NEW PRINTS FOR THE HOME // INTERIOR INSPIRATION

As I'm constantly decluttering, rearranging and adding to the flat to sprunce up the home, I am welcoming spring and the fresh start it brings, especially after what feels like a long winter. Now that it's April and we are on the cusp of discovering which school F will be joining in September, I have been feeling a little unsettled, and when that happens I tend to rearrange our walls and add prints to my collection.

So I thought it would be fun to share my two recent additions, both different in design and style, and both giving off totally different vibes in the flat. The first print I want to share is this beauty,  Bondi Beach by Louisa Seton from Lumitrix, I've wanted a sea/surf style print for a while now as I find the sea so calming, so when I saw these bathers surrounded by thick fog on the infamous Australian coastline, I knew it would find a place in my bedroom. What better place to evoke a feeling of calm in the space you rest your head.

The second print to don my walls is a city I love, a hand drawn map of Paris by the super talented Jenni Sparks from EverMade.com. Not only has this been added to my lounge so the F can study all the amazing graphic detail that has gone into making this map, but it's especially relevant as I plan to see in my 25th 35th birthday in Paris in June *squeal* and stroll along the Seine. Jenni has also designed maps of other cities and I can't wait to add more to my collection.

Have you bought anything new for the home recently?*The prints were c/o of Lumitrix and Evermade.com. All words and opinion are 100% my own.

WALL DESIGN AND PICTURE FRAMES // INTERIOR INSPIRATION

As the flat spruce continues I've been looking at wall designs to give our flat a face lift. I've been wanting to try a gallery wall for some time now using our collection of prints and photos, rather than leave them stacked up in the bedroom. So after much procrastinating I decided to bite the bullet and give our walls some love

Annoyingly we have a rather ugly radiator that sticks up above the sofa, and as we're renting unless there's not much hiding it. However distracting from it with a fun collection of prints seems to be an easier option.

After selecting which prints I wanted to include in my gallery wall design, I laid them out on the floor to get a rough idea of how to group them together. This probably took the most amount of time with me shuffling and moving prints to get it the way I wanted, while nursing a cup of coffee. I used a selection of frames: white, black and wood – which probably breaks all the rules – and used a combination of illustrated prints, graphic typography and a few photographic images. I decided to include two new prints and used eFrame to order the picture frames online for the perfect fit and finish. The website is simple to use and you can easily create custom size frames by simply entering the dimensions and choosing the colour, shape material and finish of the frames you would like and wait for them to be delivered to your door.

I love the size and shapes of the frames and how they sit with the prints and I have grouped them quite close together as I know I still have this beach print and this Paris print to add. Next the fiddly bit, I used masking tape to mark the edges of the frames onto the wall to ensure that I had the spacing right before hammering in any nails and hanging the prints.

It's a work in progress but I really feel it adds a touch of personality and detracts from the radiator eyesore. So what do you think, would you create a gallery wall in your home? You can find more wall design inspiration over on my Pinterest boards



*We were give frames by eFrame for the purpose of this review. All words and opinions are 100% my own.

THE COMFORT OF HOME // HOUSE TOUR

As much as I love travelling, exploring new places, meeting new people and the feeling of wanderlust running through my veins, theres nothing quite like coming back to the simple comforts of home. Those small things you don't realise you miss, so incase you missed my post over at HIBS100 I thought I'd share some of the small corners that make me smile.

This is a little pic heavy so click to read more.