Thursday 12 March 2009

Lisa Stickley, and chairs.

Well, it's no secret that I love Lisa Stickley, so I was thrilled when I spotted this scoop on Design Mole.

Lisa has started a little column on her website, today a charming little story about her love for mismatched chairs, including her grampy's chair. I have to admit it took a while before I actually read the text - I was transfixed by these lovely illustrations. Sadly, I don't own one single family heirloom. Every time I go home my mother asks me what I want to inherit - unfortunately, not one thing. She claims that she is 'not sentimental' so I think she must have gotten rid of anything worth having years ago. Is there anything from your parents' house that you have your eye on?

6 comments:

Feltbug said...

Hi there - thankyou for leaving a comment - lovely to find your blog.

Michelle Parks McCourt said...

will have to check out her column.

HowtoBEaCOOLoldLady said...

am nostaglicly attached to anything habitat circa early 70's. apart from that a curious painting by a birmingham school of art graduate that I used to think was jesus. a chair with one arm painted glossy pillarbox red, a gilded mirror. All for sentimental reasons.

Anna Ander said...

We have a chandelier that originally comes from my great grandparents. Since we're not too chandelier-y, I've put a few white paper birds in it. It looks more like ours now, but my mother frowns at it on occasion.

Lovely blog!

Brittany | the Home Ground said...

My grandparents were serious antique collectors, with the money to get the really good stuff. I look forward to inheriting many beautiful things from my parents. Some beautiful handwoven native american baskets, my mom's ceramic collection in the kitchen, and a handpainted armoire that says 1797 on it. I love going home and seeing all of these things.

N I C O L A said...

Love this post and the one's on either side - Skye is an amazing chef and Petesham nurseries is just so unique & divine & her cookbooks are must haves / love Lisa Stickly and am obsessed with Ottolenghi / their cookbook is fabulous too - I can tell from this pic its the Islington branch and not the Notting Hill one - Oh how I miss London