slowly surely

my sofa

2013-04-08T17:24:00.000+01:00

Hello my lovelies!
Big come back of my sofa! For those who don't know what I'm talking about please visit original post: http://slowly--surely.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02 sofa

After a very, very long discussions with my partner, obsessive over thinking and dozens of Photoshop try outs I decided to go with grey upholstery and grey legs.
That probably comes as shock for all wood lovers, but I really loathe bare or wood stained in natural colours and I'm a one of those "cover all in paint" crazies.
I love my sofa, love how sturdy and heavy it is, love horse hair filled seat and vintage shape.
I don't think I could ever own one of DFS sofa or minimalistic Dwell couch, but I'm not a Louis XIV furniture lover either ;)
Anyway, that was a long debate: I didn't want to loose sofa's original charm but I didn't want to reupholster my couch and end up with kitsch antique imposter.
It needed to be toned down a notch and it needed to be practical as I'm a real couch potato.

Before re upholstery I painted all wooden bits with Annie Sloan French Linen (if you are not familiar with Annie Sloan paints please ready reviews online - this is a magic!)
I highlighted the carvings with Old white as I didn't want to loose their visibility in flat paint.
After paint has dried I applied a wax.

That's the work in progress:

I'll post a finished project soon :)

Have a lovely, lovely day!

Trunk table

2013-02-21T16:11:00.003+00:00

Hello there,
Some time ago I've had a coffee table dilemma.
I was looking for something practical and unusual.
The problem was my living room, long and narrow. As my sofa is next to patio door I needed enough space between sofa and tv cabinet to walk freely.
And there was another problem with my dog, who tends to clear any obstacles with his body mass, like they were made of thin air.
I remember I considered diy project using a vintage trunks, I gave up this idea at the end, only because I've found a perfect table (I will review in the next post).
Although before that I collected few cool images.
Enjoy!

Vintage posters love

2013-02-06T13:37:00.000+00:00

This time, something even older. Enjoy!

Great wallpapers and murals in UK

2013-02-05T12:05:00.004+00:00

Hello again,
I'm trying to be good and share a bit more this time :)
I was browsing through murals and wallpapers sites as I'm getting bored with my bedroom mural, when I came across awesome source of wallpapers.
They are UK based (yay!) and you can customise every buy or even order your own design!
The link:
MR Perswall

Below are few of my favourites:

This one is my fav!:

Moonrise Kingdom inspiration

2013-02-04T20:58:00.000+00:00

I love Wes Anderson's movies. If you want feel good film, that isn't shallow and if you a bit quirky yourself you can't go wrong with Wes :) Few weeks ago my boyfriend agreed (after years of begging) to do a little photo session with me. I didn't have any recent, nice photos and lets face it - I'm not getting any younger so I've asked him to make some nice pictures. I won't be blogging the session - I'm not that beautiful :P, just one photo inspired by colours and tones in Moonrise Kingdom:

My photo:

Rain, rain, rain

2013-02-04T13:52:00.003+00:00

What I've seen in my garden today. These rain drops are huge! Poor spider :)

What should I read next?

2013-01-15T15:41:00.003+00:00

Browsing (aka spending hours in unbreakable loop) through Pinterest few days ago I've found the best site for compulsive readers:
http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com

Type your favourite book or author and it will present you with a list of similar books, you could be interested in.

Enjoy!

2013-01-15T12:42:00.001+00:00

I'm officially the worst blogger ever.
I think I knew where it was going, but as usually I've acted on spur of the moment and decided to start a blog I clearly can't manage.
I'm not heartless enough to kill it yet, but I have to admit my failure, yet again.

Something to make myself feel better: picture from my closet

geometric garden

2011-06-15T17:55:00.000+01:00

I was looking recently for the ways of remodelling and reorganizing space in my narrow and long garden. Unfortunately previous owners made a lot of controversial design decisions. Now I'm torn between trimmed cubed space and wild overgrown one. As much as the second choice sounds great I think it is very difficult to achieve. What do you think, any tips?

Images: domino magazine

http://remodelista.com

http://www.designspongeonline.com/

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com

http://www.traditionalhome.com

http://chat.allotment.org.uk

the best video clip ever!

2011-05-12T17:11:00.000+01:00

While Lady Gaga is making another 90's rip off, Rihanna is stealing La Chapelle ideas and my world is slowly falling apart in plastic disgrace something like that appears and makes my day:

El Guincho - Bombay from CANADA on Vimeo.

