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One of my recent favourite hobbies is to re-arrange the items on the shelves (I'm sure I'm not the only one?!). My boyfriend finds this very funny but I do enjoy it! I like putting different shapes and sizes together and creating a mix-matched group of stuff. I also like giving some use to mere decorative objects like the little vase you can see on the second pitcure, it's a good place to leave my necklace.<br />
In one of the pictures below you can see the "A" I got from work. They were changing the sign outside the showroom and I decided to keep the letter "A" as it is my initial :) I painted it in a pretty tangerine colour using a sample pot in Charlotte's Locks.<br />
My next project is to paint the mirror we have in Brinjal. I got the paint yesterday and now I can't wait to start sanding! Hopefully this will uplift the mirror and make it look prettier...<br />
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<br />Amaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833419736262461873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758973779755736738.post-12351114237184582842013-06-28T15:45:00.000+01:002013-06-28T15:45:29.166+01:00Embracing Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Shirt</b>: Gap</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Belt</b>: from my childhood, almost vintage now!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Necklace</b>: Anthropologie</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Watch</b>: Casio</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Bag</b>: vintage (my mum's)</span></div>
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Summer has arrived and I can't complain anymore! Well, about the rain yes, but nevermind, one cannot have everything in life!</div>
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Today I managed to store away the winter coats and make some space in my tiny shared wardrobe - success! I have hanged a newly bought Barbour (in the sales, of course) although still has got the tag, just in case I regret spending money on something I don't "need" but rather "want". Still, it was half price and the only one left on the rack so I think it was meant to be. The excuse that never fails :)</div>
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This time we went back to Getxo (Las Arenas, where I grew up) twice within four weeks cause my sister was flying over from NY. It had been almost two years since we last saw each other so it was lovely to be able to spend some time with her :)<br />
Not going back until Christmas now so here are some pictures. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I have always dreamt of living in this house by the sea</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Enjoying absolute bargains from Liberty's and TKMax</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">under the sun</span></div>
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Isn't it gorgeous? Very well converted into a house without losing many of the features that make it unique but at the same time making it practical and luminous. I'm loving all the lush vegetation, stone walls and floors and wooden beams. I also like the fact that the colour palette goes beyond white and earthy colours (seen too many times) to introduce a bit of lilac and red.<br />
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I don't seem to be able to stop wearing winter clothes! How about you? Are you wearing flip flops or being sensible (I swear I've seen people wearing flip flops in 12ºC)? I have refused to wear this coat anymore until at least October (I was gonna say November but then I realized I was being too possitive)! Will summer ever arrive? I am forgetting how it feels not to be cold...</div>
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These are photographs I took at a friends' wedding day near Reading. James and I had a lovely time and the wedding was beautiful, but it was a bit chilly! This was back in April so the weather wasn't really spring-like yet (this winter didn't seem to end...).<br />
The wedding theme was tea (and tea pots and tea cups were to be found everywhere) - we even got to play mixing different tea leaves to create our <i>bespoke</i> tea bag!<br />
I was wearing a dress from Anthropologie and ballet flats from Pretty Ballerinas - a bit of a shame that I don't have a picture of the full outfit as it was too cold outside to take my coat off and I forgot to take one while inside the barn!<br />
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I got this lovely album from James' mum who was finding no use for it. I think it's probably one of the prettiest ones I have seen and it's perfect to fit the photographs I took of the English countryside and Paris with my Olympus Trip 35.<br />
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I find drawing is the best thing I can do whenever I'm feeling a bit down, lost in my thoughts or stressed. It calms me down and makes my mind focus on something else, in the lines, details, light and shadows of the image I'm replicating. It releases all the negative thoughts, for me it's a way of experiencing freedom.</div>
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Six months after moving into this flat the first picture is up! Ha, laziness...and the fact that we didn't have the right tools. James was meant to borrow them from work so we could hang some frames and the mirror up (it has been against the wall since we first bought it two years ago!!). It only took him several months to do so but the wait is almost over (we just need a few more hooks!).<br />
The flat is transformed - amazing how much hanging some things up can change the feel of a room. Now it seems bigger :)<br />
