Can’t get enough of this Gotye – featuring Kimbra – song this week (yes, he does sound like Peter Gabriel), and not least because the video is just a big old mood board. Nudes, salmony pinks, greys, lilac, maroon, lemon and a big splash of green. Chuck them all together in one room, I betcha it works.

Monday quiz – answered!

On Monday My Friend posted this picture of a mystery object she’d bought in Hanoi and had displayed at home, asking if anyone knew what it was for. Well we had a number of suggestions, but no definitive answer until reader Alex Robinson got specific on our asses. The answer: “It is a mould for […]

La Lampshade

I haven’t seen anything I’d realistically want to buy, house-wise, in ages, but these Harlequin lampshades by Design Bark caught my eye. Sort of reminds me of the David David notebooks we featured here. And a nice change from birds and flowers.  

Monday Quiz: Name that tool

I’m writing from the Sick House today so am kicking off the week with a quick quiz. Can you tell me what the following object from my kitchen shelf is? If you hate the kind of quiz where you’re never actually given the answer, then best tune out now. Seriously, can anyone tell me what […]

Is your keyboard filthy?

Own up. Come on. The keyboard of my cute little white Mac Book is proper grubby. It can’t just be me… Here’s a solution, from HerNewLeaf, if you’ve got the time, and a load of Washi tape on your hands.