2013 Runway colours :: Dulux + Kirrily Johnston and Camilla

Following the recent L’oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Dulux teamed up with Australian designers Kirrily Johnston and Camilla to translate their runway collections into interior spaces. These brilliant interpretations styled by Bree Leech are so beautifully put together.

Camilla’s richly layered collection, titled “Tales from a Reading Room”, features floral prints and rich colours mixed with vibrant highlights.

Dulux Camilla Bedroom via the red thread

dulux camilla living room via the red thread

 

In contrast Kirrily Johnston’s collection focuses on a simpler pallet and shapes, featuring rich metallics.

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Dulux Kirrily Bedroom via the red thread

I really love how this collaboration worked so brilliantly and showcased both the designers and the colours of Dulux. You might be interested to click through to the Dulux L’oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival to watch some interviews with the stylist and designers. So inspiring. Which style do you like, opulent and layered, or sleek and refined?

 

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Posted on May 15, 2013

Ceramics by Tara Shackell

Macrame and string art aren’t the only crafts harking back to the seventies that have me looking twice. I’m also loving rough and rustic looking ceramics that remind me of the ones we had in my childhood home. The combination of smooth glazes and tactile surfaces in these pieces by Melbourne based artist Tara Shackell is really gorgeous. I’m feeling a bit partial to the organic nature of Tara’s work as a reaction to all the smooth whiteness and pops of colour around my home.

tara shakell via the red thread

What do you think? Organic and rustic or white perfection? I have a foot in both camps at the moment, and happily so.

 

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Posted on April 22, 2013

INTERIOR STYLE :: white, light, windows

You can never have too many windows or too much natural light…  How incredible is this apartment? Apart from the absolutely amazing use of glass, I adore all the quirky little touches like the masking tape rug and the storage box with bunny ears. A breath of fresh air!

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Images: Philip Karlberg, styled by Nanna Lagerman for Elle Interior Sweden.

 

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Posted on April 9, 2013

Instagram Competition

Freedom have recently released their new winter collection of covetable home wares and furniture and I’m excited to tell you that I’ve teamed up with them for an Instagram competition. There are 5 great prizes valued at over $1000 which I chose from the new collection. I was in store this week and there is so much to love in the collection’s four ranges: graphik, rustic, coastal and sweet folk… something for everyone.

the red thread Freedom Instagram comp

All you have to do to enter is post 4 photos on Instagram – one for each of the four themes: graphik, rustic, coastal and sweet folk – between Monday 25th March to Monday 1st April. Your photos can be of anything that fits within each theme. Be creative and imaginative and interpret the themes with your own style and content.

There’ll be a prize for the best photo in each of four themes, plus a prize for the person who’s four photos we love the most. The competition will be judged by me and Freedom and announced here on Friday 5th April.

The four theme prizes are:
neon knit cushion  |  rowan cushion  |  glaze vessel
verona throw  |  tricote set of three stacking baskets
symmetric floor rug in raspberry
character table lamp |  cambridge cushion

And the prize for the overall winner is:
maze nest of tables  |  vista faceted vessel

If you’re not already on Instagram download the app onto your smart phone and join in. I have to say I’m a bit addicted it’s a lot of fun and another great way to connect with like minded folk.

These are the basic rules:
- The photos have to be your original photos, and must be new ones taken during the competition period Monday 25th March to Monday 1st April
- Follow @freedom_australia and @theredthread
- Submit one photo for each of the themes: graphik, rustic, coastal and sweet folk
- Tag each photo with #webelieveinfreedom and the hashtag for that particular photo’s theme – #webelieveingraphik OR #webelieveinrustic OR #webelieveincoastal  OR #webelieveinsweetfolk
- Tag your photos with @freedom_australia and @theredthread to make sure we see them
- The competition is open to Australian residents only

So, are you in? It’s going to be fun and I can’t wait to see how the themes are interpreted. Leave me a comment if you have any questions. See you on Instagram!

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Posted on March 22, 2013

INTERIORS INSPIRATION :: Simple stylish spaces

Simplicity. No words required.

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All images: Light Locations

 

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Posted on March 11, 2013

BLOG LOVE :: Annaleenas Hem

Four words sum up Annaleenas Hem: minimalist monochromatic Scandinavian design. Annaleena Karlssen is a Swedish designer and blogger and her home, creations and photography are so refined and pared back that the word minimal seems almost ‘too much’ to describe her style.

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Have you noticed the trend for monochrome gaining momentum? There are a lot of black and white home wares around and I’m noticing more people are adopting the look. I do absolutely love this style… but I love to look at it, I’m not sure that I could live in it. Parts of my apartment tend towards monochromatic, but glance sideways and you’ll be greeted by a burst of colour. What do you think, could you live without colour?

 

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Posted on March 4, 2013