foxandbeau.com.au is NOW OPEN!

So, here at Fox and Beau we have been secret squirreling away for many a month and we are incredibly excited to announce that our online store, online design studio and new blog address are all open, live, ready for business and absolutely fabulous! Click through to our new link www.foxandbeau.com.au to check it out!

Our online homewares store is chock-a-block with a range of handpicked goodies, mostly handmade by us here at Fox and Beau, while our design service offers a giant range of creative services from company branding, logo design and customised party invitations to interior decorating and styling. Our blog will be its usual lovely self, but our address will change. So make sure you pop through to www.foxandbeau.com.au for your daily fix. And of course you can follow us on any of the below:

http://foxandbeau.com.au/
http://twitter.com/foxandbeau
http://www.facebook.com/FoxandBeau


Thank you so much for  all your support so far and we look forward to seeing you in our new home. If you would like to contact us directly drop us an email at info@foxandbeau.com.au. 


Hope to see you soon xxxx 

Get a Mo on!

Calling all gentlemen! Movember is here and Fox and Beau want to contribute to a great cause. Join our Fox and Beau competition for best Movember Mo! All you need to do is send us a before and after image at the end of the month to show us your progress. All photos will be posted online for your mo-ment of fame AND we will contribute $5 for the best 20 genuine entries to Movember Australia. So what are you waiting for? Get a Mo on!

Email us at info@foxandbeau.com.au if you are keen! All final photos must be submitted 29/11/2011.

Hint, hint....

Just a quickie to drop you a (not so subtle) hint for one of the ideas we have for the infamous up and coming month. Stayed tuned, it's going to be awesome!

Image from mien magazine - thanks guys!

Ahhhhh...dreamy white interiors

I know that here at Fox and Beau we are strong advocates of colour. It's true, we do love it. But that isn't to say neutrals can't also be amazing. The beauty of neutrals, I think, is that they allow the raw materials to show through beautifully; and other details as well, like plaster decorative ceilings, or stunning window frames. Personally, I can't even pick a favourite...

All three images courtesy of Marion W-d over at Pinterest. What style!

Plate up

Fox and Beau love to entertain. Fox and Beau love to eat. So it's no surprise that here at Fox and Beau we also love table settings, and on a finer note, awesome plates and crockery. It may not be something you think about all the time, it may not be on the top of your priority list, but I'm not sure I'd believe it if you told me none of these tickled your fancy!

All that colour, fabulous!

This and the above image from Coco and Kelly. I just LOVE them. 

You can buy this gem at Monster Threads 

From left to right: buy these goodies at Kate Spade for Royal Doulton, Royal Albert China, and Ruby Star Traders

Cocktail Time! Summer Flowers and Elderflowers

This cocktail is absolutely decadent! I was lucky enough to have a few of them last night and the girl behind the bar filled me in on the inside ingredients. I couldn't thank her enough. It just reminded me of summer and how close it is approaching. It reminded me of sweet flowers and soft grass and picnics with friends... Okay, I'm getting carried away. Here it is!

Elderflower Syrup Cocktail

1 shot of Elderflower Syrup

1 shot of good gin

2 thick lemon slices - one to squeeze and one to garnish

250ml chilled soda water

Pack your glass with ice. Pour in the syrup and gin and squeeze one lemon slice over. Stir and top off with chilled soda water. Sip through a straw and enjoy!

A few little extras to help that cocktail go down. Use some gorgeous tiles for coasters,
decorate your cocktail with these different patterned paper flags and find a nice
summer spot to enjoy your drink with a bunch of pals!

African Feeling

I love, and I can't stress that enough, L.O.V.E the Alexander McCall Smith novel series, The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. I am making my way through the twelve novels (I'm up to nine) and I've recently started watching the series on ABC and I am, hook line and sinker, hooked. Apart from all the other things I love about it, the African style that you see is just mind blowing. And it's got me thinking - it's time to break out of beige and embrace some colour. And not just one colour an array of colours. Mix it up - as long as it's bright you're alright in our books!

Buy these darling cushions at Safari Fusion.

And these two inspiring interiors we found over at Coco and Kelly...

South African artist Clinton Friedman just knows interiors perfectly. His work is stunning.
You can by his cushions here.