So Mod Giveaway! Extended!

Due to technical issues,

Bubble & Squeak and AskPatrick

are extending the giveaway

one more week to allow

everyone to register

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The winner will be announced

Tuesday, February 7th

Reminder:  Two simple rules.

One:  You must SUBSCRIBE to Bubble & Squeak.

Two:  You must COMMENT on Ask Patrick's "Ski Lodge Mod" companion post.

The links above will take you to where you need to go.  Please note, you must subscribe to Bubble & Squeak the blog...not the facebook page.  All current subscribers to Bubble & Squeak need not subscribe again, but you still need to COMMENT on Ask Patrick.

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The Call of the Wild

05 February 2010

Near Telluride, CO

This necktie has been irritating me all day.  It's the first thing to come off the moment I’m thru the front door.  I slip on a pair of old Redwing boots and grab the duffel bag that’s been sitting by the door.  Gus is already waiting with his leash in his mouth.  He loves these trips.  No fences, no people, no rules.  I load our things into the old Woody, and we're off.  Twenty minutes outside of Telluride, and the radio turns to static.  The only thing keeping us connected to civilization are the tire tracks in my rearview mirror.  The passenger window is cracked, allowing the smell of pine and snow to envelop the truck.  Each mile up the mountain, Gus becomes increasingly anxious.  He knows how long this trip takes, and recognizes that we should be there by now.  We come to a stop at the cabin, I open my car door, and Gus is over my lap and into the snow in a flash.  I don’t see him again for hours.  I never know where he goes, and he never offers an explanation.  A bark at the door, and this wild animal is ready to come inside to warm himself by the roaring fire.      

1.  Swiss Alps Ski Chalet, by Axel Vervoordt

2.  Photo by Paul Costello

3.  1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Woody

1.  Our Chocolate Lab, Gus

2.  Ice Fishing, Photo by Paul Costello

3.  Vintage Snowshoes

1.  Caribou Mount

2.  Swiss Alps Ski Chalet, by Axel Vervoordt

1.  McAlpine Booth & Ferrier

2.  Swiss Alps Ski Chalet, by Axel Vervoordt

3.  Iron Industrial Cauldron  

1.  Ralph Lauren's RRL Ranch

2.  Pair of Vintage Scottish Plaid Blanket Pillows

1.  Early 20th Century Glenwood Wood/Coal Burning Stove

2.  Amelia T. Handegan, Inc.

3.  19th Century French Copper Cookware

1.  Swiss Alps Ski Chalet, by Axel Vervoordt

2.  Wild Boar's Head Tureen by Jean Paul Gourdon

1.  Amelia T. Handegan, Inc.

2.  Loro Piana Quilted Cashmere Moccasin Slipper

1. & 2.  Amelia T. Handegan, Inc.

3.  19th Century Khotan Carpet with Pomegranate Motif


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So Mod Giveaway!

In celebration of our last post, Ski Lodge Mod, Bubble & Squeak and Ask Patrick are giving away this über sexy Erich Ginder "Ghost Antler" Coat Rack to one lucky subscriber.  Come on people, this is a $310 giveaway!  This hand cast resin and acrylic deer antler coat rack is the perfect companion for your mod cabin.  And, if you don't have a cabin, no worries.  These horns instantly turn any apartment or McMansion into an alpine retreat!  


Two Simple Rules for Entry:
One:  You must SUBSCRIBE to Bubble & Squeak.
Two:  You must COMMENT on Ask Patrick's "Ski Lodge Mod" companion post.


The links above will take you to where you need to go.  Please note that you must subscribe to Bubble & Squeak the blog...not the facebook page.  All current subscribers to Bubble & Squeak need not subscribe again, but you still need to COMMENT on Ask Patrick.  The winner will be announced on January 31st.  Simple as that.

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Ski Lodge Mod

While most of the country is enjoying an unusually warm winter, we at Bubble & Squeak are yearning for the dreadful blizzard-like conditions that keep us draped in fur and curled up next to a roaring fire waiting for the spring thaw.  After all, just before winter’s solstice, we spent the weekend chopping and stacking our fire wood in preparation for that old man’s frigid grip (Yes, we own an axe!  And yes, we chopped our own wood!).  So, while we’ve been praying for the snow to fly, our good friend Patrick J. Hamilton has answered our plea by sharing with us his über mod cabin deep within the alpines.  In true Bubble & Squeak fashion, Patrick has also written an amazing story to accompany his vision.  So grab a glass of whisky, take a seat on your bear skin rug, and let Patrick's dream warm your soul.  

1.  Partick J. Hamilton

2.  An Austrian Alpine Cabin

1957. Or 1978. Or 2011.

Somewhere in the woods

Outside, snow. Smooth, even, pale blue where it hides from the full moon, the pines and birches painting stripes and bars across the powder. Only a pair of ski trails cuts through the shadows. Inside, the slow crackle of fire whispers a deep response to the laughing clink of ice in low glasses of amber. Around us, wood grain and slow curves. The firelight dances across the room, jumping through the quiet darkness from stainless steel to satiny varnish across slabs of wood to his eyes. He runs his hand through the deep fur below us. “Skål,” he says, toasting nothing. And everything. Our glasses touch.

