Weekend picks

Hi!

I'm back from Paris!
No time for bloggin' in the city (more of which later) so here are my - very late - mid-week picks

"Un Mundo Raro", Kalandraka 2010 - illustration by the very talented Nicolai Troshinsky

"Un Mundo raro", Kalandraka 2010 - Nicolai Troshinsky

Heads

and tails
Dog series by Penny Stotter
via The Design Alphabet

100% cute - dolls and softies from Japanese store Spilla
via bonne-vie

Vintage wooden jigsaw from Winter's moon

Grimm's Spiel and Holz wooden alphabet magnets
via Ohdeedoh

Surely

you need a vintage wooden caravan music box that plays Eidelweiss? You can buy it here then hop over to Sweet, Sweet Life* to learn how to make Charlie and Lola a house like this to go with it.


* Tutorial to be posted by Sunday.

Hurry, hurry

before she goes...

The vintage playroom

Like many, I love combining old and new finds to create a modern vintage look around the house. The whole family enjoys going to flea markets, car boot sales and Emmaus so we pick up lots of nice furniture there or go to one of our favourite brocantes.

There are some fantastic addresses online too. Here's a selection of furniture for children's bedrooms or playrooms from some of the European shops I love:









* Vintage child's woven basket chair from Winter's moon * French 60s children crossing sign from la Brocante de la Bruyère * Old Dutch children's kitchen unit from Old Basics (they do speak English and can arrange shipping) * Fun vintage building block coathangers from dedale-l'atélier *60s child's chair in yellow and red from Tas-ka