Some books for the Library...

Carine Roitfeld's book, Irreverent! takes a look back at her 30 year career in fashion.

Pictures 1988

Herb Ritts' photographs have quickly become the quintessential distillation of American pop culture in the eighties. Ritts' portraits of celebrities are at once monumental, recognisable, and often sexually charged. His pictures of rock star Madonna have given cachet to all she hopes to sell the world; glamour, sex and song. Sylvester Stallone, another pop icon, seems to parody himself with his macho posturing in Ritts' photographs. Others joining the parade are Pee Wee Herman, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Shirley MacLaine and Beach Boy Brian Wilson.

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel captures the world of fashion icon and cult figure Diana Vreeland, who transformed life into an adventure and revolutionised fashion

Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career.

image above inspiration/mood for my library 

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NEW - Colette pod cast

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Jonathan Adler - UK store opening 1st Oct!!!

Super news!!! 

I've heard on the grape vine that Mr Adler will be opening his 1st UK store on the 1st Oct...located in London's Brompton Cross...

Which I must say is LONG over due!!! 

I no longer need to wonder - will this fit in my luggage? + how am i going to get this on the plane and will i get it home in one piece!

www.jonathanadler.com

David Hicks - La Fiorentina fabric...

I've just found a company within the Uk where you can buy my FAV fabric...

David Hicks - La Fiorentina in Black and white

WHOOP WHOOP!!!

 

I want to have curtain's made from it for the master bed.

I'm thinking floor to ceiling and wall to wall...when open - curtains will sit up against the wall to right hand side of the image below.

The curtain pole/rail will sit above and in front of the bay window and will run the full length of the wall.

A vintage 1920's leather chesterfield sofa!

When I get a quite 5 mins in the office...I spend me time trolling though the internet looking for all the things I love!

Such as this - A vintage 1920's leather chesterfield sofa...

LOVE the colour...age + style! I don't LOVE the fact its taken me months to find...AND - when i call the store to make the purchase...I'm told it's been SOLD!!!

AAAAAaaaaaRRRRrrrrGGGggggHHHhhh!!!!!! 

I WANT IT EVEN MORE NOW....

Image above - Inspiration/Mood 

www.lazarorosaviolan.com

Image above - Inspiration/Mood 

www.alexanderwang.com

Hallway - staircase + landing - Updated.

Hallway - 1st coat of Great white Farrow and ball floor paint + All white Farrow and ball walls and celling...

Staircase - Pitch Black Farrow and ball undercoat...

Stairs - 1st coat of Farrow and ball Pitch Black floor paint

Glass shower screen...

The floating glass shower screen was installed in the en-suite the other day...AND - i must say i'm VERY happy with the end result!

Reception 2...Update.

This room is almost finished...

Farrow and ball All white painted ceiling... 

Farrow and ball Pitch black painted walls...

Farrow and ball Great white painted floor.

Reception 1...Update.

Farrow and ball Pitch Black painted ceiling...

Farrow and ball All white painted walls...

Farrow and ball Great white painted fire surround and floor.

All Black!

My heart stopped when walking into this room for the 1st time...It looks like fire damage!

When - its really the under coat for Farrow and Ball's Pitch Black...

Looking at the room like this is making me very TWICHY indeed!!! 

Have i gone too far? 

Bedroom 4 - TV + Library 

Black painted walls...Black painted floor...Black painted window frames

+ a Black ceiling!!!

Ammonite Fossil...

On our last day in the Lake District we drove into Ambleside and came across a shop full of fossil's...It had this amazing Ammonite - which is nearly 50cm dia and weighs a tone!

 I pulled a mussel trying to get it in the back of the car...

Of course Jonathan just sat on his backside and watched me!!!

Ceiling lights...

After a MASSIVE argument with Jonathan in the car on our way to the Lake District for a weekend away with friends...I filled the rest of my time/car journey with SHOPPING on my iphone!!! and could'nt believe me luck when coming across the celling lights below...

Pair of 1970's aluminium 21 lamp chandeliers by Sciolari

h.49 diam.90cm

I've been on the sniff for a pair of celling lights for ages now! 

Image above is of the master bed + en-suite where the pair of ceiling lights will be hung.

1970's aluminium 25 lamp chandelier by Sciolari

h.38 diam.82cm

Not too sure where i'm going to stick this one at the moment...


BUT - at the time of purchasing it, i could wrapped it around Jonathan's head!!!

All 3 ceiling lights are from of me FAV places to shop...

the french house

Master + ensuite...

The master + ensuite are almost finished...

The paint work has been completed apart from the last coat of floor paint - this will be the last thing the decorators do throughout the hole house.

Both of the fires need to be sealed with 3 or 4 coats of sealant - this will make the colour of them even darker...

Still waiting on the arrival of the glass shower screen - this now should be with us on Tue.

I've had the inside of the built in wardrobes painted with Pitch Black farrow and ball floor paint - this gives a good indication of what the floor will look like when completed.

Even more paint....

All the walls and the ceiling within the hall and landing have now been sprayed with All White farrow and ball paint - the skirting board still needs seeing to...

+ the staircase needs to be fished off with pitch black floor paint

All this MUCK and dust is making me VERY twitchy!!! My OCD is on overdrive...

BUT - at least...you can start to see what the end result will look like when all the painting is finished!