Milo's Chair

Here's the chair I mentioned in my recent post about Robin Day. An original Hille manufactured chair from the 1960s, won for 99p on ebay.

Pirate

Yesterday, our very good friends Stephen and Christophe came for lunch and brought with them this lovely gift for Milo, a Carlton Ware Pirate money box.

Thank you very much dear boys... x

Robin Day

In the week when I won my 99p starting bid on a navy blue child's Robin Day designed, Hille manufactured, polypropylene stacking chair, I was very sad to learn that the greatest of British designers has passed away, in the same year as his wife Lucienne, aged 95.

We also have a white Polo Sled chair which is a dream to sit in and, until we have more space at home, lives at P's studio.

Images:
1. Robin Day Poly Armchair from John Lewis
2. our Polo Sled chair
3. Reusable 2010 Tote Bag by Barber Osgerby at Twentytwentyone
4. Hillestack chair via the Design Museum
5. Days Forum 2 seater sofa at Habitat
6. Dining Chair at Habitat
7. Tricorne tray at Twentytwentyone
8. Festival of Britain coffee table found at Design Addict
9. stacking chairs found on the RCA website
10. Form Seat with Lucienne Day fabric found at Design Addict

FLATOUTbear

Of all the gifts Milo received when he was born, his favourite by far is his bear, which my parents gave to him.

The bear in question is a FLATOUTbear, made from 100% Australian sheepskin.

Affectionately named Rocky Dennis by me and P, it's the best thing for comforting Milo when he is over-tired or just a little grumpy. Rocky Dennis travels with us everywhere, even though I am a little allergic to him.

Visit Seventy Tree if you would like the opportunity to win something lovely.

Globe chandelier

I absolutely love this globe chandelier, found at Åpent hus.

Letters

TOP: Hand printed letter postcards; consonants black, vowels red; £3.00 each; Labour and Wait

BOTTOM: Make your own words plaster letters; £4.00-£9.00 each; Shelf

Fashion

I have a very small wardrobe of clothes, all of which are black and one item is pretty much a copy of the next. It's unintentional, but for the past 10+ years I have stuck to a basic sort of uniform which means that I always look the same.

These pieces from recent posts on Blog VDJ would fit in nicely. I'd love to be able to make these sorts of clothes myself, but have no idea where to find patterns... easy way out of taking on a dressmaking challenge I guess.

Nursery

With our baby due in a mere 11 days here is a peek at our nursery, which is pretty much ready and waiting for the patter of tiny feet.

This room used to be our bedroom and in order to get to where we are now, we've had to make a number of changes to our home. P has worked so hard for months and I really couldn't be happier with how he has prepared for the arrival of the new addition to our little family.

Our cradle is suitable for the first five months. P installed a ceiling hook in our bedroom as well so that the baby can sleep with us at night. We'll then move on to the Brio sleep cot bed.

I still need to get fabric for the blind and we should receive the white Tolix toy box at the end of September which will be very useful additional storage.

All that's left now is for the rascal to arrive...

Brita Sweden

I've ordered the black and white Gunnel door mat by Brita Sweden. Can't wait for it to arrive...

Links

I had a minor pregnancy problem this weekend, which has resulted in me needing to rest for a few days after an overnight stay in hospital. Things are OK with the baby and hopefully there'll be no repeat of the problem. This rest has given me time to post, but as my mind has been elsewhere, I just have a few links to share which I enjoyed finding some time ago but haven't had time to mention...

Nutsa Modebadze journal

Ana Kraš

Elle Deco

We have five weeks until my due date, 12 August, and it feels like we're a million miles away from being ready. Thankfully, this weekend we have some help with thinning out some furniture. I'm sure the end of our decorating will then be in sight. I know that I'll feel ready once we've been able to suspend the baby cradle in our bedroom, even if the baby's room isn't quite ready. Still need to buy the cot (in white) and chest of drawers, but do have the toy box on order ready for end of September delivery.

As part of our preparation, a couple of weekends ago I parted company with 10 years worth of Elle Deco, but not before I sat and flicked through every copy... January 1998 to December 2007.

I remembered how much I used to enjoy features which no longer appear, such as the "48 hours in..." travel articles, "Eating Out" and "Eating In" recipes for dining at home or in the garden... it was also interesting to see how much things have gone up in price...

- Alvar Aalto Stool 60 January 2000 issue price £55, now £160
- Iittala Mariskooli bowl in red October 2004 issue price £21, now £69
- Jean Prouvé Standard Chair August 2003 issue £395, now £517
- Isokon Plus Penguin Donkey 2 March 2002 issue £255, now £410
- Robert Welch Hobart candlestick in red March 2004 issue £35, now £50
- Kristian Vedel Architecht Made wooden birds March 2004 issue £32, now £44

My bag

I love it when people post about the contents of their handbag. I'm not sure why I like it so much, but I really do. Inspired by the recent post over at Krims Krams, I emptied mine out tonight when I got home from work and here's what was inside...

Black Porter tote bag for Monocle containing iPhone with red leather Ordning & Reda cover, Cath Kidston cherries button mirror, Aesop rosehip seed lip cream, Liberty gift coins, Keys on a Hermès leather apple key chain, Keepcup, Marimekko umbrella, Nail file, Mason Pearson comb, Antibacterials wet-ones, Blackberry, Postalco pass case, Comme des Garçons wallet, Cutler & Gross sunglasses, Rennies, Rob Ryan for Afternoon Tea shopping bag, Sony Ericsson phone, Mont Blanc Bohème pens and pencil set, Moleskine diary, Coq en Pate pencilcase (plus photo of contents), Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX38 with case and MMMG wrist strap.

Oh, and a peek at the bump!

String

I've taken a break from blogging without realising it, writing and reading, with a few exceptions. Time has been in short supply, and with just 10 weeks until our baby is due to arrive, it's difficult to believe that we'll be ready when the day comes... before then we have a number of changes to make to our home.

First was to move our library of books from the spare room (soon to become our bedroom) down to the living room, and I'm hoping that the String shelving we put up this weekend, after redecorating the room, will accommodate everything.

Pushpull

The list of essentials for our August arrival just gets longer and longer and despite the fact that we're probably looking at 12+ months before there'll be any walking taking place, the Pushpull by Kaiku Design looks like the perfect toddler's cart to me...