New York (Magazine) I love ya

If, like me, you love fantasizing that you live in a New York appartment, or maybe a bohemian Brooklyn basement, Wendy Goodman, New York Magazine's style editor, could help to feed your dreams. 

Her regular 'Space of the Week' spot always features such interesting homes – and, unsually, they tend to feel attainable (apart, perhaps, from the New York bit). This colourful place, above, owned by a pair of NY-settled Aussies with a penchant for Peruvian rugs, is far from polished and untouchable-looking – but it's super cute and very inspiring. Love the blue walls particularly. 

Read about the owners and see more pictures in the slideshow the New York Magazine

More affordable art

Yesterday I blogged about some gorgeous Panda-based prints for a child's room from A Little Bit of Art. Just after I'd posted it, I couldn't resist a bit more window shopping on the site and dug out a few more goodies. I wouldn't usually blog about the same shop or site twice in a row – but there was just so much more there and I needed to justify the very long time I spent thinking, "want that"... "want that"... "want that"...

For the small dog in my life, I had to start with this super sweet and slightly kitsch canine covered number under the banner Collection of Joy (£20, A3 size, open edition digital print).

And it's not only prints for walls that the shop sells. LOVE this plate! (It's £30 and 250mm diameter.) There are some tea-towels and other illustrated accessories for sale on the site too.

And these fishing boats are just great, aren't they? By artist Hanna Melin, it costs £60.

And this is just brilliant. Love the dayglo tinge. It's by Robert Rubbish, costs £50 (48cm x 64cm, signed, limited edition screenprint of 200). I really want it.