Pimp Up Your iPhones!

Mirabelle has been a fan of artist, designer and illustrator Ellen Giggenbach's for a good four years now. Ellen has consistently delivered high-quality, colourful, impactful and cheerful folksy-inspired visuals that have since become her trademark. She has branched out into merchandising, which enables the end consumer to own a piece of Giggenbach artistry that is also practical, from totes to mugs via throw pillows, shower curtains and iPhone cases. And those design-led cases make the likes of Mirabelle wish to convert to iPhone just so they can clad it with the case! Go check out Ellen's Society6 and Etsy shops for more.

Source: All above iPhone cases from Ellen Giggenbach's Society6 shop. Designs: (1) 'Geo Still Life', (2) 'Flower Power' and (3) 'Summer Rain'.

The Leafy Quarters

If your inner India Hicks awakens the wish for your abode to adopt the stylish beach house interior with a Southern Colonial/ Caribbean feel warmed up by a lush yet breezy exotic vibe that includes a larger-than-life leaf motif of the palm variety, you want to check out three classic patterns that make a timeless design chic statement - faultlessly and effortlessly.

Match with white painted woodwork in a satin finish. Cool down with an imposing vintage ceiling fan. Accessorise with rattan pieces (and that peacock chair!), plates of decorative pineapple and other exotic fruit for visual interest, and lashes of colourful curcuma and protea. Serve with Daiquiris. Infinity pool and pet parakeet optional.

1  - Voyage of Discovery Wallpapers, Manila in Green and Ivory DVOY213367, by Sanderson

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2 - The Original Martinique Wallpaper a.k.a. Martinique "A" BH90210, Originally Designed for the Beverly Hills Hotel Fountain Coffee Room in 1942

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3 -  Custom-Designed Wallpaper by Idarica Gazzoni for Arjumand Wallpapers, as Featured at the LIZA Restaurant, East Beirut, Lebanon

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