home: trend [ lilac ]

Go against the grain, choose a colour that unexpectedly is making waves in the interiors world. Choose lilac.

This calming soft tone is of course reminiscent of previous decades but with a modern approach it’s a perfect new colour to use. Layered up in shades it’s cool and calm but also subtlety feminine as long as you don’t go too floral or flouncy. Stick to solid tones and gain texture from velvets and knits. Create a room with midcentury furniture in teak or walnut; and lilac will compliment with ease. Look for danish silhouettes in armchairs and sofa design and keep accessories to a minimum.

1 oyster vessel / The Light Co £55

2 chenille blanket / Zara Home £19.99

3 towels / Matalan 50p – £7

4 velvet cushion / Urban Outfitters £12

5 cocktail chair / Cult Furniture £189

6 LSA bud vase / John Lewis £15

7 paint / Wilkos £10

home: made [ terrazzo mini serving boards ]

As we have featured before, terrazzo was big in 2017 and will continue to be in 2018. Today we a have a tutorial showing you how to make your own mini terrazzo boards, and it couldn’t be more simple.

Using some white & coloured fimo clay, a rolling bit and a craft knife you are good to go. Vary the size and shape to your needs and have fun creating something individual.

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home: nice price [ alphabet mugs ]

home: nice price

As usual we all love to trawl the interiors sales for great prices for homeware and products we like (but might not actually need!)

These ‘Playtype’ Alphabet mugs available from Future Found make perfect gifts – stock up for upcoming birthdays at the reduced price of £8 (originally £14)

home: favourite thing [ side table ]

With its simple design and monochrome finish this Moebe side table is right up our street. Consisting of no welding, gluing or sticking the table is made of just 3 separate parts – coated steel frame, table top and a screw mechanism to hold it all together.

Available in black or white laminate, and currently in the sale at £157.25.

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home: featured [ Homage ]

Here’s to another year of discovering and exploring brands, products and trends.

Online, or if you’re in the Brighton area, is Homage. Offering a great mix of style, scandi, minimal and unique designed homeware.

Full of neutral tones, monochrome, soft tones and quality materials we love the mix of products for every room, ensuring you can bring a beautiful collated look when creating a new look for a room.

Explore departments including soft furnishings, frames, ceramics, wall decor, and more.

home: event [ brush letrering workshop ]

home: event [ brush lettering workshop ]

Start the new year with a lovely workshop from the guys at The London Craft Club.

‘Join us for a wonderful evening of brush lettering with Shoshana of Shoshy Cadoodle. Gently learn the techniques to create natural, flowing letters with Shoshy’s help and guidance. You’ll try different drills to get the hand of the letters and brush, with lots of top tips on how to make your words look nicer. Create your own phrases, or use some of Shoshy’s lovely examples to guide you. When you’re happy with the end result, you’ve got the option to turn one of your pieces into a framed piece of art for your home’
Get tickets from londoncraftclub.co.uk

home: found this [ chair ]

Cult Furniture are a favourite for incredible pieces of furniture – retro reproductions, midcentury styles and great examples of classic design. As with across the high street their sale is launched with brilliant discounts across many departments.

We found our favourite pick – the Xanthe Butterfly Accent Chair in grey leather – reduced from £199 to £139.

home: trend [ wabi sabi ]

Other countries have huge influences on us and our home, and this year we have been introduced to a few. First we learnt of the Danish Hygge & Lykke, now we have Wabi Sabi – the Japanese way of thinking about our lives and homes and making them imperfect…in a good way.

‘Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes’

There is so much presure to make our homes the best they can be, whether it’s clean lines, perfectly arranged bookshelves or neatly placed cushions. Whatever habits we have Wabi Sabi teaches us to let go a bit and feel more content.

Wabi Sabi is about mis-matched furniture, wonky vases, worn wood floors and naturally textured accessories. Less shiny and new, more used and imperfect. There is no wrong or right way to indroduce the principles of Wabi Sabi, it’s more about appreciating what we have, and if we need those new things then perhaps opt for handmade or used items.

home: made [ bedside table ]

Whether it’s a simple adding of wheels or legs to a crate or wooden box, or a higher level of diy creativity; creating a piece of furniture like a bedside table is rewarding and unique for your home.

We found WooHome and Homestetics are both super creative sites offering a plethora of bedside table projects to give you a great choice of projects for your home.

There’s suitcases on legs, single vintage drawers floating on walls and even ledges hung on heavy weight rope from the ceiling. There’s modern looks, vintage and retro styles and cool industrial designs. There’s projects for all abilities and budgets.

home: nice price [ top 10 sales ]

With so many Christmas sales now on it’s hard to know where to start. Today we list our top 10 online stores to help you out.

1. westelm.co.uk – a favourite for mid-century style get up to 60% off on furniture, rugs, lighting and bed linen.

2. oliverbonas.com – offering a nice selection of furniture, accessories and gifts with up to 40% off.

3. laredoute.co.uk – a favourite for price they continue with an up to 50% Winter sale. Get 25% off gorgeous rugs and 40% off a great range of cushions.

4. bhs.com – the go too place for great lighting ( 20% off ) and bed linen ( 50% off ) as well as big savings on Christmas.

5. zarahome.com – up to 40% off all homeware including bedding, lighting, mirrors, vases and tableware.

6. hm.com – with great prices already, with their sale it just got even better. Find cushions and throws with up to 60% off. As well as some great home accessories and storage.

7. grahamandgreen.co.uk – with up to 60% off there are some briliant finds, especially rugs, lighting and furniture.

8. amara.com – find top brands with big discounts on this online marketplace. Up to 50% off.

9. rockettstgeorge.co.uk – find some real treats with up to 50% off. Shop accessories, lighting and furniture.

10. habitat.co.uk – up to 50% off selected lines. Shop great deals on sofas, lighting and soft furnishings.

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