It’s not really like me to wax lyrical about a kitchen sink – but I think the Cassia from Duravit is worth making an exception for: Why did we ever abandon draining boards? The Cassia’s integral draining board is without grooves, so you can use it for extra counter-space if you need to, (and I ...
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know I have a soft spot for all kinds of small, fully equipped, escape vehicles – caravans, campers, houseboats, even blobs – I’m always dreaming of my next escape, and the more ingeniously adapted for a comfortable away-from-it-all lifestyle, the better. One form of escape ...
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate forced air heating? It’s noisy, inefficient, blows dust around your house, drys out the air and your skin (ugh, more wrinkles), and creates draughts, just to start with. And there’s something so comforting about a radiator: (via) OK, the downside is that you have to make space ...
So finally, on Saturday, after threatening to do it forever, I finally took my first baby steps in the art of mosaic – in the form of a pet portraiture class with the lovely and extremely talented Delaine Hackney: First of all, what better place for a class than in the “boneyard” at San Jose’s ...
I am intrigued by these tucked-in tubs – if a relaxing soak is your thing, you can squeeze a tub into a space little bigger than a closet: A tub in a separate alcove off the bedroom leaves more precious floorspace free in the bathroom – where a generous shower space is usually more important ...
I’m still sharing pictures from my trip – it’s partly my way of pretending I’m still in Spain. While there are many more glamorous rooms to visit, I loved the kitchen in the apartment at Gaudi’s Casa Mila – a little slice of the domestic past, giving an intimate glimpse into how the occupants lived: ...
Not the most imaginative subject matter, since in Barcelona it could easily be Tile Tuesday, every day. In my defense it’s taken 24 hours to get home from Barcelona, and almost eleven of them were spent trapped in economy next to someone with a streaming cold. We need Star Trek transporter technology, and we need ...