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Where America’s Lost Luggage Ends Up

Every traveler has experienced it at some point: that sinking feeling of watching all the other suitcases reunited with their weary owners at baggage claim but not seeing your own slide down the conveyor belt. While you stand there forlornly, wondering where your luggage has gone without you (and how many pairs of underwear you…

These Fabulous Vintage Japanese Slot Machines are a Collector’s Dream

I‘ve just recently discovered the world of vintage Pachinko machines and my new interest is dangerously close to turning into something “I absolutely have to start collecting right now”. For those that, like me just a few days ago, had never heard of “pachinko” before, prepare to be dazzled by a far more fabulous, Japanese version of the…

Here’s Someone Selling a Belle Epoque Chateau on the French Version of Craigslist

I‘ve been keeping a watchful eye on the monumental Château d’Aubiry since it first hit the market in 2011; a stunning 1500m2 Art Nouveau palace complete with Gustave Eiffel-designed greenhouses situated within a 12 acre park. I was taken aback this morning however, upon discovering that the property is now being peddled for nearly half the price on Le…
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Finding New York’s Best Tea & Coffee in an Ancient Village Emporium

The nicest place to buy coffee and tea in New York, is also its oldest. Tucked away in the West Village is the quiet and unassuming McNulty’s, a small store that has been selling rare teas and choice coffees ever since 1895.  Walking inside is truly like stepping back in time. It is also a…

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Strange Objects of Desire: Victorian Glassware

If there’s one thing I’m almost certain about when it comes to Victorians–it’s that they had a heck of a lot of time on their hands. Without Instagram to fill those empty moments, Pinterest to procrastinate through their evenings or Netflix to swallow up their weekends, Victorians by default, were a pretty creative and curious bunch.…

A Brief Compendium of Beautiful Bird Cages

I‘m less interested in keeping a bird in a cage than I am in keeping a cage– minus the bird. This is one of those purely indulgent posts where the internet has turned my passive admiration for something into near-obsession. It starts somewhere like Pinterest or eBay and goes something like this: Say, that’s a great…

Curiosity du Jour: The Talking Victorian Bouquet

The Victorians loved their secrets. They hid them in the details but wore them on their sleeve with the help of a few small but elaborate accessories. The nosegay, also known as a posy or a “tussie mussie”, was one of the more discrete lady gadgets of yore that had multiple uses… For one, if…

Desirable du Jour: Tissue Books

Every now and then, you can stumble upon something that stops you in your Instagram-scrolling tracks. For us, it just so happened to be a collection of unloved vintage books that have found novel purpose thanks to Parisian artist Inès Mélia … as one-of-a kind hanky holders. But don’t tell me a book has never…
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Inside the MessyNessyChic Clubhouse in Paris

I think it’s finally time I showed you around behind the scenes of Messy Nessy Chic. If you follow me on instagram, you probably know that I recently moved out of my bed and into a real office. I’ve spent the last few months obsessively making it my own personal hub in Paris and I…

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