Adventures in Mattressland: May 2010

Sunday, 30 May 2010

taps

wonderful colored taps spotted in the window of Ludlows in hammersmith the other day...want!

shapes

inspirational shapes (future tattoos?) from here via a lovely mess

papa bear

look at this brill papa bear tattoo spotted via lovely a beautiful mess

serena mitnik-miller

dreamy watercolours from serena mitnik-miller as seen via lushlee

dwell deep

darling paints and prints from dwell deep

fancy a cuppa

if it came in one of these just noey cuties - yes please! spotted via we make london

i already love the multi-coloured version of the cynthia rowley wedges from Roxy (sadly i was unable to get them as they are only available in the US!) - but these checked ones are delicious too...and these stripeys too from oak

mara hoffman

kinda loving mara hoffman colourful summer pieces as spotted via oh joy... tho the model looks a tad moody!

cheeky

cute illustrations from chipmunk cheeks via oh joy

flower power

bright and beautiful print by josie hurst available here via oh joy

kitchen inspiration IX

i want this kitchen....via bliss

brochu walker

absolutely love versatile american label brochu walker spotted via bliss

Saturday, 29 May 2010

house of quinn

wow...how gorgeous is the graduate collection from house of quinn love the clothes, accessories, model, look, hair, bones...mmm...spotted via kingdom of style

bholu

beautiful interior furnishings from australian designer jodie fried - she started bholu after working in India after the Gurjarat earthquake in 2001, helping villagers rebuild their lives and ultimately creating a sustainable income for the local women. all items are hand-crafted and tho they are a little pricey - they are stunning....and all for a great cause.

Thursday, 27 May 2010

iphone cases by amy ruppel

i just love illustrator amy ruppel and she's just designed this amazing iphone cover for grove.

Tuesday, 25 May 2010

my milk toof!!!

i LOVE my milk toof via making it lovely

perfect drawers

says what it does on the drawer...via making it lovely ....nice!

screwy birdies

penguin and parrot corkscrews....available here

keepy cuppy

never use disposable coffee cups again...get one of these great reusable ones from keep cup in a varierty of fab colours, made in australia...i've ordered mine!

B&Q birdies

brill best of british wallpaper from B&Q (apparantly!) via posterous

messy but nice

quite liking this idea for place names...as spotted via design sponge

cone-tastic

fab traffic cones - inspired by chicago geese - made by michael savona spotted via design sponge

bug out

just bought a new pair of shoes from united nude - these lovely waspy looking things in black...think i might have to get another colour...pink, orange, yellow...hmmm

floaty

i like how these illustrations make me feel when i look at them...mmmmmm....floaty....by Polish born illustrator gosia now based in Canada. i hope i look like that on my bicycle...but somehow i think i'm rather more red-faced and sweaty...hmmm!

Thursday, 20 May 2010

mattress spotting

been a while since i updated the mattress-spotting in finest mattressland (and thereabouts)...so here's a few of the latest. there seem to have been rather a lot of abandonmentsin one particularly road lately...

10th March 2010 - Leghorn Rd, NW10

11th March 2010 - Leghorn Rd, NW10

25th March 2010 - Leghorn Rd, NW10

26th March - Leghorn Road, NW10

25th April 2010- Leghorn Road, NW10

5th May 2010 - on the way to vote - Leghorn Road, NW10

15th May 2010 - still there...

17th May 2010 - home after a weekend away and there to greet me - Leghorn Road, NW10

and now for some other roads.......!!

this one on Longstone Ave, NW10 on the 14th March...which begs the question....why is he sleeping on the sofa when there's a perfectly good mattress nearby??!