VOL.01
Shabby chic; it’s a style you either love or hate, but once you get over the copious amounts of velvet in this rather remarkable property, it might grow on you a little– especially the price! The 40-acre Magnolia Pearl Ranch in Bandera,Texas is made up of 18 independent structures and is currently on the market [...]
What is more enchanting than an artist’s studio? When these painters, sculptors and creators make a space their home, it changes the environment forever. The living space inevitably becomes a rich source of inspiration for the artist; from the furniture, the objects and books to the colour of the walls, floors and most importantly, the [...]
As Spring approaches (it’s actually pretty far from approaching but it makes me feel better to say it), one might have their mind on weekend escapes in a quaint little cottage out in the green countryside. OR, one might have their mind on this absolutely ridiculous dream home after having looked through all the photographs [...]
Here on MessyNessyChic, we’ve seen quite a few obsolete buildings given new life through ambitious architectural projects, but none have been quite as astounding as this one. The Water Tower, an 1870s Venetian Gothic building in South East London in its own league. The 99 ft-high Grade II listed building was once as part of [...]
I found photographs of this house from a Hungarian blog (don’t ask) but even with the help of an internet translator, there was absolutely no information about it; no name, no location, except for the mistaken assumption that it was in Paris. A fair bit of research later (just call me GoogleGirl) and I’d finally found [...]
I posted this photograph of an alluring pink pool-side on my Facebook page [that you should all be a part of] and in the aftermath of summer holidays, understandably, people went completely friggin’ nuts for it. SO, let’s cut to the chase and have a snoop around the rest of the house that will definitely [...]
These beautifully illustrated Pepsi advertising campaigns from the 50s and 60s have just about made my day. I love the way each one has its own story like a snapshot from a moment in someone’s life whether it’s just a day at the beach, sitting front row at fashion week, hanging out in the kitchen [...]
We look at a lot of abandoned places here on MessyNessyChic; we take a look around the empty shells, wonder why such wonderful places could be left abandoned and then go about our day. But what about going a step further and actually entertaining the idea, the possibility, the dream of buying a forgotten historical [...]
Does this room not make you want to bathe in its warm cocoon of preppyness and revisit those college years once more with brand new stationary and unrealistic expectations for what life has in store ahead? Yes! This is an actual college dorm room, belonging to a freshman no less, at the University of Pennsylvania. [...]
Kitschy design is being reproduced so much these days you can’t really tell if something is actually retro anymore. But what about the original retro homes that didn’t change with the fashion and stayed exactly the same since the day they were built when kitschy living was the future? MessyNessy did some digging on Retro [...]
Somewhere out there is an undiscovered doodling prodigy! A Reddit user recently walked into their
In : life is messy. Tags: artdesigndoodlefoundlegendlostReddit.
You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
In : Paris. Tags: architecturecitadelParisurban.
There can be no feeling like it; uncovering a secret treasure buried in the past. A Reddit.com user
In : Nostalgia. Tags: foundsafetime capsuletreasure.
I love my local Bazaar. It has everything, it’s all so mind-blowingly cheap and I could spend
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It was the most densely populated place on Earth for most of the 20th century, where a room cost
In : don't be a tourist. Tags: anarchyarchitectureChinacitadelHong Kongsquaturban.
This is the story of a French postman who spent thirty years of his life building his dream home–
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If you have typography skills, obviously the next logical step is to just start illustrating
In : C'est Chic. Tags: artdesignfontHip hopletteringraptypography.
Sawn in half with a chainsaw, wheeled down the streets of San Francisco, stuck on a barge at Marina
In : Nostalgia. Tags: 1960sarchitecturebizarrehistorichistoric homemovingpreservationsan francisco.
When was the last time you felt like complaining to your landlord? It seems there’s always
In : shock me. Tags: abandonedAfricaarchitecturebrutalistconcretedecayingdesignsegregationsouth africa.
Shabby chic; it’s a style you either love or hate, but once you get over the copious amounts
In : C'est Chic. Tags: designhomehouseinteriorsshabby chicunusual.
So painstakingly detailed, you could easily mistake these photographs for real life-sized rooms
In : C'est Chic. Tags: artdesignminiaturethornetiny.
Just look at her. “You know you want me”, is what she’s saying. And it could be
In : C'est ChicNostalgia. Tags: 1960sbicycledesignSpacelanderVintage.
Okay so this is probably going to be more fun for my New Yaawker readers, who know the
In : C'est Chic. Tags: architectureartbrownstonebuildingsillustrationNew York.
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