Hot hues and Hacienda living

Inspired by Sibella Court's re-imagining of bedouin living with this lived-in interior: 

Her interior design book "Etcetera ETC" release March 18th in the UK.

“Best Designed Book of the Year” at the annual APA Book Design Awards.

.....and also the enviable adobe hacienda "At Hilltop" home of interior designer Kathryn Ireland, on the sun-drenched north Los Angeles coastline

                                                                             Kathy Ireland's home is amazing (see blog.livelikeyou)

 ........I was driven to create my own hacienda bed, with our pillows, textiles, limited resources and moving things around in my own space - no hilltop, no coastline, but a week of glorious sunshine in the UK - gave way to this:

Kathryn Ireland is amazing -  I absolutely love anyone who embraces and makes something their own.  Never let limited resources stop you, it only asks more of you - so be creative and collect on the way : )

Faded old painting - my own oil on canvas

Bedouin bolster pillow - set of two on Etsy:  /bedouin-duo-ooak-sisterbatik-set-of-2

Orchids from the supermarket - they will last a long time with good care.  Sit the roots in water for one hour each week.  They grow fine and flower once or twice a year on my window sill.

 Throw pillows above - all by SISTERBATIK

Thin daisy quilt and distressed Heligan and Marais fabric (folded) bought in the Laura Ashley sale. Hacienda textiles carried back from Lima, Peru.

1970s pink silk kimono a thrift store find when I was 16, over Hot pink zebra pillow:  hot-pink-zebra-large-cushion

Dreamy adobe hacienda estate:

Happy weekend!