the changing light

 As always, I've been getting distracted by the changes in light as we go through the day, especially with the recent stormy weather making everything much more interesting than normal (the sky, clouds, reflections etc.). Here are some photos capturing what I find too fascinating to ignore, so I hope others will enjoy them too.

 sunset, after the storm (taken from the porch, hence the light reflection in the glass)

 morning sunlight in the hallway

garden reflection in the interior window of my kitchen looking through towards living room & hallway

sunset over neighbouring houses & backyards

my son, 1 year ago (yes we are all mac-addicts in this house!)

garden ramblings

 This part of the garden has waited almost 12 months to be prepared for planting and it finally happened recently. I hope my hydrangeas will spread and fill most of this space, allowing a small amount of space for dahlias and other flowering perennials such as peonies and lavender (see below). Down below are some of our neighbours' gardens which I really like and am taking inspiration from!

 after planting

 well laid out Japanese inspired garden

 love the messy unkempt look here

hebe and grasses are a great combination

a new business project

 You might have noticed I haven't been blogging much lately, or doing much creative work.... and there's a reason for it. We have a very exciting project happening, which we hope will be a big success - we are moving our business into the high street! A year ago we found this empty shop and after negotiating the lease we finally got the key on a temporary basis and as the building needs a lot of work we are being allowed to fit out our shop in the mean time! It's going to be a design studio, printing shop and photography studio all in one. Here are some photos of the progress so far, all designed and built by my talented husband:

 the front counter still to be painted and have the top added on

 recovering the office partitions with some funky denim fabric (forgot to take a pic of the finished product!)

Yesterday the kids and I went for a walk in the evening in a lovely woodland near our home. It really is a very beautiful area and would be a great place for a photo shoot.

wow - I've got 70 followers! Thank you for following, I really appreciate it, even though I haven't been very regular in my blogging lately. Whenever I get to the landmark of 100 followers I shall celebrate with a card giveaway of new designs (as pictured), and perhaps throw in an alphabet poster (still to come on etsy)!

 We have fortunately had a lot of heavy rain lately, after no rain for almost 2 months - unheard of in the UK! My fascination is with the blackest darkest clouds overhead, waiting to spill their nectar on the parched earth. They look especially dramatic behind sunlit trees and houses.

My phone took this panorama with an app called Photosynth which 'stitches' the images together. The 2 black and white houses are actually directly opposite each other on this road.

Spira Haga fabric

Spira Haga Sand fabric by Bitte Stenström

Spira Haga Green and Grey cushion

Spira Haga Turquoise cushion

don't they look lovely together?

all images from hus & hem