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 […]
Should fine knits and winter woollens be something to talk about in interiors? Certainly when it comes to blankets, but how about furniture? Here is the interesting work of designer Claire-Anne O’Brien so you can decide for yourself. Firstly, her knitted stools. But, what say you to the idea of a jumper for your chairs […]
Looking for something else entirely I found these, which bang two particular MFH gongs – the yellow and grey colour scheme, and velvet stuff. I’ve been thinking about velvet for curtains (my flat is freezing) and now these luxurious cushions are calling to me too. Hold the pom-pom though. They’re from Australian company Castle, a […]
Thanks to MHF commenter and one-time Amsterdam resident CleoB, who recommended The Frozen Fountain, Dutch interiors store, to us. Our post about salvaged wood-effect wallpaper caused her to point out the similar furniture they have, from Piet Hein Eek’s Scrapwood collection. They stock cool Netherlands designers that you’ve heard of – Hella Jongerius for instance – […]
All this agonising over grey this and that disguises the truth of what my default decorating stance is. My design DNA if you will. Left to my own devices I’ll mindlessly do the same thing again and again – paint it white and arrange things in rainbow stripes. So these pictures have caught my eye. […]