The year I rented my first flat I also started my
But prowling around my bookcases last night it struck me that at some point I stopped buying the kind of books that make my heart sing and that my collection of large picture books pays tribute to the interiors of 1995 to 2005 and then dwindles significantly…
I cannot pinpoint a reason for this. Certainly my
But I miss big lovely books. I miss sitting with the evidence of true style in my hands. Sniffing the paper and pouring over images I would die to replicate in my own home. And so this morning as I opened my January Puttery Companion and decided it was time to make my
Here’s my list of longed for books: some not yet released and some I have been yearning for, for a while…
January…
The Vintage
February…
Junk Style by Melanie Molesworth
March…
Liberty Love by Alexa Marcellie Abegg
April…
Heirloom Modern by Hollister Hovey
May…
June…
The Where Women Create Book of Organization by Jo Packham
July…
Decorating With White by Gina Hyams
August…
The New Eighteenth Century Home byMichele Lelande
September…
Decorate Workshop by Holly Becker
October…
The Life of a BowerBird by Sibella Court
November…
Designers At Home by Ronda Rice Carman
December…
Pretty Pastel Style by Selina Lake
Happy reading Housekeepers!
Life of a Bowerbird is a fantastic title of a book about decorating. I love bowerbirds! Really, though, they are the OCD hoarders of the natural world.
I just ordered The Vintage Tea Party Year and I can’t wait until it arrives!
It just so happens, that I received The Vintage Tea Party Year for Christmas twice….would you like one of my copies? xx