London Neighborhoods: Chelsea's Design District- A Decorater's Paradise


Chelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above Sloane Square tube station. The modern eastern boundary is Chelsea Bridge Road and the lower half of Sloane Street, including Sloane Square, along with parts of Belgravia . To the north and northwest, the area fades into Knightsbridge and South Kensington, but it is safe to say that the area north of King's Road as far northwest as Fulham Road is part of Chelsea. Chelsea in it hey day was popular along Kings Road magnetizing a plethora of hipsters and hippies.

Map of Chelsea

 Now, it also serves as a mecca for Interior Decoraters/Architects and Designers. I had the pleasure of attending a workshop at the Chelsea Design Centre  in 2010.The Design Centre offers a one stop venue for home furnishings from fabrics and wallpapers to furniture, mirrors and more. I enjoyed Mulberry Home ( Fabrics) and The Silk Gallery ( fabrics) which  is an English fabric company weaving silks with other fibres including cashmere and linen this season. I also fancied Cutture ( haute couture stationary) who create laser cut designs for stationary and will undertake bespoke

commissions.

The Chelsea Design Centre has some beautiful finery, however, I found their prices exorbitant, however, I personally derived much satisfaction and inspiration from my visit there. This tea cup lamp looks easy to make, a bit of wire and a few porcelain tea cups.

Quirky Tea Cup Lamp at Design Center

The Design Centre is a pretty amazing building that houses hundreds of interior design brands all under one roof. It's an incredible resource for Interior Designers/ Decoraters in London. Chelsea is also great fun and inspirational just to peak  into all the delectably charming  and one of a kind unique boutiques and galleries.

   



Chelsea Harbour Design Centre has around 70 showrooms selling soft furnishings and is open from Monday to Friday for the trade and the public. There are many well known showrooms in the design centre from Colefax and Fowler to Mary Fox Linton. London Design Week and Focus also take place in the design centre annually.

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour Address

Address:	411 The North Chambers Chelsea Harbour London SW10 0XF
Telephone:	+44 (0)20 7225 9166

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Wordless Wednesdays - Colonialism

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Wordless Wednesdays - London Architecture

                                                London Architecture- Taken from the Archives 2009


London Architecture-

London flats
so naturally
glamorous,
interesting to the eye
with Palladian fine lines.
old, mysterious,
and
inviting
you
to take a peak
inside
see who lives
within
those rustic walls,
see
what strangers
inhabit those
creaking halls,
what ladies and gents,
danced
 a waltz
 the foxtrot
 at a ball,
and made
 history
begin.


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Sabrina's Travel Update

Hello My Loyal Subscribers!

Thank you for your continuous loyalty in reading my blog and following up on my life and adventures in Londinium. I have been traveling outside of London for quite sometime, but I wanted to let you know that I will be continuing this blog for a bit longer. Most recently, I traveled to the homeland of my Mother in Nicaragua. I spent nearly 1 month there, and it was also life altering and moved me in a big way too, but different from my time in London. That's the beauty of traveling, it opens you up in a way that you may never have dreamed of, and surprises you with excitement of learning about new lands and cultures. I will be posting photos of my travels here and on my other blog, Learning- Spanish-is- Fun, http://www.learning-spanish-is-fun.blogspot.com 

A Fine Day in Granada with my Family

My time in London was life altering and it moved me in a big way.  I still have much more to write about, and more photos to publish so stay tuned. In the meanwhile, you are welcome to check out my other blogs, Green Bohemian Living, http://www.greenbohemianliving.blogspot.com . 

Also, I am very active on Facebook, you can find me there if you like my Facebook name is Sabrina Rongstad-Bravo. If I don't know you very well, you can send me a request with a note. My mission in  life is to become a global citizen, travel the world, and expand my circle of friends, near and far. You can also find me on www.couchsurfing.com/sabrinabravissimo

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Spooky

One of my favorite things about London, out of all the many things I love is the combination of old, and new. No place is better to find that in a simple neighborhood park, where the new benches are combined with the old gravestones. A feeling of sweet spookiness and chilling nostalgia thrills your winter bones, inviting you to ponder the poetry in what's close by.

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World War 2 and Winston Churchill

I believe in the 20th century there has never been a more important politician than Winston Churchill. He helped get England out of a mess durig WW 2, and was a strategic politican. During WW 2, he instilled in the British people a sense of opitmism and hope.He helped  the countries anima during difficult times.

He's definitely one of my favorite people in History, but to be honest, there was a time I didn't know much about Winston Churchill. I learned more about him more when one of the tourists I guided when I work as a tour guide was a big World War 2 fanatic. I was giving him a tour of London, but I felt he was giving me the tour, because he knew so much about WW 2. He floored me with his in depth knowledge and passion about anything that has to do with World War 2. That said, we stopped at the Cabinet War Museums one afternoon and had a pot of tea at the canteen discuss what we saw.

The Cabinert War Museum is located at the very famous address 20 Downing Street, where Churchill conducted the war. It was fascinating to see so many artefacts, and the actual room where he slept, ate and made his calls to President Roosevelt.

Cabinet War Museum

The British government, fearful of aerial warfare, built a subterranean safe house for Churchill and his Cabinet to use during World War II. The Cabinet War Rooms, as they came to be known, were constructed in the basement of the Treasury building in Whitehall, near to Parliament and Number 10 Downing Street. 10 feet underground, the War Rooms were reinforced with a layer of concrete one to three metres thick. The underground lair consisted of the Cabinet Room, where Churchill’s Cabinet met; the Map Room, from where the war effort was directed; and The Churchill Suite, which consisted of nine rooms for the personal use of Churchill and his wife ‘Clemmie’. The complex, which can be visited today, covers 3 acres and incorporates a canteen, a hospital, a shooting range and the Prime Minister’s Lavatory, from which Churchill could secretly contact President Roosevelt at the White House.

It is said that it was inside the Map Room that Churchill devised most of his strategies.

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Our Finest Hour


On June 18, 1940 Churchill delivered a famous speech to the House of Commons in Parliament.He will always be remembered for speaking against fascism and standing for democracy. He was also very famous for his Quotes.  In spite of his speech impediments he was a compelling and inspiratinoal orator, and to this day is still admired for his rhetorics. He held many important ranks and won the Nobel Prize for Literature.His famous speech " Never give in-Never, never, never, never in nothing great or small, large, or petty, except in convictions of honor and good sense, still to this day, inspires hope and passion in those young and old. I love Winston Churchill, and can't wait to read his books.


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