Here at Camp Craven, it's not untoward to see food inspire a variety of things from alternate genres - <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/category/good-enough-to-eat/">fashion</a>, <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/category/food-to-fragrance/">fragrance</a>, even <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/category/food-n-music/">music</a>. But in the latest Elle Decor: South Africa, they take it one step further by using food to inspire rooms. Teaming up with <a href="http://www.freeworlddesigncentre.co.za/">Freeworld Coatings</a> design centre the result is a visual wintery menu of warm tones, rich texture and candescent illumination.

<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://www.remain-silent.com/cm/kewlstuff/ED-Freeworld-Greensroom.jpg" alt="green room" width="450" height="300" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">veggies via <a href="http://www.babylonstoren.com/">babylonstoren</a>, styling by Maranda Engelbrecht, photography by <a href="http://antonia.co.za/">Antonia Steyn</a></span></p>
<img src="http://www.remain-silent.com/cm/kewlstuff/ED-Freeworld-breadroom.jpg" alt="walnut raisin bread" />
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">bread via <a href="http://www.dalewood.co.za/">dalewood huguenot</a>, styling by Maranda Engelbrecht, photography by <a href="http://antonia.co.za/">Antonia Steyn</a></span></p>

Mouth-watering recipe's such as Walnut raisin bread, Maple roasted quince with marigolds and Slow roasted baby vine tomatoes with strawberries provide a veritable palette for spaces that mirror the work of Vermeer. Dreamily saturated colours, inspiring spaces and mouthwatering recipe pairings? I hope they do more of this.  See more <a href="http://elledecoration.co.za/2011/07/a-winter-palette-inspired-by-food/">here</a>..

Thanks for the tip E.N Brown!