How wonderfully gorgeous is ths dab pendant light, spotted on /decojournal? It’s so pretty I don’t dare to find out how much it costs. My guess is four digits, not including decimal points?

I’ve been on an online search for pendant lights, inspired by the lighting choice of my dear friend Katie over on her these are my obsessions blog, who is keen on this Sylvain Willenz torch light below.

The torch pendant light above is on sale for £972.72 over on the SCP website.

And then there are these ones over at the ACHICA sale website (you’ll need to signup) for a sweet £130.

I haven’t written here for a while. Much of the summer I’ve been away on holiday, plus I’ve changed jobs (the 9-6ish kind that pays the bills), moved house, started dogsitting little miss Winnie (the pug), AND am about to move my lovely fella into the house too – eep! not 100% about that last bit as he sits beside me singing along to TV ads as I write – !!!

One of the most pleasurable parts of the above is the furnishing of our lovely new home – on my meager (but thankfully existent) public service wage!

So here’s how it’s looking now – obviously much more to be done, and crap iPhone photos… but you get the idea.

The stairway (pictured) and bathroom are what I have my sights set on now. I’m thinking some kind of messy display of pictures hung in the stairs; a mixture of photos, art, fabric patterns and random bits. Any sugguestions/inspiration? send them my way!

I’ve bought a sofa from Ikea that I plan to replace the covers with some gorgeous Designers Guild slipcovers from Bemz, some Eames chair knock-offs from bluesuntree, the new table from made.com I wrote about a while ago – which I’ve promptly fallen in love with!

I can’t help but be inspired by my previous home, the Garden Flat (designed by the one and only miss Dinon). But now that I’m hooked on interior design, the design blogs out there have been amazing inspiration – especially these ones out of the U.S. – and most especially this one Copy Cat Chic. Perfect for resourceful, penniless public service worker bees like me.

This bathroom is going to be my starting point – love the grey, dark wood and white towels. Fresh!

I can see it on my sofa already…

Lauren by Ralph Lauren Cable Knit Throw
Reg $50.00
Sale $39.99
Ralph Lauren cable knit throw. Soft and comfortable in rich, warm and soft cotton. Each comes in a gift box. Throws measure 50″ X 70″. 100% Cotton.

From Bloomingdales

Another purchase for the Bermondsey Mews house (how we’ll get it through the teeny tiny front door is another challenge!). Made.com are interesting. They claim to “cut out the middle man” to save you a bunch of money, but you often have to wait 6-8 weeks for delivery.

They’re heavily featured in media like the Sunday Times Magazine and they’ve advertised in those little boxes on the right of your screen in Facebook. And the furniture is actually quite beautiful, and affordable. The Oliver Dining Table pictured below (in medium, to seat 6) was only £198. I’m in!

Katie sent me a link this morning and I couldn’t resist – FRETTE on sale! Vente Privee is where it’s at – I bought this lovely merino wool throw blanket and some towels. And a bathmat. Fear of forthcoming credit card statement was the only thing stopping me from snapping up any more of the great items they had on the site.

LOVE!

Not too long now and I’ll be moving into the Bermondsey mews house. It’s unfurnished – yes! – which means I’m now going a bit nuts in the summer sales & on eBay to buy furniture and homewares. The best purchase so far? This gorgeous Designer’s Guild fabric footstool for a sweet £100 on eBay. Nice!