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home: trend [ midcentury monochrome ]

home: trend [ midcentury monochrome ]

The angles, the curves, the familiar silhouette of midcentury design sits so well with a monochrome interior. A little hint of walnut tones is all you need to soften the monochrome look.

Across the high street there are so many homewares and furniture embracing the style and designs from the midcentury era.

It’s easy to create this trend from modern stores but also it’s a great excuse to explore vintage markets, auctions and antiques fairs. Look for designs from brands including Ercol (furniture), Midwinter and Meakin that have some beautiful design and great monochrome pieces (ceramics).

Use vintage vases, lamps and plates for decorative display to compliment the look.

1 ‘EKENÄSET chair / IKEA £180

2 ‘Sputnik’ light / Dunelm Was £129.00 Now £38.70

3 embroidery cushions / West Elm from £29

4 ‘afar’ rug / La Redoute from £69.30 (current prices with up to 30% off)

5 wall hanging / La Redoute £37.80 (current price with up to 30% off)

6 ‘Margot’ sofa / Argos £299.99

7 ‘Scott’ armchair / Perch & Parrow £685

8 Ridgeway ‘homemaker’ vintage plate / search vintage markets and eBay

9 ‘Ditto’ wallpaper / Miss Print £64

home: made [ woven wall hanging ]

home: made [ woven wall hanging ]

Not is all it seems with this diy project. This gorgeous wall hanging is not actually woven at all, but instead done with a glue gun.

Find yourself a piece of rug, yarn for tassels, and felt balls for the basics and then with the additions of a wooden rod and a glue gun, you are good to go.

Follow the very simple tutorial at abeautifulmess.com

home: nice price [ garden furniture]

home: nice price [ garden furniture ]

Need that perfect seating set for the garden or balcony? Head to George at Asda, online, we spotted the gorgeous Arizona set (two chairs and a table) for just £249.

Great style, modern-look wicker style furniture to create a chilled out lounging area for summer.

home: favourite thing [ mirror ]

home: favourite thing [ mirror ]

There is not much to say about this MUNK collective mirror, except to admire its simplicity and gorgeous design. We love it!

‘This Danish designed frame mirror gives a nod to the classic mirror you find at the barbers. The slim tray shelf is perfect for placing your bits and pieces with the mirror adding a different dimension to the items displayed on the shelf‘

Available from Skandivis.co.uk

[ from £122 ]

home: featured [ George at Asda ]

home: featured [ George at Asda ]

Head to high street supermarket Asda for some unexpected gorgeous finds in their George homeware department. Ticking lots of the current trend boxes and having great quality pieces across all departments.

Trends covered include marble, geometric, typography, copper and all black.

The affordable low prices make it super easy to give a whole new look to a room on a budget.

Our top picks are brilliantly priced bedding, including a lovely marble design, for just £16 for the super king size duvet. Other marble pattern pieces including lighting (£22) and tea light holders (£6). And we love the boho style floor cushion (pictures) (£25).

home: event [ paper cutting workshop ]

home: event [ paper cutting workshop ]

With this workshop you will learn the craft and techniques of paper cutting, creating your own designs to take home.

‘Kip Perdue of Kartegraphik will lead you through the intriguing world of making art from just a single sheet of paper with only a scalpel. Over two hours you’ll learn a variety of techniques and skills to approaching a paper cutting‘

Different dates available [ £30 ]

Get your tickets through obby.co.uk

home: found this [ the basket room ]

home: found this [ the basket room ]

Explore The Basket Room for everything woven. The colours, the styles – there’s such a huge choice. Pick from storage options, ideas for displaying on the wall, gorgeous floor rugs, smaller practical homewares, pieces that would make lovely gifts, products to bring a pop of colour to a room – all with great prices and regular updates to the store.

Prices from £4.50

home: trend [ ice cream shades ]

home: trend [ ice cream shades ]

The sun is shining, summer vibes are in full swing and we all want to inject some colour into our lives. This season pastels are back and the focus turns to ice cream!

The gorgeous subtle shades of pink, mint, yellow and soft brown create a calming and welcoming feel to any room and whether you choose one colour or a mixture, you will be sure to have a smile on your face whenever you walk in the room.

Image from Pinterest

Add small touches to a space with soft furnishes and accessories like vases and tableware or why not paint a wall or room in your favourite ice cream flavour. With so many amazing paint colors available we are spoilt for choice. Using art is a great way to introduce colour to a room, Desenio is our favourite go to online store.

Image from Pinterest

Try creating large art works on walls using different block colours and shapes to give a well curated feel. Add shelving and mirrors to add drama.

Guide:

Top row – print from desenio.co.uk [ from £6.95 ], plant box from fermliving.com [ £195 ], pepper grinder from trouva.com [ £29 ]

Middle row – sofa from made.com [ £499 ], placemat from zarahome.com [ £11.99 ], lamp from made.com [ £69 ]

Bottom row – sheepskin cushion from oliverbonas.com [ £50 ], image from Pinterest, velvet cushion from hm.com [ £6.99 ]

home: made [ concrete lighting ]

home: made [ concrete ]

One of our favourite diy sites, Brit + Co, has another amazing project to try. With concrete being so stylish and on trend, we absolutely love this straight forward tutorial to make cool, concrete lighting. Perfect for an industrial or minimalist interior, these shades follow a reasonably easy process to make, with equipment and materials all available at your local high street hardware store.