Month: June 2018

home: favourite thing [ shoe rack ]

home: favourite thing [ shoe rack ]

A lot of the time the simple things in life are the best, and this includes furniture.

We have spotted this gorgeous Midcentury shoe rack on westelm.co.uk and the bonus is it’s currently on sale

Perfect for a hallway or bedroom, this piece will fit with most interior styles.

[ was £199 now £139 ]

home: featured [ rattan at Habitat ]

home: featured [ rattan at Habitat ]

Rattan, popular on and off throughout the last century, especially from the 1950s to 1980s in various styles and forms, is back in fashion and across the high street.

Habitat, known for its midcentury styling and strong designs from the key rattan era, is definitely the go to place for rattan and other materials that have a similar look – wicker, cane, bamboo, and other woods. Beds, shelving, chairs and more all embracing the current new trend.

So why is rattan different to other materials that look so similar? Rattan is a specific material, hence rattan furniture is crafted out of rattan only, but wicker furniture may be crafted out of different materials such as bamboo, straw and even rattan. Recently, synthetic materials are also being used for manufacturing wicker furniture.

It sits perfectly within either a clean minimal interior or equally amongst an eclectic bohemian styled room. It worked in the 1970s and still works now. Avoid mixing with chintzy florals – not to end up looking to 1980s.

home: event [ macrame workshop ]

home: event [ macrame workshop ]

Get yourself along to this fab workshop hosted by Lark & Fable at West Elm, Tottenham Court Rd. Learn how make a classic macrame plant hanger, acquiring all the techniques along the way.

A great evening spent learning a new skill and of course going home with a new plant hanger. Plus you can take your own drink along to enjoy throughout.

Get tickets from eventbrite.co.uk [ £25 ]

Thursday 28th June

home: found this [ rug ]

home: found this [ rug ]

New in at The Little House Shop, we love this Marrakesh rug. It’s a luscious shaggy cotton Moroccan style, geometric pattern and at a great price of just £35 for this 60 x 90 size rug.

They say;

All of our new collection carries the Goodweave label, which stands for child – labour free certified rugs. Due to the nature of hand weaving the size of the rugs may have a variance of up to 5% – it is always the same amount of yarn that goes into each individual rug.

home: trend [ neon lights ]

home: trend [ neon lights ]

Lighting is a very important part of your home as we all know. Choosing various designs and styles creates individually in each room. This year sees more and more neon in stores.

The new type of neon we are seeing is not as it used to be with glass tubing and gas, nowadays it’s much more safe and durable with acrylic.

Of course the original neon lights are still available, and if you are looking for a vintage piece, or just want an experience then we recommend a trip to God’s Own Junkyard in London.

God’s Own Junkyard

Today we have picked some of our favourites, from lightning bolts to ice creams, clouds to lips.

Guide:

Top row: ‘you are loved’ from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £399 ], cloud from conranshop.co.uk [ £50 ], ‘XOXO’ from urbanoutfitters.com [ £65 ]

Middle row: ice cream from trouva.com [ £70 ], lips from madeindesign.co.uk [ £249 ], ‘hello’ from trouva.com [ £200 ]

Bottom row: ‘cocktails & dreams’ from custom-neon-sign.co.uk [ £119.19 ], lighting bolt from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £195 ], ‘good vibes’ from cultfurniture.com [ £59 ]

home: made [ kitchen magnets ]

home: made [ kitchen magnets ]

Looking for a cute easy project to make some great kitchen magnets? We found three great online projects

First, a fun simple project. Metallics are very on trend so how about getting some colourful alphabet magnets and spraying them with a metallic paint? It’s so quick and effective. They’ll be fun for the kids but still look stylish in your kitchen. Head to Kojo Designs for the full tutorial.

Second, a handy mini storage project. Create magnetic little boxes to pop pens, cutlery, plants or anything else small that might need containing – using vintage tins or tins from certain food products and then attach good strong magnets to them with strong glue.

And third, try hand painting some stones and attach magnets to make handy memo holders! Use geometric designs for a great on trend look and paint with colours to match your interior. Or even add initials on to personalise them.

Check out the tutorial from Alisa Burke

home: nice price [ ceiling lamp ]

home: nice price [ ceiling lamp ]

If you are looking for an Industrial look but on a budget then be sure to head to IKEA. Known for its well priced Scandi style, it certainly doesn’t disapoint in the lighting department.

With lots of new products to choose from, we picked out the FOTO range. A simple, classic design in a choice of colours and only £19

home: favourite thing [ shelving ]

home: favourite thing [ shelving ]

Perfect little shelving for displaying your favourite pieces, or little toys in a nursery or even spice pots in a kitchen – this Neth Shelving Unit by La Forma is available now from Next (online) for £38.

Black, industrial, linear style, ticking lots of trend boxes; and at such a great price its an easy way to give a new gifts feature to a room.

home: featured [ YONDER. ]

home: featured [ YONDER. ]

Founded by sisters Sophia & Pheobe, YONDER. is an online emporium or beautiful handcrafted and ethically sourced homeware. Choose from gorgeous Morrocan vegan cushions, woven baskets, vintage berber rugs, and much more.

‘We are as passionate about handmade craftsmanship, and well designed products, as we are about all the great adventures to be had finding them. So we scour the globe, working directly with makers and artists to create our selection of beautiful homewares and day-to-day accessories‘

Head to yonderliving.com to explore the collection. Also keep up to date with their Instagram for the latest news and products.