In the night air, a scatter of embers rises with the fire’s smoke, crisscrossing with shooting stars and the first flakes of a storm that will tuck us in tonight and cover the trails that lead here. Tonight, tomorrow, just us. There will be time to break into headquarters later in the week, between storms and blizzards, when the snow will once again erase all our secrets.

1.  Blue Monday, Antarctica, 2007, by David Burdeny

2.  A Glass and Steel Cabin in Winter Park, Colorado

3.  Ultima Thule Bowl Designed in 1968 by Tapio Wirkkala for iittala

 1.  Contemporary Cabin in Aspen by Atelier AM

2.  Volcano Coffee Table, Chista

1.  Marble Candleholders, Design Within Reach

2.  Line Wine Bar, Design Within Reach

3.  YAMAZAKI Whisky, 18 Year Aged Single Malt Whisky

1.  Nicky Dobree

2.  Neal Coffee Table with White Marble Top

1.  Le Lodge Park Hotel, Megève, France

2.  Egg Chair designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, Design Within Reach

1.  Intarsia Shawl Sweater, RLX by Ralph Lauren

2.  Vintage Skis

1.  Aeris Stainless Steel Fireplace

2.  Nicky Dobree

3.  Birch Logs

1.  Long Horn Lamp, Shades of Light

2.  Nicky Dobree

3.  Mongolian Lamb Pillow Covers, West Elm

In between chopping wood and cups of hot cocoa, we hope that you find time to check out and subscribe to Patrick's blog, Ask Patrick.  Patrick is also a frequent style contributor on Apartment Therapy where his skillfully curated house tours are becoming something of a phenomenon.  In addition to being an interiors blogger, writer, and interviewer, Patrick is an accomplished designer in his own right. He is the winner of the ApartmentTherapy.com first annual "Smallest Coolest Apartment Contest," and winner of the Bloomingdale's "Big Window Challenge". Patrick's interiors have also appeared everywhere from the cover of Florida Home & Garden to the pages of Ladies Home Journal.    

  
Patrick, a very special thank you from Jim and Erik!  When we finally wake from our whisky slumber, we hope the snows have not melted, so that we may spend more time in your winter dream.  Thank you for the memories!

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Thank You For Giving

With 60 degree temperatures outside and yellow leaves still clinging to branches, it's hard to believe that most of us will be sitting down at the table with our family and friends tomorrow for that much anticipated meal of all meals.  For Bubble & Squeak, 2011 has been an incredible year, but one that would not have been as rewarding if it weren't for you, our readers.  This Thanksgiving we want to take a moment to thank you all for your support during our first year in the blogosphere. Thank you for all of the wonderful comments we've received in person and online.  We blog because we love to, but your comments keep us going every day.  Thank you to all of our guest bloggers for sharing your dreams with our readers and for letting us into your homes. You've taught us that cabins come in many shapes, sizes, and locales, but the thing that makes a cabin a cabin, are the family and friends within.  And lastly, we want to extend a very special thank you to our own family and friends. Your faithful love and encouragement over the years keeps us motivated and we're truly thankful for all of your support.  

We know that you're in for a very busy weekend, but we hope that you can find a moment to thank the ones in your life who have loved and supported you along your journey.

Happy Thanksgiving from Bubble & Squeak!  

1. "Wild Turkey Female" from "The Birds of America" folio collection by John James Audubon

1.  Barbour
2.  Redwing Wabasha Hand Sewn Boots

1. Autumn in Scotland

2. Drawing Room at Sandringham House, Norfolk, UK

1. Jacques Garcia

2. Antique Louis XVI Style Leather Dining Chairs Available at Blend Interiors

1. The World of Interiors

2. Still Life with Turkey Pie by G. Vervoorn

1. Festival Linen Napkin by Sferra Fine Linens

2. Pewter Pheasant Sauce Bowl by Vagabond House

1. English Country Interiors: Inside Cotswold Homes
2. "The Wild Turkey" from "The Birds of America" folio collection by John James Audubon 

1. Bedroom at Skylands by Martha Stewart

2. Andrew Reflector Wall Sconce Designed by Mark Maresca for The Urban Electric Company

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May The Best Man Lose, Part One

14 October 1910  

Warwickshire, England

The guests began arriving in horseless carriages on Thursday morning with all of their baggage in tow.  By late Friday evening, the footmen had already started complaining of blisters on their feet, and the ladies’ maids had run out of rumors to repeat.  We all knew that this was going to be a long weekend.  Lord Stopford had invited all of his guests for one reason and one reason only; not to announce his son’s marriage to the King’s daughter, but to assert his newly acquired social status.  There would be shooting parties for the gentleman, lavish dinner parties in the evenings, an unprecedented wine tasting of the most desirable Lafite Rothschild vintages, and, as always, gossip, gossip, gossip.  

