May 30, 2013
My favourite things right now: Nigella yoghurt pot mini bundt cakes, English Rose Spitfire vintage kitchens, Next Home Industrial Stool, Natural History Museum Butterfly enclosure.
May 27, 2013
When we bought this flat over a year ago it was this room that sold it to us, it had wood-chip walls and ceiling (ok most of the flat had that) hideous blue carpet (ditto), plastic air vents, bright orange polyurethane doors, mahogany shelving and a particularly hideous mock Victorian fireplace. Past all the hellish design choices made by the previous owner (& the fact that he was either a dangerous D.I.Y enthusiast or the employer of the original cowboy builder) this room had the most potential.Read More
May 20, 2013
Of all the things I love spending time looking at for the home, entomology, curios and Victorian natural history are amongst the most regular. One of my favourite things in the flat is my collection of butterflies below.
May 12, 2013
So, whilst planning our kitchen I have been looking for some new dining chairs. I love French Tolix cafe chairs but alas budget does not stretch that far. So I switched to looking at examples of the current zeitgeist – mid-century modern. A few places are selling neon bright plywood chairs – Habitat have some really nice ones called Hester at £95 and Bloomsbury&Co are selling similar Canteen chairs for £200 a pop.Read More
January 27, 2013
How many ways are there to fall in love at Liberty of London? Too many by far. When in Liberty I feel rather like I may enact the French term from which window shopping derives – window licking! Liberty is such a sensory experience that I find window licking the only appropriate term to describe the greed that fills my eyes. However, it is only January so I swore to myself I would only purchase items from the stationary department and low and behold these magnificent alphabet celebration discs. So in homage to Valentines day – voila.