The Kooky Kitchen

It's the little things that make all the difference, the details that break up the triviality, the little touches that add interest and bring a compliment; so then, why not start with the kitchen?

Sources: (1) Always one step ahead, Anthropologie brings quirky home to its adoring fanbase. Check out their diamond-cut measuring cups. (2) Woolly but not fuzzy, here comes Herdy from Kendal, UK: good clean fun on the kitchen table thanks to those round rubber coasters in funky colours! (3) And finally, why not add some oomph (and romance!) to that cuppa with a sprinkling of rose-flavoured green tea from Kusmi Tea... We can hardly wait for the effect! (4) Guests will be equally impressed by the jigsaw cookie cutters from Cox & Cox!

Vintage Flavours

Here today, gone tomorrow: here's the kind of vintage that won't last in time, yet last in effect, with nostalgia galore that whips us back like an ice cream to the sunny side up of British seaside, with edible creamy colours and flavours that sound like Knickerbocker Glory, Peach Melba and Neapolitan, resistance is futile!

Source: From British chocolatier, cocoa grower and chocolate reinventor Hotel Chocolat.(1) Header from their 'Summer Sizzlers' email newsletter (July 2011). 'Knickerbocker Glory' available in (2) + (4) Neapolitan and (3) Peach Melba flavours. (5) 'Making Sandcastles' Raspberry Chocolate Puddles. (6) Sweeter than a Carry On film, the 'Carry On Gift Box'!