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home: featured [ Next ]

home: featured [ Next ]

On most highstreets and with a extensive online store, Next is definite must-visit for homeware – not just clothing !

We had a root through the latest drop of new products and found some great pieces. See our main picture for our favourites.

And our star pick is their set of picture frames available in black, white and other colours to create a great gallery wall concept. Just collate your favourite postcards, prints or even images torn from a magazine and put together a set of images to adorn a lounge or bedtime wall.

home: event [ learning the basics ]

home: event [ learning the basics ]

If you have ever wished you knew how to properly tile a wall, change a plug socket or even hang a mirror correctly, than look no further 

The Goodlife Centre run workshops on all the basic know-how to feeling confident around your home. Their half day courses focus on one craft and you get advice, tips and practice, ready for you to recreate at home. 

Perfect for those who love a bit of DIY and want to gain more knowledge, and of course avoid paying someone else to do the work for you. 

Get tickets from thegoodlifecentre.co.uk

home: found this [ tiles ]

home: found this [ tiles ]

Create a quirky feature in a bathroom or kitchen, use for a fire hearth to restore a vintage look in your home or for an exciting new look use to create an alternative headboard – these Moroccan style tiles from Total Tiles are just 79p each. They come in so many gorgeous different patterns, choosing may be hard – so go eclectic and mix them all up together.

home: trend [ colours of 2018 ]

home: trend [ colours of 2018 ]

Every year we are given a top colour from the big names in paint, and every year we ponder on whether to follow the trend or stay well away! This time around there is a mixed bag with the one everyone is talking about from Pantone – Ultra Violet.

Love it or hate it, it’s refreshing to see Pantone share a daring shade to get us all discussing. It’s not a paint colour that many are going to go crazy for, but don’t rule it out. Accenting a room with accessories or soft furnishing in a purple tone will certainly bring a new dimension to a room and make a statement.

Farrow & Ball and Dulux have opted for a more safe colour pallete for 2018. F&B has launched Drop Cloth, a dark cream that brings warmth to a room.

‘We’ve named this colour Drop Cloth in honour of all the painters and decorators who have worked with Farrow & Ball paints for so long, as it’s the traditional name for a dust sheet. The colour has a subtle touch of mystery about it’

Drop Cloth is a great backdrop to put on your walls, allowing for stronger accents and accesories of colour to stand out and compliment. We love this colour for its subtle and understated finish. 

Dulux bring us Heart Wood, a warm neutral tone with a touch of heather. Combine with other natural colours for a relaxed,  balanced space or try navy blue and gold for a luxury feel. This colour can cover a large space and not feel overwhelming, and would actually work in any room.

home: made [ lighting ]

home: made [ lighting ]

Overwhelmed with the choice of over 20 links to great DIYs to make your own lighting from homedit.com !

From woven balls to using strung up glass bottles or jars to create unique stylish lighting which will be personal to your home.

There are some great easy tutorials depending on your ability, to make unique lighting.

home: nice price [ Birdy lamp ]

home: nice price [ Birdy lamp ]

If you are looking for great design that will never date, we have found it. The Birdy range from designer Birger Dahl is a modern classic with its simple design and black finish. Originally from the 1950’s this table lamp was re-launched in 2013. Perfect for a living room, office or bedside table.

Get your hands on one now from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ was £275, now £137.50 ]

The Birdy wall light is also on sale at rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ was £265, now £132.50 ]

home: favourite thing [ pegboard ]

home: favourite thing [ pegboard ]

We love the IKEA Skädis range of pegboards and accessories. Modern, stylish and so versatile for organisation in any room – the kitchen, office, bathroom, kids bedroom or even great in a entrance hall for organising keys, post, and other daily needed items!!

Prices from £8

home: featured [ Audenza ]

home: featured [ Audenza ]

Formally known as Mia Fleur, Audenza is family run by Jackie, Hollie and Amelia Brookes. This emporium of bold and quirky homeware is full of statement furniture, eclectic accessories and striking lighting.

Life’s too short to live in a beige box. It’s time to unleash the colour, release the kitsch and surround ourselves with pieces we love. It’s time to create homes that are as beautiful and unique as we are. We hear you. We are Audenza, ‘The ones who dare’.

We have always been a fan of Audenza, we love its ever changing collection, plus it’s well priced too. Our current favourites include the green velvet cushions, black dimple vase and gold mesh lounge chair.

Keep up to date with Audenza on their award winning blog and also on Instagram.

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home: event [ Barbican exhibition ]

home: event [ Barbican exhibition ]

Explore the history behind the making of the conservatory and other green spaces at the Barbican at ‘Flying trees and sunken spaces’ exhibition that runs until March 20th.

They say;

Explore the history behind the creation of the open spaces, gardens, and conservatory that are found across the Barbican Estate and Arts Centre.

For over a decade (1940–1956), the devastated postwar site where this exhibition now stands was a wild landscape. Debate on the urban role of open space raged on, while weeds gently but effectively regenerated the City from its ashes. A monumental landscape emerged, combining low and high rise buildings and spaces, creating an enclosed, urban fabric within the City.

Flying Trees and Sunken Squares is the fifth of the changing foyer displays. It explores the history and design of the Barbican Estate and Arts Centre and is divided into three sections. A selection of books from founding CP&B partner Geoffrey Powell bring to light references from continental Europe and inspiration from the English garden. A selection of archival drawings and illustrations conveys the interweaving of artifice and nature. At its centre historical drawings of the Conservatory and newly commissioned botanical photography celebrate the glass and steel design of this hidden garden.

home: found this [ Seppo range ]

home: found this [ Seppo range ]

Made.com is always a great place to start when looking for lighting solutions, and the Seppo collection ticks a lot of boxes.

Choose from four diffetent styles – floorlamp, tablelamp, wall light and ceiling light – all with the same unique style. The industrial look finished in matt black with brass fixing creates a statement look, combined with the practicality of an adjustable spotlight.

The sleek floorlamp will fit into most rooms and doesn’t take up much space, while the 3 lamp ceiling light would look great in a kitchen or above a dining table.

Prices start from just £29

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