David’s mum is rather good at this one – bringing theatrics in to the home. David recently was pondering what he’d do if he had infinite money for homewares, Mark’s answer was one of worry and doubt… “our flat would turn in to your mum’s house”, he cheekily said. However, he’s right. At David’s mums,…
Read MoreGoodbye number 8
Yesterday David waved goodbye to his flat in Northwood. The van came at 2 in the afternoon, loaded David’s boxes, suitcases and furniture and off it headed. Unfortunately we can’t move in to the new flat until next weekend so in the meantime we’re staying at Mark’s. Full of excitement of the new flat and…
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 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 MoreGifts from afar
We were gifted this a while back now but completely forgot to blog about it. After going to the newly opened Imperial Durbar with its ‘British Indian’ interiors we were reminded about this lovely photo that Mark’s flatmate Anna got us from her trip to India. It’s dated back to 1967 and it’s a photo…
Read MoreThe little green chair that could
We’ve already been lucky enough to bag ourselves this little beauty from a local charity shop which we’re completely smitten with and now after a trip home to David’s parents for Easter we have another armchair lined up… After taking up an upholstery course, this chair was given to David’s mum and step-dad to work…
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