Autumn {our house}

Remember how this same area looked in Spring? (That was back when the walls were a shade muddier).

White and bright was a great improvement at the time, but I am DIGGIN this Autumnal combo thanks to a china blue painted pot borrowed from mum and some pops of mustard, red, leaf green, honeyed wood, and black. 

I don't trust my 'styling' abilities much (real life isn't styled) but I do my best to make a space beautiful AND practical. I am constantly finding ways to make life more efficient and I believe your interior design should be made to WORK for you. This whole area is functional and it literally makes our days easier. Why? Well, maybe I should leave that for another post, but there are hundreds of simple tricks to make your interior work for you.

Of course, there's always space for pure prettiness too.

{Books from grandma & gifted, pot from mum, glass bottle from second-hand shop, pineapple sage from garden, japanese glazed plate from Stevens}

The colours tie in nicely with the Grace and Mercy prints I made last year. A coloured doormat would be fun but I haven't seen any that I love yet. 

In the context of the rest of the living room, it's kinda lovely too:

{cushions made my by mum here - they have worked for all seasons}

 Practical: A bowl for keys, and a little bowl for small change and cufflinks:

Oh, and did you spot the front door? I painted it to match the black painted letterbox.
It's kinda kick-ass now.



(Previously it was a dull, chipped dirty blue:)

Phew!

Do seasons get you all changing-things-up?

I'm on a ridiculous organising spree at the moment which I thought was only supposed to happen in Spring!

xo