little gifts..

we would like for Christmas..available to buy online from Bungalow 8

a little Blue..

...colour inspiration from these lovely winter evenings

A few thing we would like for Autumn..

Eventhough its still not that cold yet..!

oh and this...

..from antiquesandboutiques tailor made tours and personal shopping!

Vintage Barcelona 1964

This is brilliant..Barcelona back in the day, life in the city and its personalities from music in Placa Real and Jamboree, the artists at La Massana, the barrio Chino, its lovely ladies.. Robadors, Romeo and Juliet at the Liceo.., palomas, La Paloma! The bourgeoisie in their vintage cars, park Guell, Encants, the Apolo, Barceloneta, Barcelona by night, Sant Jordi, antique book fairs, Tapies, La Merce, and the old folk...aaahh if only we could book a little trip back in time! 

More Jewels..

More Jewels..by one of our favourite Spanish jewellery designers..come on out for a little Autumn shopping tour with us..

Lights, Camera, Action...

 Nice idea....and fun project. Various camera inspired lamps. We know someone in Barcelona who could custom make one for you from your old camera! 
Antiques & Boutiques...for creative projects.

Something for the boys

Getting ready for some sunshine? Here's selection of great Vintage shades for men from one of our favourite mens stores in Barcelona, La Clinique FineStore. 


Antiques & Boutiques for personal shopping and finding great and rare gems! 

The Bangle Angle

As Nancy Cunard often features as my screen saver I thought I'd share some bangle love. Here's a selection of fun geometric inspired from Fred Butler, Lucas Jack, Nevis and some Vintage & Topshop too. 

C'mon over to my house..

Look at these lovely pictures Elisabeth from Aesthetic shelter took of our apartment in Barcelona for her blog. Thanks Elisabeth...lovely to meet you!  Check out her great blog http://www.aestheticshelter.com/

Antiques and Boutiques for interior styling, sourcing and vintage finds!

Easter in France

The beautiful faded colours of southern France.. Launguedoc

Antiques & Boutiques for inspiration,  mood boards & colour. 

A colourful tale about Tuna

So...it all started when I found these beautiful old colourful rosettes and ribbons on the market..

Then took a closer look and seen that they have messages written all over them which look like little love notes and sweet nothings...

After some investigation I discovered that these rosettes belonged to Spanish university 'Tuna' groups ...wandering musicians who would entertain and then romantically serenade the ladies they were wooing from underneath their windows and balconies. Traditionally the 'Tuna' groups wear a uniform  derived from the Iberian students from the 16th and 17th centuries - one of the important garments for the uniform is a long, loose, sleeveless cloak with an open front worn over the clothing. Adorning the cloak are the seals and shields of the cities and countries that the tuno collect from all over the world and multi coloured ribbons, expressing affection, feelings or love. These ribbons are typically presents from sweethearts, friends or relatives and are worn trailing from the colourful rosettes. 

These rosettes date back to 1973 and here are some of the lovely messages that are written on them translated from Spanish. 

'You have that voice that when you sing them luisillo you steal their hearts'

'you are so lovely and elegant...think of me when you sing'

'you love to speak and can't be quietened... dress yourself for the 'tuna'  and go under the balcony to sing'

'how happy he is...fish in water'

Also...just after finding them and finding out about their story..I found a 7 inch record of the music and a lovely cover with the 'Troubadours' in full costume. 

Its amazing what kind of adventure a few lovely old ribbons from the market can take you on...

...and where you can take them to

this is one idea...

Deco illustration

Wow.....so beautiful. I found these amazing hand painted interior design illustrations at the flea market. This is a small selection of them.... I'm dreaming of shrinking myself down into a small illustrated version of my self and moving in!  if you're lucky I might post some more! 
Antiques and Boutiques...for sourcing of beautiful and amazing things! 
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