Down, but not out

OK, so I may not be able to figure out how to insert a drill piece into a drill... but give me a hammer and nails and I'm unstoppable!

I decided to hang some frames today - for the time being I've just printed out some photos from when I went to NYC and Mexico last year.


It may or may not have taken me several times to make sure the pictures were in line... but if you can't see the failed attempts, it doesn't count, right?

I purchased these hand towels ages ago and have always thought they were too pretty to be actually used as towels. Instead, I thought I'd see how they look framed:


They need a bit of an iron, but overall I think they're cute. My only concern is, I'm not sure if they suit my style. What do you think? In the words of Tim Gunn, can I "make it work"?

In other news, my house is looking more like a house. That's right - I finally have a fridge in my kitchen:

And I've finally brought my KitchenAid out of it's packaging. Doesn't she look so pretty?

I'm suddenly overwhelmed with the urge to bake!

I just like blue...

Well if you hadn't guessed from the colour scheme of my blog, I like blue. In particular any shade of pastel blue, duck egg blue and especially when it comes to homewares.

I've previously mentioned that I'm a 20-something and still living at home with my parents. Since I bought my place I've been planning on moving out and in preparation have started amassing a nice little "glory box". I actually refer to it as the "glory room", as one whole room of my folks' place has turned into storage for me.

I have plates, cutlery (3 sets), vases, chairs, tables, a sideboard... it's quite ridiculous. I decided to look through my collection of plates recently - this is the result:








An even more scary fact is that I probably own 4 to 6 of each plate I've displayed here. I think it may be slightly excessive.

Finally, the pièce de résistance is my (brand new in box) Kitchenaid mixer in ice blue. I think she'll look gorgeous in my kitchen.



PS - for anyone interested the bird plate featured above is still available from Anthropologie. I was lucky enough to pick them up in New York last year. They come in a variety of colours and are to die for gorgeous!