Friday, October 31, 2008

Land of the Tea and Home of The Wimps

We don't really celebrate Halloween here in the UK. If you are over the age of 12 you could be forgiven for not even knowing it was happening. The big stores have some Halloween stuff but no one decorates their house unless they are having a party but

if I did I think I would go for this sort of thing.

This would be my preferred mode of dress. I don't want to be a witch, we used to burn them you know?

A game of chess with this stylish Pumpkin Chess Set by Yayoi Kusama. No spooky games for me thank you.

Finish the night with a relaxing hot bath and maybe dry myself off with this Spooky Bath Towel from ATYPYK in Paris. On second thoughts it's a little too spooky.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Mattoni Water Dress - You Must See This

Mattoni Water Dress
You must go over to Yatzer and see this ad. A young lady walks into a restaurant in a dress made of water. It will blow you away I promise if it doesn't then come back here and have a go at me.

Waste Basket from ATYPYK

waste basket atypyk
When I owned wheredidyoubuythat.com I used to some of ATYPYK's products, they are so inventive. I saw this Waste Basket on their site yesterday and I am seriously thinking of buying one for my bathroom and it's only 6.00 EURO or 8.40 USD. Hey what happened to the Great British Pound?

Zara Home New Catalogue

zara home catalogue 2009
Go and see the new Zara Home Catalogue and even buy some of this gorgeous stuff online - I may!
zara home catalogue 2009
zara home catalogue 2009

Amazing Chess Sets at RS&A

The Art of Chess Jake and Dinos Chapman
Jake and Dinos Chapman

RS&A in London asked famous artists to make their own chess sets. I was absolutely blown away by the results. Please go and visit the website and see these in close up they are amazing, just click on The Art of Chess
the art of chess mauritzio cattelan
Mauritzio Cattelan Good v Evil
the art of chess paul mccarthy
Paul McCarthy Kitchen Set
the art of chess tracey emin
Tracey Emin
the art of chess matthew ronay
Matthew Ronay

Tactile Wooden Spoons

wooden spoons live wire farm
I wish I could get my hands on these spoons. I love wooden spoons, don't ask me why it's just a fetish I suppose. From Live Wire Farm
wooden spoons live wire farm

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

My Treasure Trove

trove laguna astier de villatte
I am 99% certain that I will never get to visit Trove so I just want to put this post up for posterity. If I am lucky enough to hit that 1% then I will be ecstatic.
trove laguna containers
trove laguna
trove laguna
trove laguna
trove laguna

When 37 Years Ago Was Only Yesterday

sara's birthday
I can't believe my eldest daughter Sara is 37 today. We had lunch together yesterday and did a bit of shopping in Newcastle. Sara is a beautician which is a very handy type of daughter to have. Have a fabulous day Sara, love you Mam xx

Designers Block Goes Architectural

letter photo
Look what I made but unfortunately I can't buy them as they are only available in the States. Go and have a go at Letter Photo it's fun.
letter photo

Maide on Dawanda

Maide on Dawanda
I thought Maide only did spats but I was wrong. I found these gorgeous fashion accessories on Dawanda the other day.
Maide on Dawanda
Maide on Dawanda

The Cyrus Company of Italy

The Cyrus Company of Italy
The Italians do it so well don't you think? Cyrus has some stunning pieces of furniture for both big and small people.
The Cyrus Company of Italy
The Cyrus Company of Italy
The Cyrus Company of Italy

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

A Zebra, The Pope and The White House In Knightsbridge

Roland Emmerich house in knightsbridge
I didn't know where to start with this one. Roland Emmerich the director owns this amazing house in Knightsbridge, London of all places. This is not what one would expect of Knightsbridge but I LOVE IT.
Found at The New York Times. Go and read the article and see the slide show.
Roland Emmerich house in knightsbridge
Roland Emmerich house in knightsbridge
Roland Emmerich house in knightsbridge
Roland Emmerich house in knightsbridge

French Lace Wallpaper

lace wallpaper
I just love this lace wallpaper by Elitis in France, it looks so real.
lace wallpaper
lace wallpaper

The Horticulturalist

The Horticulturist blog
Go and visit The Horticulturist, a blog which is a visual delight.
The Horticulturist blog
The Horticulturist blog

A Beautiful Opening

Sketch Restaurant
This is the opening to the Sketch Restaurant website and it is a joy but such a shame that beyond this it is virtually impossible to navigate. What happened to the web designer? They seemed to have lost the will to live whilst designing the site.
Sketch Restaurant
Sketch Restaurant

Watch The Birdie

birds of india pillows by John Robshaw
Beautiful Birds of India cushions/pillows from John Robshaw. They do a lovely circus collection but I can't get the image to enlarge.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Our Cottage Extension - Sneak a Peek

a cottage in northumberland
It's looking a little more like a home rather than a building site now. Our cottage has grown beyond belief, it is more than twice the size it was, has proper central heating, a spiral staircase that is wide enough for 2 people to pass on it, a range oven that makes me want to bake again, a dishwasher to make my hands soft again, loads of cupboard space and even though it still isn't finished it is only 3 days away from being decorated and having our furniture brought here, out of the store that it has been hiding in for nearly 2 years.
The stained glass windows you see in the second picture were a gift from my lovely friend Tara, of Paris Parfait fame, and were from the stairwell of a Parisian apartment block. They now go to make up one of our bathroom walls.

Ewa I Walla - I Want To Be Swedish

Ewa I Walla
If I wandered around the fields near my cottage dressed like this, at the moment, I would end up with hypothermia. I just love Ewa I Walla's designs and if this is what the Swedish can turn out I am going to apply to become a Swedish national.
Don't you think Abba and their weird sense of dress gave Swedish fashion designers a bad name?
Ewa I Walla
Ewa I Walla
Ewa I Walla
Ewa I Walla
Ewa I Walla