Mmmmm. Yum. This week’s inspiration comes to you via my currently being renovated kitchen. I’ve chosen some new tiles, Mr Suger finished the cut through to the dining/living room… It’s all happening and I’m dreaming of dinner parties. Of having people over, of cooking and eating for and with friends. Food. This week it is all about food.
The thing I love most about food is that with a little preparation, some research and a good knife or two you can make something special. I’m not an artist, if you’ve seen me draw you’ll testify, but when I cook I get to be creative. Artistic even and inventive. Lashings of colour and texture, spices and flavours. It’s inspiring, don’t you think?
Find all these delicious pins and inspiration on my Fooding and Drinking Board on Pinterest. You’re welcome team. This board has taken me a long time to curate into this colourful, delicious world that it is. I’m a bit nervous sharing it actually. Isn’t that strange? Do me a favour, love it, would you.
What’s inspiring YOU this week? Wanna come to dinner?
It’s mood board time! What can I say, when I enjoy something I keep doing it. That’s what a blog is for, right? Fun and games. Last week I shared my first board on the blog about houses. I was consumed by them and that is very much still the case. But this week it morphed into something else. As I continue to put together the pieces of our home, what appeals to me most is the feeling of warmth. Coziness. Snuggliness.
As much as everyone is clear that I am a child of the summer, born for long days at the beach and sunny afternoons kicked back with a beverage, I love winter too. I love the opportunity to layer up cost knits and warm boots. Waking late, snuggling in blankets nad wrapping my hands around a hot mug of coffee.
I chose a couch that was squishy and warm. There are throws wingng their way to me with cable knits and chunky threads. I want layers of textures to wrap around me and snuggle. There’s probably something in that, a wanting for my own place perhaps. After years in a modern, cool home, in colour and style, I am dying for a bit of snuggly, cuddly warmth. Don’t you think?
Do you have a mood board you’d like to share?Add the link below. Upload a pic. Whatever you like. I remember when Polyvore challenges were all the thing, I miss those days. I miss checking out people being creative. Join me if you like. Let’s cut and paste together.
Last week I decided to share what was inspiring me via a collage on Instagram. A mood board of sorts. And because I really don’t have much else to report, I thought what the heck, let’s talk about it here too. Last week kicked off with the moody blues and greys. This week though is all about houses. My house, your house, the house on the cover of all the mags I can get my hands on. The Block. Pinterest boards filled with them. Lots and lots of houses. Houses.
I guess that was bound to happen. We are finally coming to the end of our adventure and will be moving into our house in a few short weeks. This will be our fifth home, excluding those we have rented. FIVE. We have built from scratch lots and this will be our second renovation.
The paint swatches are piling up, I have carpet samples swimming in my head. There are couches to buy and furniture items to replace. This is the house we are putting down roots in for a while. We want it to be something special. Something reflective of us as a couple. A place to call home and welcome our friends.
With all that in mind, it’s no wonder I’ve got houses on the brain.
