I’m not much of a label snob, in either fashion or interiors. And though I admire the look and craftsmanship, I’m not really an Ercol nut either. But I do, I just do, really like the classic Windsor chair. So imagine my delight when I saw this outside my local junkshop on Saturday. That string […]
Please Mother Nature. It’s March! Has no one told you? The endless dark and cold makes me even more reliant on my old friend (not you My Friend) than ever. Yes, coffee. From the pink mini Bodum press that I treated myself to as a student… … to the little black plastic cup-top filter I […]
Pssst. Wanna hear a styling secret? If in doubt, put a jug on it. If still in doubt, add more jugs.Well that’s how it goes in my house anyway. I love the things. These top two are some of mine, then below, some inspiration. They’re the sort of jugs I’d pass by in a jumble sale […]
First, sorry the temptation to pun on a Belinda Carlisle classic proved too great…today I bring you landscape photography in circles. Tom Storm shoots culutral sights – some iconic, such as Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate – through bubbles. The idea germinated at a festival in Galway where he found himself surrounded by huge bubbles that he started […]
these rugs, by delightful Spanish designer Jaime Hayon. Both from The Rug Company, and therefore way beyond my budget. And yours, probably. To those of you not familiar with Mr Hayon’s work, he creates elegant, feminine and deeply eccentric objects, often mixing in graffiti and chicken imagery. Why not! Having interviewed him on the phone […]