January 2012
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Cup of tea, Mr Darcy?
Any Jane Austen fans out there?
We’ve got the perfect vintage biscuit tin for you!!
Dating from the 1950s and made by A.Romary & Co Ltd from Tunbridge Wells, it’s decorated with Georgian dandies doffing their hats to the coquettish ladies riding atop their horse drawn carriage - all in their period finery.
So settle back with your chocolate digestives for the next episode...
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Wednesday Wish: Nomos Glashütte Tetra 27 Karat...
Nomos Glashütte Tetra 27 Karat wristwatch - €1280
Some women have a shoe or handbag fetish - I’ve got those too - but I also have a thing for watches! This one with it’s square face and 1930s style numerals is really something - I love it! I’ll get me one as soon as I win the Euro Millions!
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Tuesday Huesday: Charley Harper's Octoberama
Longtime followers of our blog will know that we love the art of Charley Harper. This one, entitle “Octoberama” is one of our favourites! He was very prolific and his work can be found as originals artworks, prints, books, calendars, stationery, mouse mats… the list goes on & on… all of which can be bought from either the Charley Harper estate website or Amazon UK...
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Chicken Little
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
In our case, it was the egg - the one that came with the Terrybaun egg cup & saucer we blogged about last week!
This chicken is also a piece of slipware that we recently found - the cute little figure is only 9cm tall. We thought it might be a pie funnel when we first saw it. It’s hollow but there’s no hole to let the steam out....
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Egg-squisite!
We picked up this gorgeous little egg cup & saucer this week. It only cost a pound, but it’s one of those little items that we’re going to treasure. We’ve mentioned previously how much we love this type country slipware pottery.
We did a bit of research into the maker and it turns out that it’s by Terrybaun Pottery - one of the oldest, if not the oldest, craft...
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Wednesday Wish: Stihl chainsaw
Stihl chainsaw: from £169
We’ve accumulated a huge pile of logs over the autumn & winter. Justin has been on about getting a chainsaw for a couple of years. I nearly got him one for Christmas, but didn’t.
Roughneck wood grenade: from about a tenner
Never mind, his birthday’s not too far off - although, to be honest, I’d much prefer to get him one of these wood...
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Tuesday Huesday: Paul Smith designed London 2012...
We’re big fans of postage stamps here at H is for Home and this gorgeous example was designed by British fashion designer, Paul Smith. It’s one of a set he recently designed for the Isle of Man to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Oh, and did you know that Paul Smith is a HUGE cycling fan?
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Friday Folks - Pilgrim Lee
In this Friday Folks post we introduce Pilgrim Lee (aka Draw! Pilgrim). We’ve admired Pilgrim’s work for a long while - she shares our love of bold, bright colours and design from the 60s & 70s. She’s a very busy lady - blogger, designer, maker, seller, traveller, mother… where does she find the time?!
Who are you & what do you do?
I’m Pilgrim Lee, owner...
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Wednesday Wish: New Alexander Girard book
Alexander Girard book by Todd Oldham & Kiera Coffee available from Amazon UK: £93.75 & Amazon US: $126.00
I know the festive season’s only just gone, but I’m putting this Alexander Girard book on my Christmas wish list for next year!
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Tuesday Huesday: vintage kitchenette
My two most favourite colours in the world - violet purple & tangerine orange - TOGETHER - in a gorgeous vintage kitchen setting!
[Image via Beautiful Spaces and Places]
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Forthcoming Attractions: Early January 2012
We bought these items this week - most of them from one local contact actually. It’s quite a mid century modern collection!
Two lovely bits of German pottery for starters - they’re both by Dumler & Breiden. We love the colour contrast and striking repeat pattern of the bowl. The vase has a very distinctive form similar to another piece we’ve got. The combination of...
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Wednesday Wish: A new fridge freezer!
Smeg 50 FAB32QO fridge-freezer - £1189-£1358.99 | Samsung G-series RL58GPEIH fridge-freezer - £599-£800
Which should we choose?
Our current fridge is on it’s last legs, wheezing and gasping with old age. Is the Smeg option taking our orange colour scheme a step too far?
We also love the Samsung with its iced water dispenser - but stainless steel and sticky kitchen fingers are a bad...
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Tuesday Huesday: Peacock by Galia Bernstein
We’re through the holiday season and a couple of days into 2012 but we wanted to share this festive peacock illustration with you. It’s a digital illustration by the very talented Galia Bernstein. She’s a Brooklyn-based illustrator, a textile designer and an amateur ceramic artist and printmaker and blogs about her work here. She has even adorned walls in her home with her...
Just bought a pair if these from @minimoderns as late Xmas pressies! They’re for Whitby fans! http://t.co/6gVc8HLS
Hope everyone has a great new year’s eve. H is for Home will be cranking back up into gear in a coupla days! xx
December 2011
RT @IndieQuarter: @hisforhome Enjoy! It’s a fantastic series. And merry Christmas<-Merry Christmas to you too. A very more-ish series!
We’ve spent a HUGE amount of time this Christmas in front of the box… Happy Feet, Madagascar 2 and now #SpringWatchChristmasSpecial!!
Happy Christmas everyone! xx
RT @wwwfishinkcouk: http://t.co/C9SnrzCa Fishink’s Christmas Wishes. http://t.co/fll8OfdN <-too cute - Merry Christmas to you to! x
RT @GreatExhibition: Nominated as a #great of Great Britain! @hisforhome VOTE: http://t.co/5cuEKarP #vintage #handmade #Lancashire pls RT!
We wish you a very vintage Christmas! →
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We wish you a very vintage Christmas!
