one trip, a few words and I'm ready to discover what's in store for my life... My name is Karina and I am making the BIG life changing move overseas to the UK. It’s time for me to make the move and discover what could be awaiting me.

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October 29, 2011

Step inside...

Four months ago we moved into our place in West Hampstead. I wrote about our Mighty Move here and introduced you our area and showed you our flat. Now I want to take you inside and welcome you to our room.




I have spent a lot of time searching car boot sales, charity shops and collecting pieces from the many places I have travelled.






Step inside and enjoy!




I wanted to keep our room crisp and bright as London can be quite dark and dreary. I used white linen that was very simple and kept the bed decoration very minimal.


The furniture we brought from ikea and is dark brown with clean lines. We brought two side tables and a large tall boy, which just fits all of our clothes and belongings.







The cushion I brought in Sardegna. The type of tapestry is traditional to the area and is in a gorgeous bright aqua with cream. It adds a pop of colour and detail to the room.


My reading book always sits by my bed, so I can read it just before I go to sleep. Currently I am ready Gok Wan's biography. Prior to reading this I was reading The Help.


The lamps were left to us by the lovely Anne Maree and fit perfectly in our room!




Little comforts, like my new slippers sit by my bed and candles are used to create a beautiful aroma in our room.







There is a white desk against the window to have a separate place to work. It is lovely to be able to look out the window to the trees and soak up the sun (when it's there).





My stack of magazines! I have always had a stack somewhere of magazines (remember my flat back home??). I have always and will always be a magazine reader, I love them. I love the way the pages feel, the glossy images and I love being able to tag the pages when I love something on there.


The bowl is my latest travel find. This one is from Barbados. It is a fish scale bowl that I picked up at the Friday fish market. The fish market gathers all the Bajan people together to enjoy all different foods and music.





My desk contains my laptop, my notebooks and some pictures I have collected. The large one is from Rome from the Mario Testino exhibition and the small one of Marilyn Monroe is from the National Portrait gallery Goddesses exhibition .


The candle in front was a 'gift' from my friend Darren.





Next to my desk is my vintage suitcase from my friend Emily. I absolutely adore this bag. It helps to remind me to always travel.


The mat is also from Sardegna and uses the some traditional techniques as the cushion.





My tall boy (large drawers) is filled with all my trinkets and jewellery. I display most of my jewellery so that I always have it handy to style up my outfits.





The vintage mirror was one of the first home items we brought.


We found it at a charity shop in West Hampstead and it really helped set the mood for our room. The hand and owls I also found at a charity shop and I find them to be really unique and quirky. I love coming home and being able to put my engagement ring on one of the fingers.


The cross we carried with us all the way from Australia. It helps to remind us of our roots back home.






This is a view out of one of our windows. I think its really sweet. It is nice not having a huge building or wall in front of us. At the moment there is one mirrored frame with a picture of my nephews. Love them!






I hope you enjoyed the tour of our room. It is nice to be able to show it to you, so you know where I have been hiding out for the past few months.




So, what do you think?

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