Thursday night and we found ourselves heading East towards The Old Truman Brewery, just off Brick Lane for the launch of the Such & Such pop-up, an interiors and fashion accessories e-tailer. The wonderful thing about Such & Such is that every product they stock has a story, from bags which are made from recycled…
Read MoreFully charged at 100% Design
Another one from London Design Festival, last week we went to 100% Design, a design show held at Earl’s Court London. Mark had previously been the night before for the launch party where Gary Powell of The Libertines was spinning the decks… The next day, with a coffee in hand and trying not to get…
Read MoreHabitat launches Design Reunion Collection
On Wednesday night we were invited to the Habitat Design Reunion party at the Platform exhibition level of the King’s Road store to celebrate the brand’s 50th birthday. The concept was simple yet enormously effective and the installation itself was really beautiful – a great launch to throw amongst the London Design Festival mix! For…
Read MoreSpace-Age trends at DesignJunction
It’s design Jim; but not as we know it. As part of London Design Festival, we ventured along to Design Junction at the Old Sorting Office just at Holborn to see what design gems we could see and what the key trends were going forward. As big fans of Design Junction, it’s always on our…
Read MoreMini Moderns REMIX2 in partnership with the Southbank Centre
Last Wednesday we were invited to the launch of REMIX2 – a partnership with Mini Moderns and the Southbank Centre. The design duo are back again, this time taking residency at the Southbank Centre Shop on Festival Terrace for the whole of September. We got to preview the exclusive range and let us tell you,…
Read MoreFeeling shifty
As our new pad is fully furnished, we now annoyingly have too much furniture. We both have our own beds and wardrobes which we now have to find a way to get rid of. The wardrobe proved to be an easy task and one which provided much needed stress release – a simple, flat pack…
Read MoreWorkin’ at the Bureau
Two workstations have been introduced to us this week, one from Cult Furniture and another from Ikea. Both lovely, we had our sights set on the little orange number and were planning on buying it in September until we noticed this cutie. En route for cocktails with a friend, we were walking passed Oasis in…
Read MoreCreating our Secret Garden
You might have noticed while we gushed about our new home that its got a quaint little garden out the back. The good news is, it’s mostly decked or got slate down, so there’s no need to look after the grass! Perfect for us, as we haven’t exactly got green fingers. We’re conscious that we’re…
Read MoreFools for bar stools
After gutting David’s room, we took a little stroll down to the charity shops in Northwood with some of his less prized possessions… While there we spotted these fantastic solid bar stools for £9.99 each. Now we know the fabric on them is just a little bit rancid, but with a little love, these could…
Read MoreLong live freecycling!
En route back from a much needed power nap on Wandsworth Common we were deep in flat planning thoughts when we spotted a lonely lamp with a little disclaimer… Now, it’s not the most desirable of shades, however, David weirdly was mentioning how we needed to get a floor lamp for the new flat so…
Read MorePicking up a find on a Freecycle
Trying to find a sofa that’s right for you can be a long and expensive process. However, if you look hard enough, sometimes the sofa will find you. David spied a bit of a find on Freecycle (one of our favourite resources) which might just fit a temporary bill in our new flat. Originally from…
Read MoreFinding a balance on Gumtree
We love a good old Gumtree find and on Wednesday night we bagged ourselves a bargain. We’ve been wanting a trunk for a while now and the search has taken us from Wandsworth (a rather rude salesman) to Brick Lane (overpriced and underwhelming). So when we spotted this wooden trunk on Gumtree for the measly…
Read MoreTime for a fiesta
As fans of skulls, colour and Frida Kahlo, and seen as David has just started reading ‘The Lacuna’, we thought why not put together a Mexican inspired interiors post? We first got a penchant for Mexican interiors when Mark took a trip to Seattle in 2009 and stayed with a friend. Their house had a…
Read MoreGoing off the rails
Between us we have a rickety flat-pack IKEA wardrobe with a wobbly shelf which buries David in a clothes avalanche each time he opens the door sending him in to an interiors induced rage and a rather anorexic wooden wardrobe from a ’90s uni dorm which accommodates 2 shirts, a jacket and one tie –…
Read MoreOmbre you stay; dip-dye away…
After spending the weekend splishing and splashing in Tooting Bec Lido, we thought we’d take a dip into an ombre inspired trend post. For those who are not familiar with ombre, it’s basically graduated/fading colour, or dip dye if you will. Basically the same thing which most girls did with their hair last year except…
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