Monday 13 April 2009

Lovely Leather

No this isn't a giant coaster or place mat, it is in fact a rather lovely leather rug from Zara Home

Now, I quite like leather rugs (if you could see the mess I've already made of my new wool one - you'd understand why) they're practical, easy to look after (ok until someone drops a glass of wine on them) and I like the contrast of making something soft out of a relatively hard material. 

I had a leather rug once. Well, it was suede actually, a large shaggy beast that I delighted fellow commuters with by carrying it home on the bus during a really bad tube strike. 

Unfortunately, it had to go, apparently it left dust over everyone's black trousers and I swear I almost cried when it got binned (this is how emotional I get about interiors peeps) 

This one however, would not be leaving dust or fluff on an trousers.  I adore its simple design and hand-crafted style - to me it kinda looks like one of those giant Moroccan pouffes that has been squashed or had the top cut off. 

Anyway, it would look great in my flat which means less procrastinating on Twitter, Facebook, checking the weather every two seconds and back to securing some freelance work...