Filling the (not so) new house with art… (Part II)

I seem to have not blogged in over a month (oops). I got a new job and then struggled a bit to readjust my routine around it but now I’m feeling positive and excited about blogging and illustration again so you’ll hopefully be reading/seeing a lot more of me!

Continuing on with my last post about filling our new house with art, I’m now going to show you around the porch and upstairs rooms – starting with the bedroom:

This is a print I got from Dick Vincent years ago which I absolutely love! We had it in the bedroom in the flat but I think it fits so much nicer in the new house with all the exposed timbers.

That’s actually the only artwork we have in the bedroom – the room is a bit of an odd shape because it slopes on two sides and then opposite the wall in the photo is a shower and a cupboard with a toilet and sink in it…

The Studio

One of my favourite things about the studio is having this magnetic noticeboard by my desk. I like that I can change it around if I want to but I can also have lots of art in one place without having a poke a billion nails into the wall.

First up is this print I got recently from Annie Dornan Smith, (well Max got it for me when I told him about it, because I can’t be my own(?)). Isn’t he a sweetie.

Another recent print is the storm in a teacup one by Stephy Draws who just set up an etsy shop – check it out! The postcards above were from her too, aren’t they beautiful!

I’ve got this postcard on there from Lush Spa Poole that my friend Ceire got me when she went there – the first Lush shop in the world! Not sure who it’s by, sorry!

Underneath that noticeboard is my little zine zone. I used to keep my zines in a box somewhere but the good thing about having a house is having more space and being able to keep cool things out in the open.

There is a selection including: The Printed Peanut, Tuesday Bassen (from Rope Press), Kristyna Baczynski, Thomas Colligan & Memohelen.

Then we have the bookshelf! I love love love that we got a built in bookshelf in the studio (although we may need to invest in an extra one at some point!)

It needs a bit of reorganising as books just got a bit chucked on there when we were unpacking, but it makes me really happy.

This print is a postcard I got from Andsmile studio quite a few years ago now, needs reframing, I think.

This is one of Max’s zines from his fave, Mogu Takahashi.

There are some more prints on the shelves that I got Max for his birthday but there’ll be another post about what I got him for his birthday soon.

When we moved in I snuck one of Max’s old paintings that I love on this little nook, he hates it now but I don’t think he can be bothered to move it, haha.

The Porch

This print I got especially for the new house when I was getting a bit fed up of looking for houses, so it makes me feel happy when I see it – not only did we manage to get a house, but a really nice one! All the effort was worth it! It’s another one by Annie Dornan Smith.

Thanks for reading, and I promise it won’t be another month before I write another post.

Amy x