WANT TO LIVE
LIKE A STAR? 
LET MERMAID
QUAY HELP
  You may not have made the Oscar short list this year, but you can still live like a star - with a little help from Mermaid Quay.   Located on the waterfront at the heart of Cardiff Bay, Mermaid Quay has lots of options to bring a little bit of Hollywood glitz and glamour into your life.

Maybe it's a new pad you are after?  If so, first stop should be Taylors Estate Agents , which specialises in Cardiff Bay and the surrounding area.  According to Taylor's Ray Newton "The Bay is renowned for its cosmopolitan apartments and town houses. Waterfront living with access to stylish shops and restaurants is always popular - whether you are a Hollywood hotshot or not."   Always highly discreet, Ray is coy about what celebrities he has sold properties too in the Bay, but the quayside is usually a good place for a bit of star spotting - so we might easily presume that there have been quite a few over the years.

Whether it's decorating your new home or adding a bit of star quality to an existing one, Mermaid Quay's Castle Galleries art gallery is a must.  Among the amazing range of figurative, landscape and contemporary works - which includes originals, limited edition prints and sculptures - is some great movie-themed art.   Check out Louis Sidoli's fantastic Most Wanted collections - prices from £399 - for Warhol-style silkscreen portraits of celebrities that have fallen foul of the law.  There's Al Pacino, Frank Sinatra and Steve McQueen - because everyone loves a bad boy!   Or, check out Eve Arnold's Marilyn Monroe photos (from £350), Bob Dylan's own original artwork (around £1,500) and Elvis pop art.

If your looking to glam up your home on a budget, Mermaid Quay's very own Aladdin's cave gift shop Polka Dot has a great range of mugs with images of Saturday Fever, Batman, Superman, Wizard of Oz from £5.40 each and   clapperboard photo frames at £8.00.

Finally, why not pop in to Pethau Bychain with its eclectic mix of luxury home furnishing items suitable for any celebrity home.  The glamorous candelabras and glitzy mirrors would certainly add a bit of star quality, while there are also fabulous lamps and tables, French bone china and dolls as well custom-made, exclusive Welsh-language mugs.

 

 

 
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