I blame YONDER.living and their gorgeous storage baskets for fuelling my pompom addiction. I mean, you can never have too much storage in a 3-year old room, especially when it involves pink pompoms, so when they approached me to ask if they could send me this little drop of Moroccan basket heaven, I thought it would work perfectly in Stella's bedroom to store (aka hide) the never ending amount of soft toys she seems to accumulate. Oh and don't miss the special reader discount at the end of the post!
Read MoreIf you've already heard about this on social media, feel free to move on with more importants things and your day. If you haven't, may I announce some terribly exciting news: Stella + the Stars is now officially an 'award-winning' blog after being voted (bear with me, it's a mouthful) Best International Blog in the Amara Interior Blog Awards 2016. I bet you can smell the smugness just reading this. What can I say, one does not win an award every day, right? But more importantly, winning the Amara Awards has also taught me very important and serious life lessons which I am sharing with you...
Read MoreFancy heading out to find out what Dubai Design Week is all about but not idea where to start? With 150 events running across town, it can seem a little bit overwhelming to say the least, especially if you're a newbie like me. But fear not, I have put together a little Design Week Guide, edited the Stella + the Stars way, with my suggested itinerary of the top events not to miss. Notepads at the ready.
Read MoreLast week's post with my newbie's guide to interior shopping in Dubai may have sounded a little bleak to those who are not keen on (physically) hitting the shops when it comes to redecorating their pad. Indeed I gave the lowdown on the topic of online shopping or its quasi non-existence. Well, you'll be happy to hear that it's not all doom and gloom my dear e-shoppers as there are a few wonderful independent online stores that are popping up on the Middle Eastern Tinternet and some are so fabulous and budget friendly, you might never have to see a mall again.
Read MoreAfter five months in Dubai (of which roughly 80% have been spent in homeware stores, it has to be said) I have learned a few tricks about efficient interior shopping in the desert, albeit the hard way. If you have just landed and have a whole new space to kit out, you might be totally overwhelmed already. I just want to say, I hear you, my friend. I have been there and got the 'where the hell is Habitat?!' t-shirt. But don't worry I got your back. So pour yourself a cuppa, sit back and enjoy my little beginner's guide to interior shopping in Dubai.
Read MoreAlthough things are probably not as dramatic as this blog title suggests, and I am probably not suffering from an actual diagnosable mental illness (although if you consider madness that could be questionable), but I am definitely showing symptoms of what you'd call design schizophrenia, if that was an actual condition.
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