baking

more pictures tomorrow

bunny of the week 20

william morris brer rabbit

wrap up 2

This week was very busy and emotions/tensions were all over the place as everyone got ready for the notting hill carnival. For some this meant boarding up their shops and evacuating their residences, for others (us crazy ones) it meant true acts of bravery and motivational speeches in preparation for the event.

Here's what I liked this week.

Finally got to see Coco Before Chanel. It was really good and surprisingly like Edith Piaf's life in La Vie En Rose...

Funniest Jokes in England. I like #7 ;)

Booked Christmas flights back home with BA's holiday sale.

Admired this new, beautiful, expensive Liberty teapot.

Got these beauties on ebay.

weekend home style: quirky living

I really like this quirky home, it makes me feel like the owners truly took every element they liked and made it their own.

who wouldn't want a fireman's pole in their home?

and swirly clouds on the ceiling?

and a wall o' books?

and a fun craft room to make crazy hats in?

and a boat over the living room?

stars over the massive dining table?

colorful bedlinens and a bedside table with sides?

and most of all, who wouldn't want a stained glass window in their hall?

all images, design*sponge

a quirky house converted from an old church

my newest covet

I saw a much more simplified (completely wooden) version of this drafting table at an antiques fair on Tuesday. It was far too big, though I did contemplate it for awhile. Instead, I've decided that we are fully capable of making one...

*fingers crossed