Yes, I know Christmas hasn’t even happened, but the smell of new beginnings has my brain agitating over the things on my to do list for next year. Here are my house resolutions so far:

1: Nail the fabric for Project Curtain…

2. Find a budget-friendly version of this window / door for my kitchen, where as I write this a wind tunnel is forming.

3. Finally deal with all the bare light bulbs in this house and get into some serious lampshade shopping.

What’s on the cards for your homes folks?

Perfect grey revealed

…at last. Yes, by the time my living room had got to this state: It was clear even to me that I had to just make a decision on a paint colour and stick with it. So last weekend, with sterling help from the HG, I took the plunge. No it’s not white! It’s Farrow […]

Racks rock

I present the clothing rack for you this friday. Yes, the old exposed would-be-wardrobe, which might date back to the 80’s loft living boom (or way beyond for all I know), but is still so now, so edgy, so easy to work. Below is by designer Ana Kras, who’s fast becoming a favourite of mine […]

Labour and wait

Just spied in The Evening Standard, this picture of Ed Miliband in, presumably, his office. You know what I’m going to say, don’t you? I’m going to say a big ‘Right On Comrade’ to his choice of Keep Calm-esque, slightly bus blind-y old Labour poster. I think I read somewhere that Keep Calm came from […]

Swish of (more) curtains

My Friend, don’t get me started on curtains (again). Sore. Subject. But while I was researching every curtain going, I did find these in Anthropologie. Whaddaya think? I must add I’m more intrigued than convinced. My Mom is poised over some lining material at home, but it won’t be these getting the thermal make-over.