It's on the table

I've had this late-'60s-esque colourful floral ceramic serving platter stashed in my kitchen cupboard fof a couple of years.
It's now on display and doing double duty as a coffee table hold it all for candles, flowers and things I like to look at.

All you need is flares

I love flares.
Always have.
Always will.
Well, there was one moment around 1985, during a holiday stay, when I distinctly recall having no other option but to wear a pair of purple corduroy flares that belonged to my cousin, and not being very happy about having to wear said flares. Wish I had a pair of purple corduroy flares now.

All images courtesy of I Love Wildfox.

The writing is on the wall

A kitchen seems to be the natural habitat for a blackboard wall.
My kitchen doesn't have enough expansive wall space that will suit, plus, being at the southern end of my house, it's not the sunniest of places (except for a rather gloriously sunny few minutes around 3pm-ish in summer).
But a studio or office would also be a good place for a blackboard painted wall. Unlike the kitchen, that's doable.

This photo courtesy of Apartment Therapy.

The light time

It's 12.57. Time for a lit up letter S!

Photo courtesy of Apartment Therapy.

The tooth, the whole tooth and nuthin' but the tooth

A missing tooth or two are strangely appealing, but society mostly dictates that teeth ought to be straight, white, even and without missing neighbours.

This still from Jeana Sohn's debut Closet Visits film, is proof positive of the gap-mouthed look's appeal!

On a high note

High ceilings are just the bomb, aren't they!
I read a great tip this week (from Kelly Wearstler, I believe), if you want to make your ceilings appear higher than they are, paint them a dark shade, black maybe...?

Anyhoo..this room - from my go-to girl for all things home style: SF Girl By Bay, doesnt' need any extra help in the height department. Lofty indeed.

Project one-day

Agghghhh!! The tiling is finished and the bath is back in my bathroom.
The longest renovation E V E R! - I'll post photos very soon, promise.
Meantime, my mind has moved one spot down the to-do list and this photo has inspired me to THINK (not do, yet) about painting white the ugly wooden window frames and sills in my dining room. I know it's a sin to paint over beautiful timber, but the time-worn stuff around the windows in my dining room is not worth preserving.

Thanks to the always stylish postings of SF Girl By Bay for this image.