All posts tagged: hand made

[vinegar & brown paper]

I don’t normally write seasonal/calendar driven blog posts. Mainly because I don’t buy into “Insert random commercialised event where you’re obliged to spend money on stuff you don’t really need” days. The next one coming up is Father’s Day. I know this, as Sainsbos have been selling Father’s Day cards and stocking up on socks and Maltesers for about a month already. You may have also noticed Father’s day “gift guides” popping up left, right and centre and today’s post is kind of one of those…. but it’s also not. It’s also an introduction to [vinegar & brown paper]. [vinegar & brown paper] is the creation of fellow Yorkshire resident, Andy Poplar. In his former life, Andy was an award winning advertising creative but he decided to quit his job because in his own words, “it began to make me unwell”. In his search to do something different with his life he came up with the idea of etching glass. And what a good idea it was too. Because his work is bloody brilliant. So now you’re in the …

Time for bed

Am currently working on a bedroom re-design, not my loft bedroom, another new project. The room is crying out for an upholstered bed. You know when a bedroom is big enough and the space luxurious enough for a real feature bed? Like a proper boudoir. I’ve been looking online for a bed that’s just a little bit different, for this rather special space. Cue Button and Sprung, a bed company with a difference, specialising in stunning handmade upholstered beds and mattresses. They promise to make buying a new bed or mattress as simple as possible with everything coming with a 10 year guarantee. They’ll even give you  100 nights to “sleep on it” so if change your mind they’ll arrange collection and a full refund. How good it that? Let’s take a look at some of their beds then… The Peony Button and Sprung’s beds are all hand made in solid beech with their bed styles ranging from the traditional and romantic to mid-century and modern. The Rose “Rose’s rococo curves make bedtime fun. Distinctive, elegant …