Easter Table decor

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE! With love from our Easter Bunny! 

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Here is super easy and inexpensive Easter Table Decor Idea.

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Style Canvas: find a perfect sofa

Question

Can you help us find a sofa we can agree on?

My husband and I just bought our first home. The living room is white and is open to the kitchen. We are going for a modern style and like to entertain friends at home.

Styling advice

If you spend a lot of time in the living room, I recommend a flexible sofa with deep seating for a comfortable stylish look. This design is accessible and easily personalised.

Here are some sofas we love:

Timber shelves create a lounge with storage for books, beverages or decorative displays.

By King Furniture

 

Optional pockets on the arms and backs can be accessorised with practical items such as swivel tables. 

Pockets are also useful for neatly storing remote controls, magazines and electronic devices.
By King Furniture

 

A slim structure and deep seat cushions for a more elegant look.

By Space

 

A flat, minimal design, with a spacious chaise for exquisite comfort.
By Domayne

Designer tips:

#Tip 1:
Choose a sofa that’s long enough for a nap in case your friends stay over.
#Tip 2:
Choose flexible armrests that can be moved from left to right or removed entirely.
#Tip 3:
Look for optional accessories on the arms and backs for convenient storage such as tables or pockets.
#Tip 4:
If the budget allows, think about integrated control technology for relaxation at your fingertips.
#Tip 5:
Cut a paper template the size of the sofa you have your eye on, place it on the floor, and see how it looks before you buy. 
#Tip 6:
Large, flat arms provide optional seating for guests to join the conversation if the sofa is full.
#Tip 7:
Many modern sofas are too low to be practical. When a woman sits down on a low sofa, she has trouble keeping her legs together. And older people may have trouble getting up. The absolute minimum seat height is 600mm (20”).
#Tip 8:
In a room with a high ceiling, go for a high-backed sofa that’s proportionate to the room.
#Tip 9:
Avoid big patterns or trendy colours for large upholstered pieces. Leave any hot colours and pattern to throw pillows, which can be easily changed if you want to update the look and feel of the room.
#Tip 10:
Tufting details might look elegant but they collect crumbs, so avoid them unless you never eat on the couch.

Have a question about styling? Send us yours with a photo or two attached (questions with photos get answered first).

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Fifty shades of blue

Lately, I’ve been inspired by anything blue – so, I’m totally letting this palette influence my winter decor… 

Invite winter into your space: the change in seasons is the perfect time to refresh your home. Even the simplest and most inexpensive of switches, like swapping out pillows and throws or organising a cluttered corner, can have a dramatic impact. 

Which colour would your home be right now?

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Simple ways to make your home feel like a spa

We all have days when our brains are foggy with the stress from everyday life. Sometimes it’s hard to disengage.

To help your mind and body recharge, create a haven within your home to encourage creativity and happiness to bloom.

With a few small changes to your surroundings, you can wake up feeling energized and positive. Here are some tips on creating a tranquil ambiance at home.

Light scented candles

Find a fragrance you like, and let it fill the room. For me, blood orange is one of the most relaxing scents out there. Its sweet, fresh aroma brightens my mood like morning sunshine.

Bring the outside in
Enliven your home with living greenery and fresh-cut plants. It’s like having your very own secret garden.

Flowers or no Flowers

If flowers are too feminine, opt for greenery in glass bottles.  

A floral note

Indulge yourself with flowers — even if it’s just a small vase — and surprise yourself with the difference it makes to the ambience ... and your mood.

Small additions can have a big impact.

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In the pursuit of beauty

Silhouetted against the light, the leathery leaf and the soft velvet of rose petals take on a serene, sculptural aspect.

Atmosphere is essential to quality of life. It affects our moods, our relationships and our happiness. It’s not always possible to maintain a perfect environment, but we can surround ourselves with the colours, objects and ingredients of everyday life that make us happy.

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Flowers or no Flowers

If flowers are too feminine, opt for greenery in glass bottles. A simple way to give your space a living vibe.

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Happy Xmas

 May your holiday be filled with infinite joy and a healthy creative New Year.

 

After Santa came....

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Thank you Santa

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Hand knitted cushion

Getting a warm hug in winter

Adding interest to a sofa with hand knitted cushions will warm 

your winter living room or bedroom.... 

Simply beautiful interior spaces

Hi, all! It's Mari here from Arcadian Home blog, a beautiful online place to find lots of decorating inspirations, including table decor, wall art and lovely lighting fixtures from traditional to contemporary. I'm so excited to be visiting with you today at Fantabulous Design to share a guest post about interior spaces with simply beautiful style. For your design inspiration, I've brought along eight images of rooms that are decorated with a light touch and lovely in their simplicity. Please enjoy!

The dark wood elements in this all-white foyer add global appeal and a look of refined restraint. A trio of potted ferns and a single row of wide-matted photographs reinforces the simple beauty of this design.

This pretty living room may have more going on than some of our other choices, but a sunny monochromatic palette gives the space that simply beautiful look.

Beautiful simplicity is the way to go for a master bedroom with an ocean view that seems to go on forever. With clean lines and a soft neutral color palette, this interior space with a wide open feel is altogether perfect.

