Black walls

 

 

Every time I visit my friend Shelly's amazing  home I realize how much I like the way she has been playing with colors. Her black walls look so elegant and make her home feel very cozy. I brought back some paint for our living room but we are not ready for  a dark home yet (I hope one day...).

 

At the moment there are a couple of new and very interesting interior books out.

Just got myself a copy of Abigail Ahern.

 

Also on my list Vintage Home by Pearl Lowe.

 

see you,

 Kay

 

PS: still time to join my giveaway

 

 

Beefeater plates

 

At the car boot sale a couple of weeks ago I was

lucky to find a whole set of Beefeater longhorn bull dinner plates.

They are made by English Ironstone Pottery in the 70's.

The colors are very psychedelic.

 

More plates... for the summer in the garden I found a set of

Gaydon Melmex plates from the 1960's.

see you soon,
Kay

PS: Miga de Pan  amazing blog

Shabby Apple giveaway

The last couple of months I have been very interested in vintage dresses and I noticed they are not easy to find. So I was delighted when the folks from Shabby Apple asked me to host a dress giveaway. I like their vintage clothing inspired range.

One of the reasons why I like Shabby Apple as a company: they donate a percentage of their profit to women's charities.

I picked Snapdragon for you because it's a dress you could wear for a vintage festival and beautiful summer days.To win the dress just leave me a comment.

The dress will be shipped anywhere in the world.
I will pick a winner next Sunday the 26 of May.

Good luck,
Kay

perfect day

A little bit of sun would make our day but

then it looks like my palm trees love the rain.

Most of our palms we've grown from cuttings we 

brought back from Cornwall years ago. 

My friend Iris brought me some tulips.

I must say they look amazing.

Enjoying our Bank Holiday having a lazy day. Perfect day to read and make some plans for the summer. Also I have a huge pile of magazines to catch up with.

see you soon,
Kay

PS:  Boz Scaggs perfect music for a lazy day

Boskke Sky Planter

Finally I managed to find  a Boskke Sky Planter.  I wanted one for a long time for our living room. There is a tiny shop in the heart of Amsterdam which called Hear Hear which sells them.

I keep you posted how I get on with my Sky Planter (great the name).

We also made some hanging basket for the Garden Which was fun, but they really need some sun and warmth. I'll show you some pictures when they are a bit more established.

Enjoy a nice long weekend,
Kay

PS: Sarah Moore's new book looks amazing.