Inspired by Travel

If you’re looking for some inspo for your home spaces, choosing colours or wanting to do a mini make over, here are a few ideas on how to get started.

Use your own experiences and favourite things as a place to start; that way your spaces will be uniquely yours and reflect who you are and your own style. Often your fashion style comes through in your choices for homewares, so this can be a great place to start. If you are looking for colour inspiration, try flicking through your travel pics to see if the places and spaces you have visited inspire your colour choices. These three spaces have all been inspired by my recent travels and then developed to incorporate the Karen Walker palettes from Resene paints.

Moroccan lounge
Confessions of Morocco

Plant inspired lounge
Plant Life

Beach inspired lounge Beach blues

Confessions of Morocco

This space was inspired by my recent trip to Morocco with the chalky pink walls of Marrakesh, the rooftop views and at how amazing the plants looked against this backdrop. Staying in amazing spaces such as El Fenn, a boutique hotel with impeccable style and experiencing the famous high tea at Sketch in London were also great inspirations to the finer elects of this space.

Morocco inspired lounge

Paint – Walls and floor in Resene Blanched Pink.

Accessories – Curtain in Ascend fabric in colour Blossom by Pegasus available from James Dunlop Textiles, Bai Chair in Moss Green and Soft Red from Tim Webber Design, The Sunday Rose Pink Arm chair from Me And My Trend, A1 Fans art print and Morrocco Rooftop art print by Amber Armitage, Falda occasional table in copper, ligne Roset Kaschkasch copper vase, Somerset table light and Falda side table all from Domo, Kartell Light-air table lamp from Backhouse, peach, mango and coconut candle by The Aromatherapy Company, pickly pear cactus from The Moodstore, other items stylist’s own.

Plant Life

While riding through the streets of Amsterdam I fell in love with the aesthetic of the city, the people and their love for indoor plants. Every space and store was inspiring and full of greenery - none less than Wildernes, an urban plant and garden shop. I love how plants bring a space to life and how a modern take on the conservatory can be incorporated into the home.

Plant inspired lounge

Paint – Back wall in Resene Cooled Green, right wall in Resene Quarter Beryl Green, floor in Resene Black White and pot painted in Resene Sanguine Brown.

Accessories – Potted banana palm tree from The Moodstore, Dedon Barcelona armchair (right), Dedon Dala lantern and planter all from Domo, necklace rug by Afghan Loom, Pegg stool and Raffles buffet in Honey from Freedom Furniture, The Waves Whisper bespoke weaving by Laine Toia and whitewashed rocking chair from Indie Home Collective, Bobo blanket in beige and tobacco & patchouli candle from Taylor Road Homewares, all art prints by Amber Armitage, Pistachio vase from Me and My Trend (on sideboard), Mono box vase from Citta design, black sand vase by Houston Design co., silver dollar vine from Shut the front door, other items stylist’s own.

Beach blues

When you are from a country surrounded by water it is hard not to be influenced by it. This space and colour palette is the result of the intensity of stormy evening beach walks in Mangawhai Heads. Nothing goes past a deep inky blue wall, mixed with wood tones and warm metallics to create a moody and inviting living space.

Beach inspired lounge

Paint – Back wall (left) in Resene Shadowy Blue, (right) Resene Sandpit Brown and floor in Resene Shadowy Blue.

Accessories – Hand printed cotton light shade from Madder & Rouge, Baxter Velour blue sofa from Me and My Trend, roses blanket in stone from Taylor Road Homewares, cushion in magnolia fabric in china blue by Mokum from James Dunlop Textiles, hem verso shelf in natural ash, hem key side table and north coffee table in marble from Tim Webber Design, silver dollar vine from Shut the Front Door, smith & co. restore hand balm by the Aromatherapy Company, mangawhai evening art print by Amber Armitage, kartell cindy lamp from Backhouse, roseau blue vase from Domo, ink vase (on floor), la belle vase and pastel candle (on table) all from Taylor Road Homewares, smith & co. uplift diffusion set and chemistry candle from the Aromatherapy Company, ocean island rug by Afghan Loom, parker woven fringed cushion from Citta Design, other items stylist’s own.