who knows maybe I can up cycle?! I have attached a few pictures of the 'work in progress' - I hope you have your vision goggles on!!

House Inspiration

I am feeling all in a whirlwind. Rupert is not here an awful lot as he has to concentrate on his new job and so I am juggling the house sale/ purchase, organising the renovations and looking after 2 smalls on m'own! Moan moan moan moan. But suffice to say this is why the blog has tumbleweeds on it. That said, check out this beautiful and creative home of Manuela Sosa - it is in the hills outside Barcelona and has me wanting to build my very own Spanish hillside retreat in sunny Somerset.... wouldn't look out of place surely?!

(pics and interview found here)

Cool House

Well, things looking decidedly dodgy on the house buying front. Our buyer for the London flat cannot get a mortgage and so we are back on the market. This makes the 30's house we found down here look like it may slip away but we are trying to remain karmic - if it does not happen it wasn't meant to be and there will be another stunner around the corner..... in the meantime I am hunting for cool houses for inspiration. This Paris abode belonging to Marie Cerise Lichtle and her family is right up there. Its sophisticated and stylish yet practical - of course a minimalist, polished, glass filled home would be lovely but where would the duplo live and wouldn't the jammy hands mark everything?!

Pictures taken from The Socialite Family