Mata Hina

Marén Wirths (Matahina) sent me a Flickr mail when the blog run away. I clicked on her profile and found that she is a lover of beauty, interior, architecture, design, furniture design, art, photography, tiki, midcentury modern, illustration, organic design and architecture. More importantly I found her website Mata Hina. Home staging, decluttering, illustration and photographic styling. What I love about Mata Hina's interior styling shots shown here is that they are fresh, vibrant and fun. More importantly don't these look like the sort of simple stylish home we'd all want?

Jolanda Burkhard

Stylists have talents I truly envy. Jolanda Burkhard has a great eye and a confidence in using less to draw you into her work. Check out her portfolio. It is clean and crisp and modern but also at times cosy and rustic. I've included a couple of non room pics too. The colours grabbed me. That orange and pink combo? Fabulous eye candy.

Images from Jolanda Burkhard: Photo Stylist

Sneak peek

Love Matthew Mead's work so both Kim and I greedily devoured our advance copies of his upcoming book entertaining simple recipes, menus and party ideas for every kind of gathering. Matthew takes a core of entertaining essentials and mixes in style tips, scrumptious easy to prepare recipes and clever planning, mixes well with family and friends and pulls a successful gathering out of the oven with this clever and beautifully photographed book. Not in stores until October but definitely one to "bookmark". It's perfect for this year's holiday entertaining! (I'm sure Matthew will share more as the date gets closer.)

Omniarte Design and Erinn Valencich

There are some people who do it all. Then there is the rarer group of people who do it all well. Erinn Valencich seems to have the golden touch. Interior designer, lifestyle television host, cook and entertainer extraordinaire, stylist and writer. We only have limited space to showcase her rooms so a visit to her Omniarte Design website is a must. The only thing that would make it all more perfect? Larger yummy photos!

Images from Omniarte Design

Alessandra Mortola

Where do I begin to describe prop stylist Alessandra Mortola's portfolio? This is another gasp and nod knowingly website. Gasp because the work is so beautiful and nod as you acknowledge the talent. Make sure you check all the sections on the website but you are warned that the food pictures will have you craving. I'm including a couple of images that aren't strictly interiors but they are so inspiring!

Images from Alessandra Mortola Prop Stylist