Inspired Interior: Candy-Coloured Christmas

The conventional 'Christmassy' colours can get a little boring and repetitive with greens, reds and golds year upon year - I think a fun, colourful festive period that wouldn't look out of place in Barbies dream house should be celebrated!

Okay, we're not all going to go out and paint all of our walls white and install pink feature walls with contrasting pastel hues; but draw inspiration from how a simple white space can be transformed with some statement soft furnishings and a some amazing accessories. One thing I'm going to take from this stunning space is to source the best unconventional Christmas Tree toys in the form of sugared icecream cones, pastel baubles and cupcakes.. with the real deal strategically placed on every spare surface for the festive visitors...

Inspired Interior: Purple Accents

most sane (and probably quite right) people wouldn't dream of including purple in a colour scheme for a chic, well-used room in their home that they want to stand the test of time. I cant blame them, I wouldn't either. I do, however, think people should certainly consider shades of plum, violet and cobalt to accent their neutral decor.

Used cleverly with safer neutral hues; white, grey, cream - purple can lift the tone and add interest to a room, be it in the form of a feature wallpaper or tiled wall, to rugs and other soft furnishngs to minor touches like a simple, pretty tablescape or a huge vase of beautiful purple flowers.

The Rachelle Edit: Andy Warhol for NARS

You'd have to have been living under a rock (or on a secluded beach resort in Phuket for the last two weeks..ahem) to not have heard, or been unable to resist buying some of the amazing Andy Warhol for NARS collection. Have you seen the palettes?! Who could resist them?...

... I certainly couldn't. Whoops. rachel xo

At Home With: Sam Allen

Homes of interior designers are always bloody good, aren't they? Sam Allen has this incredible knack of combining bold colours & patterns and throwing them together that creates breathtakingly beautiful spaces. Okay, pink walls and ikat-print rugs mightn't inspire each of you to paint your hallway like this, but you must admire, even if it is just from afar.

At Home With: Kelee Katillac

Interior designer, Kelee Katillac, dressed up each room in this 1915 Missouri Building in Kansas by installig dramatic chandeliers, beautiful custom-made and vintage pieces in chic pastel colours with decadent wood and white panels. This is a life-sized Barbie dreamhouse I need to live in. 

In Stores This Week: 21.05.12

Everyone needs plenty of hardworking separates in their wardrobe to throw on without a moments thought and to incorporate in tons of simple & chic outfits. When keeping my eye on what was new into stores over the last week it seems its time for everyone to start stocking up on summer separates, from Marini t-shirts to Reiss camis, theres no shortage of gorgeous tops, bottoms & everything inbetween.

Reiss Yellow Camisole (£75) I love a bright colour injection, this cami will look perfect with skinny white ankle grazers & summer sandals. Zara Colour Block Platform Heels (£49.99). EA Burns Neon Triangle Necklace (£20). J Crew Blue Suede Tote (£220) available at Net a Porter. The Kooples Print T-Shirt (£90) The Kooples are doing off duty chic like no one else at the moment, this tee is achingly cool. Helmut Lang Cotton & Leather Draped Jacket (£695). Jimmy Choo Giovanna Patent Leather Wedge Sandals (£450). Alexander McQueen Swarvoski Skull Ring (£155). Marni Printed Cotton T-Shirt (£130) at thecorner.com. Reiss "Melanie" Blue Gradient Floral Cotton Top (£59).

Rachel x