Just Folk
The images below are from California shop, Just Folk. There are treasures at every turn. I would live there in a heartbeat…giant hands, mannequin lamps and all.
images from here
Category Archives: style.
i need this Tocca dress.
Posted in Brands, style.
Tagged 1930s style, dress, frences gown, gown, navy blue dress, tocca
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oh, Ilse.
Dinder House by Studio Ilse.
Ilse Crawford never fails to impress. I find images of her work always catch my eye and resemble an exhale. Her work is always quiet, confident, and pleasantly unexpected.
I particularly like this home because it allows those living there now to do so comfortably but without leaving too much of an impression on the structure of the house. The house was there long before they were and will remain for long after, so its only right…
Those floors! Just lovely.
images by Magnus Marding/NewYorkTimes
Advanced Style
A trailer for “Advanced Style” about older women in NYC with s.t.y.l.e.
In other words, The Colonies founders, Megan Forde and Jessica Gething, in 30 years:
Posted in style., Uncategorized
Tagged Advanced Style film trailer, growing older gracefully, NYC, women with style
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Check yo’self…
do you think this cake is REAL?
images from: 1) B&W checkered kitchen floor, houzz.com; 2) entry hall, houzz.com; 3) garden checks, houzz.com; 4) B&W floor stairwell, from here; 5) cream snowflake checkered floor and walls, from here; 6) hardwood floors and boots, from this lovellllly blog; 7) black and white floor, blue walls (by none other than Miles Redd, of course) from milesredd.com; 8) cake; from here
Posted in Colors/Colours, Flooring, Inspiration, style.
Tagged black, black and white, black and white checkered coconut cake, black and white pattern floor, checkered, checkered kitchen floor, cream and white checkered entryway floor, distressed wood checkered floor, grass and paver checkered path, high gloss blue walls, Miles Redd, red door, white
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Heir Antiques.
Just discovered the NY-based shop, Heir Antiques. Check out their goodies:
life-sized artist’s model
pair of faceted glass globe ceiling lights. similar to the glass ceiling light we have in our Etsy shop.
large bronze swag door pull
Edward Wormley tete-a-tete sofa
tufted asymmetrical chairs (in desperate need of recovering…)
Pullman train luggage rack
Timothy Cummings “Spot” portraits (1, 2, 3) and “Jellyfish” by Allyson Mellberg (4)
all items and images from Heir Antiques
Anthropologie UK. wow.
Anthropologie in the UK is exploding with amazing things at the moment. I’m not sure if all of these items are available through Anthropologie in the US. If not, I’m sorry, because this shiz is bananas.
floral chandelier made by South African collective, Magpie. made with reclaimed/found items. recycling has never looked so glamourous.
Fleeting Apparition jug by English ceramicist Adam Harvey. Reminds me of this Moooi “blow away vase” jug which was recently featured at an exhibition at the V&A in London.
A.P.C quilt. reminds me of the hawaiian quilts we wrote about a few months back.
quartz topped jewellery box. similar-ish to the the agate bookends we have for sale in The Colonies’ shop.
terrarium ceiling light. this is hilarious. i LOVE a sense of humour in design.
happy christmas shopping, Colonistas! xx
all items and images, anthropologie.eu
Posted in Brands, Furniture, Inspiration, Lighting, Little Lovelies, Rugs, Shop, style., Uncategorized, Upcycling
Tagged Adam Harvey, agate bookends, anthropologie, APC quilt, blow away vase, English ceramics, floral chandelier, hawaiian quilt, Italian campaign canopy bed, Magpie, Moooi, pink purple blue rug, quartz topped jewellery box, ring dish, terrarium ceiling light.
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Liberty = London
Liberty is one of the greats when it comes to London department stores (maybe the greatest?). Their interior furnishing, fabric and wallpaper departments are particularly good. Here are a few Liberty fabric prints that I’m loving…
Vonetta B Tana Lawn by John Squire
A Boy Dreams C Tana Lawn by Graham Coxon
Explosions in the Sky D Tana Lawn
all images from Liberty
Posted in Brands, Fabric, Inspiration, style.
Tagged fabric, Graham Coxon, interior shops in London, John Squire, Liberty, London, London department stores, Storm Thorgerson, Tana Lawn
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Hot and Fresh…
…new in the shop this week:
1. Vintage pair of male and female blackamoor busts
2. Vintage pair of blue foo dogs (these go quickly, so get a move on)
3. Blue agate natural stone bookends
Cristian Zuzunaga PIXELATED.
I love this fabric. I especially love this fabric on these Ligne Roset Sala dining chairs. I’m trying to hunt down a stockist who still carries it. Can anyone help me?! Life and death, people, life and death.
Images from Christian Zuzunaga
Posted in Brands, Fabric, Furniture, style., Uncategorized
Tagged cristian zuzunaga, graphic print fabric, ligne roset, pixelated, sala dining chairs, shanghai fabric, textiles
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