…is to change her mind. Though actually, I think that should be a designer’s prerogative, or even better, a human’s. I’ve rabbited on rather tiresomely (here and here, for instance) about my contempt for slogans and phrases painted or stuck on walls. But I love this idea: (found here and here) Why has this changed ...
From the pages of June’s Elle Decor, the kitchen in Meg Ryan’s Martha’s Vinyard retreat. I’m so happy to see the rugged, oak kitchen table, and the dark cabinets anchoring all that white, windowy, airyness. I’m not going to mention how that chair doesn’t actually fit under the table – a not-infrequent problem when a ...
And I mean, really country French. Be careful what you wish for – it’s really more squalid than romantic. As I have to accept that I am a bit of a voyeur by nature, I was delighted to come across a copy of Marie-France Boyer’s Really Rural: Authentic French Country Interiors. The author and journalist ...
Can you believe it’s Wednesday again? Just a couple of short messages: Just, why? At least as the letters get larger, the words get shorter. But if you can’t fit a three letter word onto your wall without wrapping around the corner, it might be a sign that it’s just not meant to be… Related ...
We all need to know the time, so a clock is a natural accessory in the kitchen. But a clock this size? A clock this big is just too much of a reminder that time is passing by and I’m never going to get caught up. Never going to get round to cleaning the rust ...
A unique solution for a boring backsplash here, as well as a use for all those pesky bottle tops you’re not sure what to do with: I have to admire the dedication to duty – it must have taken an awful lot of drinking to achieve! (photos Pia Ulin via linkimage) . Related Posts:Kitchen Color ...
This bathroom is really quite boring – I’m only posting it for the view of Paris outside the window, because it’s Sunday and I’m still pretending I’m in Paris (via): Yeah, yeah, it’s all nice and clean and rectangular and monochromatic…yawn. But that’s OK, I’ll just look at the view outside. This flat does have ...