A few great kids rooms

This ones for my brother & sister in law!

 Their first baby is due in september, but we don't know if its a boy or a girl!

How's this for a different spin on a girls room - or a room for the future baby who's gender is a surprise! I think this room would work for either - i know its not that masculine, but mum would certainly enjoy spending time in here!

I dont know where these came from but they are SO gorgeous!

You wouldnt think of blue for a girly room but this is so feminine i think!

And now one for the girl who does love pink!

Stella & Henry

Very sophisticated i think!

Via Blue Hyrangea

so easy - juyst paint an old dresser pink!

Both via La Boom

I love this idea for the inside of a kids room door!

Via Lonny

Am dying over the wall treatment in this room by Martensen Jones

The colours in this room are just divine - so serene & whimsical.

Custom Wardrobe

A while back I completed this custom wardrobe for fashion stylist Lydia-Jane Saunders.

The space was compact but lots of room for accessories, shoes & bags was a must!

You may remember the before photos from this post! (yes i know it was a while ago!)

Lydia used some gorgeous ceramic knobs she'd collected on the drawers which looked very cute!

 Heres Lydia in her wardrobe - recently shot for some press!

If anyone is after any custom joinery - wardrobes, bookcases, vanities, wall units etc -  its one of my favorite things to work on & i have some great joiners in the sydney area! If your out of town its easy to work over email & then send the drawings through to you as PDF's which you can then use to get quotes from your own local cabinetmakers! Drop me an email on sally@sallyrhysjones.com if you'd like to chat! Or in the meantime 'like' my facebook page to see updates of various jobs - lots of great before & afters!

Design Tip!

It occurred to me last week that one thing i notice a lot is bad use of scale in bedrooms. I often see people with large beds (as most of them are!) & tiny little lamps that are totally lost & a bare wall behind the bed & said lamps. Increasing the scale of your bedside lamps will make them a feature & will anchor the bed. A lot of people think 'oh i have a small room so i cant put big things in it as it will make it look too full' but thats not the case at all. A few larger items (& not 100's of small ones!) in a room will actually make it appear larger!

Claudia from Peep My Styles bedroom (LOVE those lamps!)

Cute Ideas!

Love this idea for a magazine rack made with towel rails! 

Nice to be able to see all the covers & not always have them stacked ontop of each other! 

(via cococozy)

A pair of chandeliers over your workspace? Yes please!

Pin Board

Pin boards before pinterest! 

My dream workspace would have a wall to wall pin board like the one below 

so i could always see everything thats inspiring me while im working!

Bang on Bangle display!

What  a fab idea! Love those cuffs too!

Create this for yourself with the Maisey 2 piece cake stand & dome from Freedom

girl crush

Despite the fact that i find Serena Van der woodsen increasinly irritationg Blake Lively is pretty cool!

  Hello, Karl Largerfeld likes her - he is one hard man to please!

o.d.c loves...

These are a few of my favorite things...for this week anyway :)

1. Freedom Bazaar Rug

2. Sass & Bide Wonderlust dress

3. Prada Marfa sign (you've seen in in gossip girl & in this apartment!)

4. Waterford Wedgwood Crystal Decanter

5. The Book of Skulls - i picked this up in LA last time i was there!

Home love!

I came across this home features on The Decorista & had to share.

The office grabbed me first (the armchair, the pink & that carpet)! But then it seems every other room in the house is to die for aswell! I love the use of colour & the plush 'put together' feel, but that it still has that lived in feel & isnt too 'precious'. 

Loving the chandelier & those bedside mirrors ( & how cosy does the bed look!)

 In the dining room im loving the lush green chairs & curtains against that dark wall. 

And again the chandelier - love me a chandelier!

Another thing im a real fan of is mismatched (but again so well put together) casual dining chairs.

I especially like the use of the lounge here as a bench seat & that blue & white chair! Cant you just see yourself 

sitting around this arrangement on a sunday morning with breakfast & the papers?

AND this kitchen - amazing!

Love the solid island & the classic tap ware (along with a long list of other things!)

Pops of Pink

I will never tire of interiors (or anything) with a pop of pink in it.

Its fun, feminine, bright, brave & says 'i dont take myself too seriously'

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Bar Cart Loving.

I know the obsession with bar carts is nothing new, but we got some gorgeous wedding pressies (think crystal decanters, glasses & some very special bottle of champagne) that are crying out to be displayed in a beautiful way. Ada & Darcy has started to stock Society Socials to die for range of bar carts (hello, australian stockist!!). AND i was super excited that my bloggy bestie Sonja from Tied with a Bouw informed me last week that she has one on the way to her place! I cant wait to see what it looks like in the flesh!  Im loving these images below from the Society Social website & a few more i had saved in the inspiration files for styling ideas - seems anything crystal, silver trays, colourful spirits (think bombay sapphire, cointreau, campari or chambord!) a bottle of verve & silver cocktail shakers are all essentials! While an actual cart is an ideal 'bar' a small sideboard could also do the trick!

Hermes Rooftop Garden

Obsessed with this.
eeeekkk cant wait to be in paris in just over 3 months!

My Work - Kitchen Before & After!

Sorry its been a while since i've shared some of my work  - takes a while to get to photograph things!

This was a kitchen renovation i undertook last year - the brief was a classic kitchen with a touch of 'country style' & on a pretty tight budget. Of course, as with any kitchen, it needed to be functional & hard wearing as the clients love to cook & timeless, which is very important - you don't want your kitchen to go out of style a few years later! So lets have a look at the before & afters..........
(love a good before & after, dont you?)

Before....

After.....

For those of you who are new readers, i am an interior architect & went solo late last year.

I do everything from council submissions, floor plans, kitchens, bathrooms, joinery (custom wardrobes, bookshelves etc), lighting & electrical...everything really! I work on jobs of all sizes, from one wardrobe to a whole house & have some fantastic trades i work with. I'd love to chat with you if you need any work done :) You can also  'like' Sally Rhys-Jones Interior Architecture on Facebook here!