Earlier this week I posted about Casa Lila, a beautiful riad in Morocco decorated in purple. If you love the colour purple then you are in luck this season as purple and lavender shades are everywhere to be seen.

If you are brave enough you can paint an entire wall purple like in the images above.

But [...]

I love the styling of this article that appeared in n this month’s issue of Dutch interior magazine VT Wonen. The combination of white, grey and silver is gorgeous. I was happy to see that some of the products featured in the article are also available at Le Souk. For example the white leather Moroccan [...]

I love products made from recycled materials! It is not only better for the environment but products made from recylced materials also have a more unique quality compared to mass produced ’standard’ items.

I am happy to have these baskets made from old tires in Le Souk. The baskets are great for storing kitchen utensils, bathroom [...]

More silver! These absolutely beautiful items are from Japanese shop Jurgen Lehl.

I am happy to hear from your comments that you enjoyed the ‘inspired by delfts blauw’ post. There is a lot more blue & white to show you, so hear is part 2 of the post! The images above are from stylist Christine Rudolph’s portfolio.

Some more products of designers who are inspired by Delfts blauw: [...]

Lately I see a lot of designers and stylists being inspired by ‘Delfts blauw’. This blue and white pottery, also known as Delftware, is made in and around Delft, The Netherlands. It has been produced in this city for many centuries and is very popular with tourists visiting The Netherlands. Above are some images from [...]

Lately I have been seen suzani textiles everywhere: in magazines, on blogs, in interior stylist photos etc. I don’t mind as I love these antique textiles. They are a great way to give a eclectic and unique atmosphere to your home.

For those not familiair with the term Suzani: this is an antique and decorative tribal [...]

I finnaly had time this weekend to upload my pictures from Stockholm. Holly had an excellent post on Decor8 about all the fabulous shops we visited. Besides shopping, doing the usual sightseeing, going out for dinner etc, we also visited the Hem 2007 fair. Here are some photos of products and trends spotted on the [...]

Also in the fashion industry you can see a lot of grey. These gorgeous designs in muted greys are from Peter Som’s Spring 2008 collection.
(via Oh Joy! & style.com)

More grey furniture and home accessories! The rugs above are all from Paola Lenti. This Italian company, founded in 1994 by Paola Lenti, has a gorgeous collection of furniture and rugs.

There beautiful sofas are from Paris based designer India Mahdavi (I am a big fan of her work!).

If you want to have grey in your [...]

Today will be about grey it is one of the season’s trend colors. I have been seen a lot of grey colored furniture and accessories. Above and below you find a selection of what I have been spotting. Above: a gorgeous table from Paola Navona for Gervasoni, beautiful Kose vases, poofs by Paola Lenti.

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I earlier featured yellow as a trend colour here on the style files. Another trend for this season is the colour green. Green is perfect for spring and is a great colour for your home accessories. In the images above and below you can find some examples of furniture, wallpaper and accessories in pretty [...]

Spring has definitely arrived! Today I saw the first butterfly dancing in the air. The first living butterfly I have to say. As lately I have spotted a lot of home accessories with butterfly patterns. For example, this colourful hand screen printed butterfly wallpaper (top image) from Cole & Son. Black & white butterfly wallpaper [...]

Trend watcher Li Edelkoort has predicted that people will create their own ‘museum houses’. We will more and more start living among all kind of collections. This way we can show our identity and our uniqueness. Our collections, of for instance vintage glass and ceramics, can make our house and ourselves stand out of the [...]

Last week Kelly Hoppen’s London apartment was featured here on the style files. In her stylish home, Kelly has combined neutral shades with splashes of yellow. If you would like to have some uplifting yellow in your place, please find here some ideas for yellow accessories, furniture and wallpaper. Don’t go overboard but use the [...]