Some Vintage wineracks, painted white...
Storage baskets - painted white ...
A Carol Boyes fruit bowl 
Still on my wishlist: This signed and numbered digital print from Jesse:
I have been enjoying doing some crochet work lately and so was tickled by these fun and funky Dutch Wool & Wood stools featured on The Style Files!
A clever application of an old craft! They can be custom made to order. 
I picked some to make an interesting table decoration. I love taking what I find outside - inside to add interest to my home.
I had a feeling that the fruit was edible. So I did a bit of research and found that it did in fact taste like a combination of banana, mango and pineapple.
The secret is that the green tiles must start to loosen. If you eat it before that, the fruit will contain too much oxalic acid and burn your mouth. 
We plucked up courage and tried it and it was - Delicious! We shared it with guests on the weekend too. But don't take my word for it. Check it out here, here and here.
They stock these mouth watering ceramics by Doris Bank
If you can't get to Mint in person, visit their lovely websight here or read more about it at Apartment Theray
It is a limited reprint by Sanderson, originally produced in 1858 and used in Winston Churchill's home!
...but it didn't stop me from picking some of the leaves last week when we needed some freshness in the house. I am pleased that they bring my odd collection of "white" vases together and give the room an airy feel.
I don't read novels, so I had to buy some from a charity shop. I giggled inwardly when the shop assistant kindly pointed out to me that I had bought 3 copies of the same book. I told her it was fine, I wasn't going to read them - just fold them! Fold them? Yes Fold them!
Head over there for lots more "fresh ideas for modern living"!
Afra from Turkey has this "Trees in Love" knitted pillow cover!
The delightful Labour and Wait in East London is definitely on my list.The shop celebrates the simple honest things in life and sources hardware, clothing and other products from around the world, many of them still made in the traditional way. If I didn't have a 20kg restriction on my luggage - these are some of the things I would take home:
This Giant dustpan and brush made in the USA
As is this Sailors brush, knotted out of a single peice of rope:
Fifteen years ago, our garden was bare and scraggly, except for 1 or 2 gems - the Red Hot Pokers bloomed in all their fiery glory to welcome us - and these same indigenous perennials still fill us with joy every early winter!
I also hunted for names to describe these related colours - and came up with rich words like "Aquamarine, Teal, Mint, Ice, Seagreen, Azure or Cyan"
I collected a number of brownish ties, unpicked them, opened them out and then joined them together!
Interior Designer, Writer for Decor8 and Blogger - Vanessa of Turquoise is busy putting together a hunting lodge for a client. She asked her readers for input. It made me think back to my post last week on Cecile and Boyds. They have won the Conde Naste Traveller "Best Hotel in the World" 3 times since 2002 for their design of Luxury Game Lodges for Singita! So Vanessa - and the rest of us - here is some mouth watering African Inspiration:
Captured by Christy, my daughter who seems to notice moments like this!
This is the work of Jo Meesters and Marije van der Park and forms part of the collection - re: use re: make re: value
So pleasing for the recycling, repurposing heart inside me! [via Bientot Demain.]
These cassette tapes form part of a much larger drawing of his old collection found in a shoe box. It makes me want to stop and search. Which artists do I remember/like/dislike? 
Read his daily comic strip here! 
They did not have the lampshades we were looking for - But it is one of my most inspiring Decor Destinations.
If ever you are in Durban, a visit to their showroom is a must!
Pencil Art Work:
Vintage Bird Collection:
Tembe, the game lodge we just visited, was full of clever natural decor ideas, using materials that are close at hand: This white skull of a Red Duiker decorates a ledge:
And don't you love the twig loo roll holder?
