Rubie Green

I'm so excited about receiving some fabrics which I have ordered for Black & Spiro from M.A. Belle's new business Rubie Green. I just received an email today letting me know that the fabrics are ready to be shipped. I'll post pictures of what we do with the fabrics once we have them in store. For those of you who don't already know Rubie Green's yellow & white trellis fabric was featured in cushions on the front cover of the last Domino Magazine - what a way to start up business being featured on the front cover of Domino!! Congrats Michelle!!

Purl Soho Fabric Favourites

I'm loving these fabrics above from Purl Soho. The Bamboo Crosshatch (bottom) is available in a couple of different colourways - so cute and so well priced!!

Winter Wardrobe Love

From Top - Left to Right - 1 -Kitson headband, 2 - Cynthia Vincent Dress from Net-a-Porter, 3 - Tom Ford Bianca Sunglasses from Net-a-Porter, 4 - Bottega Veneta Boots from Net-a-Porter, 5- Bvlgari Ring, 6 - BE & D Crawford Hobo Bag, 7 - Chanel Bangles

Today I am drifting a little from my usual design and decorating posts so do bear with me!! Thanks to Ez at Creature Comforts (oh and Felicity at All Things Bright & Beautiful) I have discovered Polyvore - so much fun and so addictive!! Here is a little winter wardrobe inspiration board I created today using my favourite new blogging tool Polyvore!!

Current Project

I thought I would show you some images of a house which is under construction at the moment which I have been working on with the owner for the past 4 months and one which I will be working on for at least another 4-6 months. The design of the house has obviously been based on a traditional American style timber house and it certainly is a project which I am very excited about. The house is made up of 4 main pavilions - The Guest House (big enough for a small family to live in full time!!!), The Main House, The Summer House & The Gym. So far the client and I have been selecting all the hard finishes and working on the extensive cabinetry designs with my very talented cabinet maker. I have also completed and presented to the client over a series of approximately 7 appointments the entire furnishings scheme for the house. Do stay tuned as I will definitely be posting more about this exciting project over the up and coming months.

Blue & Green

Here is a new sofa I have had made for a client which I used to style for some photos today at Black & Spiro. The fabric on the sofa is one of a range of fabrics we are importing directly from America and this is the first piece we have had made in one of our unique fabrics. The sofa is very beautiful, I must say and I can't wait to deliver it to it's new owners as I know they are going to be thrilled with it!

Current Window Display @ Black & Spiro

This is the current window display at Black & Spiro - as you can see hints of green and turquoise are starting to make their way into the shop with lots more pieces due in very soon.

Simply Stylish Silver & White

From Top to Bottom - Left to Right - 1 -Domino via Perfect Bound , 2 - Henry Clarke via This Is Glamorous {© Condé Nast Archive agentlee CORBIS nytimes.com }, 3 - Charm bracelet from Paris Hotel Boutique, 4 - Cushion from Black & Spiro

Today I stumbled across the beautiful vintage Henry Clarke image which I have posted above (lady in beautiful dress lying on French Sofa) on This Is Glamorous' blog. I was so taken with this image that I decided to create a little Inspiration board. Thanks for inspiring me TIG!! BTW - head on over to This Is Glamorous to see more of these beautiful photographs by Henry Clarke.