New obsession alert! If I don’t show up for work please break into my house and physically disconnect me from eBay. I want a vintage painting of a ship – or preferably two. It all started when I was admiring this fringe on Closet Visit*…

I plan to get a fringe like that too, but that’s a side issue. What’s really spliced my mainbrace is the two nautical paintings and wicker chair arrangement.

Then I saw this, via Miss Moss, a self-portrait by Mariell Amelie. You know what they say in journalism – three’s a trend!

*Closet Visit is photographs of young, beautiful creative women showing off their wardrobe contents in their beautiful homes. When I explained this to My Friend she sighed heavily. And yes, looking at it can be a bit – er – galling.