Old News:19th century designs for satins and silk

 I have titled this post old news as that is exacatlly what it is.... images of an exhibition that ended a year ago!

However, I have only just found these pictures over at Spitalfieldslife and thought they were so beautiful they deserved a share.

All the images (and more) and the text below can be found over at the website

"Rodney Archer, the Aesthete of Fournier St, & his pal Trevor Newton, the Curator, have been busy again, lining Rodney’s magnificent old house with a collection of original French nineteenth century designs for satins and silk velours, created at the Lyons factory of Antoine Donat between 1840 and 1865.

Trevor came upon these designs in a long-abandoned silk mill and they have not seen the light of day since the eighteen-seventies which accounts for their vibrant unfaded colours. Each design is labelled on the reverse with the date and instructions for setting up the loom, and all are for sale – many for as little as twenty pounds.

It certainly makes a splendid display in Rodney’s blue and gold drawing room on the first floor – the one with Oscar Wilde’s fireplace in it – and since these houses in Fournier St were built on the income from silk weaving, it is difficult to imagine a better location to enjoy these rich and extravagant designs, glowing in the February sunlight ."

Interior Jungle

House Plant Heaven

Colourful House plant nook

Interior Jungle

Urban Jungle

Ultimate den

A beautiful relaxed bohemian Artists home in Baltimore

A Beautiful Relaxed Bohemian Artists Home in Baltimore

Having lived in Belarus, New York, Pennsylvania and now Maryland, Daria Souvorova has seen her fair share of apartments. Moving can be tiresome, but it has taught her exactly what a home must have in order for her creativity and happiness to flourish. Her latest move saw her strolling around Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood looking for a new apartment. Checklist in hand, she was eager to find a place with “decorated mantels, parquet floors, huge windows, chandeliers and high ceilings.”

It was another feature, however, that had Daria pining for this 2-bedroom walkup: leaded, glass windows. Every room in the 800-square-foot apartment has them. The windows’ history and beauty immediately caught her eye, but the planner in Daria had to make doubly sure this was the right fit. In the same thoughtful manner in which she approached her apartment search, she crafted a 2D, scale model of the walkup. She even gridded out furniture beforehand so she could know exactly how every item would fit inside! Luckily this exercise proved the home’s worth, and she moved right in.

 To see the full  interview visit Design Sponge here
Photography by Rafael Soldi

The Home of.... Rebecca Williams..

The home of Rebecca Williams. Bohemian, Eclectic and laid back

Notice the awesome leather bag identical to the one in Mays Giveaway here

I love that tall ceramic pot on the left hiding below the cuboard

I love those Cowrie Shell mirrors

1972 Volkswagen

There is just so much for me to love in this beautiful Australian home owned by Rebecca Williams from Sugar Shack co and Naughty Shorts. I love the laid back vintage feel, there are no matching elements, but it all just works. Rebecca is as you can imagine a stylist and although the home is obviously styled for the photo shoot,  the messy fridge magnets, trailing plants and washing-up mean it actually looks lived in, and very inviting.

To view more of the home tour and read the full interview visit Apartment Therapy here

The Home of.... Brigette Muller aka Hummus Bird

Featuring Fat and The Moons Dreamwaever Mist available here

Peacock Chair and Brigette's hand painted wooden Bowls

I have been following Brigitte Muller aka Humus Bird (@hummusbirrrrrrrd) on Instagram for a while after seeing an image of her beautiful bedroom nook on the Free People website. She has just moved from the nook to a beautiful new apartment which you can see here on Free People Blog here so i thought i would honor her beautiful old home with a little post.

Not only does Brigette shine and have a beautiful home but is a talented blogger and maker too. Check out her beautiful dream catchers (seen below) in her etsy shop here!!

Creating a Beautiful Bohemian Kitchen on a Budget

Tamsin Carvan's Kitchen

Emily Katz' Kitchen

Anne Parkers kitchen

These beautiful kitchens prove that you do not need a huge budget to spend on a shiny new kitchen to create an inspiring space to create your favorite recipes....... What I love about the three kitchens above is that the work surfaces and kitchen storage are actually secondary to the beautiful pieces of well loved and carefully selected crockery and utensils.

Handcrafted wooden spoons, earthenware and shiny copper pans steal the show in these rooms and I would personally love to make a good batch of hearty soup in any of these rooms :)

In the third in a series of guides I have written for eBay, I have used these beautiful images as inspiration for my ' Creating a bohemian kitchen on a Budget Guide '.. so if you need a bit of inspiration please check it out.... and let me know what you think :)