Having partied at the Amara Blog Awards on Wednesday night, my thoughts have to turned to future festivities that are just around the corner. And by festivities, I do mean Christmas!! Yes, I know it may be a bit early to mention the C word, but when it comes to organising our homes, it can really pay off to get your act together now. There are, of course, the seating issues to consider for those extra guests, as well as finding…
Series 7™ Chair Special Edition – lala Berlin & Fritz Hansen
October 10, 2017If you joined me last week, you’ll not have been able to miss the broken glasses saga. I’m afraid to report that my balancing act continues as I await my new pair, which, I hasten to add, can’t arrive soon enough! Sadly this has meant my lengthier, planned posts being delayed, but I hope you’ll still enjoy today’s one because it happens to be on one of my favourite Mid-Century iconic chairs, the Series 7™ by Arne Jacobsen. Series…
Meet The Designer – Bethany Luscombe – Llai Design
September 26, 2017As promised, over the next few weeks, I’ll be featuring some amazing designs and the talented designers behind them from this years London Design Festival. I thought I’d kick us off with up-and-coming designer Bethany Luscombe who’s innovative design actually won her this year’s New Designer Award. An amazing achievement for someone who has only recently graduated from Kingston University, don’t you think! Meet The Designer – Bethany Luscombe – Llai Design If you’ve been following my interiors journey…
Choosing The Perfect Sofa – Small Space Living
September 15, 2017When your local public loos get turned into, not just one, but two of the tiniest one bedroom properties, it kinda reinforces the fact that living spaces of the future are indeed getting smaller and smaller. Making the most out of any space that we are fortunate enough to live in, no matter what its size, is important to our well-being. Afterall, our homes are where we seek sanctuary and unwind to be with our families and friends. So…
I’m still swooning after finding the outdoor/indoor Islay rocking chair from John Lewis from my post a couple of weeks on Indoor-Outdoor Furniture so today I thought we’d look a little more closely at the rather fabulous Rocking Chair and the many designs available. ROCKING THE ROCKING CHAIR DESIGN Having spent many an hour as a child in my mothers rocking chair growing up, I have to say that there are not many furniture pieces that can provide the…
Like many of you, I’m off on one of our summer breaks, and because time somehow caught up with me, it was either pack or write. The packing won as you’d expect as somehow I don’t the family wouldn’t have appreciated holidaying in their birthday suits. So from sheer lack of time and unfinished writings, I thought I’d share this post I was asked to write for Heals at the beginning of this year. If you’re a new follower you…