Just back from a fun night out meeting other interiors bloggers, and I find I’ve put a few glasses of Disaronno between myself and a decent post. Conversation turned for a while to cats, so I’ve been inspired to dig-out this previously unseen ‘make’. Here the company secretary helps out with measuring up. And below, […]
A confession. After reading here that My Friend is after some velvet curtains, my own curtain concerns for the draughty living room – where watching the tv involves experiencing a biting breeze on the neck – have become focussed on yes, velvet. Here are some visual reasons. The top two images are Ilse Crawford designs […]
Despite all my chat about wallpaper and am I or aren’t I going to buy those kitchens chairs, there is one modest view of my house that I spend more time looking at than any other. I find it soothing and, yes, aesthetically pleasing. But it ain’t going to win me any design awards. I […]
No, we haven’t got Jim Bowen guest blogging today. But since it’s been about three days since the last one, it’s time for me to boldly pronounce another trend however unlikely. For evidence, firstly set your eyes upon Douglas Coupland’s groovy Vancouver home. We are both DC fans here, so that probably makes us predisposed […]
Let me start with an alert to all non-parents, this post may send you into a coma. You probably got from the pithy title that I’m on the hunt for a bed for my son’s bedroom. Here’s a general impression of the room just now, avec cot. I admit it, I did stand that dinosaur […]