Pink doesn't have to be twee

I love some of these colour ideas on this Apartment Therapy blog post... Calm and beautiful especially combined with greys and browns, I think pink is vastly underused.  These two are my favourites...

Mad about the blog

I know there are hundreds of interiors blogs out there, but this one is my absolute fave - it's Mad about the house and is written by Kate Watson-Smyth a journalist specialising in interiors and design.  There are daily finds ranging to the latest fab interiors shops to gorgeous lighting ideas to unusual floor tiling - oh and shades of grey paint - but above all loads of practical advice and input into styling your home.  I drop in each week to take a look.

As well as the '365 Objects of design' feature you'll also find a weekly delve into hot properties on the market (who doesn't like nosey-ing around beautiful homes)

... and there's also a 'Your home' section where you can ask your burning interiors questions and she will gallantly try and point you in the right direction.  So if your new year's resolutions include keeping up to date on current interiors trends, this is one to bookmark.

Statement lighting from David Hunt

If you are looking for some unusual lighting options then check out David Hunt.  Cotswolds based, this company have a range of innovative, unusual and eclectic lighting products that cross the design spectrum from classical to contemporary.  These are my faves...

Ammonite table lamp

Bird table lamp

Kudo table lamp

Jinx table lamp