MY STYLE - board 002

Yes, the move was made. Now I'm working just next to my bed... dangerous, very dangerous! 

My bedroom needs a painting, hopefully will be this years in  June or so. But, apart from that and the forever-temporary-scary-wardrobe I feel pretty good in this new little corner. Although it needs a few details to make it more organized and clean. I decided to make a "My style board" to make things clear in my mind. The result is just here and now I have a shopping list. Great! I really needed a reason to go shopping/spend money. I would love to share with you the final picture but I'm just not sure if I'll be sharing before or after the paintings... let's see if the evolution deserves it. Here's the board:

My Style - board 002 - my office makeover! by cris-loureiro

Jieldé black lamp / Orla Kiely drinkware / Small Terrarium Holder Cube style glass container desk accessory / Modern book shelve / Small item storage, £5.98 / White table, £12 / White office chair, £12 / IKEA Snika, £11 / Blank Chalkboard Smaller Size by dirtsastudio on Etsy / IKEA KVISSLE Desk organizer, white, £3.58

DIY the Spring { continued }

And if the spring doesn't sprung you make it bloom:

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DIY the Spring { continued }

One more idea to spend the weekend in great mood. It's a fresh detail of simplicity. Easy and beautiful!

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DIY the Spring

Good morning dear readers! It's Thursday already and the weekend is just around the corner. The sun is shining and the forecast is for nice weather in the next few days. It looks like Spring is coming, don't you think? I thought that could be a good idea to share with you a few DIY to bring on the Spring spirit to this weekend. I hope you enjoy!

Here's the first for now:

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WORK-SPACE inspiration

I started Koalita Craft, few days after I knew I was expecting and few weeks later I moved from a Studio in London to a 2 bedroom plus 1 house in Kent.

When I moved, after the unpacking thing that I hate, I started planning my beautiful working-space. It had room enough to let go of having just a small corner in the living or dining area, as it was in my previous Studio-home, to plan something bigger! The "plus 1" obviously! 

I felt like I was starting in big style... small (new) business ---> "big" and organized office.

Well... 2 years later, pregnant of my second daughter, I had to make a few arrangements in my office to fit a cot... 

Almost three years later and I'm making arrangements again. Sharing my space with a nursery is not an option anymore. You see... there's no nursery or even an office in that "plus 1" anymore. Now, my darling "plus 1" is an all-the-time-untidy playing room with a desk near the window shouting "take me out of here!"

And my "room enough to let go of having just a small corner in the living or dining area" turned in a "let's try to find a less messy place to put your desk somewhere in the house".

Found out that, thanks to my small and forever-provisional wardrobe, there's still 1.20 meters available in my bedroom to put my desk. Definitely not the perfect solution but the only one  at the moment. I just don't want to move again, not keen on packing and unpacking again.

Things are as they are so we have to make the best of them.

Time for looking desperately for inspiration and Pinterest is the perfect and easiest tool for that. Let me show you what I found:

[ source: Pinterest ]

Two different spaces based on the same monochromatic choice that I really love.  {Left image} The green given by the fresh botanical element makes the room alive. {Right image} The deer head made with washi tape is genial.

Really like the splash of orange although it won't fit with the rest of the bedroom decor... a pity. I would be very happy with any of these desks as well.

{1st and 2nd images}Awesome wall organizers. With such a tiny space available a wall organizer like these should be a must have. {3rd image} Nice display for a inspiration board.

I chose these spaces mostly because of the feeling of "old school" that they have: Love the huge "A", the big scissors and the binder clips as picture display.

Small, white, wood and black details... as it actually would hopefully be.

And this just because it feels warm and lived!

EASTER CALLING!

Hello lovely people! Have you already entered my giveaway? I'm so excited about this. It will be tomorrow my shop's anniversary however you have plenty of time to participate on this awesome giveaway. Be sure that you won't miss it! It's really worthy, especially if you are planning a wedding or birthday party this year.

Well but time flies and soon we will be eating chocolate eggs. One of these days I was searching on Pinterest for Easter inspiration and I found some fantastic ideas for making Easter decorations from eggs. A pretty and modern Easter decoration.

Here's my best selection:

[ source: Colourful dyed eggs / Thumbprint eggs / Neon dyed eggs / Patterned pastel eggs / Black and white eggs / Washi tape strips eggs / Pink and gold eggs / Botanical eggs / Pantone eggs ]

LAST MINUTE DIY VALENTINE GIFTS

This is it! Tomorrow is Valentine's day! Have you got all the gifts bought? If not there's always time for a bit of diy, it's cheaper, it's more valuable and these, that I selected today, are very easy to do. 

[ source: Confetti filled hearts / Friendship bracelet / Heart tote bag / Heart shaped tea bags ]

DIY VALENTINE...

The weekend is approaching. I was wondering... probably the rain will stop you from going outside. The last thing I want is that you get bored. So here's some ideas to keep your hands busy while weather invites you to stay indoors. I bet that on Monday you home will be much cosier and ready for Valentine. Enjoy!

[ source: Initial carved candle / Decorated bottles / Heart jar candle holder / Heart wall lamp / Conversation heart magnets / Feathered arrow ]

VALENTINE'S DAY WEDDING

Still on a Valentine mood... 

I'm not a huge fan of Valentine's Day as it is, to be honest. We should  show our appreciation to the ones we love every single day of the year. Although, the Valentine's Day turned to be very special to me 5 years ago, when I found my soul mate.Yes, on Valentine's Day I will celebrate 5 years of a beautiful love story with two amazing gifts - our two gorgeous daughters.

Me and my love haven't given the knot yet. I believe that, when we do, an inspiring board like the one I'm sharing today, may even be the theme of our official marriage. Enjoy!

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DIY Love letters / Bride photograph / Stationary / Drink stirrers / Hearts bouquet / Bridesmaid bracelet / Carpet of rose petals ]

DIY IKEA

I often fall in love with expensive furniture. Let's say, I have an expensive taste most of the times. However, my home doesn't have more than IKEA cheapest pieces. And to be honest, I guess it's better this way. You see... I like to change things every time I get bored. It would be craziness to throw away a £1000 piece of top design now and then. So I keep inventing and re-inventing my style with IKEA and a few details that can be a bit over budget.

Because of that I'm always on the Ebay or looking across the IKEA catalog or even searching on Pinterest for what to do with unwanted IKEAs to get them more interesting or so.

That was how I came across with these awesome IKEA hacks that I'm sharing with you today.

For the living room:

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For the dinning room/kitchen:

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For kids:

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DECOR & DIY: Our new little nursery

As you may already know, I had to refurbished my home office in order to make some room to fit a little nursery. I didn't want to spend much money, as I'm thinking of looking for a new home in less than a year so I can have enough room for everything. Turned out I have just painted a small space to limit visually the nursery area. I have put Laura's cot in and bought this little chest drawers from IKEA for just £20 and in a few hours here's the result!

There's still a few details missing. I'm still unsure about which knobs I will use on the drawers. If I paint the ones that came with the dresser or if I buy new ones. I'm also thinking of making some wall art to hang above the cot. Let's see what I'll come up to. I will keep you posted :)

DECOR & DIY: Upcycled wine bottles.

Do you like wine? Well... don't throw away your empty wine bottles any more. They are precious! Here's 12 ideas to reuse your bottles in a different, but still entertaining, kind of way.

Source: Recycled Art