Innerspace - A bit of birthday decoration (and some birthday presents)
>> 22.12.09
My birthday is well and truly over (I know that because it was Justin's birthday yesterday) and so this is the last post I write about it... I will show you my birthday dress when I wear it next time (which will be very soon). Today, I wanted to share a bit more of my living space because I haven't posted anything about interiors for a while. I tried to make the flat look its best for my little birthday party so I thought I'd take some snaps to remember it. It is also kind of festive so it fits in perfectly this week...
Top to bottom: Christmas tree & Customised vintage chair (living room) - Bevelled mirror & customised vintage teak dresser (hallway) - Russian dolls & antique dolls photo from 1930s (living room) - Dala Horse carrousel & poodles (living room) - Party table on my desk (living room).
My dresser broke last week and now lives in the hall. I got this pink one from Ikea as a birthday present to myself. In this mirror and in the hallway mirror, you get a peek of my birthday dress. It is from Luella.
Here are some of my presents: cute notebooks & postcards, external hard drive (I desperately needed one), The Sartorialist & a Colette Penguin book, a Bow Bow clutch, horses on a tea cup, my fawn necklace and more... You get it, my friends & boyfriend totally spoiled me this year.
It was so nice to have everyone around at my house. I went to bed thinking I must have done something very good in a former life to deserve such an amazing group of friends. Now I just wish one day I will be able to have a birthday where I have all my amazing Paris friends and my amazing London friends in the same room. I love you guys!
/sappy.
15 comments:
Such a nice happy post. You have a gorgeous home! Where do you get the chair and dresser in the first and second pictures, or did you customise them yourself? x
Juste 4 mois à attendre et c'est mon anniversaire na! (Moi jalouse? Jamais.)
Sarah - The chair is an old school chair and I customised it myself using Cole & Son wallpaper. The dresser is a 50s teak dresser. I chose the paper (chinese motif) and a friend who is way more clever than me with her hands put it on.
Adeline - Au moins tu as des cadeaux un peu plus espacés dans le temps. Moi c'est tout d'un coup!
What lovely presents! That teacup is my favourite. It's so pretty :-)
rrrhhoo c'est beau chez toi!
j'ignorais pour l'anniversaire de Justin, alors un bon aniversaire tardif.
Et pendant que je suis là, un très très bon Noël!!!!
roooh les caniches j'adooooore
ow my! You have a pink princess phone! I've wanted one of them for so long but I don't know if it will work here in Europe.
Julie - I am in Europe (London) and it works. I think you can just change the wire to get the plug for your own country.
love all your birthday goodies :) and i love the dip bowls that spell out PARTY :)
What a lovely home. I love seeing the small details of a home, yours is truly cozy. :)
-meream
I can't wait to see this Luella birthday dress!
Your house and your things are just lovely, and I think you might be the only other person I know of who has a copy of The Vagabond.
Your apartment looks gorgeous - I really like the chair in the first photo. And its is one of my lifes ambitions to own my own dressing table - I don't have the room for one at the moment! :) Hope you had a nice party!
Aaaah, belated Happy Birthday to you lovely lady! I love china dogs, I have my grandma's one above my desk.
I have the telephone on your dresser! I've wanted a 50s phone for ages, and my sister finally bought me one for my birthday.
I've just discovered the blog and am loving it, sorry to be commenting on a rather old post. I am looking forward to adding you to my daily dose of reading! :)
Peacock's Hat - The Princess phone is sooo lovely. I wanted the pale blue one but couldn't find it anywhere! My mum got this one for me a couple Christmases ago.
Glad you like the blog, come back often! xx
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