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Chelsea safari

It’s design week at Chelsea Harbour, have you been? I went yesterday to scratch up the car in the super-tight carpark and to nearly get a cuddle off a security guard who wasn’t looking where he was going while flailing his arms weirdly.  That said, Cole & Son’s new Fornasetti (II) monkeys, Procuratte Scimmie, managed […]

Nautical but nice

We don’t really do theme‘s so much, but after being gifted this cool German plate… …I went in search of other nautical things that are not shells-and-driftwood, twee nightmare. Notknot cushion from Reykjavik Corner Store. If it were mine, I’d sit and thread my fingers through those knots, continually. Black Stripes Cylinder by Bodil Manz. Portable lamp […]

Seicle Dulwich

Guest post: our secret shops

We were thrilled and flattered, flattered and thrilled to be asked to do a guest post for excellent London blog Completely London. As we’re both known for roaming the streets, cheque book in one hand and phone number for furniture removers in the other, hunting out design bargains that may or may not fit into […]

Grey Gardens: Get the look

Quick, fetch your best head scarf. Grey Gardens is up for rent in June 2013. Is $125,000 for two months of living like Big and Little Edie a bit steep for you? Then here’s a little Get The Look for you to work in your own home. 1. Middleton Pink paint by Farrow & Ball. 2. Dalston Rose Love Seat […]

Dulux Colour Awards

And the winner for best colour goes to…

Just back from Dulux’s Let’s Colour Awards at the Fashion and Textile Museum. It was all about who had made an outstanding contribution to colour in the last year. Sadly my name didn’t make the shortlist. The winners were a mixed bag – round of applause for the Olympic ceremony everyone – but the homes […]