images from UK Elle Decor Still on the theme of open storage, here are a selection of exquisite storage pieces. How stunning are glass front free standing cupboards? Absolutely timeless! Kitchen, living room or bedroom, you will always find a spot for one! Ideal to hide your little treasures away, yet still being flirty to […]

I love how easy this little idea to display tealights is. Everyone has a stack of mismatched saucers stashed in the cupboard, simply flip them over and voila, they all match! Scatter along the dining table and atop them with tea lights. These are my favourites from Queen B vR x

Happy Monday! Thought I would share some beautiful rustic images with you of some storage options. I have a love/hate relationship with open shelving. Some days I want it all out- plates, glasses and bowls piled high high high; other days I want it all hidden far far away! Today is a pile it high […]

©Lonny Magazine ©Sharyn Cairns © Sharyn Cairns Like the rest of the population who are aware of the changing world around us, I have become increasingly concerned with the unquenchable thirst for energy we have and the dirty appetite we have to consume. Here are a couple of really simple and easy solutions I have […]

France has always been known for being the most romantic country in the world, so it should come as no surprise that even their linen sheets are terribly romantic. Though did you know that before the advent of fancy engagements and expensive weddings these sheets held a currency all of their own. Brides were expected […]

©Not sure who shot this image. While reading my newly acquired cookbook by the amazing London based Australian chef Skye Gyngell over the weekend, I almost fell off my chair with embarrassment! According to her chapter on ‘Citrus Fruits’ she was shocked just as much as I was to learn that citrus are primarily winter […]

I have always loved Clawfoot Bath Tubs, especially seeing them outdoors randomly placed in paddocks and pastures. It always baffled me as to why farmers chose to have such decadent water troughs for their livestock! I now know why; apart from being bloody heavy, they can be a touch high maintenance. Like anything with age […]

dish cloth by Brookish at Etsy an 1800’s & Jane Austen inspired online shop On a brisk and sunny Saturday afternoon at 2pm four years ago I meet my match! Happy four year anniversary Timothy O! You still make my heart skip. vR x p.s. I’m not one for Mr Darcy, Jane Austen & Co, […]

© Hugh Stewart © Ditte Isager © Dan Marty Now, most people who know me know that I love black and white interiors. A few years ago I was really into black, after that I could only live with white, right now it is a good balanced tightrope of them both. Recently I was at […]

© World of Interiors   ‘If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of Art and the thing most to be longed for,I should answer, a beautiful House.’   – William Morris 1834 – 1896

Well Boys and Girls, the new I Gigi website has finally arrived! I practically jumped out of my cotton socks when I saw the site up and working today. I have been checking this site each and every day, eagerly awaiting the arrival of their online shop so I can share it with you and […]

  My goodness, do I love a fireplace. I grew up with a fireplace, however I have never had one since, even with all my rented travels through apartments and houses, they have always escaped me. What I love about having a fireplace in winter is that it brings everyone out into a central spot. […]