Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust and Interiors

September 21, 2015

Vintage Kitchen collectionImage: Villa Hemma

This month I saw a fabulous exhibition, which ends on the 27th September, at the Royal Academy of Joseph Cornell’s work. Wanderlust is a wonderful and surprising exhibition based around the life’s work of an artist whose obsession with collecting and curating stories led to meticulous research around and amassing of objects. Amongst his cabinets of curiosity were stories of European ballerinas, a Medici slot machine, a huge fairytale castle and one of the best television montages I have ever seen. I loved his Thimble TheaterRead More

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Design Crush #6

September 19, 2015

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I love to find a bargain version of an expensive piece and no-where is this more true than with this recent discovery above.  I tend to have disgustingly expensive taste in lights and find sourcing things within budget really challenging, but also hold to the design adage that spending on certain things is a necessity for overall look.  Almost 2 years ago I featured a vintage light I have been in love with ever since. Read More

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The Edit

March 1, 2015

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Such a cornucopia of delights on sale right now, here are my most coveted from the divinely cheap to the skin-pinchingly-expensive!

1. Brass Scoop Table lamp, West Elm USA, $65. 2. Stars & Stripes mug, Smug, £29. 3. Yellow & Duck Egg Beaker by Jars Ceramiste at Smug, £9.50 4. Round Brass and Marble Drinks Trolley, Rockett St George £325. 5. White Ceramic Pineapple, Abode living, £45. 6. Cross Stitch Embroidered Cushion, Marks & Spencer £19.50 7. Handpoured Cement Candle Holders, Anthropologie, £6-14. 8. Desert Geometric Cups, George Asda Home £6 for a set of four. 9. Pinched & Glazed planter, Leif USA, $45. 10. 1810 Blanket, Heals, £99.

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D.I.Y Project – A Lazy Girls Guide to Whitewashed Scandi floors

February 23, 2015

how to project Whitewashed scandinavian wooden flooring d.i.y. Nordic interior inspiration

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Nothing says chic to me quite like a white floor and alongside polished cement and Moroccan tiles it is a staple of good taste in flooring choice for me. White floors are amongst the most versatile of flooring because there are so many looks that can be projected and changed around it without loosing it’s edge or integrity.  One of the most beautiful elements of this flooring is how it projects light onto the ceiling whilst blanketing the floor in a foamy cleanliness mirroring the delight of snow.

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