Sofa envy
Spotted in the October issue of Living etc, this Harris tweed-covered sofa makes me want to start again – and start with it – in my living room. You can get a full-on close up of it here. I’ll take that tappestry cushion while I’m at it too. The black tube station cushion, not so much. In summary, Harris tweed…..trend!
Kimono My (Friend’s) House
No, you haven’t accidentally clicked onto Tales of A Junkaholic. But, yes, that is my vintage kimono. I’ve been for a big night out, so this is my feeble, hung-over post, and this is what I’ll be looking at, bleary eyed, from my bed. I’ve just, after three years, got around to sewing the sleeve […]
Her House is back
Around five years ago there was a cool shop in Clerkenwell called Her House. It belonged to artist / designer Morag Myerscough who lived upstairs and knew how to throw a good shop party. I have fond memories of surveying eclectic goods with my old flatmate at one of these events, seeing top celeb Archie-from-Monarch-Of-The-Glen and […]
On reflections
A routine errand to buy a black loo seat (aborted, as the Wickes model in question didn’t meet my stringent aesthetic standards) ended instead with an impulse purchase, in a weird little house clearance shop in Deptford. My toilet’s loss is my mantelpiece’s gain, as I came home with this mirror. It needs hanging properly […]
Royal madness
This is Margaret Tyler at her home in Wembley, north London. She has a collection of around 10,000 Royal memorabilia items including mugs, teapots, plates and plastic bags. Yes, plastic bags. You can bet she didn’t yell ‘who cares?’ at the tv when she found out about the engagement of Kate and William. Maybe I […]