Sleek furnishings in an industrial environment can sometimes feel cold, but not in this stunning bedroomótextiles are key to this warm and inviting atmosphere. Slender metal contemporary lamps with cream shades are quite lovely in this loft space.

This blue kitchen is at once compelling and simply beautiful. From scrubbed herringbone floor to walls, cabinetry and woodwork painted in the same perfect blue hue, this space catches the eye at first glance.

Tall potted trees frame a forest view in this simply beautiful interior space. A living room with great eclectic style very successfully merges old and new. The large vintage rug is magnificent with its gorgeous pattern and time-worn colors.

An eclectic living room with sleek modern furnishings is all about soaring ceilings and a fantastic view. The tall arc floor lamp is a perfect choice for this space.

A bath with a desert view captures the eye with its simple elegance. Lighting for this beautiful space includes recessed light fixtures in addition to the pendant lighting. Images 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 What do you think of these interior spaces? Leave us your thoughts below and be sure to stop by our website for more fabulous home decor, lighting, and interior inspirations!

  

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Minimalist Christmas tree

I never buy a Christmas tree. I don't believe in perfect Christmas trees or even serious ones. A few weeks ago, I came home and found a big branch had fallen down across my driveway. The serene shadow was unpretentious – simple and natural. It was then I realized I was looking at this year’s Christmas tree.

I went for the colorful, quirky look last year, so this year it’s monotone minimalism for me.

 

Extra ornaments? Don’t hide them away. Display them in lanterns or other glass vessels. It will add instant holiday sparkle.

Thanks as always for popping in here. Wishing you the Merriest Christmas!
How are you guys decorating this year?

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P.S. today is December

It's time to put up X'mas decor  

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Studio Sketches

Studio sketches from the early days

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Winter Melodies

These days, everyone is watching their budget more carefully, but that doesn’t meant you have to sacrifice style. Here are some inexpensive options to warm up these cold winter days.

Recycle an old sweater to make an adorable pillowcase to sink into, and to add to the cozy ambience, try these simple and romantic twig candles to create a welcoming mood. Indulge yourself in the cold weather and take the time to curl up with the latest novel and a mug of hot chocolate = it’s the ideal remedy for those winter blues.

What are your strategies for making it through winter?

See full tutorial for DIY Sweater pillows

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Bookshelf ideas

TarGetBooks by Mebrure Oral


crafted by Halligan Norris Smith and featured in Design*Sponge at Home

I am on the hunt for a bookcase, and for a book maniac like me, the staircase bookshelf by London-based Levitate Architects is the perfect solution.

Staircase bookshelf

via apartment therapy

Ivy Modular Room Divider

via amode

An eastern inspiration creates a stunning storage unit, which also doubles up as a room divider.


Cave

via sakurah

A bookcase CAVE provides a private reading space within its form.



Mikado bookshelf

via lifestylebazaar

This geometric, lacquered, wall-mounted bookshelf makes your books and CDs look as if they are floating on the wall. It looks fantastic and funky.


Shelflife by Charles Trevelyan

via mocoloco

via Rachael Smith

This large shelving unit or room divider features a chair and table that can be pulled out from within the shelves.

Equation Bookshelf

via estudiobreder

{Punctuation to help you [organize (your life) in priority] order}
A good idea for setting things out…

Put the books that you’re reading or need to take with you when you go out between the {braces} and the [square brackets].
Place the books you love between the [square brackets] and set the mood with a beautiful vase or a portrait of your loved one between the central (parentheses).

One fine day, a little blue box of Tiffany might be waiting for you amongst your brackets!

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Quote of the day: Let what you love be what you do

Studio sketches from the early days

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Walls with style

Illoiha, a new gym designed by Nendo in Tokyo’s upscale Omotesando district, offers the original brand concept: "becoming beautiful through movement". From this grew a new take on the traditional climbing wall.

“Instead of the usual rough and outdoorsy climbing wall, we came up with the idea of using interior design elements like picture frames, mirrors, deer heads, bird cages and flower vases to create a challenging wall with hard-to-find holds and unusual finger grips.”

If you work out at home, you too can have a quirky climbing wall with whatever handholds you can imagine! All you need is a sense of fun and creativity.

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LOVE open fire

Winter is coming to Australia.

Love sitting around the campfire?

Wouldn't it be nice if we could sit around an open fire in our own lounge room ... with a bottle of wine, a loaf of bread and thou?

The Fusion is a rectangular shaped fireplace. 

A freestanding piece of furniture designed to accept the EcoSmart™ Burner, the EcoSmart™ Fusion features a double opening with a “see-through” effect. The EcoSmart™ Fire Fusion is designed for installation in units, apartments, houses, and commercial premises including offices, bars & restaurants.

Another idea to toast your toes ! -->

 

DISH The perfect drawcard for entertaining

 "Unlike wood-fired models, Dish is fueled by bio-ethanol, a readily available, environmentally friendly, renewable energy that generates a beautiful orange flame with no smoke, no odour, no mess and no fuss."

Caution – children, pets and paper should be kept at a safe distance!

Wishing you warm

Source: http://www.ecosmartfire.com/

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