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Welcome old readers and new, re-charged and inspired after my annual break, I’m back with an abundance of design inspiration for you, starting with our glorious trip this summer to Brooklyn. In April, a serendipitous Facebook status and a spontaneous spirit started the wheels in motion for a house-swap in New York. I’ll spare you the logistics […] Read more…
Taking the Ikea Ferry across to Red Hook with our Ergo Baby 360 Prior to our big family trip to the US – I had conducted extensive research on what would make life easier when travelling with a baby – especially on the kind we were embarking on. I am a firm and possibly naive believer […] Read more…
I love being shown around a city by a local. Because my job involves researching everywhere I travel to within an inch of its life to get the most potential out of a trip – sometimes it feels like I have been to a place before I’ve even arrived. So it’s always nice to be able […] Read more…
Exactly one month ago, my little family and I set sail for our first big summer holiday to New York and the Hamptons! Visiting the Hamptons has always been a dream of mine [even before the Kardashian’s graced it with their presence]. Historically the summer playgrounds for many American presidents and first ladies – Jackie […] Read more…
Copper Measuring Spoons West Elm Market After a seriously indulgent and frivolous holiday it seems everyone has hunkered down into nesting mode. My brain for one has spiralled sharply away from thinking about must-have cut glass punchbowls and the perfect candle-sconce to deck our halls with – and towards practical and beautiful utilitarian ‘fresh start’ […] Read more…
Could there be a more lyrical name for a store? I discovered this treasure today in Williamsburg on a strange kind of street common to Brooklyn I suppose – a contrast of ugly urban architecture prettified with boutique stores on a street that sloped down towards the industrial banks of the East River. Stocking a […] Read more…
Really wish I was in New York today. I love London but there is something SO effortlessly cool about New York that keeps drawing me back to re-locating. If I was there on this sunny spring day, I would make a trip to Red-Hook in Brooklyn and sit outside Baked with my coffee and ridiculously […] Read more…
* It’s a sunny and windy morning in New York I want to come back in the summer when our experiences will be all the more enjoyable. We walked over the Brooklyn Bridge a few days ago when the weather was warm and windy and you could smell the Hudson River and everyone was so […] Read more…
Merry Christmas!!! New York has been magical! It snowed the second day we arrived and covered everything with a soft white blanket, it was so cold the first few days all the sightseeing we managed to do was scamper into warm shops and restaurants! While we were out i managed to take some pictures of […] Read more…
Admittedly i have been a bit lazy and pre-occupied to countdown every day…but now the final day is here and i’m so excited!!! I have leaving drinks with dear workfriends tonight and i want to spend the whole evening in revelry with them – but i need to be fresh for my flight at 6am […] Read more…
In my last post i touched upon the more independent home stores in Brooklyn NY, but i still love the big giants which provide such affordably stylish home treats in the centre of Manhattan. Crate and Barrel is one of my favourite stores specialising in housewares, furniture and home accessories. In the ’60s, a young […] Read more…