Ok, so this is my sofa. It’s by Peter Hvidt for France and Sons, late 1950s. It would be nicer if I recovered it in grey velvet or something, but it’s handsome isn’t it? A genuine design classic off eBay. The back and side cushions lift off and it becomes a comfortable bed for one. […]
The whole time I’ve worked in interiors, the only type of people I’ve mixed with are carpet-haters. ‘You’ve changed,’ they’ll say, sadly. Because, after years of admiring wooded floorboards and wishing I had parquet, it turns out that permanently cold me is starting to look longingly at things like this… Rug-on-carpet double warmth. And, crikey, […]
So I read, same as you did, that green was going to be big in interiors this season. And I was totally sceptical. I was thinking of the forest green I’ve had to paint over in not one but two rented flats. But no, March’s Elle Deco has shown me the way. It’s moss and […]
So after sharing my bathroom shame earlier in the week, I’ve been looking around for inspiration for what to do with it. As previously mentioned I haven’t much to spend – I don’t plan on moving anything around for example. I have a load of white brick tiles that Jill gave me, sitting under a […]
No, that’s not me or Ros – we’re more likely to frequent each others living rooms than Shoreditch House (and wear much shorter skirts). That’s actress Andrea Riseborough. But it’s not her Mulberry party dress that earned her a turn on our blog, it’s the floor and bar behind her of course. Diagonal stripes! Last […]