Mr. and Mrs. Beaver's Home

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Royal Doulton Fable

Such a delightful pattern! It has the warm charm of the best folkish mid-century Scandinavian ceramic designs:

Royal Doulton

Fable

The designer is Karolin Schnoor- check out more of her adorable images here.

Wooden Clocks

Clayton Boyer designs unorthodox clocks. Although he does not sell the clocks themselves, he does sell the construction plans so those with the skill and resources can make their own versions of these intriguing timepieces.

Radiance

Modern Times

Solaris

For more on these excellent kinetic gizmos, check out this blog and these photos.

Tiffany Desk Set

desk set

Scalamandre Zebra

stairway

powder room

Bold and exotic, Scalamandre's iconic Zebra print was designed in 1945 for the now-closed Gino of Capri restaurant:

Gino's

Of course, its most popular 21st century appearance was as a background to the shelves of plays in the bedroom of Margot Tenenbaum:

Margot's bedroom

This print is available in a diverse range of incarnations from umbrellas:

umbrellas

to tote bags:

tote bag

to dishes:

dishes

It is also available in a range of colour ways in varying degrees of contrast and intensity. Zebras really do bring a touch of Serengeti whimsy to everyday life. 

Trunk Seat

trunk seat

Student Digs

Here are some great pictures of student rooms at Harvard at the turn of the 20th century.

Old Harvard

Dead Elegant

Ayre & Co.