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Thursday, April 24, 2008


I've mentioned I'm not *quite* ready for the Big Apartment Unveil – for starters, it would mean removing the cat-protecting sheets from the couches and keeping Commander Robot distracted long enough so he doesn't immediately roll his overly hairy little body all over them, which just seems kind of exhausting – but there are a few little parts of our place that always make me smile. I do love my Petrie, but sometimes, the tiniest touches end up being the best ones.

Starting with above: Bold matchbox (in a tiny bowl from Spin in Beijing). I picked up a slew of these in Thailand; I love the colors and graphics.

Then we have:
Vintage owl collection!


Old-school telephone (from Mustafa, the legendary 24hour little India department store in Singapore):


A nicely folded pile of vintage floral sheets in the linen closet:


My growing Font-emblazoned Kitchen Collection:


A yellow Melamine full tea set:


And finally: Albert, my robot coat hanger, from the cutest children's shop in Paris.

Albert is entrusted with holding my red quilted vintage housecoat, which is what I wear around the apartment most days. With slippers. Seriously. I'm a few haircurlers and a half-finished cigarette away from being a perfectly retro disgruntled housewife.

26 comments :

allison said...

it's all darling, but i have a special affinity for your typographic kitchen collection! adorable!

x
allison

Ashley said...

So, I found your blog on the AsianCajuns site, and I love it! I love the vintage owl collection, the yellow tea set, everything! (and your cat is adorable, by the way.) I really enjoy vintage furniture and decor, especially in the kitchen! Keep up the great blogging!

I hope you don't mind, but I tagged you on my blog. If you're not a fan of tagging, you won't offend me by not posting it!

Ashley
www.hikinginstilettos.blogspot.com

Johanna said...

love the yellow Melamine *so* very much.

and albert? forget about it. the first time you invite me over for a night of Gossip Girl, he'll be cleanly removed from the wall and in my tote before you even notice I've left during a commercial break...

cider and beer Thursdays,
Johanna

Anonymous said...

Love your vintage sheets! Great finds! ;)

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SarahHutch said...

Dude, I have many of the same vintage sheets! I love finding those- beautifully colorful, already softened by many washings-sheets. This is my favorite blog by the way.

Anonymous said...

Weird! I think I have that same vintage owl at the bottom left...does the book the owl is sitting on read, inexplicably, "Weather"? By the way, you have such cute things - adore the robot hanger!

Jessie said...

Love the vintage housewife visual!!!

Anonymous said...

Do you mind sharing the name of the children's store in Paris? Thanks for any help

Candice DeVille said...

How wonderful is vintage melamine! Stylish, sleek AND child (or tipsy pal), friendly.

Ammu said...

What a gorgeous collection! Your apartment looks like a really fun, fun place to be!
Ha! Your visual at the end made me think of Mrs Glass a-la Franny & Zooey - mommy extraordinaire :)

Joanna Goddard said...

ADORABLE! i want to live there :)

Stacy said...

Love, love, love the font dishes.

Unknown said...

i MUST have that robot hanger! please please PLEASE tell me where you got it!

Char said...

cute hanger.. and ur last comment makes me think of the Landlady in Stephen Chow's Kungfu Hustle!

suzy. said...

i love albert. he adds just the right amount of whimsy.

One Sweet Day said...

omg your treasures are just precious. You've acquired quite a collection of cute thing!

Unknown said...

i'm so excited for the big reveal, gahhhhh!

Cutebee said...

Love your Owl COllection and Coat hanger....

styledigger said...

I like those owls! They are really cute.

styledigger said...

I like those owls! They are really cute.

Dressed and Pressed said...

I am so jealous of your stuff, especially the phone and the yellow tea set. Oh, and the housecoat! Red and quilted... Lurve.

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