Cooking

Banana Bread

Who doesn't love a delicious winter warmer? Why not try one of the most popular recipes - Banana Bread! This super moist treat is easy to make and even easier to eat. 

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour

I tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar

1 egg

1/3 cup (80ml) sunflower oil 

1 tsp vanilla extract 

4 ripe bananas, mashed

65g pecan nuts, roughly chopped (optional)

Butter and honey, to serve

Method

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease and line the base of a 900ml loaf pan.

Step 2: Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar with 1 teaspoon of salt into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, oil and vanilla.

Step 3: Add to the dry ingredients with banana and pecan and fold until just combined - do not over mix.

Step 4: Place into the loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then remove, and slice thickly. Serve spread with butter and drizzled with honey.

ENJOY!  

- L xo ♡

Beauty

Mani Mania

Guys love their cars, girls love getting their nails done! I think most of you will agree that a girls time of relaxation and pampering mostly takes place at the nail salon, right? I, myself, am obsessed with getting my nails done and it definitely helps when you go to the BEST beauty clinic in the city!!! Le Corte Beauty has been and always will be my number one go-to when it comes to all things beauty! The girls at Le Corte are so creative when it comes to nail art and do such a good job each and every time I go there. The attention to detail and focus they have is incredible! I would recommend that beauty clinic to anyone. 

Tonight I got a mani at Le Corte! I always like to try something new and different so tonight was no exception. Check out the gallery below to see what design I went for this time and also, take a look at my TOP 5 FAVE NAIL DESIGNS! I have had so many, which is why I didn't post all of them, so I narrowed it down to the top 5. 

If you want to you can leave me a comment about what your favourite nail designs are as I love reading about what other people like too. 

Enjoy!!! :)

L xo ♡

The first time I went for the "stiletto nails." LOVE!

My Christmas Nails 2012.

Summer 2013.

The princess nails I had for my 20th Birthday. These are my #1 fave!

Black & Gold for winter 2013.

*MY LATEST MANI* 

❖ Winter Blue ❖

- L xo ♡

Things I Love

Bombardier Designs || Personalised Candles

Recently I came across Bombardier Designs' Instagram page through mutual followers and instantly fell in love with all of the photos Kayla (founder of BD) posts and beautiful candle personalisations. My first purchase was the alphabet candle that is personalised with my initial and I LOVE it! It is a pink peony scented Soy Candle that smells so divine, so for that I love it just that little bit more. Here's a little bit about Bombardier Designs, quoted straight from their website: www.bombardierdesigns.com.au :) 

"Bombardier Designs believes that Designing Simplicity is the key to a happy life. However simplicity is not easy to achieve, it comes with the trial of many elements and a sense to truly determine what is essential. This belief shines through in our work of Event Designs and in our Soy Candle range, using what is needed in other to bring a piece of happiness to you."

What a clever and very successful business! So successful that Bombardier Designs is even featured in Vogue Brides 2013 under 100 Bride Essentials. If you're a bride-to-be or even an interior designer, home decorator and completely style obsessed like myself then check out Kayla's Instagram - @kaylabombardier. There you will find fabulous photos and fashionable ways in which you can display your new candles just like other Bombardier Designs customers have.

Happy online shopping! 

- L xo ♡

Bedroom Decor

IN MY BEDROOM

Secrets of my room…

A little over two years ago we moved into a beautiful new home and ever since I have been planning how I want my bedroom to look. It's been a working progress and I have finally reached completion! It has been such a fun time searching for the perfect bed, quilt cover set, dressing table and side table, as well as photos to decorate my room and add a pop of colour. So where did it all start? …

Initially, I knew that I wanted to create an Old Hollywood Glamour theme and so I definitely knew that the colour scheme I wanted was black, white and silver as they're such classic tones that I love so much. For my 18th birthday I received my dressing table and bedside table (photographed below) as a gift so that was the first step to creating my dream bedroom. Of course, I went shopping and chose it myself as I wanted some input. I love mirrored furniture and it's so in at the moment so this was the perfect addition to my room as the dark silver would blend in perfectly with the colour scheme I envisioned. The next step was purchasing my bed, and let me tell you, this was a huge decision as there are just so many amazing beds in Perth! I originally fell in love with leather beds, however quickly changed my mind. After a trip to Domayne and two hours of deliberating, I bought this beauty of a bed (photographed below). I am so in love with this bed as it's a perfect fit for my room and it's silver so it definitely ties in well with my colour scheme. A few short weeks later, I purchased a gorgeous quilt cover set to finish my bed off. It took weeks of searching high and low but I finally found the most amazing quilt cover. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

Now, who doesn't love photos? I absolutely love adding photos of myself and friends around my bedroom and, as you can see below, I have done exactly that. I bought a stunning Marilyn Monroe framed photograph to finish off the "Old Hollywood Glam" look for my room. I am so happy that I found this piece. AMAZE!

All in all, I could not be happier with the final product of my bedroom, especially since I have dreamed of creating the perfect room for years now and I'm just so pleased that the idea I had visualised has now come to life. Although it may not have been an easy task, creating a bedroom that's chic and stylish is definitely fun. Of course, as the years go on I will add some new finds to jazz my room up a bit. Be sure to check out my photo gallery below to see what my room now looks like! :)

- L xo ♡

My little beauty!

You can never have too many pillows!

My gorgeous quilt cover is made up of gorgeous tulle fabric with a few diamantes. LOVE!

My dressing table.

What's on my dressing table.

My newest piece! I'm a little obsessed with Marilyn Monroe.