Tuesday, 9 April 2013

The Comfiest Of Cushions: 15 Of The Best For Your Home

Vintage cushions on a modern black sofa = beautiful!

Whether it's a bedroom, living room, lounge area, outdoor deck, seating, bedding, you name it - one thing I've noticed about all these things that always makes them look irresistibly comfy is the careful selection of beautifully designed cushions to match the interior of the home!

Cushions are, if not one of the most, important pieces of decoration you can add to your household - not only do they need to look good and compliment your interior, but they obviously need to have that comfort factor too. Choosing the right cushion to go with your furniture, colour scheme, and walls can dramatically enhance the cosyness appeal of your home, and today I have for you 15 of the best inspirational pictures to show you just what I mean. Enjoy!


I love this gorgeous abstract design - it slightly reminds me of the pictures they show you at psychotherapy sessions! The great thing about black and white, too, is that it can go with a variety of colour schemes - just make sure your sofa/bed is a plain colour. Too many patterns could end up making the room look busy and stressful.


Such a bold design and gorgeous colour - would look great on a white sofa! 


The colour scheme for this bed is simply beautiful and feminine - pairing patterend cushions with plain cushions of other shades can create such a stunning effect.



I really love the idea of having a hanging hammock in the house instead of a sofa - how relaxing! The three cushions compliment the ambient wood style perfectly - placing a brightly coloured one in between two darker shades looks great, and the furry cushion makes it look even cosier.


Oh my god, what can I say, everything about this whole interior design is perfection! If I could have my ideal sitting room, this would be it. The low rise wood coffee table, silver antique-style tray, pink candles, flowers, fur throw, and of course, the bunch of soft fabric cushions. Scared to try a black sofa? Don't be - placing pastel colours and whites on top will even it out and make it look elegant and sophisticated. 


Lovely subtle grey with a touch of floral white floral print - floral prints are a popular, safe choice for cushions, especially if you're not yet quite brave enough for bold abstract designs. Also lovely to inject a bit of spring into your home.


I love this idea of having one pillow being the center focus - letter cushions are so  simple, yet make a dramatic statement as soon as you walk in the room. I'd want one for my future bedroom!


The more cushions, the better, I say! I absolutely love everything about this photo, and it's certainly true that having a bed covered in cushions full of different shades and fabrics can make it look incredible. I especially love the skull one - it adds an edge to an otherwise very girly look (with the furry throw and neutral colours!)



Another minimilastic design and understated colour scheme, but still gorgeous nonetheless. The white and charcoal colour would look great in any interiors with pastel pinks, dark shades of black, or crisp whites and greys!


Now, this is just adorable! I love anything with slogans or words on, and the fact that this is a cute message makes it even better. I'd want one of these on mine and my future hubby's bed.

But Seriously Pillow



Flower petal cushions! They're just great aren't they? They can add an instant bit of girlyness to any room, don't look 'too much' and are available in loads of other colours. I like the white, personally, though - just looks so simple and classy!


Embellished cushions always, without a doubt, look amazing in any room, and I love how these match so gorgeously to the bed frame and bed cover - lovely for a cream bedroom!


I love how the one cushion in the middle particularly matches the baby blue colour of the bed frame - so simple but looks so chic and modern!


So those are my top picks everyone - which ones are your favourites?

Let me know in the comments!

Have an amazing week.

Em x

All pictures are courtesy of Pinterest

Sunday, 24 March 2013

Say It All With Wall Art: Must-Have Pieces For Your Home

Hi again everyone!

Firstly, let me just apologise for the long inactivity on this blog - when I first started it, (around last summer I think?) I did have the intentions of keeping it going and making it a regular thing, but obviously, that didn't last too much longer after the first post!

I think the main reason as to why it didn't last is because, at the time, I didn't really know how to run a blog. I'd always considered it, dreamed about doing it, but I didn't put any real amount of work and effort into getting content posted and getting it well-known around the blogosphere. Now though, I'm happy to say, I've had experience in running a fashion and beauty blog, which is fairly new, but has already got over a thousand pageviews and steady following - so I think I'm finally ready to give this one a shot, too!

I probably won't get the chance to post as frequently on this blog as I will do with my other one, but as this is just running for the same purpose of fun and love of interior design, there's no demands or expectations - but I'm going to work hard in producing new content more often. 

Let's move on to the topic of today's post: Wall Art!

As a regular Pinterest user and follower of any home-decor related pinboard, I've been seeing a lot of 'Wall Art' being pinned around frequently. And I'm not just talking wall art in the sense of wall stencils and pretty wallpaper designs - it seems that antique style picture frames with graphic words inside are very popular right now. But, all in all, adding words to your walls in any way you wish can make a huge statement in your home - they say a picture speaks a thousand words, but (maybe a bit less than a thousand) words can express what you want your home to say about you!

Here are some of my favourites:




















What's your favourite wall art? Let me know what you think in the comments!

Emily x


Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Apartment Inspiration

Look at these amazing photos of the interior design within an apartment from a popular blogger on tumblr!

I am absolutely in love with all of the photos, the designs, and basically how she's decorated everything so beautifully but made it look so effortless - whilst at the same time, putting her own unique stamp on the whole theme of the apartment. Absolutely gorgeous! This is definitely what I'd want my future apartment to look like. It just has that relaxed, luxurious yet girly appeal to it.



The bedroom


The outdoor deck




Part of the bedroom


The study area



The bathroom

Tour of my new apartment

Sitting area

Tour of my new apartment!
Dining room chairs and table are from Freedom. Mirror is antique. 

Dining room

Source here:  homeandinteriors