Take a cool long sip of Hotel Azucar...

How could you not want to visit a place where the national drink is Tequila, the sun is always shining, the people are always singing and food is fresh and spicy? And to top it off you're not only allowed but expected to Nap during the day!



Hotel Azucar off the coast of Mexico is a fantastic mix of local vibrancy and chic luxury... and I so want to be there! With only 20 bungalows and miles of beach you feel like you're in a private sanctuary and with a restaurant that specialises in fresh seafood and wild freshwater prawns you feel like you're in heaven!

A padro ready to greet you on arrival... :)



Restaurant... fantastic mix of local colour and design.



The beautiful pool that over looks the pristine beach...




I love these change rooms for the pool!




Your own private bungalow... Fantastic mix of stark white rendered walls, stone walls and straw roofs...



Cool calming interiors... a great way to escape the heat for your siesta.





Your private balcony and hammock- the perfect place to sit a sip those beers...



Love this outdoor shower! That bucket is fantastic!



If you feel over worked from your long walks and lazing by the pool- they have a spa where you can meditate, do yoga or have one of their amazing treatments...



Their outdoor library for you to enjoy during your stay or have a few beers at!





Or enjoy the games that they supply... and who can go past a parrot when you're in Mexico?! :)



Enjoy your weekends my lovelies... this is where I will be- if only in my mind! xox

Blueprint to Life...

I just love this work space and mainly the massive hanging blueprint! It is fantastic against those stark white walls and the white work desk.



Here is how to achieve the look at home.

Wishone Chair by Hans J. Wegner. Stocked at Matt Blatt for 295 (not yet available in this colourway but they have a lovely ash black) or ebay! I have struggled to find this colour available in Australia so if anyone knows where, let me know!



From Ikea have a look through the Vika range of trestle tables.

My pick is Vika Fagerlid legs (75ea) with a Vika Amon slim line table top (99).





And of course the piece da la resistance- A beautiful blueprint. Blast From the Past on etsy has some beautiful old prints (including really beautiful Alice in Wonderland prints that would be gorgeous in a kids room) and maps and this great boat blueprint. Though look around at auctions as sometimes there are boxes of them!

Black is back...

I will be honest I never thought I would want to decorate with black in my home... I am quite simply a cream girl. But last week as I was looking through the amazing photo's from Lonny Mag I saw and LOVED a black bathroom. Wow could a cream girl go black?

From Lonny Mag... the stark white against the black is striking! I really thought you shouldn't do black in a small space because it makes it seem smaller- but this adds atmosphere and makes it seem very dramatic.



The first three are from Decor Pad.

Featuring Martensen Jones Interiors Powder Room. How awesome is that wallpaper?! Also love the water jug.



More and more I am seeing yellow used against black to create a dramatic and striking look. I am also a fan of those mismatched lamps but out of the same yellow and same shades.



This last one is fantastic... the black just sets off the crisp white. Love the blanket and pillows. I also love the head board made simply out of white boarding and the feature mirror.



Another yellow against black... how dramatic is this bathroom featuring my favorite claw bath tub, heavy black drapes and that gorgeous yellow bedroom chair? (small criticism would change those green tiles to white with a black feature tile!)




Apartment Therapy featured this kitchen last week. I know it isn't strictly 'black' but love the chalk board wall!



From Made by a Girl... a black staircase... this was another image that inspired me last week to go black... the banisters in white look stunning!



This one is interesting as most of the black rooms so far go for the dramatic white and black contrast where this room uses woods and naturals. I love the fire place!



Anyway the moral of the story is I wouldn't be afraid to use black... even as a shabby chic girl at heart! I really think it can be striking and in the older homes it really makes the most of the old arcatraving. xox