Little things – hand blown bottles
Little things in my home… The Global Financial Crisis hit New York about six weeks after I moved to SoHo in 2008. It was just in time to come AFTER I’d signed a 12-month lease on my apartment,...
View ArticleLittle things – the weather house
Little things in my home… This dusty little German weather house sat in my Nanna’s house, on a little shelf beside her kitchen table, for as long as I can remember. As children it was the first thing...
View ArticleWhat does your workspace look like?
What does your workspace look like? Do you like it clean and organised, or do you thrive on creative chaos? I love those pictures of great writers sitting at their antique desks, all slumped and...
View ArticleFavourite things – loving lately
Happy Friday, friends. Oh and an extra big welcome if you’re visiting for the first time from Pip Lincolne’s blog Meet Me at Mikes. How awesome is Pip! Sending big love and thanks her way for sending...
View ArticleHello and links on Monday
Scenes from my house. How was your weekend? Mine was pretty simple. I worked most of Saturday, while Mr B played with the kids. They did painting and went to the park and baked chocolate pudding and...
View ArticleLittle things – the cowboy
Little things in my home… This pensive cowboy sits outside his restaurant and on my kitchen bench. I found his photograph in a bric-a-brac shop in Aspen, Colorado, when I was staying up there for a...
View ArticleStuff and simplicity
At any given moment, if you were to pop around to our house unannounced, there would probably be piles of washing waiting to be folded and put away, overflowing the green chairs in our hallway. As you...
View ArticleRenovation inspiration – the kitchen
What’s in your dream kitchen? Mine* will have floorboards and white cupboards and wooden benchtops and a big, fireclay farmhouse sink. It will have a gas stove and a big oven that doesn’t leak, is easy...
View ArticleRenovation inspiration – living and dining
Small spaces are tricky to furnish and decorate, aren’t they. For example a combined lounge and dining area that isn’t entirely teeny-tiny but certainly isn’t spacious, like the one in our new house…...
View ArticleFavourite things – five botanicals
I’ve been all about bringing green back into my home lately. It’s been a long time since I lived with house plants, and I can’t quite think why. Here are five of my favourites. 1. Sky Planter Have you...
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