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home: trend [ maximalist ]

home: trend [ maximalist ]

If you love bold colours and quirky accessories then get on board with the maxamilist trend that is big right now.

Throw out any rule book and have fun with your interior. Combine rich colours of yellow, red and green with statement prints in wallpapers and artwork.

image from livingetc.com

We love a strong stripe and it really draws your eye to any furniture you put in front of it. Talking of furniture, fund something that has some addition interest, maybe a texture, gold accents or a patterned surface.

Whatever you choose let it clash, as this is a very eclectic look and the bolder you go the more curated it looks.

Guide:

Top row – velvet pouf from audenza.com [ £86 ], cushion from trouva.com [ £26.50 ], armchair from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £890 ]

Middle row – sofa from made.com [ £3 49 ], cabinet from westelm.co.uk [ £1199 ]

Bottom row – light from johnlewis.com [ £450 ], print from tindesign.co.uk [ from £39.99 ], wallpaper from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £72 ]

home: made [ book shelf ]

home: made [ book shelf ]

If you’re looking for a new challenge with a cool well designed modern piece of furniture as the result then this u tube video from Sikana is for you.

Just from wooden pallets broken down for their wood, with basic carpenter tools you can create this really stylish shelving unit.

home: nice price [ rattan table ]

home: nice price [ rattan table ]

Zara always manage to surprise us with its homeware. Relatively new to the game Zara has some hidden gems, including this rattan side table.

Rattan is this seasons must have look and is everywhere, but it can be quite expensive. This glass topped table is in the sale and a bargain at £49.99!

Don’t miss out and head to zarahome.com

home: favourite thing [ letter board ]

home: favourite thing [ letter board ]

Bring some fun into the home with this vintage-style letter board from Magpie. Use it for lists, memos, affirmations, quotes or messages.

Reduced from £45 down to an amazing £9!

They say;

Evoking memories of day past; browsing the menu in the local café, getting a trim at the barbers or checking forthcoming events at the village hall, our sign board is the perfect blank canvas to make messages for all occasions

home: features [ Gayle Mansfield Designs ]

Launched in 2016 Gayle Mansfield has created a go-to store for any typography lovers.

Gayles designs can be seen in so many peoples homes with popular prints including ‘bla bla bla’ and ‘hell yes’. The heavily typography lead designs appeal for their quirkiness and simplicity and we love them.

Because the designs are predominantly monochrome, it means they will work in any interior. And with prices starting at £12.50 there is no excuse not to treat yourself.

Head to gaylmansfielddesigns.co.uk to start shopping.

home: events [ art + antiques for everyone ]

home: events [ art + antiques for everyone ]

Pop this date in your diary for July and get yourself a ticket for the Art + Antiques for Everyone event at Birmingham NEC.

Art & Antiques for Everyone is the largest and most established vetted art, interiors and antiques fair outside of London. Bringing together more than 200 specialist art and antiques dealers at the NEC in Birmingham. Buy with confidence from an inspiring array of eclectic categories of beautiful, unusual and rare objects from antiquity to the present day.

Discover a diversity of periods and styles crossing a variety of disciplines including ceramics, glass, paintings, jewellery and British and continental furniture to 20th century design, art deco items, silver, decorative collectables and contemporary pieces.

The Art & Antiques Summer Fair is taking place between Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 July 2018

Opening times:

Thursday – Saturday: 11am – 6pm
Sunday: 11am – 5pm

Book your tickets here

home: found this [ made.com ]

home: found this [ made.com ]

With all the current sales gradually coming to an end it’s an exciting time to start looking at the new arrivals. Our pick we think you should check out is made.com.

With everything you need for kitting out a new space whether living room or bedroom, made.com has some great designs at very reasonable prices.

Our favourites include the Knox leather armchair, Globe chandelier and Keaton sideboard.

home: trend [ herringbone ]

home: trend [ herringbone ]

The herringbone trend has had a rise in popularity during the last couple of years, although it’s never ever really been out of favour.

It’s a classic look, a design-minded pattern and now this herringbone format has found new places to feature, not just floors and walls in wood or ceramic, but also cupboard fronts, kitchen doors, table tops and the pattern even transfers into fabrics and of course has always been a knitting pattern – thriving at the moment for throws and cushions.

Main picture guide :

Top row

Flooring • Porcelain Superstore / ‘Misty Fjord Wall tiles • TopsTiles from £13.99 / Rug • HouseDoctor £18

Middle row

Bed • Cuckooland £395 / Cushion • M&Co £8 / Throw • Coggles £105

Bottom row

Wallpaper • Sweetpea 28.36 / Wallpaper • Ferm Living £58 / Bedding • Heals from £9

home: made [ laundry basket ]

home: made [ laundry basket ]

As functional as a laundry basket is, it’s not always easy to find one that works in your space. So why not make your own!

This tutorial from abeautifulmess.com takes you through the steps of making a cotton and canvas bag with handles. It will stand in a corner of a room or you can hang it off the back of a door.

Personalise it with your choice of fabric for the perfect practical accessory.

abeautifulmess.com