Having a rainbow in your home

So many of us shy away form too much colour in our homes, but sometimes a little brightness can actually give colour to our lives and everyday existence. Perhaps you can consider some of these colourful solutions to bring the rainbow into your life:

 A rainbow inspired, colour coordinated bookshelf:

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A colourful quilt for the bedroom:

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Some colourful patchwork furniture pieces:

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A mixed up dining room set:

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Life can be quite dull all by itself, why not encourage happiness to sprout form your personal space? Have a happy and colourful day dear readers!

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Our beautiful country of contrast

Today the stark contrast of our beautiful country, our rainbow nation, is getting to me! Friends' parents fearing for their lives on their farms in de Doorns, Western Cape, enthusiastic entrepreneurs starting new business ventures filled with hope and dreams of success, our country still mourning the epic shock of the Marikana massacre still looming over us, soon to be parents dreaming of a bright future for their unborn children, conversations of hope, sadness, frustration, excitement... our country of contrast - where are we heading?

The amazing Hex River Valley, from here

The current unrest between farm owners and workers that smudges this beauty, from here

Violent protests at the Marikana mines recently lead to too many tragic deaths, from here

I cannot wait for this! The Whippet, a coffee shop soon opening in Linden Johannesburg, from here

New parents filled with hope for a bright future for their children

In God we trust and believe to end the madness and the suffering of the poor and to safeguard and protect the precious lives of our people - of all our people. Today I pray that there will be compassion, respect and humanity for all that live in our beautiful country that is us, that flows in our veins and that makes us who we are. 

May all my fellow South Africans experience something good today, something to erase our negativity and something to colour in your day. Perhaps you can be that ray of sunshine that can brighten someones day?

Have a lovely day xoxo

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Unintentionally Pink

Hello dear readers. What a week so far! I have hardly had time to breath, let alone write a blog post.

Things are in overdrive it seems and I had to deal with quite a few unexpected work-related and personal issues this week... phew, I think I can safely say that I can breathe again...

I have been looking forward to this day for weeks now and it is finally here! My mom is arriving for a visit this afternoon and I can not wait to see her. With all the things happening at home (Stellenbosch) in the past few months my parents have not been able to come and visit me this year so this visit is looooooooong overdue, this probably explains my childlike excitement!

I think I am feeling something like this:

That kid in the center could be me today; image from here

So as I was preparing my guest bedroom for my mom this morning I thought I'd do a post on this room. It was an unintentional DIY and I am quite happy with the result, so here are a few pics of the room, or as some call it my pink room.

My pink room

A winter bouquet from my garden

Protea paintings

Protea throw, fabric from a community project in Bathust

Floral, african and DIY painting meets

Mmmm this wall still lacks something. to be continued

Have a good day all! xoxo

A splash of colour please!

Brighten up your day with a pop of colour or be the rainbow you want others to be! 

I am mad for this photo shoot featured in the Guardian Observer.

For more of these lovely colourful pics, visit the Guardian Observer here

Colourful Inspirations

If you are in need of some colour inspiration, why not start looking at your everyday surrounds?

Design Seeds have done exactly this and offers endless awesome colour combinations to satisfy every personality and style type out there.

Here are a few of my favorite palettes:

Aspen Tones

Jarred Hues

Yellow Bloom

Which colours speak to you?