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I noticed these wall decorative pieces in French blogs and magazines a few years back, and I see them being updated in more current colours and shapes everywhere right now. For lack of a better word, I've been calling them wall jewelry (or wall necklaces or maybe earrings — haha); some call them mobiles. H&H magazine called them wall ornaments recently. Maybe that's more appropriate. Whatever you may call them, I kind of like them. Do you have one? Here's a few that passed our radar lately.

Indienne Wallpaper - Amaranth - House of Hackney

Beautiful botanicals galore and we love seeing them in different riffs from patterns to a new take on the terrarium. Not the pink and red roses type of botanicals, but more twisty in versions from not only wallpaper or fabrics, but planters and vessels as well. Love this mini trend. Above: Indienne Wallpaper - Amaranth by House of Hackney.

Today we're excited to share with you a very adorable before and after of the home of North Vancouver's Natalie and Jason Bjordal and family. Jason is the owner of Bjordal Construction Ltd., and a framing contractor and Natalie is a fellow blogger, maker and event planner. We've been watching in anticipation their reno for the past few years and loved at how it all turned out; you may recall we featured their daughter Penny's bedroom (an IKEA Bunk Fort) last spring. We asked Natalie if she would like to share a guest post of the rest of the reno here on Poppytalk. So here it is. Thank you Natalie, let's take a look!
~Jan

Kennett Chair | Anthropologie

Have you noticed a Southwestern vibe happening coming around again? Loving this new riff, maybe with a bit of a Moroccan twist (the black and white)? Monochromatic versions are popping up of the usual colourful Tex Mex patterns. From chairs to pillows, here's a glimpse to what we've discovered on our radar lately.

Today we're excited to have Instagram friend and Ottawa-based, Vanessa Gervais of @heyladygrey here on Poppytalk, whom we invited to share with us, a story about her parent's sugar shack in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. We spotted their family trip there last year on her feed, and when we saw them there again this week, we had to pop her an email to see if she'd be interested in sharing it with our readers. And thrilled she said, "yes"! Thank you Vanessa! Here's her post:

It happens only once a year, somewhere during that awkward, drawn-out phase before the end of winter and the start of spring. If the conditions are just right, and the temperatures rise above zero degrees during the day and fall back below freezing at night, then the sap inside the sugar maples begins to flow.

I'm still really attracted to colours of the desert this season, and especially, the terracotta palette, and to add a bit of interest, loving it matched up with a bit of grey, a nice contrast for spring. The more faded terracotta is a favourite, which seems to lighten the palette from it's wintery rust. Think Joshua Tree National Park and all it's hues. Which is your favourite? Here's a few we've come across:

IKEA has unveiled a surprise Spring Catalogue to a select few European countries recently and although we don't see any word of it coming to North America, the UK or Australia, we thought it would be fun to take a sneak peek anyway because the catalogue, with over 200 pages, is filled with clever ideas that the Swedish retailer's stylists have become famously known for. The IKEA catalog encourages you to create a place where you can recover and give you energy in everyday life. Let's take a look!

When it comes to greeting cards, hands down, Valentines are a fave! The only problem, which to choose? This round-up features cards we've spotted on our radar and that's new to us this year. Perhaps some of these might spark joy? Let's take a look!

1. Hot Lips
by Banquet Workshop

Richard Riboni via @thepallou

Another mini trend we're stumbling upon this season is mushroom lighting. A throwback to the seventies, with the 2.0 versions showing up in buttery brass and nickel. Even spotted an adorable wicker one on Etsy. A fun way to bring your room into the '19s! Let's take a look!

Last year IKEA and Tom Dixon launched DELAKTIG, an open-sourced and customizable sofa platform offering a new seating solution for the home. This February, IKEA and Tom Dixon continue their award-winning* collaboration with the release of the DELAKTIG bed frame which can be customized by users to create the sleeping environment they want.