Decorating dilemmas

Colour inspiration (among other things)

Can’t get enough of this Gotye – featuring Kimbra – song this week (yes, he does sound like Peter Gabriel), and not least because the video is just a big old mood board. Nudes, salmony pinks, greys, lilac, maroon, lemon and a big splash of green. Chuck them all together in one room, I betcha […]

David Saunders

La Lampshade

I haven’t seen anything I’d realistically want to buy, house-wise, in ages, but these Harlequin lampshades by Design Bark caught my eye. Sort of reminds me of the David David notebooks we featured here. And a nice change from birds and flowers.  

Washi tape ideas

Is your keyboard filthy?

Own up. Come on. The keyboard of my cute little white Mac Book is proper grubby. It can’t just be me… Here’s a solution, from HerNewLeaf, if you’ve got the time, and a load of Washi tape on your hands.

Cups

Need is too strong a word, but I need new cups-and-saucers so that I can be more delightful when giving friends a cup of tea. Here are the pictures that have led me to such a conclusion: Straight from My Friend’s own kitchen cupboards, a stack of mint green Deco cups with the best handles. […]

Tinsel town

We’re taking a blogging holiday for a few days over Christmas, as My Friend travels to visit family and I write one of those funny time plan things I always assumed were a way to fill pages in Christmas magazines. I’d like to say that because I’m staying at home this year I’ve made more […]