One of my closest friends has just moved to NYC, so I’m always keeping my eye out for great places to visit (and so I can live vicariously through her experiences!). This is one such find, Brook Farm General Store, located under the Willamsburg Bridge, Brooklyn. More…
Back to the grindstone, after a lovely weekend in Mudgee for the food and wine festival. More…
After yesterday’s red haze and suffocating dust, today is crystal clear and the sun is beaming. So I thought I would make some flags in ‘celebration’. More…
Its dreary and overcast today, so I’m dreaming of white, rustic spaces. More…
Well its almost been a year since Georgina and I registered ‘elki design’ as a business, and today our online store is LIVE! Hooray. More…
Now I realise that the whole trend for stripes is nothing new, but I only discovered my true love for stripes when I was putting away my washing last night. Almost everything I own is monochrome, but 5/9 tops I was putting away, were stripes! I also bought a new pair of ballet flats, which have a large white band across the top…sounding familiar…yes a stripe. Today I’m wearing….you guessed it: a mazi jersey black and white strip dress. Help me, I think I need stripe counselling! But I do love the classic look of a stripped top with jeans and ballet flats or the structure it gives to a room. Maybe its just the strong contrast between black and white, which helps it carry it off. I’m not adverse to other colours used in stripes, but I’m a monochrome kinda gal and thats where my heart lies. Are stripes driving you bonkas yet or are we just trying to imagine we were french instead!
I am a sucker for Scandinavian design (I swear I was a Scandinavian in my past life – might explain the blonde hair in a family of brunettes!). Anyway, have just discovered this new blog, emmas designblog (how could I not love it, with a name like that!). The blog is inpsiring and not necessarily all Scandinavian. Emma focueses on styling existing rooms rather than new products, to create a more sustainable lifestyle. The apartments and stylists featured reflect the simplicity and clean lines, Scandinavian design does so well.
Particularly in these times, when money is a little tight, I know I would rather buy a great old chair and recover it than buy it for 5 times the cost in a shop! What about you – are you brave enough to do a little DIY around the house, or rather let someone else do it?
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