Feb
23
Granny, I love you…
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If I had $690 lying around, that’s approximately 510 europes in our money, here’s what I would buy…
Completely handmade by the supremely talented illustrator and graphic designer Sandra Juto, this crochet Grannysquare blanket and I would make a very happy couple indeed.
All images via Sandra Juto
Jul
15
An Interior Design Expert No Less
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I received an email yesterday from a lovely man enquiring as to whether I design and fit kitchens, having seen images of our recent kitchen overhaul here on my blog. Unfortunately, the answer is no – I am merely a novice playing around with Ikea’s wonderful design software not Autocad or any other such technical wizardry. So there you have it – I am not an Interior Designer, nor do I claim to be but I know someone who is…in fact I know quite a few.
One such person is one of my blogging buddies Lorna from Garrendenny Lane Interiors – yep the one who tagged me recently giving me the opportunity to shame myself into answering those questions so honestly thus revealing that I am far less erudite and cultured than I try to appear.
Lorna has dedicated three whole rooms of her house to display beautiful collections of fabric, wallpaper, bedlinen, furniture, lighting and accessories in a most unique way giving customers the opportunity to see how these items work in a real home as opposed to a brightly lit shop floor. She also has an online shop, where a lot of these items can be purchased and delivered direct to your door. As if this isn’t enough to keep her busy, Lorna also provides a curtain making and fitting service as well as Interior Design consultancy. And when her busy day is done, she has two young children, herds of cattle and sheep, not to mention a few goats and acres of land to look after. She recently appeared on RTE’s programme “Not Enough Hours” – surprised? No, neither was I.
I just love the Designers Guild bedlinen range available from Garrendenny Lane Interiors…
Designers Guild Bedlinen from Garrendenny Lane Interiors
Mar
6
Two of my favourite things right now – grey and velvet
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My favourite colour for interiors at the moment is grey and my favourite fabric is velvet so whenever I come across grey velvet fabric I’m in heaven! A little bland some might think but grey velvet has such a luxurious aspect and the good quality stuff is hard to beat with its subtle silver hues. I am currently gathering all the bits that I need to make a grey velvet tufted headboard (I bought the fabric on ebay a few weeks ago and I love it) and I will dedicate a post to my handywork at a later date. In the meantime here are some grey velvet lovelies…
This love of grey velvet is spilling over into all areas of my life and I couldn’t resist stocking the grey velvet cosmetic bag above on mabel & violet. It has become an immensely popular gift idea and I even have one myself because I love giving gifts to me! It is in fact deceptively spacious, it’s just like Mary Poppins’ magic bag, seriously, so many people have commented on that fact!
Images courtesy of mydeco, Overstock.com, elizabethcourtney.com and urbanoutfitters.com
