An eclectic Californian home

November 18, 2015

When I blog about interiors I am generally drawn to homes that are attainable, usually something that I would quite possibly be able to afford to live in. But every now and again we have to dream, and imagine ourselves living in an architect designed home with the most breathtaking of views, as who knows maybe one day?! And if anything, we can always be inspired and take away some ideas to adapt to our own spaces.

This home, based in northern California, is owned by Bonnie Saland, an artist, designer and practicing psychoanalyst. Bonnie worked with architect Peter Jenny and also collaborated with her designer daughter Jeorgea Beck, to create this wonderful live / work space that highlights its stunning surroundings and incorporates Bonnie's own textile designs with her eclectic collection of furniture and art.

I love this image above - the cosy cushions, the cactus, the light fitting, the rug, the table - and of course, that view!

I love how open plan the space is, and I'm green with envy over those windows, but Bonnie has stay managed to keep the space feeling cosy and lived in.

There you have it - a dream home, in a dream location! Now it's back to my 2 bed terraced flat in Surrey with a bump! :)

Images by: Diana Koenigsberg

a light filled London flat

October 29, 2015

I love looking at location house websites, the interiors are understandably stunning and this one in North London featured on Light Locations is no exception. It was the kitchen that initially grabbed my attention....

There's so much to love: the tiles, the rustic yet simple cupboards, the beams and I love the copper tap, although I'm not sure how i feel about the sideways sink - it looks nice, but think I'd find it annoying in a practical sense don't you?!

It's obviously quite a compact flat as the kitchen and living area are open plan, but the light, airy aesthetic makes it feel spacious and super calming.

the bedrooms are also fresh and inviting, and how great are the shutter doors on the cupboards?! lovely idea.

I love the simplicity but that there are also lots of interesting features in there too. What do you think?

Check out more homes to pore over on Light Locations.

My book: The photographers

September 18, 2015

It's less than a month until the publication of my first book (15th Oct) eek!! I received my advance copy a few weeks ago, which was a VERY exciting morning for me! To finally see all that hard work in print was a dream come true! And, if I do say so myself - IT LOOKS FAB! :)

The reason for it looking so fab, is down to the wonderful designer, Rachel Cross, and the four lovely photographers who photographed the featured shops and homes all over the world. So I felt that it was only fitting for me to give a big shout out to these fantastic creative folk, and to give you guys an early sneak peek of what you will find in the book. In fact, what I thought I'd do is share some of the images that didn't make it into the book itself, as there were so many stunning photos, we couldn't fit them all in!!

The photographers (in alphabetical order!) were Nick Carter, Janis Nicolay, Michael Sinclair and Simon Upton. All are expert photographers as well as being some of the nicest people I've had the opportunity to work with. Thank you guys, for being such an essential part of making my book a reality.

I hope you enjoy these bonus images, and just think, if these are the ones that didn't make the book, imagine how great the ones that did are! I have another exciting piece of news to share on the 29th so stay tuned!

©Michael Sinclair/Jacqui Small Publishing

I hope you are loving the photography as much as I do! Make sure you pre-order your copy on Amazon or put the 15th October in your diary for a little bookshop trip! :)

oh and here is the first bit of press published about the book, a feature in The Oregonian - Portland's largest newspaper, showing some pics from one of the Portland locations! :)

xxx

My home on made.com/unboxed

August 7, 2015

I recently had a photographer from made.com come over and take some pictures of our house. I find it really interesting to see how different photographers work and how they capture the same space. These images are quite different from the ones taken for Apartment Therapy, but equally as lovely I think.

The shots above show off our lovely made.com dining table which I am still really pleased with and I think looks great with my vintage painted chairs. I definitely think I'll be looking to made.com more when we move house. I was super impressed with their delivery service too - the guys were really careful and even built the table for me - massive bonus in my eyes! :)

If you're a made.com fan you can add your own snaps of your purchases onto their unboxed website and have a nosy at what other customers have uploaded. I really like how they've used a map to show where the homes are located in the country so I can have a nosy at homes in my area! haha! There are some really lovely interiors on there so do have a look!

My home on Apartment Therapy!

June 15, 2015

Ever since we moved into our home nearly 6 years ago, I'd always dreamed of having it featured in a magazine or on an interiors blog (other than my own!) and though I was often asked to have it shot, I always declined as I wanted it to be 'finished'. Well, of course, your home is never completely finished, there is always something else to do, but as close to finished as it can be at any one time. The main thing was to renovate the kitchen, which we saved for since we bought the place, and finally got round to doing last year.

So whenever I got an email from Cathy Pyle, a photographer, asking me if she could shoot my home for Apartment Therapy, I was thrilled and excited that I could finally say yes! Apartment Therapy was probably one of the first interiors blogs I'd come across when I first got into blogging.

Cathy visited one Saturday in May, and we had a lovely day chatting and shooting, she even managed to get some half decent shots of me! So now I'm super excited to share the link to the post on Apartment Therapy and below is a little sneak peek. You will also find a source list for where I got lots of our furniture, accessories, art work etc.

I hope you enjoy having a nosy, and thanks to Cathy for the lovely photos and Apartment Therapy for the feature!

View the full set of images on Apartment Therapy.