My love affair with New York is no secret, so when I saw that the house made famous in Breakfast at Tiffany’s had been sold, my heart melted that little bit more when I clocked the pictures. The Upper East Side brownstone is currently divided into two apartments, but knocking them together would give you 10 bedrooms. Not that I’d need 10 bedrooms, but I’d be living in Holly’s house, and that would be good enough for me. Clearly I’d also need to invest in a ginger feline named “Cat”. And wear glamourous black dresses round the house. Funnily enough, another New York icon was sold this week… Carrie Bradshaw’s townhouse on Perry Street – see here. Now, although I wouldn’t say no (if I had the spare $9.85 mill), there’s something about it I can’t warm to. So thankfully I would only have had to pay out $5.97 mill for the Breakfast at Tiffany’s dream house. If that’s not being thifty, I don’t know what is.

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I love discovering new artists who produce the kind of paintings that I can imagine basing a whole room design around. Thanks to the genius website Degree Art, I’ve found a couple of beauties. Firstly there’s Sevan Garo, who reminds me very much of one of my favourites, Michelle Armas. That fourth painting down is uh-may-zing… I can just imagine it accompanying a fuchsia velvet sofa with turquoise accents. That’s happiness to me, right there. Then there’s Wendy Hyde who celebrates colour to the nth degree. Her paintings have an almost dream-like quality and, again, all I want to do is decorate around them. Tell me, lovely readers, are these young artists floating your boat?

{art by Sevan Garo & Wendy Hyde}

Sometimes, in theory, a colour combo shouldn’t work… although in actual fact it makes complete sense. Take orange, pink and green. The word “garish” immediately springs to mind, right? But this zesty trio is just bloomin’ delicious. Whether it’s an outfit, a colour-blocking shower curtain or flowers combining with interior details, I love the summery effect (Hear that, April Showers? Summer. Have a word). So tell me, lovely readers, is this threesome a do or a don’t?

{images via Cocoa & Hearts, Southern Charm, Lovely Little Details & Pinterest}

Although I love showing inside celebrities homes (somehow it makes them seem more human), they’re not always entirely to my taste. Until now. I’m not sure there’s much that I would change about Brooke Shields’ drop-dead-gorgeous Manhattan townhouse. I’ve only recently been swooning over grey walls (see here) and kitchen pendants (see here). And you know what? I’d even go so far as saying I’d happily live with that brown bedroom… with that fire lit, I bet it’s cosy as anything. Finally, can we please discuss her four-poster bed? *thud*

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For those of you in the UK, how amazing is a 4-day weekend?! Although I intend to relax and unwind as much as possible, weddings will also be a theme of the next few days. Tom and I are attending a wedding in the Shire on Sunday (oh, I do love a good wedding), as well as sorting out details for our own nuptials, which are just 5.5 short months away. Sweet lord. Better get on that. How about you? Any exciting plans for the extended break? Are you as inspired as I am to paint some eggs in one of my favourite colour combos (see here) of pink and gold?

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Now, Brooklyn is a tricky one. Sometimes, I have to say, she looks a hot mess. But when she gets it right, boy does she blow it out the water. Like here… how amazingly elegant does she look? Sleek in Stella, with a gold belt to add interest and simple hair to keep the dress the star of the show. As for my room of the week, the preppiness pulled at my heart strings. The combo of the grey door frames, white wainscoting and some cheeky ikat meant that I was a gonner:

{images via prphotos & Emily A. Clark}
I hope you have a lovely weekend whatever you’re doing and wherever you may be…