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Once A Lowly Cattle Shed

April 15, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

I’m afraid my blogging may be a little sporadic over the next few months, what with the extension and all. As we speak, a log cabin in being built in the back garden, to house some of the furniture which has no where to go, and I have been allocated a two day slot to prime and paint – the inside and the outside! So from tomorrow it’s going to be a case of pole and paint! On the subject […]

Categories: Interiors • Tags: art, arts, Burgundy, craft, culture, design, diy, Inspiration, Interiors, Josephine Verine Gintzburger, lifestyle, photography, restoration, style, travel, vintage

Northern Delights

March 27, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

If your into the likes of House Doctor and Ferm Living then you’ll love Emma Fexus’s book Northern Delights, which features some of the créme de la créme of Scandinavian Design. You may well recognise the author as Emma from Emma’s Design blog – one of Sweden’s oldest design focused blogs and a fierce pinner! Some of the homes featured are a little on the minimal side (not ideal for a vintage hoarder like myself) but I could definitely see […]

Categories: Interiors, vintage • Tags: art, arts, books, craft, culture, design, diy, Emma's Design Blog, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, Northern Delights, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage

Country Living Picks

March 25, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

There were some gorgeous things to buy at the Country Living Fair on Thursday. I wasn’t in a particularly “country” mood – probably something to do with the arctic weather and Angel tube station which seemed to affect my retail instinct. I found myself being drawn to the more unusual products and less interested in ditsy fabric and galvanized buckets of bulbs. McKinley and Moth For example the eye catching applique designs as McKinley and Moth. I just fell in […]

Categories: Interiors • Tags: art, arts, Country Living Fair, craft, culture, design, diy, Interiors, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage

Industrial Luxe

March 6, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Last year some friends and I had a grand plan to go to La Braderie, the biggest flea market in Europe. As often happens, life got in the way and it never happened. Now, with the imminent start of our extension, I am really wishing we had gone – particularly after seeing this incredible kitchen – full of La Braderie finds: (Images: Pascal Francois, Elle Decoration) The salvage pieces range from factory floor tiles, used as a splashback, and a […]

Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, craft, design, diy, Elle Decoration, industrial style, Inspiration, Interiors, La Braderie, lifestyle, Lille, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage

Collages From Buenos Aires Part 2

January 28, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Finalmente, the rest of the collages from Buenos Aires…… (from right) Kitsch calendar pics from Arandu, the most amazing polo shop in Recoleta, a tin wall mount from the flea market in San Telmo, Gaucho hats courtesy of Brooke de Ocampo in US Vogue June 06. (from left) Vintage hats from one of the impressive antique shops in San Telmo, Tango at the 50th Birthday Party, Vintage Burlesque poster – Buenos Aires style. My purchases! A horse blanket (I don’t […]

Categories: Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Buenos Aires, craft, culture, dance, design, diy, Fashion, history, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage, vogue

Dune 234

January 7, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

From Ixelles in Belgium, comes this gorgeous neutral-toned home, courtesy of Milk Decoration. Would you believe this used to be a Japanese restaurant before Muriel Bardinet, owner of antique store Dune 234, transformed it into a home – full of industrial, Moroccan and salvage finds? Images by Karl Balas for Milk Decoration, 4th image by Serge Anton for Elle Decoration P.S. If you want to get hold of Milk Decoration you can download it digitally from Zinio

Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Belgium, craft, culture, design, diy, Dune 234, Inspiration, Interiors, Ixelles, lifestyle, Milk Decoration, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage

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Un Año Nuevo Refrescante

December 31, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I can’t actually remember the last time I stayed in on New Year’s Eve or at least not celebrated it in some shape or form. But this year I’m turning over a new leaf. Perhaps I’m just overly superstitious (I’m sure I’m not alone there) but I can’t help feeling that the last few years (normally starting with a heaving hangover) haven’t been anywhere near as productive as I would like them to be. So perhaps this year I should […]

Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: Argentina, art, arts, craft, design, diy, dressmaking, Fashion, Inspiration, Interiors, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage, Workspaces

All I Want For Christmas Is You

December 4, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Apologies for the lack of posts recently. It’s a busy time! I’ve spent the last couple of weeks sewing marabou feathers onto corsets and making red santa capes with extra strong velcro! The reason? We got festive this week, as The Pushettes (although this time only three) performed a burlesque gig, in Dulwich, for The Reliant Magazine Christmas Do. Needless to say I have now developed an allergy to marabou feathers and my fingers are black and blue from driving […]

Categories: Dance • Tags: 1940s, art, arts, beauty, burlesque, craft, culture, dance, design, diy, dressmaking, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, Glamour, Inspiration, music, photography, Push Studios, shopping, style, The Pushettes, The Reliant, vintage

Mes Carnet de Couture

November 27, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

A couple of weeks ago I had a lovely day in Paris with my mum for my birthday. We did the usual haunts, Bon Marché, the Marais and I managed to just catch one of the last days of the Chloé exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo. Oh there were so many lovely things to buy…..including a few culinary delights: The mushroom and veg displays at Bon Marché Chandeliers, plate displays and cushions The “I want to move in” furniture […]

Categories: Fashion, Interiors, Photography2 • Tags: art, arts, Bon Marche, books, craft, culture, design, diy, dressmaking, Fashion, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, Merci, Mes Carnet de Couture, Paris, photography, shopping, style, travel