Superman, Henry Cavill, broke the internet last week with an Instagram video of himself constructing a complicated PC gaming console. I'm quite sure the video would have gone viral with gamers alone, but the Barry White soundtrack and Henry's trademark, muscle revealing, blue tank top made it a media sensation. For five minutes we watched him painstakingly read instructions, scratch his head, read more instructions, and install and reinstall what looked like a lot of expensive parts. Day moved into night, then back to day and finally...success. And there were those curtains.
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While fans and gaming geeks world-wide went ape-shit over Henry and his "equipment", there was also a small contingent of followers who focused on the pretty, floral print curtains behind Henry's desk. I was squarely in that contingent, mainly because I have no idea what a gaming console is, nor do I care. I will fully admit to admiring Henry's physique, although I have "issues" regarding tank tops (that's a subject for another day). So within seconds of watching the video I found myself distracted from the lovely Henry by the lovely curtains in the background.
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Now, I was on a mission. For the next several hours I searched the internet for the curtains and/or fabric. As you can imagine, a traditional, English, floral print is very popular and a decorative mainstay for probably 200 years. Predictably, after exhausting all my investigative skills I came up short and although I found many similar prints, the exact print eluded me. I came to assume the fabric was that of an English manufacturer, but I had no idea how to begin exploring those companies. I gave up my search and was prepared to turn in my Nancy Drew Girl Detective i.d. badge, when a Reddit post popped up on my screen and the mystery was solved!
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| Credit: Honeysuckle by Colefax and Fowler |
A scrappy young woman named Sarah Woolley had found the curtains! I wasted no time replying to her Reddit post, commending her on her investigative prowess. As it turns out, the fabric is a traditional English print from an ages old English manufacturer, Colefax and Fowler. Sarah is English as well, in fact, she is a writer and researcher based in London, according to her website, sarahwoolley.com. You can go to linktr.ee/SarahWoolley to find out
Were To Buy Henry Cavill's Curtains. If I had her address I would send her my Nancy Drew badge.
