Every Day Counts

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If you love creating table setting for special occasions or  just enjoy  making  every day a special occasion, then you might  be interested in this new  book filled with inspiration, tips,  and recipes,  popping up  on the shelves of an IKEA store near you, its called Every Day Counts.

Hello lamp shade...

Photographer Roland Persson, image provided by Ikea.se/livethemma

Currently I don't have a lamp shade hanging from the main light in our living room, and this one kinda  stopped me in my tracks this morning when it popped up in my in box, its from the new series of lamps in a country style coming soon to IKEA, which flirts with tradition, but is right on trend!  I'm loving the sheerness of the  fabric  that will let the light  shine through,  and  the nice detail in the pleats  and  small buttons sewn onto  the fabric.  This lampshade reminds me  ever so slightly to shades by Tine K, similar  in a feel and style that I love, but sad to say I don't have the budget for, so this offering from Ikea would do very nicely, and with an up coming trip to France soon, I think I might just have to pay a visit and check the new range out.

By the way, did  you spot the April fool post over at Ikea livet Hemma over the weekend, I nearly fell for it...it least I think its an April fool....

Shells

.....from my walk on the beach

A great way to start the weekend.

Welcome to sunny Jersey!  want to take a walk along the beach with us?  Hubby had a day off today, so we made the best of the weather and went for a walk along the Avenue, and St. Aubins beach.  

The last few days of March look set to be nice and sunny and rather warm, and hopefully the rest of the summer will be much the same, because here in Jersey we have a lot to live up to you know, being apparently, the Warmest place in the British Isles   Well it certainly felt good to be here today!

Happy weekend all, hope you have a good one!

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Naked and Natural...wood that is..

All images Tandem.

Wood, in all its natural nakedness is hitting the lime light again, think natural blonde woods such as ash, birch, and beech,  treated to let the  natural colour show through, and made with today's living in mind.  

Tandem, an interior architecture and furniture specialists, are a husband and wife team based in Devon who specialize in bespoke elegant designs, with a classic Scandinavian feel. The pieces are made using only sustainable woods and finished with natural oils,  combining  traditional methods of making furniture  with the latest technology to bring simple, sleek timeless pieces for today's living.

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