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Monday 11.09.09
spot the difference?
[ guest post: Tea for Joy. ]
When I recently wrote about this house on my blog, Tea for Joy, I had to restrain myself from posting photos of almost every room (there are over 30 photos online – which include the most desirable garden house I’ve ever seen.) This house belongs to British photographer Paul Massey, whose home was recently featured as this Living Etc. home tour.
This all-white space is also available to hire as a location, and I thought it was interesting to see the small differences (above & just below) between the styled magazine shots and the more minimal portfolio images.
Want to make your own home magazine ready? Add some fresh flowers and food, strewn magazines for a lived-in look and textured throws for interest, and you are almost there’
[ thanks again to guest blogger lynne of Tea for Joy! ]
Thursday 11.05.09
[ guest post: tea for joy. ]
Hello, sfgirlbybay readers! I’m Lynne from Tea for Joy, and I’m happy to be helping out here with a few British-themed posts. I live in London, so today I’m sharing with you a recent excursion. Last week, I managed to persuade a friend to drive me out of London to the bi-monthly Sunbury Antiques Market. At 6:50am, we were some of the last to arrive.
I didn’t have much money to spend so these are some of the items I liked but managed to restrain myself from buying:
Vintage trunks – a little too musty for my perfectly-ironed lavender-scented linens.
But why did I convince myself that my IKEA metal containers would suffice when I could have replaced them with these much cooler French ones?
And both of my initials were available.
No matching pairs – but it’s never stopped me before. I’m always the one buying single teacups (without saucers) at car boot sales because I think they must be lonely.
I live in a dreary palette of grays and browns, so these wouldn’t work.
So, which is preferable? Coming away almost empty-handed when you know your car-driving friend will never be persuaded to get up at 6am on a Tuesday again, or buying things you don’t really need and actually can’t afford?
[ for more fun brit-flavored posts be sure and visit lynne at tea for joy. thanks lynne!! ]
