Maybe new digs

Exciting news, we potentially might have a new home very soon! We started the hunt and landed on a flat  in the most amazing location in central London.

Farringdon is home to Fabric night club, Smithfield meat market and Aussie cafes - all the things you want to have so conveniently located to your home.


So, we are still waiting for the final go ahead but I thought to share with you what could be our new digs... what do you think?


And if its not our new digs then you will see a really big sad face here in a few days!

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?

The mighty move

One week of being in our new home! Such a nice feeling. Its nice to have a place to call our own and to finally unpack! Well, kind of unpack, not having furniture doesn't help but at least it gives me an opportunity to start my search for the best second hand furniture available in London - ahhh heaven!

It will still continue to take some time to work out the important things when moving, like getting working out the night buses, sussing out our local pubs and finding the best eating joints. But these things take time and we have a whole year to do so.

I'm back..and what a busy few weeks!

Wow! It has been some time! And firstly I apologise. We recently moved move to our first share house accommodation in Finchley Road and all the amazing creature comforts we had at AM's were not there and this included internet. So due to not having the internet I was unable to fill you in with all that has been happening.

So what happened when I left off last??

Well as you heard above we moved to our first temporary share house accommodation in the North West of London. Such a convenient place to live, so close to work...ah that's right I got a job! Have been working there for a few weeks now and have been training, meeting new people and just trying to enjoy London working life. In between all this we managed to get a weekend away to Brighton. Brighton is great! I love it there. It brings you back to your childhood playing arcade games, eating fish and chips, searching around for ice cream and digging in the antique shops in the area (where I found art deco plates - score!)

We had another few 'firsts' in the last few weeks - we went to our first music gig (an American band called Mona), saw our first football game (Fullham vs Arsenal) and put a deposit down on our first permanent rental flat! Fingers crossed all goes well and we move in mid July. In time for a few of our visitors to stay (Marija & Brando) but just missing out on others (Mum and Dad included - whoops).

The next few months are looking to be busy from visits from friends and family back home and hopefully potential trips away, which will all ultimately depend on work giving me the time off.

Here's to the next few weeks and lots of interesting reads for you ahead!

now Karina, don't count your chickens before they hatch

Ok, so I haven't even left the country yet but I am getting excited by the prospects of decorating a new home.
I know I wont be able to change much in ways of furniture, but beautiful linen and towels can turn a small British sub let into a beautiful English manor.
I have been checking out Zara Home and Anthoropoligie and some of their deliciousness is below.

I am loving neutral colours with a splash of chartreuse

Must have printed bedsheets!

Vintage inspired crystal glass

Hottest print right now - Ikat!

Speechless...

Inspired by Jess B