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Wednesday Wish: Dubarry Galway boots →
Black Galway boot, Dubarry: £299
I don’t mean to be greedy, I already have a pair of these in walnut, but brown doesn’t go with everything. Sometimes one needs…
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Wednesday Wish: Dubarry Galway boots
Black Galway boot, Dubarry: £299
I don’t mean to be greedy, I already have a pair of these in walnut, but brown doesn’t go with everything. Sometimes one needs a versatile, practical, hardwearing, waterproof yet attractive pair of boots… in more than one colourway… and these certainly fit that bill!
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Tuesday Huesday: It's Christmas Once Again!
Season’s greetings, it’s Christmas once again!
This week’s Tuesday Huesday post is topical, bright & festive. It features artwork by Willie Lonardo for the 1973 Harry Simeone Chorale It’s Christmas Once Again album cover.
Thanks to the King of Jingaling aka FaLaLaLaLa for the use of this image. Check out his Flickr set of vintage Christmas albums!
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My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Pearl Jam (15), The Walker Brothers (15) & Porno for Pyros (11) #tweeklyfm http://t.co/tb48zqub
Links for 2011-12-19 [del.icio.us] →
Starting Sourdough | danlepard.com
RT @RoyalMail: Tomorrow is the #xmas last posting date to send First Class mail before Christmas http://t.co/5xQClq6M #xmaspost
RT @zerply: Go to Google type in ‘Let it snow’ and enjoy!
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Wednesday Wish: Alice Apple retro foodie...
Retro foodie shopping/tote bag: Alice Apple, Etsy - £15 SOLD
I added Alice Apple’s cute, handmade shopping bag to my Etsy favourites & Pinterest wish list board a couple of months ago. I should have known that it wouldn’t last long - it was a one off and I missed my chance. Please Alice, will you be making some more?
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Tuesday Huesday: Bella Notte Linens
If you’re familiar with our past Tuesday Huesday blog posts, you’ll see that we’re very fond of bright and contrasting colours. That’s not to say that we don’t appreciate soft and complementary colours too - the palette used in this shot of Bella Norte Linens is most pleasing!
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Is Romance Dead?
It was my birthday on the 24th of November and when Justin asked me what I wanted, my request was met by, “Are you sure?” He thought it was a bit functional or mundane for a birthday treat.
It’s something I’ve wanted for quite a long time, and thought that it was no longer available. But, when I noticed it for sale once again on the Selfridges website, I didn’t...
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Beet It!
I don’t think we’ll ever win any prizes for our fruit & vegetable growing. This was our second attempt at growing beetroot. This year the roots were slightly more bulbous than the previous, but still not what you’d call monsters!
But we didn’t despair - we decided to make best use of what (little) we had. We used some of the leaves in salad - they look & taste...
I feel hungover today. Only problem is I’ve not had a drop to drink! 😖
November 2011
Pieced Together →
We had a bit of a jigsaw bonanza at the market last week.
It started with this gorgeous London bus dating from the 1960s…
…very …
Not seen us online for a few days Laptop’s in a coma!
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Pieced Together
We had a bit of a jigsaw bonanza at the market last week.
It started with this gorgeous London bus dating from the 1960s…
…very Kenneth Townsend in style.
Then we found a couple of classic children’s TV jigsaws.
First up is Trumpton with Captain Snort, Doctor Mopp and Windy Miller to name just a few. Who remembers the firemen’s roll call? Pugh, Pugh, Barney...
Timed today’s dog walk well - beautiful blue skies & bright sunshine - it’s now clouded over, gone chilly & is about to rain!
RT @bearcafebar: But oh my the toilets are fabulous!! http://t.co/x0hvKSD2 <-fab photo and great toilets!
Please vote for us in the Dorset Cereals Little Blog Awards! http://t.co/eA0HnAVH
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Wednesday Wish: Milk box bag
Milk box bag, Olympia Le-Tan: €790
This cute & quirky shoulder bag caught my eye on Pinterest recently. It comes on 3 colourways and only a handful of each is made. Unless I win the lottery very soon, I think the only way I’ll be able to afford one is to fashion myself something similar out of a Tetra Pak carton!
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New blog post: Fish… on a Tuesday? http://t.co/CxQo9WkF
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Tuesday Huesday: Pescado
This image is one of almost 200 in Carme Sala’s gorgeous vintage illustration collection on Flickr. It’s from Cartilla escolar de alimentación para niños de 7 a 10 años (translated as School feeding primer for children 7 to 10 years old) first published in 1973. The illustrations were done by F. Martinez Chaves.
As well as collecting vintage children’s books, posters and...
watching xfactor on plus one - Bryan Adams looks younger & younger!
RT @coopnews: Rochdale is named World Capital of Co-operatives http://t.co/ljzNrFBf #coops
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Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
I’ve been making this baked cheesecake from a Gordon Ramsay recipe that I tore out of a weekend newspaper magazine supplement since way back in 2004!
It’s a dish that I go back to again & again - it’s really easy to make and is simply delicious - especially the day after, when it’s spent a few hours in the fridge. It’s great served with a ginger or summer...
RT @tetley_teafolk: It could be brew! Free Tetley tea for a year to one person who RTs this msg and follows @tetley_teafolk today. #free …
RT @YorksWildlife: If anyone has lost a female golden retriever with the name ‘Mallet’ on the collar near the race course in York, pleas …
Wednesday Wish: BakeryBits equipment →
La Cloche baking dome – £47.99 | 500g/1.1lb cane baguette banneton – £16.99 | grignette or lame for slashing dough – £4.00
All…
February 2008
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Something Fishy!
Whether it be the physical landscape itself or the flora & fauna contained within it, artists and designers have been influenced by nature over the centuries.
Inspiration drawn from mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, clouds, trees, birds, fish, plants, flowers are all reflected in their work.
We thought it would be fun to take these broad themes and show their influence on the creative...