|| BISTRO | BREAKFAST

Recreate that cafe culture in your own kitchen and start the morning with bistro style crockery, table linen and barista equipment. Also included recipes both healthy as well as a little indulgent, plus my own recipe for my favourite low G.I., high fibre breakfast. 

Above images: 1.Coffee Drip instagram 2.ManiLife Peanut Butter RECIPE: sourdough toast spread with almond milk yogurt, drizzle with peanut butter and top with slices of banana and a sprinkling of seeds 3.Normann Copenhagen Craft Salt and Pepper Mill 4.Bakery Bits all the equipment and ingredients to make your own fresh crusty baguettes    

Above image: Sage The Barista Touch™ bean to cup coffee machine

Above images: 1. La Redoute Léon set of 4 cereal bowls in blue (also available in pink and pale green 2.Sage The Barista Touch™ bean to cup coffee machine in Black Truffle 3.BBC Food RECIPE click here for a low G.I. high protein breakfast of Overnight oats with apple, blueberries and nuts   

Above image: Fellow 'Stagg' Pour over kettle available in the UK here

Above images: 1. my morning Nespresso espresso by The Paper Mulberry 2.Knopps Knoppifier hot chocolate maker (yes please)! 3.Normann Copenhagen Mormor blue and white checked tableware 4.LinenMe Cafe apron in grey stone linen  

Above image: Royal Doulton Coffee Studio range of tablewareAbove images: 1.Grind compostable coffee pods Nespresso compatible with refillable tin 2.Rosslyn Coffee instagram photo by @vieravirag (a beautiful instagram feed) 3.Villeroy & Boch 'It's my match' powder mug Uni 4.Rosslyn Coffee with gorgeous food photography by David Robson of @robson.eats  

Above image:Knoops range of chocolate for making the perfect hot chocolate (I adore the packaging)!

Above images: 1.Nicolas Vahé Lemon Curd, stir into yogurt, spread onto toast or layer up on top of yogurt and oats 2.The Paper Mulberry my own RECIPE (see the bottom of the post for the 'how to') for a healthy, low G.I., high fibre breakfast  3.Hotel Chocolat stylish 'PodCups' (pair) in white ceramic created by Royal College of Art ceramicist Andrew Wicks 4.Fabrique Bakery photo by @the_lazyfoodie   

Above image: Normann Copenhagen 'Bliss' tableware range and Salon tray

Above images: 1.The Conran Shop Linen napkin in Thistle 2.Sue Pryke Mr & Mrs Teaspoon in heavenly chalky pastel shades 3.Sue Pryke gorgeous Mr & Mrs ceramic Teastrainer, mug and spoon 4.Sage Appliences    

Above image: Royal Doulton Coffee Studio range Espresso cups and saucers set of 4

Method: Take a handful of raspberries, add a sliced banana, then 40g of All-bran, top with 2 desert spoons of 0% fat Greek yogurt (Fage is my favourite!), sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts and mixed seeds and add a splash of skimmed milk - Enjoy!

Above images: The Paper Mulberry, spoon 'Polished Knot' desert spoon by Culinary Concepts, linen napkin by Linen Me

For more information on anything shown in the above images please click on the names under each photograph to go through to their web sites. 

As always, if I have featured your photograph and you would rather I didn't, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will remove it with my sincerest apologies. 

With warmest wishes

  

|| FRESH START | INTERIOR ACCENTS

SOFT FURNISHING | ORNAMENTS | ARTWORK

After Christmas when all the decorations have been taken down things can look a little dull and a simple way to freshen the home is to change soft furnishings, add ornaments and new artworks. Two or three key pieces can be all it takes to completely change the look of a room. Here are a few of my favourites. 

INSPIRATION: Scandinavian Chic; Mid Century design classics; geometric patterns; clean contemporary and modern  

KEY ELEMENTS: Soft chalky pastels particularly dusty rose, turquoise and soft grey; origami; smokey coloured glass; typeface; copper; black; geometric; marble; wire; felt and blonde wood

Above image: a selection from the Bloomingville Spring Summer 2014 range

Above images: 1.print In Love with Typography1 - A7 by Playtype 2.grey and ash Tripod lamp by Habitat 3.Dot cushion Divina in Rose by Hay 4.grey felt Restore Basket by Muuto 5.Origami ceramic vase by Bloomingville

Above image: the gorgeous living room from the blogg Valkoinen Harmja in soft shades of white, grey black and dusty rose pink. Fabulous 'Tray' tables from Hay in the foreground (available in the UK from Nest interiors 

Above image: the gorgeous living room of Ale from Ale Besso Blog: grey knitted pouf (similar in Pigeon Pink from Habitat); Karlsson Flip Clock;  grey Dot cushion Divina from Hay 

Above images: 1.Knot print by Kristina Krogh 2.grey Dot cushion Divina from Hay 3.Heima 4 armed candlestick from Normann Copenhagen 4.Tablo coffee table large grey and ash from Normann Copenhagen 5.Claritas Art Piece in sand by Iittala

Above image: the impeccable styling and stunning home of Nina Holst - Stylizimo blog: Verner Panton Panthella floor lamp; Kubus 8 candle holder by Lassens in black; grey felt Restore Basket by Muuto

Above images: 1.walls painted in ombre shades of grey (from top to bottom): Perennial Grey 245, Dolphin 246, Knightsbridge 215 from the Little Greene Paint company: Eames House Bird ornament on shelves from Vitra 2.Small Talk print by One Must Dash 3.Naoko footstool in charcoal by Habitat 4.concrete and glass Leimu table lamp in copper by Magnus Pettersen from Iittala 5.Meno grey felt Home Bag from Iittala

Above images: fabulous entrance hall display shelving and storage from the lovely home of Elisabeth Heier: similar black shelf Ekby Jarpen/Valter in black from Ikea; white shoe cabinet (just seen in second picture)  Stall in white from Ikea; Yes, yes, yes print from Therese Sennerholt

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For more information on anything shown in the above images please click on the names under each photograph to go through to their web sites. I create my mood boards/colour palettes with a computer programme called Photoshop by Adobe which is available for both Apple Mac and PC computers.

As always, if I have featured your photograph and you would rather I didn't, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will remove it with my sincerest apologies. 

With warmest wishes