pretty peonies

With a day of exam study ahead of me, these gorgeous blooms are sure to brighten up the day. Have a wonderful week! x

high tea sandwiches

Photos and Styling by Karen Mordechai via Sunday Suppers

This beautiful selection of tea sandwiches was created by Sunday Suppers to feature in Lonny's new design magazine, Trad Home. The delicious combinations included:

Pea mash with Mint, White Radish, Olive oil, and Black Sea Salt on Rye Bread

Blue Cheese, Pear, Violas on Mixed Grain

Tomato, Avocado, Salmon, on Brioche

Cucumber, Goat Cheese, Sea Beans, and Flowering Broccoli  on rustic white 

Yum!x

monday mix: wooden tables

via alex*blogger, vincente wolf, automatism, unknown

Loving the beautiful dark wooden tables in each of these rooms. x

bathroom inspiration

via lonny and sacramento street

Have a wonderful weekend!x

hummingbird layer cake

Photography by Sasha Ewing

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart's Hummingbird Cake

HUMMINGBIRD LAYER CAKE

3 cups self-rising flour

2 cups white sugar

3/4 cup vegetable oil

4 large eggs, beaten

3/4 cup chopped pecans

2 ripe large bananas, mashed

250g crushed pineapple, with juice

2 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp ground cinnamon

Cream cheese frosting:

450g icing sugar

225g cream cheese

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

2 tsp lemon juice

1 tablespoon milk, or more if needed

Preheat oven to 165 degrees celsius. Grease and flour three 8-by-2-inch round cake pans, tapping out excess flour.

To make the cake; in a large bowl, stir to combine self-rising flour, sugar, oil, pecans, bananas, pineapple, vanilla, cinnamon, and eggs.

Divide batter evenly between prepared pans, smoothing tops with a spatula. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until the tops spring back when gently pressed with your fingertips, 25 to 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and leave cakes in tins for 10 minutes to cool then transfer cakes to wire racks cool completely.

To make the frosting; in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine sugar, cream cheese, butter, and 1 tablespoon milk on medium speed until frosting is smooth. Mix in lemon juice. If needed, add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to achieve the proper spreading consistency.

Using a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes to make level. Place four strips of baking paper around perimeter of a serving plate. Place the first layer on the cake plate. Spread the top of the first layer with 1/4 of the frosting. Place the second layer on top and repeat the process with another 1/4 of the frosting. Place the remaining layer on top of the second layer bottom side facing up. Spread the entire cake with the remaining icing. Decorate as desired. Remove baking paper strips; refrigerate until ready to serve.

study spaces

via french by design

With uni exams looming, one of these beautiful study spaces would provide the perfect setting for an all day study session. Have a wonderful day x 

long weekend!

via molly ruth

Some gorgeous residential swimming pool inspiration, I think I'm looking forward to Summer already! I hope you have a fabulous long weekend, see you back here next week. x

house crush

via logga agaton

This beautiful home belongs to artist and painter Tenka Gammelgaard. x

the birthday party

via i am kampty

Such a cute series shot by Australian photographer, Vee Speers. Vee came up with the concept of “The Birthday Party” after watching the children at her daughter's fancy dress party. In creating her own series, Speers evokes conceptual contemporary concerns, such as the idea that adulthood is coming prematurely to children of the new generation. x

warm tones

via unknown, house of bliss, and french by design

Right in the mood for these rich, opulent textures now the cooler weather has finally arrived in Perth. x