Got my tree today, and also spent the day going round another antiques fair. But the next thing I need to think about is some greenery. This wasn’t what I was thinking of, and yet it’s a December staple.

So I really liked this, a post on wrapping bulbs to give as Christmas gifts over at The Women’s Room. Am I likely to get round to it? No. But I can imagine what a life with time to do this sort of thing might be like.

Top shop: Darkroom

I’ve often fantasized about exactly where I’d live in central London if I could and Lamb’s Conduit Street is definitely on the list. Last week I went there to (finally) check out Darkroom, a Really Cool Shop run by Rhonda Drakeford and Lulu Roper-Caldbeck who come from graphic design and fashion backgrounds respectively. Those ladies […]

Art attack

Not interiors at all, but irresistible. Website Booooooom! invited readers to submit remakes of famous pieces of art. The best ones are really rewarding, not least because they have often noticed some aspect of the picture you might have missed, or reinterpreted an aspect of it in a surprising way. Also interesting how many feature […]

Top of the Pop Ups

A while back I promised a comprehensive report on my findings from Clerkenwell Design Week then managed to mention just one designer from the show: David Saunders AKA David David. The company collaborated on this chair. Well – news just in – there’s a David David pop up shop at The Lollipop Shoppe this month and […]

Empties please

Hmm, it’s not always easy to reconcile a love of property with a desire for social justice. But this week’s Channel 4 special documentaries on Britain’s empty homes might make you feel a bit worse, then a bit better. If you’ve ever passed an unloved building and fantasized about grabbing the keys and doing it […]