Naked and Natural...wood that is..

All images Tandem.

Wood, in all its natural nakedness is hitting the lime light again, think natural blonde woods such as ash, birch, and beech,  treated to let the  natural colour show through, and made with today's living in mind.  

Tandem, an interior architecture and furniture specialists, are a husband and wife team based in Devon who specialize in bespoke elegant designs, with a classic Scandinavian feel. The pieces are made using only sustainable woods and finished with natural oils,  combining  traditional methods of making furniture  with the latest technology to bring simple, sleek timeless pieces for today's living.

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Sneak Peek House Tour

Photography  Henry Bourne, source The New York Times 

 How do you like the sound of high ceilings, lashings of natural light bounced off white walls with splashes of bold colour all wrapped up in a 19th century town house, yes?..me too.

This lovely house tour comes courtesy of The New York Times T Magazine (thanks for sharing) and show cases  the 19th century London town house home of   designer Harriet Anstruther, and  photographer  husband Henry Bourne.  Its the perfect blend of  old and new, with a bit of fun thrown in for good measure (check out the bathroom filled with pink light provided by a skylight)

The house tour  is set to feature in this weekends  special Design Issue of The New York Times T Magazine, were you will be able to read the full feature, but you can also see a preview here. 

 For me my favorite rooms would be the  kitchen, filled with light and plenty of work space for family cooking, (seen above) and  the first floor family room with its mix of large comfy sofas, one in a bright pink colour, modern art work and huge original windows, (seen here) though the powder room has its own certain appeal with its wacky wall paper.  Do you spot a room that you could see yourself in?

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Bring in some spring

....a little bit of spring in the living room.

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I Tease....

This spring weather has gotten me in the mood for doing a little make over, nothing very big, just taking something a little boring and making it that much nicer to live with, but at the moment its not quite ready so I'll tease you with this photo to give you clues of what I'm up to...

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Did someone say summer is coming....

The weather here in Jersey is sunny, in fact it has been for the last week or so, so this morning I thought it was about time to see what I have in my wardrobe from last summer, picture several pairs of jeans, cropped trousers and slightly worn out t-shirts, piled on the bed, accompanied by   a couple of pairs of sandals and a pair of flip flops, and I'm ashamed to say all that fits me are the flip flops and  sandals!  hence the photo above of a healthy salad and Omelette. Healthy eating here I come....again.

Pea and Tomato Omelette

2 eggs

handful of peas

3 or 4 cherry tomato's chopped

a pinch of paprika 

about a table spoon of milk

salt and pepper.

Mix all ingredients together, pour into a pan and heat through until the top 

starts to bubble, then put under the grill and brown the top,

pile a mixed salad onto a plate, sprinkle with balsamic vinagar

and a little olive oil, cut the omelette into quarters and

place on top of the salad.

Enjoy!