Thursday, 2 July 2015
Monday, 29 June 2015
BIRTHDAY DINNER & ART AT FOUR POINTS
Good evening guys. I hope you've all had a great start to your week. Last week Sunday, I was at a private dinner celebrating my friend's younger sister's 21st Birthday and It was such a lovely and intimate celebration.
She hosted her dinner party at Four Points Hotel in Victoria Island Lagos. The hotel is a part of the Sheraton hotels chain and like any respectable luxury hotel, it boasts some fairly tasteful and impressive art work and of course a decent menu, which is kind what we were there for.
While the food was alright, I was mostly taken by the art pieces hanging on the wall, the carvings and all the other little decor pieces that pulled the whole room together and enhanced the ambiance. I'm starting to notice a trend in luxury hotels in Nigeria of using art work as the primary focus of interior design concepts and I absolutely love it.
Thank you all for stopping by....xxx
Saturday, 27 June 2015
THE WARMTH OF COLOUR
Happy new month guys. Colour is one of the most poignant elements in interior decoration and while I love the clean all white with hints of gold or metallics interior design approach, there's something terribly personal about a colourful home or space.
Bright colours in particular tend to bring a warmth, calm and sometimes playfulness to interior decor, that allows you sit a little less like you are in a museum and a little more like you are in a more intimate space.
One of my biggest struggles with interior decor, is reconciling my love for White, somewhat ostentatious yet minimalist interiors (stay with me) with the allure of bright, warm, colourful interiors.
It's particularly interesting for me because it mirrors my approach towards style; constantly straddling the world of completely dark/white look and very colourful and print heavy ensembles, with both worlds rarely colliding.
So as you can imagine, this post was a very interesting one for me to work on, as I saw a little bit of a blend between white bases and an infusion of that homey warmth that bright colours bring.
Thank you all for stopping by....xxx
DISCLAIMER: All Images used in this post do not belong to Sapphire Brushstrokes.
Thursday, 25 June 2015
BACK IN WHITE : FASHION MEETS ART
Good Morning Guys! It's been far too long but it feels great to be back. I missed Sapphire Brushstrokes and the blogosphere but I've been busy since i've been gone,working on some changes and improvements. So here's to what I hope is a new and better chapter of my blogging Journey and Sapphire Brushstrokes. Cheers!
Thank you all for stopping by...xxx
PHOTOGRAPHY BY; VINCENT OKORO
OUTFIT
Top; Asos, Trousers; Adrienne Vittadini
Slippers; Bespoke
Accessories; Old
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
ONE MONTH HIATUS
Good evening guys! With some sadness though on a positive note, I'm announcing Sapphire Brushstrokes' one month Hiatus.
I'll be taking a break to focus on some ongoing projects until a time when I can fully focus my energies on blogging and sharing the best quality updates in Fashion, My Style and Lifestyle experience here on the blog.
I'm also looking forward to coming back to you with a new, revamped and fresher perspective on everything.
I'll miss you guys during this break but you can stay posted on what i'm up to by following me on
INSTAGRAM at SAPPHIRE_BRUSHSTROKES
Friday, 27 March 2015
60's and 70's CASUAL CHIC
Good Evening guys. For some weird reason gadgets seem to have a vendetta against me and this time the culprit is my laptop. It's been at the repair shop for a week no doubt to punish me. So I have resorted to publishing this post from my camera.
This fashion season is very much about a rendition of 60's and 70's fashion, so I decided to draw a little inspiration from the brightest and best in fashion straight off the runway for my look.
Playing around with a basic white top and ripped jeans, i infused some of that 70's style hippie vibe to my look with a brown fringe vest. Tapping into the wilder side of the 60's, I paired the vest with leopard print platform sandals and kept the look chic and updated with a straight hair do, minimal make-up and my fav sunnies.
OUTFIT
TOP; Asos, Vest; MetroStyle
Jeans; Pull &Bear, Sunnies; Asos
Shoes; River Island
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