FIVE FLORAL INSTAGRAM FEEDS TO FOLLOW

It's spring and Instagram is awash with Magnolia, Cherry blossoms, Wisteria and other such floral beauties that come together to bring your feed a pop of colour and make your heart skip a beat. There's nothing like beautiful blooms to inspire and that's why I've pulled together five floral instagram feeds to follow, all with their own magic and way of spreading the joy in our little square filled worlds...because you know...we all need a little pretty in our lives.

BEST BAR & RESTAURANT DESIGN // No 197 CHISWICK FIRE STATION

I've been super excited to share this gorgeous interior space with you because quite frankly it's totally swoon worthy, has been on my list of places to visit for an age and it's an instagrammers dream, oh the food is pretty awesome too. I would go as far to say that No 197 Chiswick Fire Station is up there on my best bar & restaurant design list, with its beautiful stripped back interior and utilitarian style keeping it true to its Fire Station heritage.

STYLEMYCOFFEE X TODAY MY COFFEE // INSTAGRAM WINNERS

Hey there, remember me? *This is where I insert the gritted teeth emoji followed by a pucker up kiss* it certainly has been a little quiet over here – yep sorry about that – and you could say I've been AWOL but I couldn't wait to pop back to share all the coffee joy and announce the winner of our first #StyleMyCoffee X #TodayMyCoffee Instagram giveaway with the lovely Stylonylon.

I've definitely been keeping the coffee industry afloat over the last months and after taking a peek at all the beautiful snaps you've been sharing from around the world, it seems you guys have too! We decided to narrow it down to four pics from each hashtag and then we could pick the winning two.

So after scrolling through over 1200 coffee pics on the #stylemycoffee hashtag these four definitely caught my eye!

Top left: I love this snippet from everyday life, a perfectly captured moment from @helloquietx //       Top right: How soothing are these pale pastel colours from @ruthlgarner // Bottom left: Love the colours in this pic and a good topknot from @sheisfaith // Bottom Right: Loving this little coffee heart from @katgotthecream

Julia narrowed down her beautiful #todaymycoffee selection to these beauties:

Top Left: I love the simplicity and contrast in this image from @designhunter_uk // Top Right: This cafe is so dreamy from @thesefourwalls // Bottom Left: This flatlay scene is so tempting from @catesthill  // I'm still yet to try one of these coffee drip mugs and this one from @melwiggins is a treat.

It was so hard choosing only eight from so many beautiful images and we are thrilled at having people as far as Chicago to Berlin to Australia join in on with our coffee hashtags. To make it fair we each chose from the others shortlist to get the two final winners for our first giveaway and I'm excited announce... *drum roll please*... that @sheisfaith and @catesthill are our #stylemycoffee X #Todaymycoffee 01 winners! Congratulations :)

Winners

Do you love coffee?  This month we're teaming up with two great brands to give you another chance to win some lovely artisan products. All you need to do is share your coffee inspired snaps on Instagram using the hashtags below. 

The Giveaway

(with prizes from Three Sixty˚Coffee and Mon Pote)

Joining forces with the fab @todaymycoffee run by @stylonylon (to celebrate our shared caffeine in photos passion!) we will be running a competition on Instagram under our two hashtags #todaymycoffee and#stylemycoffee.

At the end of July we will each feature our top four favourite pictures and choose a winner each. The prizes will be a beautiful ceramic mug from Mon Pote and a bag of artisan roasted coffee from the lovely peeps at Three Sixty˚ Coffee. So get tagging your best caffeine shots and come along for the ride!

To take part: Follow @stylemycoffee and @todaymycoffee and hashtag your coffee pics #stylemycoffee and #todaymycoffee – have fun!

We'd love you to join us and spread the coffee love. Good luck! x

MOODBOARDS AND MUSES 03

Oh hey! Sorry I know it's been a while but the boy is back to school and without the constant monologue of Paw Patrol, there seems to be enough head space to put words to screen and get some inspiration flowing. I seemed to have missed out on my March Moodboards and Muses, but I'm back with April and it's the perfect way to reboot the old grey matter, especially after dealing with cabin fever and a poorly boy.

Things I'm loving:

// Coffee. OK this is not really a surprise to anyone who follows my Instagram feed as I don't function with out  three  one to start the day! In fact I've started a #stylemycoffee hashtag and a @stylemycoffee Instagram account, so I can see all you lovely lot enjoying a brew and share it with a coffee loving community. I'll be doing a whole post on this new project, which I hope you'll join in with.

// Embroidered Patches. Yep you know the ones that you used to collect as a kid and patch up your denim with? Well these are coming back with a bang – or it might just be me? – either way I'm loving it! Whether you're buying a pre-designed jacket from the high street or collecting your own to customise your fave, it's definitely on my cool list, especially when it looks like this.

// Snapchat! Yep I'm getting down with the kids and having so much fun with this little app. You can take video snippets, pics and private messages with filters/stickers and generally have a giggle. I'm pretty much on there everyday giving a sneak peek into our general day to day living –as in real life *shock horror* and blogging events. Come say hey, you can find me as @wildandgrizzly over on there.

Things I'm Not:

// Seaworld. Not sure if this one needs to be spelt out, as the bad press on this awful company is everywhere, but I recently saw a flux of bloggers promoting this place and it made me feel really sad that we would use our influence in this way. Seaworld is appalling, their treatment of the Orcas is appalling – so much so that it's recently ceased it's breeding programme due to public backlash and loss of profits since the airing of Blackfish. Really It needs to be shut down, and if you want to know more about their bad practises then please watch Blackfish Documentary or have a read of Jess's post. Enough said. 

Other Things:

// I'm back with some Instagram love and who's been inspiring me recently, and they are a fab bunch if I do say so myself! This month I've been drawn to those rather gritty grainy accounts with girl attitude and rebel vibes *swoon* and I'm loving Design Love Fest's new hashtag #sweetdreamsDLF for all things creative.

Top left: Carrie Anne over at Mere Seour has it going on, what with her awesome store and raising the future. If you love her tee's you better grab one fast as they are selling like hot cakes. // Top right: Neram over at the real little birds mama is one hot mama, hanging out with her little bird and one in the belly, I'm loving this lady's style and adventures // Bottom left: Bing Bang NYC is one of my fave inspiration account, this jewellery store is about feminism, bling, hustlin' and generally being a Bad Bitch. You can find the store here. // Bottom right: Sharmadean Reid founder of Wah Nails is an all round amazing business woman, idea generator and barometer for all things cool, you can find snaps of her son, nails, snazzy VIP events and her love for Dalston and Jamaica. Check out her interview here!

Also let's take a sec to swoon over these pins! I love this reconditioned sideboard which has been transformed into a sink, this is so one of my bathroom goals now. Also I'm trying to get some travel inspiration and planning a little getaway in the sun. Swooning over this poolside image!

What's April got instore for you?