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 […]
Just found this Dutch company Studio Ditte, which does a nice line in wallpapers. I’m gripped by the Scrapwood print, which is making me long for a rustic wood cabin again, as introduced here. Some more nice prints that would work well in kids rooms… You’ll have to visit the website for a look at the Birdhouse […]
Have I mentioned before my love of maps around the house? I’ve just seen these on Barbara Coupe’s website and wish for them. And the newspaper-covered walls. My own version is this map cushion, made lovingly with map fabric bought years ago in Kilburn market. My friend got a map of the world and made […]
Gold taps. Ten years ago this was a big no-no. Now? I think gold taps are the business. Here’s my evidence. Exhibit 1: Architects Joe Morris and Mary Duggan’s home in Kings Grove. Left the hall, which also features a touch of gold in the Alvar Aalto Golden Bell light. Right, the kitchen with a […]
Well I’m kind of kidding, but I am a Cancerian, and have an early memory of being both fascinated and repelled by a very 70s skandi print crab money box I was given. So this crab collage of a coffee table kinda caught my fancy. And at least it makes a change from birds. Actually […]