Category: vintage
The details..
Sometimes it’s the big things that lift a room from the regular: glowing parquet floor, high ceilings, large windows and stunning plasterwork. The oversized mirror ticks the boxes too.
But sometimes it’s the little things like subtle panelling that just catch the eye and jog the memory that can also be tasty.
It’s this train of thought that has influenced plans to elevate the study-renovations-on-a budget: Adding a layer of trim above the skirting boards to suggest height and grandeur, a rectangle of trim on the ceiling to imply cornicing and plasterwork where there is none, simple beading on cupboard doors to give them a sense of age and a box of trim on the wall above my 99p fireplace from Ebay (I jest not) to infer wealth and affluence.
(All pics Pinterest)
Because until you can’t make it. Fake it.
Laters, Kate x
Recycled wood x
I love books.
(All pics Pinterest)
But I hate the back-to-front book thing. Though it works sparklingly well as a visual metaphor for everything that is tragic about our modern culture.
And breathe.
Laters, Kate x
Rixo x-o-x-o
Christmas season maybe fast approaching but even the sighting of that behemoth shouldn’t turn all thoughts to party clothes. Why? Because life needs to be lived and party clothes should be a reflection of every day. Such is the philosophy of Henrietta Rix and Orlagh McClosky, the founders of fashion label Rixo.
Their vision was to create vintage-inspired pieces for the modern woman to wear with confident style and effortless grace.
For the quality of the material – silk, the timeless nature of the clothes and the plus point of individuality, the price point sits happy on the purse.
(All pics Rixo)
These pieces sing dressing up is for daytime, floor length can be casual and style always transcends season.
I, for one, am in.
Laters, Kate x
Blues and Twos x
E.L.V. Denim is a brand that demands a closer look: Their USP are sustainable jeans made from two pairs of vintage jeans which immediately knocks out two birds with one stone..
They’re naturally worn in…and they’re unique.
To be worn on the waist…or slouched on the hips: The choice is yours.
(All pics E.L.V.Denim)
Better get saving..
Laters, Kate x
Lace it up..
When one treasured item can make all the difference: That mercurial mix of old and new.
There’s genuine.
And there’s inspired. Each has their place.
(All pics from Pinterest)
The choice is yours.
Laters, Kate x
Outerlayers x
Hattention x
Laters, Kate x
Retrospective Future x
Possibly lazy, perhaps ingenious but this post has been resurrected from the archives, mainly because it had a snifter of a future zeitgeist that is getting ever stronger. A firm favourite in the eighties, oversized cardigans are definitely claiming the spotlight this autumn..
Summer is close now and the time has come to pack away wintery things and embrace everything light and airy. But I always think it’s interesting to see what worked this season..and what things are appealing for next. My gut feeling for next autumn is a distinct urge to hang out with bad taste. High on my fall wishlist is a 80’s style mohair cardigan coat..
I want blouson sleeves, big shoulders..
And colour, lots of colour…
Laters, Kate x
Sliding doors..
An object of beauty: This converted Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Harrogate, Yorkshire, built in 1896 and imaginatively, cleverly, lovingly restored..
And your’s for just £1.5 million..
Laters, Kate x
Going Global x
A vintage globe: So many joys hidden in plain view.
A delight as an object..
Alight as a light..
A map of many travels..
(All pics Pinterest)
A desk light to dream by.
It’s nothing if not honest.
Laters, Kate x
Maison Bentley Style 