Mood Board Monday {Time}

Until I am measured, I am not known. 

Yet how you miss me when I have flown.

What am I?

Why TIME, of course. This week's Mood Board was entirely open to interpretation so I was originally not going to do anything clock related but when there are so many stunning time pieces around it's hard not to. Especially when some of them are dirt cheap (hello KMart!) and some send us down Memory Lane (tell me what Aussie doesn't remember the test page from their childhood).

Top Left:           Stag Clock - KMart $15
Top Middle:     Coffee Time - A4 Art Print - Down That Little Lane $35
Top Right:        Nex Time Little Test Page - Hard to Find $56.95
Middle Left:    Time Piece Knob/Drawer Pull - Hard to Find $10
Middle:             Paris Fob Watch Clock - Freedom $169
Middle Right: Newgate Fleet Street Timezone Clock - Hard to find $246
Bottom Left:   Lambretta Cesare Black - Down That Little Lane $139.50

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Again I haven't included the Mood Board Monday button as it's pretty much obsolete, but instead I'm going to direct you to Lisa Warren's new blog - Blossom and Bright. Make sure you check it out, you won't be disappointed. 

Mood board Monday {Reflective}

So while having a dig around and doing a bit of blog maintenance I found I had a stack of posts that were all still in the draft stage. Some with just a few words and some that were practically fully written. With that in mind I thought why waste a written post so I'm going right back to a challenge from last year with mood board monday.
This week we have reflective. Now originally I had gone through and pinned a heap of reflective items that were really cool but I saw one mirror and envisioned a whole little layout and it grew from there.

1. Juju hat in various colours - HARD TO FIND 

2. Replica Philippe Starck Louis Ghost Armchair - MATT BLATT 

3. Love Necklace - HARD TO FIND

4. IKEA PS 2014 Table Mirror - IKEA 

5. KAS "Hit The Town" Cushion - MYER

6. Art Deco Stained Glass Necklace - HARD TO FIND

7. Signature S 5 Drawer Tallboy - FREEDOM

8. Omar Table Lamp and Shade - KEEKI

Mood board Monday {Coral}

So I fell off the wagon a bit with mood board Monday. Truth the told I feel off the wagon a tad with the blog in general, but I'm back and ready to hit the keyboards. First up, this weeks mood board Monday theme of Coral. I'm kinda thinking that this wasn't really what Lisa over at Life as we know it had in mind when she set the theme coral, but hey it's open to interpretation.

1. Archer Queen bed in white - Freedom
2. Navy blue IKAT cotton throw - Textile Theory
3.Seaweed box print I in Navy - Freedom
4. Aura Marine Picot Linen Cushion - Domayne
5. Hamptons butler's tray - Hard to find
6. Chevron grande neon coral European pillowcase - Hard to find
7. Broady vessel in navy - Freedom
8. Coral Cut Out Votive - Hard to find
9. Seaweed box print II in Navy - Freedom
10. Clarity table lamp in white - Freedom
11. Chevron grande neon coral quilt cover - Hard to find

Mood board Monday {Metallic}

I thought that metallic would be easy, but I guess it's all in the interpretation. All week I've had in the back of my mind what I was going to do and keeping an eye on both instagram and Facebook (yes surprise, surprise retentive Kylee follows a LOT of interior designers) for anything new that caught my eye that fit my imaginary brief. But then everything I had in mind changed with just one photo released on the Facebook page of Emily Ziz Style Studio.

 Right, so it's not all metallic but I love how the metallic pops when all this is put together. Imagine the gorgeous wallpaper in your bedroom with the mirrored dresser in front of it and the art deco mirror hanging just above and slightly off center. Then the beautiful accessories styled on the dresser with the pop of orange and the metallic homewares reflecting back. If I had more time, I'd play around with them in photoshop to show you exactly what I can see, but for now, just run with your imagination.

1. Emily Ziz Style Studio - Shibori wallpaper
2. Freedom - Deco Mirror
3. Interiors Online - Antique Mirror 3 drawer dresser
4. West Elm - Metallic Printed Jewelry Box - Flax
5. Domayne - Ish Metal Box
6. Hard to find - Menu Jewellery tree
7. Ikea - Blomster candle holder
8. Ikea - Randig Scented Block Candle
9. Hard to find - Sunset Fringe Necklace - Tangerine

Mood Board Monday | Metallic | Life as we know it blog

1. Kylee @ BGL,365	2. Chloe @ My Little Creative Corner	3. Fay @ monkey makes three	4. Baubles, Bubbles & Bags
5. Emma @ For My Little Monster	6. Lisa Warren

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Mood Board Monday | Metallic | Life as we know it blog

1. Kylee @ BGL,365	2. Chloe @ My Little Creative Corner	3. Fay @ monkey makes three	4. Baubles, Bubbles & Bags
5. Emma @ For My Little Monster	6. Lisa Warren

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Mood Board Monday | Metallic | Life as we know it blog

1. Kylee @ BGL,365	2. Chloe @ My Little Creative Corner	3. Fay @ monkey makes three	4. Baubles, Bubbles & Bags
5. Emma @ For My Little Monster	6. Lisa Warren

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Mood board Monday {Green}

Yes I know it's not Monday, but I'm a lot closer to it than I was last week.

My take on this week's theme is having a green thumb (something that those who know me will be having a laugh about). I really would like to say I'm good in the garden, but no. I kill everything. Don't ask me how, but I've even killed succulents. I am determined though to have at the bare minimum a herb garden this spring/summer. So I figure this is the tools I'll need. Well honestly I don't NEED the gumboots, but aren't they just so darn cute.

They're on the want list. 

1. Hand tool set : Bunnings

2. Watering can : Masters

3. Name tags : Hard to find

4. Gumboots : Hard to find

5. Herbs : Bunnings

6. Potting bench : Our Kitchen Garden

Mood Board Monday {Black and White}

Sticking with the homewares theme, this time I'm back in the bedroom and thinking outside the square. This is a look that I would love, but the husband wouldn't be too impressed. Especially a black feature wall and pink flamingos. Spoilsport.

1.  Replica Benjamin Hubert Spinning H1 pendant in Black at Matt Blatt
2.  Juju hat in white at Table Tonic
3.  Wave coverlet in charcoal at Adairs by Home Republic
4.  Marrakesh Diamond throw in Nero at Adairs by Home Republic
5.  Chevron 400TC cotton sheet set in Coral at Myer for Aura by Tracie Ellis
6.  Tulip bouquet in pink at The Flower Man
7.  Dulux interior paint 
8. Nice cushy in flamingo at TYPO
9. Strutting flamingo cushion cover at Hardtofind.com.au by All Britten London
10. Round ceramic vase with black dot at Icon Homeware by Stoneleigh & Roberson 

Please scroll on through and check out all the wonderful mood boards over at Mood Board Monday. 

Mood Board Monday {Geometric}

Welcome to Week 2 of:

As soon as I saw Geometric, I knew what my base piece would be. Recently Suger over at Suger Coat It, posted a gorgeous new rug she bought and ever since I've been lusting over it. My lust is made worse by the fact that it just wouldn't suit my house but for MBM it's on.

All of these items can be easily sourced for your own pad. 

1. Lappljung Ruta - Ikea
2.  Arc chrome floor lamp kit with chrome shade - Beacon Lighting 
3. Karlsfors - Ikea
4. Triangles (red) cushion cover by White Horse Home - Down that little lane
5. Black and white geometrical scallop cushion cover - Down that little lane
6. Pyramid brights - Adairs
7. Strind - Ikea 
8. Cow skull with fabric wrapped horns - Hard to find