Since trying to paint a room in a rented flat white, getting exhausted and stopping about a foot from the ceiling, leaving a bright green ‘accent colour’ stripe, I have been alive to the possibility that walls don’t always have to look finished. Here is a great example, in the home of Claire Bingham, one-time […]
I cleared out some cupboards at the weekend and found a box that I once received this lovely bird in from a friend… Another job abandoned, I went a-googling with the name on the box and discovered designer Ann Wood who, from her studio in Brooklyn, makes animals – mainly birds – using vintage and antique […]
Do you ever mentally improve your local high street? Mine needs a decent interiors / gift shop and a small independent cinema, but I do nothing more productive with these thoughts than suggesting business plans to a cynical Mr My Friend. Unlike the blog What if: Sydenham, which creates makeovers in the name of persuading local […]
…Cameron Frye’s house from Ferris Beuller’s day off. You know, the ‘hey barrabarrabarrabarrasha-wingbarra’ guy? The house is in Highland Park, Illinois and was designed by architects A James Speyer and David Haid (never heard of them) in 1953. It’s seeking to fetch $1.65m which, when you consider Hampstead prices is actually a bit of a […]
…they know how to put a shop together. They also know how to dress, eat well and generally seem a gradation or two more chic than everyone else. That in mind, it’s worth checking out Skandivis, the new online interiors venture by Danish Londoner Toni Kay. Here’s a snap of some nice cushions from the […]