Wedgwood's afternoon tea sets

Teacups are another current obsession of mine... 

Something I want to do more often is invite my girlfriends over for afternoon tea. Wouldn't it be lovely to have some beautiful teacups from Wedgwood? Here is their harlequin collection... which is all about mismatched fine bone china cups and saucers. 

And the cuckoo collection...

And the Queen of Hearts collection...

I do like the simple stuff, too. White with a beautiful platinum banding, for example.

If I invited you over... and let's pretend I had all of these... which teacup would you choose?! 

Champagne in the fridge

We haven't moved in yet but we finally have the key to our lovely new home! We are now proud homeowners - it's so exciting! Here is our Gaggenau fridge. No food, just a bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne.

Our weekend will be really busy. Now that I've packed (and I can't tell you how fed up I am with packing), I can't wait to unpack :-) And I hope we never have to move again.
I wish you all a happy weekend!

Looking after your handbags

This little red clutch used to belong to my mother. Cute, isn't it?

But look inside and you'll see that it's falling apart: the leather is now peeling! Like confetti. 

Isn't that sad? Don't let this happen to any of yours.

What the experts say:
"Stuff the inside of the bag with acid-free tissue."
"The best way to store handbags is to hang them from S-shaped hooks on a rod in your closet or lined up on a shelf. Be careful not to hang them too close together, or they may get damaged or entangled."

From this book by Melanie Charlton Fascitelli, mentioned first in my luxury wardrobes post.

Homes with a view

When we were in Oslo about three weeks ago, we took a ferry to the Viking museum. On the way, I spotted a couple of lovely houses - all with a spectacular view.

The first one is my favourite (but no playing football in that garden..!).

I wouldn't mind this one, either.

I wonder if this house has a lift? Either way, the tower is quite cool. (And I love the colour of the sky!)

Would you like to live in one of these houses? Or have a beautiful apartment in the city?

When we were looking for a place to buy, we decided on the latter. We didn't want to climb stairs!

Luxury wardrobes

I just stumbled across Clos-ette, a company that specialises in designing luxury wardrobes. Clients include Eva Longoria Parker, Liv Tyler and Beyoncé... to name a few.

I wouldn't mind having a wardrobe like this... I'm particularly fascinated with the perfectly folded t-shirts arranged by colour. And I must get wooden hangers (hundreds of them) some day. This is surely part of the trick - look how much neater a wardrobe looks when the hangers are not an ugly mishmash (there's a better photo below).

I would love to have a little desk dedicated to jewellery.

I'm liking the phone detail - to make those emergency "what shall I wear?" calls to friends!

From the same person who founded Clos-ette is this book. I was so impressed with what she's done that I'm now thinking of getting it. Do you know it? Is it worth buying?