Tag: Lockdown

  • Scandi Vibes at the Affordable Art Fair post Lockdown

    Scandi Vibes at the Affordable Art Fair post Lockdown

    The Affordable Art Fair has returned with fanfare after lockdown and the re-opening in Battersea this autumn was the best ever. Lots of colour, abstracts, celebrity portraits and photographs as well as ceramics and sculpture were on display. Pieces on sale went for between £50 – £6,000. Here in Scandi vibes at the Affordable Art…

  • In Search of Nordic Inspired Art after Lockdown

    In Search of Nordic Inspired Art  after Lockdown

    Ah, we’re always checking out the Nordic look in art, interior design and beauty wherever we go. And as London reopens after lockdown, where cooler than Nordic inspired art Unit Gallery in Mayfair. This Viking-ish looking painting (above with its horns) by Chason Matthams probably isn’t quite there. But Unit London gallery in Mayfair is…

  • Shopping for Non Essentials after Lockdown

    Shopping for Non Essentials after Lockdown

    Pure joy as we now shop for non essentials! How we’ve missed the fairs, the exhibitions and the private views. And we’ve missed the furniture, the sculptures and paintings, the ceramic pots and all the things that make a home that little bit more special. So long was lockdown in the UK that we almost…

  • The New Normal: 5 Things to Fix as We Come Out of Lockdown

    The New Normal: 5 Things to Fix as We Come Out of Lockdown

    For months we’ve been looking forward to seeing family and friends again. But as lockdown finally looks as if it’s coming to an end fear strikes… Are we ready to face the world again? On closer inspection, quite a few things are not presentable in the pre-Covid sense. So here comes the new normal: 5…

  • Zoom work from Home Backgrounds

    Zoom work from Home Backgrounds

    Some will view the chance to peer into people’s homes through video conferencing as a positive result of the Covid pandemic – others will consider it an irritant. Here in Zoom work from home backgrounds we check some of the good and bad options and how to get it spot on when you have a…

  • Shopping for Best Scandi Style Interiors after Lockdown

    Shopping for Best Scandi Style Interiors after Lockdown

    Pure joy as the stores re-open after three months of lockdown! Now we can go shopping for best Scandi style interiors. And what a feast for the eyes to see the items for sale – some reduced to next to nothing. Here we pick our favourite Nordic looking home decor pieces from some of our…