What's better than wood panelling?

images by Mark Williams

More wood panelling! I received my daily email update from ELLE Decor South Africa this morning and I just had to share this - what could be my dream home - with you. Head over to their site to view some more great shots by Mark Williams.

What I Wore

December 1985

Quote of the Week - Jean-Dominique Bauby

...I see in the clothing a symbol of continuing life. And proof that I still want to be myself. If I must drool, I may as well drool on cashmere. (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)

Last Weekend on the Turntable

David Essex - Rock On

David can I have your necklace please?

image via the very cool music site So Many Records, So Little Time

Tip of the Week - How to Choose the Best Tie

• silk should feel smooth
• high-quality ties, constructed from three pieces of fabric, should lie perfectly flat, without bumps or ripples.
• make sure the bar tack is securely attached and on straight - detail, details!
• pull on the back slip stitch - one that has been sewn on correctly helps maintain the shape of the tie and gathers together when pulled
• hold the tie over your hand and let it fall. The narrow end should fall directly in the middle of the wide end

How to Pack A Carry On Bag

Of course everyone is different. I usually pack an extra pair of underwear, socks, deodorant and a pic of my family.

1. aspirin
2. batteries
3. camera
4. credit cards
5. confirmations
6. eyeglasses
7. sunglasses
8. identification
9. keys
10. light sweater
11. prescriptions
    
12. mints/gum
13. money
14. outerwear
15. passport/visa
16. reading material
17. sleep mask
18. ear plugs
19. ticket
20. toothbrush/paste
21. empty water bottle (have the flight attendants fill it for you once on the plane)

Vintage Armani

1980

6 Statement Knuckle Rings

Top left to right
Australian Turquoise from Etsy seller opalwing
Filigree Leaf Wrap from Etsy seller Brilliance Found
ERE BY REPOSSI - RING


Bottom left to right
FABIO CAMMARATA - GAUDI' O RING
ERICKSON BEAMON - HEART OF GLASS
All Wrapped Up from Etsy seller FashionableRx

Quote of the Week - Robert Frost

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.