Love this #88 The Bonnie Potter

I’ve been meaning to share this for a while, after discovering it in a magazine - I can’t remember which one, but I know seeing Bonnie Scoggins’ work was enough for me to head over to her website to discover more about her and her work, and to drool over more loveliness.

I wasn’t disappointed.

As she says on her website her work “revolves around imprints from her great-grandmother’s handmade doilies” which she inherited in 2012, and she sees these imprints as a way to honour the “artistry that goes into crocheting doilies.”

The process doesn’t damage the crochet and she has used other families’ heirloom doilies to make one-off pieces for those families. The work in her gallery is just stunning, and while the crocheted doilies are lovely, these platters, trinkets and mugs are something else - it’s just as well she’s based in the US, or I’d be creating a wish list right now….

Style at the Sipping Room

Now the weather is starting to turn, autumn’s really on its way isn’t it? I’m sharing some interiors inspiration from The Sipping Room, a bar in London’s Docklands. It’s full of fur, either cushions or throws, and is just the snuggly kind of decor that feels right for now, and for before we put the heating on. You haven’t broken yet, have you?

The bar was the venue, or rather the base, for the launch of Heston’s Everdure range in the UK. The launch took place outside, as it’s hard to launch a barbecue range indoors isn’t it? The day was sunny, but that was deceiving and I’m pretty sure at one point we were quite tempted to head inside. But the food, and oh the food, that was outside, and who was going to turn down food cooked by Heston’s team? Exactly.

A high bar stool and cosy cushion

I’ve already shared the loos from there, like you do. Or rather, like I do. And they did quite possibly have the prettiest geometry… The bar’s interiors though was quite different and much darker, full of wood, texture and pops of colour. And it worked.

cosy furs and cushions for extra comfiness

There were spaces for dining and socialising, and in each space there was lighting and comforting throws, or cushions.

circular booths create cosy spaces
a wooden bar, open shelves and bar stools with clever lighting

The bar, as you’d expect had its own design treatment with clever lighting and inviting high stools, which you couldn’t help but just perch on while your drinks arrived. I’m sure the space has a buzzy and vibey feel on usual days, but being there for a private event meant I got to take photos I wouldn’t usually get to take, and it was great.

women are made to be loved

There was one similarity with the loos, and that’s the quotes. This one, so true, hey?

Women are made to be loved, not understood.
Oscar Wilde.

Love this #87 Touchdown table

I’m delving into my photos from this year’s Ideal Home Show for today’s post, and sharing a piece of furniture that not only looks good but is practical too. I’m sure many of us have charging wires trailing about, and never really having the right charging cable in the right place. I’ve solved that by having several cables, one of which always lives in my handbag, just in case.

But imagine if you could just put your phone down and it would charge. I know right, but you can. But what about if that table also acted as a speaker. And looks good too. May I present the Touchdown Designer Table:

A stool or side table

And to blow my mind even more, you can connect more than one table to each other wirelessly for complete surround sound and/or multi room playing. They’re not cheap at almost £300 put equally if it’s functional and stylish it’s worth considering isn’t it?

They come in different finishes and fabrics and I think they’re definitely one to watch for the future.

touchdown charging

Though, if you remember my bedside table, it’s unlikely that any side table of mine will ever look this clear.

But what do you think, is this something you have, or would have?