Love Rob Ryan and his pretty, witty papery products? Then perhaps we could interest you in these. Papel picardo, or Mexican paper streamers, if your Spanish is a bit rusty. Used to celebrate weddings, birthdays and the Day of the Dead festival, the designs are cut from tissue paper with chisels. But wait, before you […]
We’ve got a Guest blogger today. So without further fuss, let My Friend’s House hand you over to I heart Malmo… While checking out the shops (and trying to resist the sales) in Copenhagen last weekend, I came across Bøgebjerg Antik (Kompagnistræde 25 st th, 1208 Copenhagen), the perfect souvenir shop. By perfect, I don’t […]
Ha Ha! Did you see it? A gen-u-ine TV interiors joy. No, not Philippe Starck doing his best Alan Sugar. Not Kevin or Phil or Kirsty. I’m talking about Monday night’s episode of Mary Queen of Shops, featuring furniture shop Under The Moon. Run by hippies-in-aspic Dazzle and Denny (really), it was a horrific house […]
Ahhhhh. Hasn’t it been lovely? And just in time for the super weather my Mom sent me an early birthday present. A complete surprise, but just, it turned out, what I needed. Although, the box contained two chairs. Could it be a coincidence that my parents are planning a ‘working’ visit to help me wallpaper […]
Sigh. Just back from My Friend’s lovely new house. I have to admit to being a bit envious of the giddy ‘starting out together’ phase. I love this house, but we’ve already gone through the point in our relationship where I suggest (foist) a whole new look for it, which makes much more of its natural […]