Fantasy second home

Brooklyn loft apartment

Prone to flat envy? Look away now

Good grief will you look at this. The Brooklyn apartment of set designer Johanna Burke, part of an old pasta factory, is fan-freaking-tastic. Look at the light, the industrial river views all the way down to Manhattan, the vast array of Poul Cadovius shelving units. These pictures and more at Freundevonfreunden.com      

Kielder Water huts

Jabba (about) the hut

I always liked the idea of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow living in houses across Central Park from each other. But how about this? Two huts, one his, one hers, on either side of a lake. I love the branch and foxglove motifs that build up the structure of the hut in layers. These pictures […]

Choumert Square

Another award-winning garden!

My Friend your garden looks amazing. I’ve got a ‘mature’ garden and I can tell you it has its drawbacks… I thought you might be interested in this hidden gem, open this Sunday as part of the National Gardens Scheme. It’s Choumert Square, a gated road in Peckham, made up of 46 cottages. The path […]

Mae West swan bed

Swanning off

I really didn’t know what to post about today. Looked at all my favourite blogs, ransacked my brain, nothing. So I just googled something I can’t get enough of, and present it here to you. Two words: Swan Beds. Here’s Mae West in her’s. And again: Amazing! Want one? Well I happen to know that […]