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This are the last shoes I buy in a while, I promise to myself! But I have got an excuse, three weddings this year! And for that I need a pair of comfy shoes to spend the whole day in (I'm not the type of girl who doesn't mind suffering to look pretty, I DO mind).<br />
And because Inès de la Fressange said: <em>“</em><span>Some people think that shoes are ladders. No man is
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Very rarely I like the way a whole house is designed and decorated but this one is an exception so that's why I decided to share it with you instead of just picking one or two pictures to add to <a href="http://pinterest.com/amaiaorozco/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.<br />
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Rose Uniacke's house in London has got everything I like, from highly decorated plasterwork to some modern touches and period furniture. But what I like the most is that nothing is over-the-top or feels pretentious despite the original grand features of the house.<br />
The walls and ceilings have been left in different stone colours (adding to the monastic feel) but bright tones have been introduced with soft furnishings and the use of gold and marble. Personally I would have added a more colourful rug in the bedroom and painted the ceiling in a slightly darker colour than the wall to bring it down and make the room feel cosier.<br />
I think the rest is absolutely fantastic and she has achieved a very relaxed feel in her house despite being located in the busy city that is London.<br />
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Last Saturday I got these lovely earrings from the <a href="http://www.anthropologie.eu/en/uk/shop-by-category/fresh-cuts/icat/freshcutssale/" target="_blank">Anthropologie sale</a> (that never ends, they just keep adding new items every month). I had seen these before but didn't want to pay the full price (28 pounds) so I was so happy when I say they were half price!! The are not really my style but oh they are so so pretty and look so expensive when put on! :) </div>
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I'm looking forward to this weekend starting from tonight - I'm going to The Photographer's Gallery for a talk and tomorrow to a breakfast preview of the Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at the Tate Modern followed by brunch and an afternoon spent down in Kent! How exciting, normally I don't have such interesting weekends! </div>
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But while that is all very well balanced and often pretty too, I have started to find myself a bit bored after seeing too many all-white interiors (walls, ceilings, flooring, even furniture, all white!). It's true that you can introduce colour with accessories but I think the all-white scheme leaves a feeling of things not being quite finished yet, like you have just primed the walls but still need to paint the top coats (in another colour than white, that is).<br />
<br />So since I started working in the paint and wallpaper industry I have decided that maybe it's my turn now to share with the world a bit of inspiration on colour schemes that include <i>colour</i> because pure white can't really be called a "colour" as it hasn't got any hue.<br />
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I will start with the introduction of black, that dark colour (although again black is the absence of all colours) opposite to white. If the use of dark colours in interiors can often be daunting, the use of black as an accent wall or mixed with white can give your house a very contemporary look without you having to sacrifice brightness.<br />
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This is a good example of how to use a bit of black. The horizontal stripes work particularly well in a hallway as it gives a sense of length and direction towards other rooms (just make sure your ceiling isn't too low or it could look like a box).<br />
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If you want to make a space more interesting and show a feature like this mezzanine level with a spiral staircase then painting it black or dark grey is a good way of doing it. The good thing about black is that it goes with everything.<br />
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This year it's been a challenge (and still is as we are going back to snow weather..) to dress for real winter temperatures and with that I mean temperatures around 0ºC. My Spanish self is not used to this cold and I actually have developed some not very nice chilblains in my fingers.<br />
Still I do my best to fight it and this is the outfit I've been wearing most these past few weeks. As you can see I combine every single warm item in my wardrobe! Christmas jumper included and underneath I also wear 1 or 2 layers more (onion style). I wear fur lined gloves, cords, my Russian Hat, my Bear Coat (massive sheepskin leather coat from my mum in the 90s) and a very thick long scarf that I wrap around my neck as many times as possible! Of course, I wear long ridding boots as well and thermal socks.<br />
Despite the weather in this country it still amazes me how many British girls and boys don't seem to feel the cold and actually carry the coat on their arms (as if they were too hot to put it on!) or don't carry one at all! I seriously wonder what they are thinking...I swear I have even seen people in t-shirts, girls in skirts without tights and lots of women wearing ballerinas!<br />
