I’m missing Mad Men so much! Are you!? I cannot wait for it to be gracing our screens again. I wonder if there is a therapy group for withdrawal?…

Anyhoo, I’ve wanted to create a Mad Man inspired print for a while now and here it is. It’s available as a print at the moment but will soon be available as a 50cm x 70cm poster in my Etsy shop Yumalum. It can also vbe viewed/framed either way up.

I took the photographs of the Chrysler Building and The Empire State Building used in the design when we were last in New York. We may be going again in May…






Happy weekend everyone. Have a good one.

I’m loving the tiled floor in the above pic.I came across this house built by the Danish-Icelandic architect Halldor Gunnløgsson on L’esprit Nouveau.

We have similar tiles in our kitchen which I love. As you may have already seen the rest of the open plan area including the lounge and dining area is laminate which I laid ten years ago next August. It was one of the first things we did along with getting rid of the artex ceilings and glitter wallpaper. The kitchen at the time was separated by a wall which we eventually knocked down and it was one of the best things we have done since moving in.

The laminate is tired and I’ve gradually grown to hate it with a passion, I often snarl and give it a dirty look as I walk past. It needs to be replaced but with what? The thought of doing anything regarding the flooring fills me with utter dread because of the amount of upheaval involved. The thought of moving the Saarinen Tulip dining table around is enough to give me nightmares!

So, do we carry the grey tiles all the way through which I think would look rather nice but would cost a small fortune (the tiles weren’t cheap!) or go for something completely different like resin or concrete!? I would love to have polished concrete floors and even David is now quite taken by the idea but it would cause the most upheaval. The floors on the lounge and middle floor are constructed using concrete so weight isn’t an issue…cost on the other hand would be…






Happy New Year 2011 everyone!

Hope you have all had a great Christmas and a fantastic New Year so far. We have just about recovered from our partying and are looking forward to the year ahead.

I have some exciting new projects coming up and it’s going to be full steam ahead to get our flat finished once and for all. I’ve managed to get a few outstanding DIY jobs done at last over the Christmas break and the loft is coming along well. I do have a self enforced deadline which is July 3rd…it will be ten years since we moved here!

Pics via Livingetc, Ffffound