Thank goodness Kristi from I should be mopping the floor is a Downton Abbey fan, for she has the talent and techie ability to create and offer three absolutely delightful Abbey-inspired, hi-res 8″ x 10″ printables of her favorite Dowager quotes. Although there are a lot to choose from–the Dowager gets the best lines–Kristi chose wisely as these three are among my favorites as well. Visit this page to download the 3 prints suitable for framing. Love, love, love.
{Friday’s Freebie}: Downton Abbey Printables #downtonabbey [I should be mopping the floor]
Wed love you to visit our Showroom. Look whats waiting for you!
We have bought two real sailing boats to enhance the feel of our New England Showroom. In our entrance hall we have a 1968 Pacer made by Jack Holt who is probably Britains most prolific sailing boat designer. His career spanned over six decades, born in Hammersmith, London in 1912, his love of fine woods started in his first job as an apprentice cabinet maker, which stood him in good stead for his boat building career. He designed over 40 different family sailing dinghies, including the Pacer (in our entrance hall to our showroom), Cadet, Merlin and Mirror Dinghys. Jack Holt single-handedly created the passion for dinghy sailing as it is today.
Our Pacer has been restored to its full glory, complete with white hull, wooden decks and blue sales. It stands from floor to ceiling, a perfect fit for our double height entrance hall.
Our second boat is called a Twinkle and was made by Wright and Son in Ipswich in 1958. It belongs to a friend of Nicks who brought it to take his three children sailing. Aged from two to five years, he quickly realised that they were a little too young to take out sailing so we asked him if we could store it for him in our showroom. It is now surrounded by our white furniture and looks amazing. The Twinkle is a classic clinker boat built from mahogany on an oak frame.
We also have the most beautiful colour canoe suspended from our showroom ceiling! It was custom made by www.green-river-canoes.co.uk and designed by Duncan Spencer-Smith. It is based on the classic Canadian style canoe.
Our showroom opening times and a map of how to find us can be seen here.
This small house consist of one cabin but the interior accommodate kitchen, living, dining areas and two sleeping alcoves and gives away a feeling of space. This house using natural cooling and remote-operated mechanical system.
Located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA, this house was designed by studio Maryann Thompson Architects. With living surface of just 750 square feet (about 70 square meters). From architect : The house also incorporates such commonsense sustainable strategies as radiant structural slab, which maximizes opportunities for passive solar gain through the broad expanses of glass on the south and east elevations. Natural cooling is achieved with the stack effect through operable skylights and ceiling fans.
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Salivating for a feast of design? The tables are set and the pillows are plumped for the San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2012, opening this weekend.
More than 30 talented West Coast designers have breathtakingly transformed the historic and stately mansion at 2020 Jackson Street, for this 35th annual Showcase—a benefit for San Francisco University High School’s financial aid program.
I was privy to a peek the other day, and I came away impressed and filled with inspiration. Many spaces are memorable, but I found myself reflecting on the creative and cozy eating areas. (It was lunchtime, after all.) Here’s a just a taste of what you’ll see….
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Such a festive solution that Marysia Rybock and the team at Scavullo Design created in this vibrant and inviting dining room. The goal
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Pair a punchy fabric with a warm mocha paint color. The neutral hue makes the yellow, turquoise, and magenta tones pop — and it’s a more modern, less expected backdrop than a color pulled from the fabric would have been.
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Crush Cubes are giving one lucky reader a whopping £50 voucher towards their next Crush Cube purchase, as part of our Boutique of the Week giveaway!!
To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is answer the following question:
Winners will be announced on the blog next week. Keep up-to-date by following us on Facebook and .
Terms and Conditions 1. Entry is open only to UK residents. 2. No purchase necessary. 3. Spam entries will not be taken into account. 5. Closing date is midnight Tuesday 12th July 2011.
Hola from Mexico!Coco Målé in Greek stylewatchFab giveaway via The Blue Label!
