Month: June 2016

home: made [ concrete ]

home: made [ concrete ]

A material that has mixed views within the home is concrete. Some see it as ugly and lifeless, others see it as an interesting, even beautiful material with many uses.
We are much more the later so today we look at gorgeous accesories you can create in the home using concrete. There are loads of great tutorials and guides online showing how easy it is to make a concrete moulds for all types of projects.
A simple place to start is making tealight votives or a hanging plant stand. You pick the size and shape using plastic pots or old bottles and with a bag of cement mix away you go.
Check out sayyes.com and themerrythought.com.
If you’re feeling a little more adventurous try creating a concrete pendant lamp. Again using the same process with bottles, this time you will need the cable and light bulb attachments, and a little more patience, but you will have a stunning contemporary light after. Alternatively on a smaller scale try a table top lamp base. Head to brit.co and pastill.nu to be inspired.

home: nice price [ rug ] 

home: nice price [ rug ] 

To make a big impact in changing a room design, bring in a new rug – which can bring colour, texture and create the feel of a new current trend. 

Head to the West Elm sale rug department now to take advantage of huge discounts currently available. 

Our favourite pick is the Layla Wool Rug which was £399.00 and is now down to £199.95! 

home: giveaway [ first birthday ] 

home: giveaway [ first birthday ] 

We’ve been hinting that we may have reached our first birthday and that there’s a competition you may well want to enter! 

Launching today on Instagram is a giveaway you can enter and the prize is a collection of gorgeous homewares from some of our favourite brands. 

Enter this awesome competition to win goodies from Skandivis, Future Found, Peastyle, Mia Fleur, A Room In My House, TPRintshop, Resident and Room 356. 
To enter head over to Instagram @anotherhomeblog and like + repost the giveaway photo with the giveaway hashtag #anotherhomeblogfirstbirthday , follow us and all the brands involved and then a winner will be drawn on 21st July. 

home: favourite thing [ wall clock ]

home: favourite thing [ wall clock ]

We love these Koppel wall clocks from Georg Jensen. Danish designer Henning Koppel created this collection of wall clocks back in 1978 for the contemporary, modern home. They have now become timepiece classics.

Available in four colours these clocks would look great in a hall way or kitchen. Our favourites are the copper and white for its on trend fresh feel and the monochrome black and white for its timeless appeal.
Check them out at Skandium.com [ from £72 ]

home: featured [ West Elm ]

There’s so much to love and admire about West Elm. They are a brand, with a conscience, focused on honesty and sustainability. Both on in the virtual and physical stores there is a wealth of incredible design, styling and interiors inspiration and guidance. West Elm can make a home – a real home; a blended, co-ordinated but eclectic, homely but chic, environment. 

Their huge array of homewares and furniture is spot on both in design, quality and although high end of the price scale – it’s worth it. Plus, when there’s a sale, which currently there is (with up to 60% off) it’s a good time to invest in a few updates for your home or even a whole overhaul of a room. 

The style is midcentury modern, mixed with bohemian and a little industrial. They create ‘looks’ that can be strong trends or ideas that can bring a subtle new trend into a home. 

We found our top favourite pieces in the sale (see picture) but explore the sale yourself for great discounts in every department. 

home: event [ poster exhibition ]

home: event [ poster exhibition ]

For its fourth year running Print Club London invites talented artists and illustrators to create alternative, screen-printed posters for the films shown at Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House.
Each exhibiting artist is asked to reimagine a poster for one of the films, taking particular scenes, quotes, characters or other elements as inspiration.
Called Summer Screen Prints it runs from 28th July – 17th Aug 2016 and will be open every day and each evening. Summer Screen Prints will host a varied programme of events, demonstrations and workshops to accompany the exhibition in a new, larger space in the East Wing.

Open daily 10.00 – 18.00 and additionally from 18.30 – 21.00 for Film4 Summer Screen ticket holders
Addmision is free.

somersethouse.org.uk
printclublondon.com

home: found this [ light ] 

home: found this [ light ] 

Bring midcentury style into your home with this perfect repro of a 50s-60s style light fitting from IKEA. 

The GARDSKAR light shade is a great copy of the amazing design of the last century. It’s a great combination of red and white glass, and it gives a great diffused light that evenly spreads around a room. 

£59 IKEA 

home: trend [ anything goes ]

home: trend [ anything goes ]

We all buy and collect items for our homes that we love, but sometimes trying to create a specific style or look through different rooms can be difficult. This year a big trend is to go eclectic and have an ‘anything goes’ moto.
Mix different materials and textures together, old and new, soft nuetral tones with bright pops of colour.
With furniture look at combining a modern unit sat next to something more vintage – mid century style furniture works great.
Pick strong geometric or digital printed cushions or throws and mix with a traditional Egyptian rug.
To achieve this look you don’t have to worry too much about what you are placing where, it’s very much about dressing your rooms without rules.

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Mix different chairs around a dining table, this way you get to have all the styles you like on one space, whether plastic, wooden or metal.
[ Use this same thinking when entertaining by mixing different printed plates and bowls so everybody gets a different combination ].

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This trend is all about embracing various styles and playing with old and new. Sit industrial next to ornate and rustic next to minimal. Find the balance that works for you. Of course this look isn’t about a cluttered collection of pieces, it’s about cleverly pairing different styles in selected areas of a room.

Guide:
1. Set of 4 baskets – violetandpercy.com [ £30 ]
2. Tan leather sofa – made.com [ £749 ]
3. Gold tray shelves – rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £99 ]
4. Embroidered cushion – hm.com [ £14.99 ]
5. Recycled basket – rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £17 ]
6. Lamp – howkapow.com [ £69.95 ]
7. Chair – grahamandgreen.co.uk [ £70 ]
8. Chest of drawers – habitat.co.uk [ £170 ]

home: made [ garden fencing / hanging garden ] 

home: made [ garden fencing / hanging garden ] 

Further to our highlight of enjoying outdoor living now that summer is here we look at a simple idea to enhance an outdoor space. 

If your fences are looking a little dated and worn but it’s either impossible or too much money to replace them all, using cheap battening can give a great modern clean look to old panels. 

Using the existing fence posts as your base of support, you can evenly mount new batons horizontally with spacing, to create a new design and look. 

Batons or narrow wood (approx 2”x 1”)  can be purchased from your local wood merchant or building suppliers. Most will offer a cutting service for a small cost if you don’t wish to cut all the lengths yourself. Then for the easiest fixing use long outdoor weather resistant screws and a drill. 

This simple battening idea can also then create a great system for hanging pots, planting, lighting and other paraphenalia from. It can be handy for small spaces to allow the use of the walls for growing fruit, veg and flowers if there isn’t much floor space. It also keeps things out the way from pets, foxes and little fingers! 

We love these handy hanging pots from Tiger and they’re only £2! 

from Tiger Stores across the UK

For furthermore and more complex fencing guides head to silvatimber or little house on the corner 

home: nice price [ plant stands ]

home: nice price [ plant stands ]

There is still hope for a warm Summer so we can get outside and enjoy our gardens, but in the meantime bring some of the garden indoors with these simple yet stylish plant stands from Ikea.
Available in three different styles:
A 3 x ledge stand [ £25 ], a 5 x pot ladder stand [ £30 ] and a split level table stand [ £40 ], all made of bamboo with painted steel.
These would look great in a kitchen, living room or conservatory filled with herbs, plants and flowers.

Unfortunately these products are not available online, so check your local store first at ikea.com