INSPIRATION

FOR THE LOVE OF KITCHENS – DeVOL KITCHENS

Have you watched the show ‘For the love of Kitchens’ yet on HBO Max?!? It is so good. I am obsessed with Helen Parker the creative director! I love that Cotes Mill a historic 16th-century water mill on the banks of the River Soar, just outside Loughborough, is an epicenter of creativity; an artisans dream world. They conceptualize and create furniture, lighting, kitchen accessories and ceramics just to name a few categorizes of items available to the public. It is great to see how co-founder Paul O’leary, managing director Robin McLellan and Helen encourage their team to explore design ideas creating what seems like healthy artistic work environment and as a result creating one of a kind DeVol staples.

They have 5 different kitchen collections – The Real Shaker, The Classic English, The Heirloom, The Sebastian Cox and The Haberdasher.

The Real Shaker Kitchen

The Classic English Kitchen

The Heirloom Collection

The Sebastian Cox Kitchen

The Haberdasher Kitchen

Look how sweet Paul and Helen seem (below). Please watch the show and let me know your thoughts!

CHANGE

Its been a while, life seems to have whizzed by which is crazy to me! I remember my parents telling me to appreciate my childhood because the older you get the faster it goes…..they of course were right.

On another note lots of change has occurred to me recently, it all seems to have happened unexpectedly and at once. It can feel lonely and of course things will resolve themselves overtime, but boy, its not fun right now. Hibernating or going on a far away destination seems like the appropriate choice at the moment, though some would call that running away. Since I cannot do that in reality here’s a mood board of growth, travel, self exploration and trying to find solitude.

ESCAPE

These days the world cannot wait to be social and out once more. Its so odd to miss the simplest things like taking the metro to a baseball game, going to the beach to do absolutely nothing, going out for long walks taking photographs, being annoyed of people whilst out in a bar/club or just hanging with friends at the cafe down the street. These all feel like things of the past. How are we going to normalize once this is over? I have to say I value and appreciate my relationships with those close to me so much more. Hope all of you are doing well.

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