Have just been put onto American furniture company BDDW by an architect friend and was struck with how different, untrendy and totally beautiful their stuff is. Check out the walnut Slab table – basically a hunk of tree on legs with fantastic detailing over the splinters. Plasters for furniture? You heard it here first (probably).

But enough with the nutty trend-talk. This furniture is much to lovely for that.

I mean, I never thought I’d hanker for a leather mirror. And yet….

And they deserve a special mention for the wonderful yet slightly strange styling. Love that rug, want a white rabbit, might get an antique music stand.

PS If anyone knows any UK designer-makers doing anything similar to that table, then please let me know – I’m on the hunt!

Inside writers’ homes

An email from my friend in Poland today alerted me to Beryl Bainbridge’s death, and told me to look at the pictures of her in the papers. I confess that I’ve never read her books, something I intend to remedy as of this week. But I had enjoyed pictures of her glamorous, ravaged face and […]

My desk: Kate and Eleanor – AKA EaK

Where are your desks from? Good old Ikea! They’re practical with plenty of space for doing a whole manner of different things. What do you have on and around your desks? We’re both car boot sale and charity shop fiends, and collect vast quantities of junk! We have to keep it to a minimum in […]

Gimme a paper cut

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 […]

I heart Malmo: Home tweet home

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 […]