Cripes. I was struggling my way through the new Lonny online magazine, which has abandoned it’s bright, eclectic signature style for one issue to bring you a ‘Trad Home’ special. As I say, struggling through, trying to stay with it, when this flounced across the page.

You wouldn’t make your worst enemy be a bridemaid in that, surely?

Not frilly, but I couldn’t resist sharing this bout of how-the-other-half-live craziness. I personally wouldn’t want to have houndstooth check outdoor furniture, and I certainly wouldn’t want to match it to my fountain. But there was one thing I did quite like…

Am I mental? Has all the frilly skirtage and op-art garden action fried my brain? It’s a teenage bedroom obviously, but that bed, that bed…

Bargain basement and beyond

My Friend has these beautiful George Nelson light shades… I have these – almost the same, from the underrated Wilkinsons… (Wilkos only seem to currently have the skinny one above, but for £7 you can’t really go wrong can you?) I love my Wilkos one, but I’m feeling tempted by Clarice Demory’s spray-paint DIY versions. […]

Haunted castle?

Imagine if The Shining had been filmed in a Scottish castle instead of a Colorado hotel. Might it have looked something like this? Michael Prince’s photographs of Achnacarry Castle, found via the lovely Miss Moss blog, seem to be alluding to horror films. See… Reminds me of… The full photo collection includes some shots of […]

what a week for a holiday

Yes, for once in my life I’d managed to book a week off during wonderful weather. Here is my round-up of what I did (other than lying on a blanket in the garden). My main – modest – aim was to paint the hall so it wasn’t grubby peach. It’s not worth an after shot […]

One to watch: Katie Lenton

Just discovered the wonderful, moody work of print and furniture designer Katie Lenton, who describes what she does as ‘pushing the boundaries of the expected and designing for the customer who is seeking an alternative to the traditional.’ Mission accomplished – her chairs, fabrics and wallpapers feel really fresh. And that’s with a bird print […]