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Champagne & Cocktails!

“There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.” ― Bette Davis Champagne cocktails, gin gimlets, expresso martinis, I love a really good cocktail. Yes, I measure the ingredients and taste with a swivel stick. None of these tumblers of soda water, smidgeon of gin with half a garden's worth of mint! Give me 2 shot/oz of gin, 1 shot/oz of St Germain over fresh ice, add the tonic, spritz of lime and top with a great tonic water. An Espresso Martini? 2 shot/oz of vodka, 1/2 shot oz

2018-11-04T13:00:09+00:00November 4th, 2018|Photo of the Week|Comments Off on Champagne & Cocktails!

French Renovation – Finding Our Space and Place

Our Space, Our Place It seems like a century ago with this post as we have since sold the studio but fun to read what we did! We finally arrived having driven over a couple of days in a massive rental car with lots of household stuff. We had carefully planned each room, using Feng Shui rules where we can, including managing some challenges. Our apartment was a tiny one-bedroom place on the first floor of an old French apartment building. We had furnished the kitchen/lounge area, the bathroom and the bedroom which you will see in later posts.

2023-08-23T10:45:38+00:00October 28th, 2018|Interiors|Comments Off on French Renovation – Finding Our Space and Place

Fame & Reputation Sector

Fame! The Fame and Reputation area - this is basically, the South area of the Bagua Map. Think of it as the back central part of your space. Also consider it in each room as well and in particular for anyone with an office. A general view of fame is also about your image, what you stand for as it blends in to your reputation and what you present to the world and others. Feng Shui tip: you may have the classic 'corridor' effect which means as you open your front door, you see right out to a window

2023-08-14T06:42:42+00:00October 28th, 2018|Feng Shui|Comments Off on Fame & Reputation Sector

Lights & Lanterns

Light the Way Lights, lanterns, candles, all can add a wow factor to a room purely by altering the shape, shadows and colour. Whenever I have bought a place, my first request is lots of light as it gives a sense of space and height. Our shoebox 25th floor New York apartment had tall ceilings being a renovated building, which instantly lit the room in natural light making the major room appear larger. Our Berlin apartment was like a tree house with soft dappled sunshine even in the winter. I try not to have curtains being a fan of

2023-08-23T10:43:57+00:00October 19th, 2018|Interiors|Comments Off on Lights & Lanterns

Autumn

Autumn offers a strange melancholy as leaves drop and the sun weakens as if apologising for losing interest.

2018-10-16T05:44:09+00:00October 16th, 2018|Photo of the Week|Comments Off on Autumn

Recycling Furniture

Recycling Furniture It is crazy to think of how we renovated our tiny apartment in the South of France whilst working on a budget. l love recycling furniture or items that I have, so we drove down with a car full of household goods including a cabinet and chairs. Other posts show the changes that we made using a backdrop of white with apple green and pale lemon tones. All Feng Shui elements taken in to consideration! The bedroom was a lovely dove grey with soft metal elements. Recover That Chair We have 2 lovely German chairs that we

2023-08-23T10:42:20+00:00October 12th, 2018|Interiors|Comments Off on Recycling Furniture

The Wealth & Prosperity Sector

"Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance" Epicurus I see this sector as representing abundance and prosperity in all aspects of your life, not just money. Abundance and prosperity is about nourishment of wealth, career, friends and health. This is the sector to place items and symbols that mean prosperity to you. It is the far left corner of your whole place and can also be the far left corner of each room as you enter a room from the main door.   Purple and Green The key colour is purple and not an easy colour to

2022-04-30T11:11:10+00:00October 12th, 2018|Feng Shui|Comments Off on The Wealth & Prosperity Sector

Staircases

Staircases are often part of the entrance to your place or at least to your building. When buying or renting a space, feel what the entrance says to you. Is there light, is it dowdy, clean and has fresh air. Ideally, it should not be placed at the front door or in the middle of the house. If right at the front door, the energy rushes up and back down constantly. Feng Shui says to avoid it but this is often a characteristic in European homes. Place small items or lamps on the stairs which ensures people take their

2022-04-30T11:09:23+00:00October 9th, 2018|Feng Shui, Photo of the Week|Comments Off on Staircases

Meet Me in Miami!

Different cities and places are great inspiration for interior decorating and design. Miami offers a sharp, brilliant blue with Art Deco flair throwing gelato colours on walls. It is perfect for anyone with flair. You will see gold staircases mixed with black and white faux fur, azure blue opposite ice pink and always that twist of being in a dance with a cocktail in your hand.  

2018-10-01T12:35:14+00:00October 1st, 2018|Photo of the Week|Comments Off on Meet Me in Miami!
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