http://littlespaces.co.uk big ideas for small homes Sat, 26 May 2007 13:18:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I have this picture in my hall (as do many others!) I was interested to see that Pedlars have turned it into a tea towel too. Carry on troops! http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/05/26/keep-calm-and-carry-on-tea-towel/ I'd love to live in a Span House. When I say that a lot of people go, "Huh? What's one of them?" Parkleys, Ham - Photograph by Tim Crocker Span Houses were the brainchild of architect Eric Lyons OBE (1912–1980). Built after WWII (almost entirely by Span Developments Ltd.), Lyons aim was ... http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/05/16/ideal-homes/ A funny design genius. Any man who can have this on his website* is OK by me: "We believe that when it comes to decorating, the wife is always right. Unless the husband is gay. " I think I might have to buy his book, 'My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living'. *His online store delivers internationally ... http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/05/14/jonathan-adler/ So, Bank Holidays. It's tradition in Britain to do either one of two things. Spend the entire weekend in a traffic jam on the clogged A303 to Cornwall or spend it in a traffic jam on the way to or back from the DIY centre. We were canny and did neither, ... http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/05/09/pendant-le-week-end/ ... and not enough of it. Writing essays this week and next so not much posting. You'll be pleased to hear my print addiction continues a pace (thank you Etsy) and this weekend we start to paint over the dire 'urine yellow' colour walls in the bedroom with fresh clean white eggshell ... http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/05/02/time/ Today our expensive six-month old washing machine broke* down. Of course, it was full of water and clothes and in the rinse cycle. Lesson of the day. Before you rant and rave and spend an eternity on the phone to the service centre, read this, the Washerhelp site. We had a broken ... http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/04/28/pumping-or-not/ After the disappointment of last week, finding out that we have to put much of our refurbishment plans on hold we have decided to make our house lovely, little bit by little bit. The lounge is coming on a pace with three quarters of the walls now painted in their undercoat ... http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/04/18/making-little-bits-lovely/ Etsy is addictive. It's crack for crafters, it should be made illegal. There is such a wide variety of things on there: paintings, paper goods, prints, bags, purses, jewellery, clothes, toys, photographs... I almost click with dread when I go on Etsy, I just know I'll end up buying something ... http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/04/16/the-delight-of-etsy/ It's the time of the month to buy magazines. 'Living Etc', 'Elle Decoration' and my guilty secret magazine 'Real Simple' are all on the shelves. Living Etc. is good this month as it is 'The White Issue' - do I ever love white. Apparently different shades and textures of white are ... http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/04/14/magazine-roundup/ Heard from our freeholder today - they have to come into our flat to do the planned foundation work. So, we do have to move out for a few weeks, pack up and unpack our worldly belongings twice, and be put in a hotel/accommodation of their choosing. This also means ... http://littlespaces.co.uk/2007/04/13/bad-news/