We are now at the fun part of the build (trust me, there's been a lot of non-fun bits) which is decorating, accessoring etc. I saw this ash try in my local second hand shop yesterday and had to have it.
Not that I know anyone who smokes any more, but it just looks so right on the coffee table.
I almost feel compelled to spark up a St Moritz to give it some purpose. Or maybe I'll just find a little pot plant to place within.
As you can see we've really grabbed the orange horns with our new studio and invested fairly heavily in this hue.
Not least of all with the rubber flooring in the kitchen area.
The electrician made us replace the rubber coil on this vintage Thorn light fitting before he would install it. When we went to order said coil, what do you know, it comes in a range of colours, including orange.
I think it is now time to show a red light to the orange. As much as I love it, you can have too much of a good thing. Remind me of that, next time some classic 70's plasticware in easyjet orange crosses my path.
Of course you had to have that ashtray! And those touches of orange tile with the white is brilliant. The orange rubber coil on the light is a perfect touch, and it goes without saying that I'm completely in love with your orange rubber flooring. I agree that there has to be a stopping place for the orange, but I'm going to push the limits as far as I can. :)
ReplyDeleteOrange is one of my favourite colours Patsy and this is why!
ReplyDelete(Easyjet orange - love it!)
I love your orange choices. Why? Because they're brave and full of gumption. Let's all wrap ourselves in orange and rejoice.
ReplyDeleteTHanks girls, I knew someone out there would understand the orange love affair.
ReplyDeleteYour splashes of orange looks supercool, Patsy! I LOVE your blog! I'm so glad you found mine so that I could find yours:-) Can't wait to come back for more!
ReplyDeleteHi Tove, a very warm welcome to you! How incredible to find people in such far away places with tastes so aligned, long live the interweb.
DeleteI am re-embracing orange again. I laughed at this sentence: "Or maybe I'll just find a little pot plant to place within." Does it mean what I interpreted?
ReplyDeleteHa, no freudian slip, but hey now there's an idea...
DeleteI can't find your email address 'Patsy', so here will have to do...on the lemon bars, they're not bitter at all. Just lovely and tart.
ReplyDeleteHi Patsy, have really enjoyed reading through your blog. I love your Thorn light fitting in this post. Where did you find it?
ReplyDeleteGosh, now you're asking.... can't remember, I have a feeling we bought it at auction in the UK many years ago. You could probably trawl ebay...
DeleteWe had that very ashtray on the Parker coffee table when I was a gairl but in daffodil yellow.
ReplyDeleteI'm still loving your rubber spots. Where did you order them from. We are finding it difficult to get stockists for the coloured stuff.
Hi Annie, we got the flooring here in Perth from a distributor called Floorwise, but I'm sure you can get it all over. It is called Polyflor Noppe Studd tile. Here's the link. http://polyflor.com.au/saarfloor-noppe-stud-tile-overview.html.
DeleteI totally love it but.... the installation was a bit disappointing, in that you can see the joins... I'm told because the floor was not perfectly flat. So make sure you have a good base to work on Good luck!
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ReplyDeleteHi Patsy, sorry to bother you with this here, but I've lost your email address - I've had a look at Floorwise as you mentioned above and I'm just wondering if they are happy to do residential jobs? Their website looks more geared to big commercial jobs...
ReplyDeleteAlso, now that you've lived with the stud flooring for a while, are you happy with it? I am torn between it and Marmoleum for our kitchen and I'd love to hear and would appreciate your thoughts.
p.s I've got the same vintage mousey game, oh and I hope you are well.