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Hi I'm back from Christmas in Spain! We had a wonderful time, ate and awful lot and came back with heavy luggage (luckily no more weight than allowed!). Tomorrow we are having our "second Christmas" at James' parents house, presents included! Really looking forward to it and to curling up in the sofa next to the fireplace! :)<br />
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I wish you a very happy New Year full of success and exciting adventures!!<br />
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Is the most wonderful time of the year... and therefore I have been
decorating the flat a little bit with some tinsel, Christmas tree
decorations and bunting (made out of Farrow & Ball's wallpaper
samples) :)<br />
I'm not sure when I will be posting again this month
as it seems it will be a busy one for me with my birthday tomorrow, the
start of a new job the day after and going to Spain for Christmas! So
lots of love and I wish all of you a merry Christmas xx <br />
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I feel Christmas is almost upon us even if we are not yet in December (blame all the cosy window displays and Christmas lights in the streets!). So I'm already dreaming of a Christmas outfit, again even if I don't dress up that much for Christmas! It's all quite relaxed in my family and the only thing we really dress up is the table.<br />
Anyway, I got this super duper beautiful dress in Anthropologie with my birthday money and I can't wait to wear it, so maybe I will dress up for Christmas Eve this year. I don't own any dresses (well I've got some, but I don't wear them, ha!) so you could say I'm making an exception this time. Luckily, the dress is not as short as in the picture and it covers my knees, making the fact that I'm showing my legs a bit less uncomfortable. I really feel so happy to have found a dress that I like myself in and that I can wear to lots of occasions. Or at least that's what I say to myself... :)<br />
Weddings, dinner parties, the opera....the places where I go so often haha<br />
The good thing about this dress is that I can get away wearing ballerinas or a small heel like the one that a pair of Salvatore Ferragamo Vara pumps have, the perfect excuse to own them!<br />
I just hope I will use this dress enough to compensate the amount of money spent on it! (Although, I got it with a 20% discount..)<br />
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First of all now it's called Lifespace, which I think makes more sense and suits the content of the blog better. Star Dust was too generic and compiles everything in the world, as ultimately is made of star's dust. Lifespace refers to life, life style, and home interiors.<br />
I also changed a bit the text fonts and colours, just to try to make the blog look a bit more professional and not too quickly-made-out-of-a-template! haha I'm not sure I succeeded ;)<br />
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Posting a group of photographs that describe my mood right now: I'm into cold colour walls, warmth through natural materials such as wood and leather, and a touch of cosiness with blankets, rugs and soft colour flowers.<br />
I call this style Messy Scandinavian ;)<br />
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Some of this photographs can be found on my new Pinterest board: Creative Display, something that I consider crucial in any home.<br />
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Btw, yesterday I went to Paris and is such a beautiful city that I wouldn't mind living there one day.<br />
Well, I guess a lot of people think the same :) <br />
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<br />Winter is arriving a little bit earlier than expected this year so it's time to switch to Christmas jumpers. This weekend we are going to the countryside so I really really hope temperatures go back to normal as I don't particularly enjoy 0ºC! I will be taking with me my new little present, an Olympus Trip 35. I'm so happy to be reunited with such a great camera since losing my first one on a shoot on December 2010...<br />
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<br />Amaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833419736262461873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758973779755736738.post-42616326748157045872012-10-30T11:43:00.000+00:002012-10-30T11:44:17.014+00:00Recent buys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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About a week ago I went to Kings Road in Chelsea and as I always do I go into pretty much any shop that catches my attention. So I got off from the bus at Chelsea Old Town Hall and I thought I would have a sneaky peek at Anthropologie's Mid-Season sale (the word "sale" played a big part on me going in) - what a mistake!! My boyfriend knew what was coming next, but I was saying to myself that there was no reason to think I would end up buying something, but of course I did.<br />
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I already had the plate and the necklace on it from previous trips to the shop. James and I bought between us the two pretty coasters. I had been wanting the pink one (called Celestial Coaster, such a cool name) for sooooo long and it was on sale! Also the blue (the print on it meant to look like lace but it reminds me of fossils). The gold necklace was an impulsive last minute buy (and early birthday present from James). Couldn't resist having it as it is so similar to this <a href="http://www.harveynichols.com/s372388-katie-necklace.html" target="_blank">Marc Jacobs one</a> I have always liked but is much more pricey. Now I have my two statement necklaces for this season :)<br />
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