Town


I came across this gorgeous Lisa Jones silk screen print via Pinterest (I'd repin all your pins if I didn't stop myself, Jill Browning!).  I love the use of one feature colour.  It reminds me of some of the illustrations in the mid-century nursery rhyme book I picked up from a car boot sale a few years back.

Titled simply, 'Town', it is available through Soma Gallery.  It's inspiring me to do some designing again (as soon as I find the time).

R.I.P Davy Jones


I was so sad to hear the news of Davy's death this morning.

I had just pulled out of the driveway on the way to work - what a crappy way to start the day.

Readers of my blog would be aware of my Monkee love.  Just last year I blogged about going to see them in concert (minus Mike Nesmith).  I am so, so glad I did.

Below are some great shots of Davy I have found on the net and a video about their 1967 visit to the UK.

Ace Venturo


I meant to blog about this fab little pad ages ago.  It was pinned to pinterest which led me to the tuovinen.net site which held the original 1971 brochure!  Designed in Finland as an easily transportable modular building system, it unfortunately appears to have flopped.  I'm not sure how this happened - it has a SAUNA, people!





There are also pictures of one which has survived til today (albeit used for a different purpose than it was originally intended).

Spend Moolah at Mooza


Another one of those things I would LOVE to have but don't need - the decor letters from mooza.  I also think the male/female WC symbols are tres funky:


They are made with retro wallpaper on an acrylic base and sealed with a thick resin coating. Nice one!

These ones give me a bit of that tiki feeling:

Hangin' Bright


This hanging pendant lamp is so lovely.  I found it on eBay where it went for £100.  It doesn't appear to be vintage but I have yet to find one anywhere else.  Please let me know if you spot one...

Merry Christmas!

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A cool yule to you all!

Adling a Laugh


I was alerted to this gorgeous Jonathan Adler spoon rest by Retro To Go.    I love the shape, I love the colours and I love the pattern.  It is available in green, pink/orange and blue HOWEVER... £38, Mr Adler?  Surely, you jest?


I played 'Guess the Price' with my husband and his friend. After much discussion about what a spoon rest was and who would need one, the top estimate was 'a tenner' (£10).

I perused the 'new' section and found this funky elephant butter dish:


A steal at £68!

But the craziest of all was the x-bench in vice tangerine:



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Did you guess £645?  Probably not.

The write up tickled my funny bone - "You would be mad not to have two X-Benches under a console or opposite your sofa".  Really? Surely buying ONE at that price would be mad?

All available at Jonathan Adler UK.

Shelf Control

I've been trying to determine the best way to display my expanding tiki collection.  I need some kind of shelving but do I want bamboo or wooden?  And if wooden, do I go for the darker woods (or stains) or white as in keeping with the rest of my flat.  Either way, I think tiki mugs look best when there's lots of them all squished together... so I better keep on collecting!

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In other news, my pictures are now finally on the wall in my lounge room and we have our gorgeous tulip chairs giving even more space age funk to the place.  I'll get around to posting pictures 'someday'.

Kaj of Tea?

These gorgeous Kaj Franck kettles are on eBay now and I want them all.







And then I'll have this amazing set of enamelware pots to match the last kettle, thank you very much.

Ring-a Ring-a Rainbow


I had been after a set of vintage drinking glasses for a while but not found quite the right thing (at the right price).

A very thoughtful friend of mine bought me this set of rainbow stripe glasses as a small house warming gift when I moved.  She always puts so much thought into her gift giving and these were just perfect for me!  Exactly what I'd been looking for with that colourful retro look and the right size - not too big, not too small  (there are a LOT of small vintage tumblers or shot glasses out there).

If you want a set, UK peeps, you can still get them for a very reasonable price at Tesco.
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How have I been away for so long?
I know I still haven't posted the promised pictures of the new place but every time I get the inclination, it's a mess!  However, things have been moving on and we now have a wardrobe!  I'd like to say things are so much better now that I have one but I haven't got around to organising what should go where - a job for this week I believe.

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Also, I am so pleased to announce that I have finally purchased some tulip dining chairs!  One of my very first posts (back in February 2009!) was about this chair and soon four of them will be in my home to address the  “ugly, confusing, unrestful world resulting from the slum of legs underneath typical chairs and tables" (source).


source: Knoll

Despite a variety of cushion colours to choose from, I've decided to go with the seemingly standard red cushion on white chair.  This will go well with my beloved Woodstock poster and funky Carltonware cruet set as featured in previous posts.

Eero Saarinen and Florence Knoll
in the July 1956 edition of TIME magazine
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FlowerDoggie

Screeeee!
How adorable is this stuffed daschund?  My birthday is coming up and I've put my order in.
"But where would you put it?" my husband cries... 
"Anywhere and everywhere..." I reply.

This li'l doggie by Alice Apple may be completely unnecessary but every time I see him he makes my heart leap.
Fingers crossed, he will be mine.

These cute little guys are available in other patterns too from Alice Apple's etsy shop: 



Have you ever wanted something you know you don't need and shouldn't have?  What am I thinking? Of course, you have!  So tell me what your latest unnecessary want is and feel free to link!



 PS - I'm finally re-homed after what I have dubbed the worst move ever.  I promise to give details eventually.

Out of Order


This is a very quick note to let everyone know that things haven't gone to plan.

We went to move in to our lovely new flat only to discover it wasn't left very lovely.  We cancelled the move and are spending the week redecorating.  At least we'll have it the way we went it then, right?

Unfortunately, there is a "major fault" in my area and we are left with NO phone or internet during this busy time. Grrr!

I have taken some pics to give you some before/after shots when we sort things out.  Hope to be back soon!

Balls!


I mentioned in my last post that finally a ball chair is within my grasp.  I have been lusting after this 1966 Eero Aarnio design for some time.  

Now the only thing holding me back is colour choice.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to go for the classic white shell/red interior because I'm going to also get some tulip dining chairs (which are easier to find in red/white).  However, I also wonder if this will be too much red and white so for now I'm holding off until we're inside the new place with all our other furniture.

The colour options seem almost endless which inevitably leads to difficult decision making for me.

We move in this weekend!

Sofa - Sogood (so sorry!)

K, I know you guys have been due an update and you've been very patient with me.  We are set to move in to our new flat on Saturday and have been busy gathering our nuts.
Last week we bought a new super-king bed - aaaah, I drool just thinking about it - and this weekend we finally bought a new sofa.  The old one is no good to anyone!  The one we chose, isn't as mod as I was hoping for but it's really comfy and we got a great deal on it.

I was planning on a charcoal grey one, as close to this one (from Made.com) as possible:


Instead, we got the cream/natural one in the first pic with the matching footstool to make our own makeshift corner sofa (from FurnitureVillage)
I also came across a reproduction ball chair and the fever is back.  We're trying to decide on colours or else I would've ordered it on the spot.  More about that later...

Please be patient with me, MoonDoggers...
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