My favourite chair

There was this old 1920's/1930's club chair kicking around the house when we first moved in 7 years ago...I loved it but it needed restoring. This summer saw the restauration project finally come to life and it is now the inspiration for a colour makeover in the lounge! Hence the newly zipped-up fuschia pink velvet cushions!

Paper Patchwork

Just finished decorating an Ikea chest of drawers which I bought years ago when pregnant with Ooma and it has been home to all of her clothes ever since. For her new bedroom I wanted to turn it into a key furniture piece, so I got to grips with a pot of black satin paint and some beautiful printed paper that I found at decopatch and whilst shopping when we were in holiday in Cornwall. The result is a kind of patchwork of floral and graphic motifs, in fresh, young colours with a kind of chinese feel due to the black lacquer effect of the very adult black paint (quite daring for a 3 year old's bedroom)!

Someone's been sitting on MY chair!

I've always been fascinated by small furniture for the little ones of this world and since becoming a mother, I seem to have started collecting kid's chairs (much to my husband's despair). When I see one I am constantly surprised by the way style and design works it's way into our lives at such an early age...for me these objects represent the history of design and are sooooo collectible simply because to collect the real thing would be not only too pricey for most of us, but also impossible to house, and these little miniatures are perfect pieces of a bitter sweet combination: the simple nature of doll's furniture combined with the grown up world of retro design and style...

The kids love it when I bring home an old little chair which needs repainting, I love restoring it, changing it's colour and adding a little cushion to match, and Monsieur Seb just rolls his eyes again...





This little red chair I picked up is my most recent bargain, I added the cushion. It reminds me of Goldilocks and the three bears...I love it! It will probably go up for sale at some point on the website, when it is up and running more....probably by the end of the year.