This is the beautiful work of Tina Frey, who was one of many talented designers exhibiting at Maison. Tina started her career in finance but decided to take a leap of faith and follow her passion of design; that was 6 years ago and now her company, Tina Frey Designs, distributes her products all over the world.

The colourful yet simple range is hand made from resin and incredibly, it’s all dishwasher safe, as well as having anti-bacterial qualities which makes it perfect for food. You can purchase Tina’s products from her UK outlet – Mint.

A gift I received this Christmas (or rather gifted to myself with gift money!) was the newest title from my very favorite Aussie stylist Sibella Court. ‘Nomad’, explores how you can easily create wonderful nooks and installations within your home to display your much loved travel mementos.  As usual, Sibella’s beautifully styled pages rekindled my urge to travel and explore the back streets and hidden gems in ‘my list’ cities like New York, London and Paris.  I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did!

The following images are from the blog, ‘My Shabby Streamside Studio’, and belong to the talented Sandra Foster.  Her pure and simple style is breathtaking, combining white on white interiors with pretty vintage accessories.

Tips on vintage styling:
- Use old medicine bottles as vases, clear glass look best.
- Use old french linen as a tablecloth, embroidered edging looks super cute.
- Hang vintage bags on door knobs or if you have one, on the corner of your metal bedstead.
- Shabby chic some old pine chairs, take a look at our guide on ‘How to Shabby Chic furnitre’.
- White metal bird cages are still a firm favourite, try filling one with tea-lights and hang it above your dining table as a feature light.

Wreaths are definitely one of my favourite Christmas decorations, the perfect way to dress up a spare wall space or hang on your front door to mark the festive season. Why not try your hand at a DIY wreath this year, and forget the foliage! Check out these original and beautiful ideas from Papier Damour and Paper Couture.

Anyone up for spending a day at the races? It’s all racing carnival fever at the moment in my corner of the world, with bold colour adorning the track and fillies alike.  Here is my mini moodboard of equestrian styled pieces to get you in the mood…

                                                  Clockwise from top left: Dress, rug, horse lamp, bench seat, Warwick fabric, Ralph Lauren bookends.