hello

I don't know if there are any pampoenspook readers left out there, but I am back. Kind of. The past week was horrible, to say the least, but I figured that blogging might help distract me from my broken heart.

So, with Christmas approaching, I am on the lookout for a fun, festive album to play around the clock to lift my spirits. A Very She & Him Christmas sounds like it could be perfect.

Image: Amazon

mooi rooi

I still have some work to do tonight, but I am ignoring it and instead looking at pretty prints with red as a focal colour. They would lovely above one's bed, don't you think?

Images: Hello Polly

the spot

This looks like the ultimate spot for contemplation, relaxation, and reading. Adore everything about it.

Image: The Selby

mushy cheesy goodness

I do so enjoy a good grilled cheese sandwich. Wouldn't mind one right now. This mushroom croque monsieur looks so yum. Minus the ham, of course. Let's make this when I come visit next month, okay Mooky?

Image: Bon Appetit

a grand entrance

We have a little entrance hall in our new flat. I'm sure it would appreciate these pretties on its walls.

Images: Dokter and Misses

treat

I have a busy work period coming up ... but at least that means more money in the bank. I am planning on saving most of it, but a girl can spoil herself a bit, right?

I saw these replica Pablo side tables at @home over the weekend and have fallen in love. The tray tops are removable, so one can change them around.

Image: MAIYA

one can dream

Stella McCartney always seems to know just what to design to make me happy and sad at the same time. Happy because wow, her clothes are amazing, and sad because sigh, I could never afford them.

Images: UK Vogue

dressing for your type

Though I may like floaty maxi dresses and the like, I know they make me look frumpy and hippy (not hippie), no matter the cut. Hence my daily uniform of fitted jeans and a size-too-big top - boring, but I know it suits my body best.

Images: Shopbop via A Merry Mishap

what's a girl to do

Ok, why am I being bombarded with awesome retro things that I can't buy lately? All these beauties are in Cape Town. Big sigh.

Well, apart from this print. It is in Howick, which isn't too far from Durban. We could just go and fetch it... R300

Italian chair. R500

Display cabinet. R900

Dropside table. R600

Curved couch and chairs. A bargain at R2 400

signed and sealed

So we signed the flat lease yesterday and are moving in the beginning of December. I can't wait! The husband can. But whatever. I have big plans (and little ones) for our new place, so roll on December!

You might have seen some of the images before, but bear with me cause they are the inspiration for our new place.

I want my chairs, coffee table, and sofa close together to make the lounge space look cosy and intimate.

I want to use white, sheer curtains in the lounge. So not a fan of lined, heavy curtains.

I'm also thinking of painting the window frames black. Right now they are a beige colour, which just looks dirty against the white walls.

Want to put in rubber flooring in the kitchen, which currently has fugly orange and brown linoleum flooring.

The bathroom also a hideous marbled grey floor, so I'm thinking black and white rubber or vinyl checkered tiles.

The bathroom has one of those horrible bathroom cabinets with a mirror, but I wanna take it put and replace it with a large round mirror.

Images: Le Maison d'Anna G, Hilda Granat, Emmas Designblogg

soft and snuggly

I've always had a soft spot for velvet. We had two blue velvet armchairs when I was growing up, which is probably where my love for the plush fabric comes from. I want to cover my two retro dining chairs in velvet. I'm just not sure what colour would work best...

Images: Vamp, Sweet Fine Day

face paint and feathers

Loving the Indian Summer collection by Ivana Helsinki.

Yup, I really need to visit an Indian reserve one day.

Images: Ivana Helsinki

googling

I go through phases where I Google certain things a bit obsessively. At the moment they are rubber flooring and The Good Wife. A strange combination, I know. But both stuff I'm really into right now. 

How great do these rubber tiles look in this bathroom? Wouldn't mind a lime green bath either.

Ok, so I am only on the first season of The Good Wife, but I just had to find out if Will and Alicia's chemistry ever amounts to anything...

Image: Apartment Therapy

dream summer shoes

When I was in Cape Town I saw these Melissa (Brazilian brand that makes vegan-friendly plastic shoes) shoes at Imagenius in Long Street. You may have seen the infamous ones that Vivienne Westwood designs for Melissa, but these were designed by Isabela Capeto. I like. I want.

 Images: Melissa

2 and a bit months away

Ok, all us South African fashion lovers know by now that Zara is opening in the newly-refurbished Sandton City this year. But did you know the exact date? It's November 10.  So, who wants to join me on a roadtrip to Jo'burg to sleep in front of the shop doors and storm in the second it opens?

Image: Zara

sandal weather

With warmer weather hopefully on the way, I have started dreaming of swapping my jerseys and jackets for one of these dresses.

Check out more summer dress awesomeness here.

Images: Sessun, A.P.C