Beautiful music and incredible video clip!

vintage posters love

2011-05-10T13:32:00.001+01:00

This time movie posters with limited colours (for a change) :)

Enjoy!

colour brave

2011-04-26T13:27:00.000+01:00

It would be like living in "Marie Antoinette acid dream" !

Images: http://www.1st-option.com

Frida's Spring dream

2011-04-17T16:00:00.000+01:00

I love green, for me it works better than any neutral colours. These are my favourite shades:

Images:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/
http://shannonfricke.blogspot.com
http://simplygrove.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandiv999/
http://www.decorpad.com/
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com
http://tinyassapartment.blogspot.com
http://cafecartolina.blogspot.com/
http://eyespy.squarespace.com
http://alifesdesign.blogspot.com/
http://www.sfgirlbybay.com
http://www.etsy.com/listing/
http://remodelista.com/
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com
http://www.thedecorista.com/

couch love

2011-04-05T13:23:00.001+01:00

This is a short post about sofas. Can one person be in love with so many of them?

                                        images: www.tchochkes.com
                                                      http://wherethesidewalkbegins.blogspot.com
  http://www.housetohome.co.uk/
  http://www.midnightsunantiques.com/
  http://www.1st-option.com/

vintage posters love

2011-03-30T01:06:00.003+01:00

Few more from my collection. This time ad posters, enjoy!

peach sorbet

2011-03-27T13:28:00.002+01:00

This is one of my favourite colours. I love coral and peach in any shade, but this pastel shade of it is just delicious.

Have a lovely weekend!

Amy Neunsinger

images: Armani dress
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com
http://www.onbluepoolroad.com

Martinique Wallpaper

2011-03-25T13:59:00.017+00:00

Oh, original Martinique Wallpaper, as seen in Beverly Hills hotels, Golden Girls, etc.

I think it has been featured in almost every decor blog in the world, but I just can't help myself.

It has been my dream wallpaper for ages but with the cost of it I was thinking more about ordering a sample, framing it and putting it on my desk lol

If you interested you can order this, and many more wallpapers from http://designerwallcoverings.com/
The Martinique pattern is available on fabric too.

images:

http://www.distinctivepalms.com/

http://www.uniquefabrics.com

http://theworldoftlc.wordpress.com

http://deardesigner.blogspot.com

last summer

2011-03-23T04:54:00.000+00:00

I miss summer so much

branch for brunch

2011-03-19T20:17:00.001+00:00

Cheap, brilliant, interesting, green, you name it.
From simple decor to useful ideas. I love all of them!

If any of the photos arouse your curiosity please check below links, they will take you directly to original posts.

http://freshome.com

http://simplygrove.com/

http://www.designspongeonline.com

http://decor8blog.com

http://www.re-nest.com

http://lucyina.com

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com

just dreamy

2011-03-18T16:06:00.000+00:00

One of the photos I've done when we came to UK. It has been done in Buxton, Derbyshire area. Of course this photo has been edited, but it doesn't change the fact that Great Britain is beautiful!

something cute, something funny, something random

2011-03-18T15:24:00.001+00:00

I love this photo so much! I think the dog breed is Japanese Akita or Shiba Inu.

I hope it will brighten your day as it brighten mine!

Someone sent it to me and I've just spent hours trying to find the source of this photo, no joy!

vintage posters love

2011-03-16T10:56:00.003+00:00

Another great retro poster, this time from the movie. Enjoy!

image: www.disparates.org

my dog today

2011-03-15T12:38:00.000+00:00

Bubba being serious.

too cute too perfect

2011-03-15T12:19:00.002+00:00

Just a few images from my collection of unachievable desires. I just can't believe that something like that exists. It is just too cute, too perfect.

images: http://hookedonhouses.net/

www.weheartit.com

imgfave.com

nyxra.giovani.it

http://blogfaniquito.blogspot.com/

http://absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com

bamboo garden

2011-03-10T12:56:00.003+00:00

I love bamboo forests. I wish I could have one in my garden, especially because of privacy issues. My neighbours are great, but they are, lets say, very mature so they spend a lot of time in their garden. Call me mean but I don't like small talk (you wouldn't believe how many times I have discussed weather this week). I want to feel comfortable in my garden and now I just don't enjoy it at all. OK, lets back to bamboo, beautiful, tall, relaxing bamboo. Isn't it just lovely?

images: www.apartmenttherapy.com

http://farm4.static.flickr.com

http://s3.amazonaws.com

http://www.wds-shades.com/