I’ve heard all of the guests’ stories before.  Lord Curtis and his steel factory meltdown, Lord Hodges and his many mistresses (female AND male), and Lady Coryton, whose maid should be knighted for the magic she performs on her ladyship’s hair and makeup each morning.  One guest, however, I was not familiar with.  He was not a fantastic individual by any means, rather, peculiar.  Perfectly dressed, despite the fact that he traveled alone; not even a boot boy to polish his shoes!  During the wine tasting, he refused the 1818 Lafite, by far the best vintage our Lordship could get his hands on.  Instead, asking for another taste of the 1876, claiming the bottle’s colored glass was “more appealing” than the other.  And when all of the gentlemen retired to the billiard room after dinner, he seemed to pay more attention to the table’s emerald green felt lining rather than sinking the balls into the pockets.  Sir Leonard Charles Clifton.  Even his name is odd, of no noble origin I can recall.

After dinner, the drinks were flowing and the guests were sparkling with conversation.  Lord Stopford asked for his company to be gathered into the drawing room for the big announcement.  Standing near Lady Stopford with a tray of 11 glasses full of champagne I noticed that there were only 10 guests in the room.  Sir Clifton was nowhere to be seen.  His oddities were beginning to wear on my patience.  Instantly a scream from upstairs, with enough intensity to shake the champagne coupes on my tray, silenced the room.  By the time I reached the source of the outburst Lady Coryton’s maid was lying lifeless on the floor.  Down the hall, Clifton's door quietly closes. 

1.  Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, UK

2.  1910 Mercedes Phaeton

3.  Anchor Division

1.  Tru Trussardi

2.  Manor house entrance

3.  Chatsworth House, North Entrance Hall

1. & 2.  Gela Nash-Taylor and John Taylor's Estate, Wiltshire, UK

3.  18th Century Gilt Bronze Center Table Foot Detail

1.  19th Century Black Forest Hunt Trophy

2.  Bookster Tweed Carron with Cap

1.  Michael Bastian

2.  Hendrick's Gin

3.  19th Century American Empire Fire Surround with Over Mantle

1.  Axel Vervoordt

2.  "Classic Decorative Details" by Henrietta Spencer Churchill

3.  Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases

1. & 2.  Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, UK

3.  Château Lafite Rothschild

1.  Fox Umbrellas Nickel Walking Sticks

2.  Ralph Lauren

3.  Jacques Garcia

1.  Cariness House, Scotland, UK

2.  Jacques Garcia

3.  Cydwoq's Men's Vintage Classic Shoe

To be continued...


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I Put A Spell On You...

and now you're MINE!

1.  Killahara Castle, Dovea Village, Ireland. 

2.  Iron door knocker, Bayonne France. 

1.  Charleville Castle, Ireland

2.  Silver and enamel spider cufflinks by Deakin & Francis

3.  Ben Soleimani for Mansour Modern. 

1.  S.R. Gambrel

2.  Macbeth Witch Potion Labels, Etsy

1.  Charleville Castle, Ireland

2. Alexander McQueen

3. Danish silver mine ice bucket, c. 1970's 

1.  Douglas Little

2.  "For The Love of God", Diamond encrusted skull by Damien Hirst

3.  Skeleton hand absinthe spoon

1. Axel Vervoordt

2. Greenman wall fountain

Happy Halloween from Bubble & Squeak!


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It's All In The Wrist

10 October 1996

With each bump in the winding road we leap in tandem with the ladders and buckets in the bed of Grandpa's old truck.  I remember the day he bought this old thing.  The salesman who sold it to him said it would run forever, and it has.  The smell of country air fills the cab with thoughts of the last time I made this journey.  It was twenty-four years ago, and I was barely tall enough to see over the dashboard.  "Hey kiddo, have you ever been apple picking before?"  "No," I said.  "Well, pay attention 'cause you're about to learn a couple of secrets.  First, it's all in the wrist.  You've got to twist them off, not pull them.  Otherwise, you'll get a face-full of branches.  Second, stay away from the rotten ones, or you'll end up with a fist-full of applesauce.  And lastly, but most importantly, do NOT drop them into the buckets, lay them down gently.  Grandma refuses to make pies with bruised apples."  "Okay," I said, trying to imagine what an apple with a black-eye would look like.  

A crash from the buckets in back brings me back to the present just as a tiny voice beside me pleads, "Don't bruise the apples Daddy, Nana won't make any pies!"   

1.  1966 GMC Pickup

2.  Ramsey House Plantation, Knoxville, Tennessee

1.  Trashness

2.  19th Century Dutch Hand-Hammered Brass Pot

1.  Martin Pierce Bronze Hedgerow Hardware

2.  Martha Stewart

3.  Bars Quilt Cupboard by Jim Rose, available at Ann Nathan Gallery

1.  The World of Interiors

2.  Ina Garten's Deep-Dish Apple Pie

1.  L.L. Bean Braided Wool Rug

2.  The World of Interiors

3.  19th Century Chinese Wooden Bowl, available at Pagoda Red

1.  The World of Interiors

2.  Folding Travel Clock with Leather Case


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