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By: Meg

Meg — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:52:53 +0000

You can mix the book (well actually magazine) with making projects for new flat. Ther is a mag that I read called Ready Made which has great, inexpensive project to make for home or where ever.

By: clementine

clementine — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:12:09 +0000

ooh, it’s so hard to know what to suggest, cos i don’t know what you like (how’s your ‘about’ page coming along? hee hee).

music-wise… I like Pony Up (hooray for Canadian chicks!), and the magic numbers, the shins (yes, getting old now, I know) and I second LupinBinny’s Dresden Dolls recommendation.

Books-wise… House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski. But that’s probably not the best book to read on moving into a new house. AND you’ve probably read it. Oh well.

Flat-related stuff… I find the things that make me feel the most at home, for the minimum outlay, are cushions and potplants. Yes, I am a grandma!! haha.

Also good: new tea towels, towels & bed linen, arrangements of flowers/feathers, and just displaying some of the cool stuff you’ve never been able/wanted to put out before because you lived in share housing!!

I’m all about fabrics, so I use a lot of beautiful (but cheap, usually!) fabrics to cover the less-beautiful elements of my home? ugly furniture, and that wall with all the footprints on it… don’t ask!!

but seriously, i’m all about the cushions. you can never have too many cushions.

I could ramble about this all day… i’m a bit *too* Cancerian, methinks.
have fun moving in!!!!

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:07:38 +0000

Well, I am wearing some lovely new socks that I knitted from the hand-dyed I bought from you at the Miso Funky market! For your flat you could try making some cushions by felting old jumpers- very cosy.
Good luck moving x

By: kate

kate — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:44:35 +0000

I totally love Barbara Walker as well…but alas no charts. There is a photo of every pattern though, so you can tell very early on if you are on the right track or not. I was just in a “post finished sweater blank” and went to bed reading her 1st treasury and now have 1 sweater ides and two scarves on the brain. Very inspirational. We just moved into a house and I fully believe plants make it a home….especially with winter coming!!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:26:52 +0000

My favourite auther right now is Alice Hoffman. I’m currently reading The Probable Future – fantastic! I’m enjoying her writing while the weather is cold and damp, curled up on the sofa. x

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:51:41 +0000

I found a nice length of chinese silk brocade once and, not wanting to cut into it, hemmed the selvedges and wrapped the top around a length of 1″ dowel to which I attached picture wire. Dowel on the bottom and presto! a beautiful wall hanging that cost next to nothing. The best part is, nobody else has anything like it. The brocade is only about 36″ wide, and about 2m in length. You can also do a similar thing, but stretching the fabric over an artist’s canvas and stapling it into the back. Then just hang it like a painting. Iridescent taffeta or dupioni looks great like that.

By: lupinbunny

lupinbunny — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:51:35 +0000

i think you need one of those old-school rainbow crocheted afghans with the black borders. my mum is making me one in anticipation of my new place (december/ january). they make a place feel cosy. and i SUCK at crochet and could still make those squares.

books (since i work in a bookstore and have a lit major) that i have LOVED: David mitchell’s ghostwritten; number9dream; or cloud atlas. all booker prize listed. marisha pessl’s Special Topics in Calamity Physics and The Memory-Keeper’s Daughter by i can’t remember who are the best novels i’ve read this year.

music: i am listening to free live dresden dolls mp3 downloads and jason webley, whose cds i think are only sold through his website. his stuff is very nice, if folksy northen european accordian crossed with tom waits is what you like.

By: Meg West

Meg West — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:41:21 +0000

I’m a new reader, I stumbled over here somehow…
Anyway, I’ve found that I love buying books… but hardly have any time to read anything but books for my research projects. Another love of mine is learning to cook and bake.
So, I buy cook books. They’re really useful, you don’t have to read them too much unless they’re trying to teach a technique. They’re probably the best thing to invest in when you’re moving into a new place. I can’t reccomend any, because it’s all about the personal taste of the owner that makes a good cookbook.

And one thing that really makes a place personal for me is a chair or sofa that once you sit in it, you’re relaxed. I found my comfy chair at one of those bedroom stores that was having a sale for things that students would need for their dorms.

By: jordi

jordi — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:05:37 +0000

music: Andrew Bird and also Micah P. Hinson are recurring favorites for sitting at home with a cup of tea on a rainy day- would be great for being stuck inside and unpacking.

By: Cookie

Cookie — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:38:59 +0000

I just ordered this stitch pattern book. Most other stitch books I've found don't chart (including 3 of the Barbara Walker ones) which is FRUSTRATING. I've been thinking of ways to prettify my place too. So far no spectacular thoughts. I'd love to see what others have to say.