Sofa, so good
I apologise for the corny title, but hey, low
hanging fruit and all that.
Trying to buy furniture in Lexington is a little hit and miss. My tastes are modernist, whereas local retailers tend to cater for those who like lots of carved wood, or overstuffed and swoopy leather items that would go well with sharkskin suits and dead snitches in the trunk. Whilst there are a few good antique places nearby, we've not found exactly what we were looking for.
Le Corbusier, the French architect who died in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, of all places, designed a few lovely bits of furniture as well as trying to change the way we live. Usually out of reach for mere mortals such as I at places like the inaccurately named Design Within Reach, Shangri La came to the rescue, and yesterday ,after several months of patiently waiting, Fedex Freight rang the doorbell. You can see the results below.
In other news, Saturday was a lovely day that saw us lower the top on the car and head off to the Woodford Reserve distillery to see how this marvellous tipple is crafted. Smelling a damn sight better than the Young's Brewery in Wandsworth, and far more picturesque (my inability to find the camera before we left means a lack of pictures), it's well worth the visit if you're in the area. Sadly, federal law prohibits them giving you more than half an ounce to taste.
Finally, I've been reading up on Pete and Lindsay's unconventional year long honeymoon. They're currently as far as Mongolia. You can follow their adventures too .
Trying to buy furniture in Lexington is a little hit and miss. My tastes are modernist, whereas local retailers tend to cater for those who like lots of carved wood, or overstuffed and swoopy leather items that would go well with sharkskin suits and dead snitches in the trunk. Whilst there are a few good antique places nearby, we've not found exactly what we were looking for.
Le Corbusier, the French architect who died in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, of all places, designed a few lovely bits of furniture as well as trying to change the way we live. Usually out of reach for mere mortals such as I at places like the inaccurately named Design Within Reach, Shangri La came to the rescue, and yesterday ,after several months of patiently waiting, Fedex Freight rang the doorbell. You can see the results below.
In other news, Saturday was a lovely day that saw us lower the top on the car and head off to the Woodford Reserve distillery to see how this marvellous tipple is crafted. Smelling a damn sight better than the Young's Brewery in Wandsworth, and far more picturesque (my inability to find the camera before we left means a lack of pictures), it's well worth the visit if you're in the area. Sadly, federal law prohibits them giving you more than half an ounce to taste.
Finally, I've been reading up on Pete and Lindsay's unconventional year long honeymoon. They're currently as far as Mongolia. You can follow their adventures too .
Posted: Thu - June 2, 2005 at 11:16 am
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