If you're looking for an instant update at home then the simple cushion is the perfect accessory to arm yourself with. And you can never have enough gorgeous designs scattered on the sofa to pull a room scheme together and bring it to life. These 100% cotton cushions by Kas Australia at ACHICA today have just caught my eye - there's on-trend shades and patterns to inject a bit of spring zing into the home. And as long as you stick to similar shades, ...View more
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
May 19th, 2011
I had the pleasure of visiting the Cote d'Azur this week to get a sneaky behind-the-scenes peak of the Cannes Film Festival's Opening Gala party and Le Menu de Cannes, held at the glamourous Electrolux Agora venue on the beach. Check out pictures and video footage of the Grand Jury including Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Robert De Niro and Woody Allen and take a look at wher...View more
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
May 18th, 2011
This post is for all you food and film buffs out there. Proof that when it comes to celebrities it's not just all film and champagne - the stars eat too! ACHICA Living has been About Town this week at the 64th Cannes International Film Festival 2011. Check out these behind the scene snaps from Le Menu de Cannes competition where Jude Law, Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman sat down to enjoy the Grand Final lunch from Electrolux’s first ever Le Menu de Cannes’ c...View more
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
May 18th, 2011
Former Sony music exec John Voigtmann (once manager of Christina Aguilera and The Strokes) gave up working with demanding A listers a few years back in order to open La Bandita, an eight-room luxury bolthole in Pienza, Tuscany, with 360-degree views of the scorched Tuscan hills. It features an infinity pool, honesty bar, canopied outdoor dining and unforgettable menu. And we...View more
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Posted by Nina Fitton, Writer, ACHICALiving.com
May 18th, 2011
The barbecue guru explains how to enjoy the scent of smoke and vanilla and the crack of caramelized sugar on the grill…
‘Make crème brûlée the old-fashioned way—with sugar caramelized to a hard candy crust using a fire-heated cast iron salamander!’ says Steven Raichlen, the multi-award winning author and TV host who reinvented barbecuing. With his best-selling Barbecue Bible cookbook and Barbecue University TV show, Steven has helped people all over the world ascend the ladd...View more
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
May 18th, 2011
From eye-cooling bed linen to Jude Law at the Cannes Film Festival 2011, here's a few things to steal your heart this week. In at number one is the icy bed linen from Kas Australia (above and at ACHICA at 7am Tues 17 May 2011). It's cooler than an exclusive Reykjavik bar hosting a lock in and a single look at the picture has me slipping off my shoes ready to rest my head...
At number two...this stunning Flower Chair for E...
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
May 17th, 2011
I am. Well, not in the Catherine Tate way, but I am taking
a shine to these gorgeous Liberty Art Fabrics journals and notebooks from Quadrille Stationery 2011, which are at
ACHICA tomorrow. The designs are from Liberty's Iconic and Floral ranges that feature notebooks, notecards and address books. There's also Designer's Guild stationery by Tricia Guild, including her punchy Flower, Pattern and Limeflower ...
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
May 16th, 2011
The Spirit of Summer Fair 2011 in association with House & Garden kicked off yesterday in sunny Olympia. It's a lovely place to go to get ideas for your home and garden and generally mooch around cooing at stuff to put on your 'things that aren't useful but are beautiful' wishlist. I didn't get a chance to hang around and see Jeffrey Archer host the London Ladies Club Celebrity Hat Auction (no comment), but I did get a chance to amble around and make note of the latest...View more
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
May 11th, 2011
Easy Living’s Homes Stylist Milly Goodwin shares some of the more unusual moments in her career...'About a year ago we shot this decorating story inspired by botanical prints in my flat. I managed to accidentally pack my neighbour's kitten in one of the pink suitcases (featured on the bottom right) after she’d deemed it suitable for an afternoons' siesta. I thought it would be an isolated incident, but it turns out I was wrong….'
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
May 11th, 2011
We’ve had animal prints, we’ve had multi-coloured animal prints, but the latest look to answer the call of the wild is to use animals themselves as the design. All creatures great and small have been requisitioned to become art in their own right, from deer to dogs and birds to bugs – and they’re much easier to look after than real pets. So create a menagerie in your maison with one of these beautiful new designs, without having to worry about the vet bills.
Six little lovebirds, sitting in a tree: Lovebirds wall sticker fromView more
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Posted by Pip McCormac
May 11th, 2011
