Day 5

I had some family business to attend to this morning, so it was a quiet day. I was in Chelsea and stopped by some great places including Tricia Guild's two shops and William Yeoward's incredible store. I had a chance to meet and chat with Mr. Yeoward. It turns out we know someone in common, and that he's been to Baltimore several times. He was gracious, charming and funny. What a treat to meet someone so talented. I had received some of his crystal as a gift, but chipped one of the goblets when it tipped over in the sink, so stopped in to see who in the US could repair it.

This cheeky monkey is part of the Christmas decorations. Detail of a red wine glass.I love this chair with its hot pink back.

This orange was even more beautiful in person, and look at the purple and pink in the background!

I was just stunned by how beautiful this china is!

In the afternoon, I headed to one of my favourite places - Paperchase on Tottenham Court Road. It's their headquarters store and is filled with the most amazing papers. I adore their Morrocan crocodile textured papers, which I bought in browns, greys and an incredible red. I can't find anything nearly as nice in the US, and these are pretty inexpensive. I can't wait to do some creative things with them.

I headed up the street to Heal's and saw one of my favourite things on the trip. It's a crystal installation in the shape of a globe, with smaller crystals at the top, graduating to larger ones at the bottom.

Detail of the globe.
Alessi dental floss dispenser. He's only about two inches tall. Display wall.More heads.

Tomorrow, I head down to Wales for two days to see my ex-housemate and his two children. I am really excited about this! We have some fun things planned, so I know I will enjoy the time with them.

Talk soon!