Clockwise from Left to Right: Charcoal Garden Posey Platter £150 Rachael Cocker, The New Craftsman / Cooperage Dining Table and Chairs Fort Standard / Marble Terrazzo Board £49, Folk Interiors / Seaglass Crackle Tile from $122 per sq.ft, Stan Bitters for Heath Ceramics / Serra Low Planter $78, Liefshop / Hand Dipped 3 Colour Candles £24, Brassica Mercantile
Day-dreaming about transportive spaces and making lists of places to visit based on interiors I covet is a hobby of mine at the best of times so it is no surprise that I like many others have fallen through even more rabbit holes these past months.
One such space I happened upon and has very literally been ‘giving me life’ through it’s immersive Instagram stories is The Flamingo Estate nestled in the hills of Los Angeles. Stories feature sun-dappled walk-throughs from the property’s lush palm studded poolside into it’s eclectic vintage kitchen abundant with fresh produce and local guests baking delights like cardamon buns infused with garden plucked rose petals.
I first bookmarked the estate’s kitchen earlier this year made up of a symphony of earthy pattern clashes. I imagined it belonging to a heritage trust or a room as part of a design museum but not long after delightedly stumbled upon it’s Instagram account which plummeted me into a rich world of vintage Cali interior inspiration.
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