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Friday 08.27.10
fab friday.
anything beatles, from my free wallpapers.
this very fab friday, i’m feeling a little british invasion coming on. i love a good bit of brit pop decor, and there’s certainly some fabulous finds out there these days. let’s hear for brilliant brit style! what’s a fab friday without a little frivolity and fun?
infamous twiggy makes me want false eyelashes.
union jack linen tea towel, from not on high street; london underground brooch from love from hetty and dave; vintage jack cushion from not on high street; and union jack area rug from exclusively home.
the royal family really gets down in this 1960′s vintage calendar from rasberrys.
pretty green’s bad brit boy liam Gallagher.
is this going a bit too far? the hope and glory sofa from barker and stonehouse, or jimmie martin’s version of the union jack.
who doesn’t love a nice cup of tea tea towel from not on high street.
love poster, from my deco boutique.
Wednesday 06.09.10
vintage finds for a modern world: lisa stickley.
lisa stickley of london, is not vintage per se, but her designs evoke a beautifully vintage feel. i love the combination of prints and patterns lisa uses in her home accessories line, so much so that i just had to have this pillow (below) for my living room (i’m adding dashes of pink to all that black & white!).
when i was last in london, this was the one place i missed, so i’m so happy to rediscover lisa stickely online. you can shop lisa stickley for her line of pillows, totes, handbags, and kitchen accessories.
Thursday 04.22.10
just across the pond.
London’s very own Summerill & Bishop has just announced the launch of its new online shop, allowing Notting Hill’s favorite interiors shop to go international. Summerill & Bishop was opened by June Summerill and Bernadette Bishop, ‘choosing things not because they’ll sell, but simply because we love them’.
Summerill & Bishop stocks gorgeous housewares from around the globe including South Africa, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Denmark and America. I dropped into their beautiful shop the last time i was in london, and as much as I’d like to jump across the pond and shop again in person, it’s quite convenient to now find this lovely shop online!
Monday 04.19.10
guest post: the perfect time, from creative thursday.
Hello! or should I say Bonjour? It’s Marisa here from Creative Thursday writing to you from Paris.
I tend to go on {and on} about my thoughts on things, and life and such but I promised myself that on Victoria’s beautiful blog, I’d let the pictures do most of the talking. What I will say is this: There comes a point where waiting for the perfect time, becomes a decision that now is a perfect time.
After years of thinking about living in Europe part time, we {my boyfriend Sean and I} finally decided that now was the perfect time. Did we know how it would all come together, exactly? Nope, not at all. Were willing to take a chance and see if it would all come together? Yes, absolutely. And now to be honest, with one month of planning behind me, I still can’t quite believe I’m here writing to you from Paris, instead of Los Angeles, the city I usually call home.
You should know that when I say years, I mean ‘since childhood’ kind of years. With a mom from Germany, and most of my family still living there, the short visits I had growing up never seemed like enough time in a place that felt like a second home to me. Considering that it has always been a wish of mine to spend more time here in Europe, I’m sure it’s no accident that I have built a creative business online, one that allows me the freedom to not only travel, but live where I want to.
This is usually the point at which I tend to go on and on about what an amazing time we live in, filled with opportunities that never existed before, that encourage us to live a life filled with the kind of freedom many of us have dreamed of. And I know those you who follow Victoria’s blog, know exactly what I’m talking about. Enough said.
Only one week in, having traveled to England and now Paris, we’ve only barely scratched the surface. I’m honored to share just a glimpse of our adventure so far and I thought I’d share a collection of the colors that have been inspiring me. As an artist and designer, with a fierce love of color, it’s almost always what catches my eye right away.
So, do you have something you’ve been wanting to do? Maybe now is the perfect time?!
[ mercí to marisa from creative thursday for sharing her glimpse of london and paris with us! ]
Friday 03.05.10
london loft candy.
i discovered this london loft via my salmagundi’s tumbler page today, and just had to share. tucked away in london’s old Spitalfields market place, what stylish old bones to fix up and make your very own. at least that’s where my mind was traveling to when i took a look-see. ah, i do love a lot about london!
