home: favourite thing [ shelving unit ]

home: favourite thing [ shelving unit ]

We love this sleek black unit from Ikea for its simple design and practical use. The FALSTERBO wall unit is made from coated steel and would work really well in a hallway or kitchen. With three shelves, three drawers and hooks along the bottom you can fill it up to the max.

What’s even better is that it’s a really good price of £70, so why not get two!

Ikea.com

home: featured [ Mrs Robinson ]

home: featured [ Mrs Robinson ]

Well hello Mrs Robinson ! We are excited to have discovered this gem. A plethora of vintage and contemporary homewares available in their London stores. Have a peak at the type of goods they offer in their online store

Lighting, wall decor, soft furnishings, ceramics, glassware. Plenty to fill your home or products to make wonderful gifts.

home: event [ Renegade Craft Fair ]

home: event [ Renegade Craft Fair ]

This global market is back in London for another year at the Truman Brewery. Launched in 2003 Renegade is the largest craft showcase in the world.

With over 200 makers and designers this indoor market is the perfect place to pick up some last minute Christmas presents.

On from the 9th – 10th December. For more details head to renegadecraft.com

home: found this [ serving tray ]

home: found this [ serving tray ]

We are a little in love with this new collection available at TwentyTwentyOne and picked this serving tray as our favourite piece. The collection pays homage to the brilliance of chair design in the last century, including designers like Eames and Wegner. The homeware pieces designed by Ella Dora collate the iconic designs from photographic imagery.

They say;

Created in collaboration with twentytwentyone, Ella Doran’s new collection sees the designer’s trademark eye for colour and pattern applied to iconic chair designs of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

The new twentytwentyone collection of homewares are decorated with a design created from images of chairs from twentytwentyone’s archive, captured by photographer Mark Whitfield and portraying a unique and dynamic selection of designs dating from the 1930s to the present day.

Remarkable for their formal and technological variety, the chairs featured offer a snapshot of the ingenuity and creativity that has been applied to the design of this essential piece of domestic furniture.

The chairs featured include designs by Alvar AaltoRobin DayCharles and Ray EamesArne JacobsenJasper MorrisonGeorge NelsonVerner Panton and Hans Wegner – amongst others.

A must for design enthusiasts as well as those who appreciate colour and pattern, the twentytwentyone collection includes mugs, coasters and placemats alongside trays.

The twentytwentyone collection tray is available in round (with black background) or rectangular (with white background) designs.

Ella Doran trays are made out of single sheets of the finest Scandinavian birch wood, sourced for its fine grain and exceptional width. They have no joins and are coated with hard-wearing melamine, making them durable and dishwasher safe, as well as pleasant to look at and handle.

home: trend [ concrete accents ]

home: trend [ concrete accents ]

As we have said in the past we are certainly partial to a bit of concrete and brutalism in our homes. What is great to see, is that this material is accessible to all with more stores introducting home accessories and furniture using concrete.

Last year and a large part of this year we have seen concrete sit alongside metalics, like copper, brass and gold. Now we are seeing a more sedated, subtle use of concrete mixed with glass and wood.

Of course the metal additions are still there, but more toned down, likely in brushed brass and black finishes.

The great thing about concrete is that it comes in all shapes and sizes, and works in all rooms. Vases and table tops in the living room, pendant lights in the bedroom, utensil pots in the kitchen or stationary storage in an office. The options are endless.

Image via Pinterest

Concrete lends itself really well to industrial, Scandinavian and monochrome interiors, but it can also make a statement in other settings. A concrete lamp base or table top, can be dressed up with colour and print to suit.

The real winner for using concrete in your home is to blend it with neutral tones and mixed textures. There are no rules so have a go at introducing this material into a room and we garauntee you will go back for more.

Guide:

Top row – Side table from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £399 ], Flex & fitting from trouva.com [ £56 ], Lamp from made.com [ £69 ]

Middle row – Pendant light from hollys-house.com [ £158.40 ], Storage jars from futureandfound.com [ £18 ], Clock from amara.com [ £129 ]

Bottom row – Vase from scandinaviandesigncenter.com [ £61 ], Table from wayfair.co.uk [ £89.99 ], table from laredoute.co.uk [ £111.75 ]

home: made [ Christmas wrapping paper ]

home: made [ Christmas wrapping paper ]

If you want to get creative and have a unique look under the Christmas tree this year, why not design, create and make your own wrapping paper?

Exploring online we found so many super ideas to inspire you to get creative.

Head to ;

HuffPost

Masshable

and

Buzzfeed

for numerous ideas and tutorials for making your Christmas gifts look extra special, unique and personal.

home: nice price [ set of chairs ]

home: nice price [ set of chairs ]

If you are looking for a deal and missed out on Black Friday then be sure to visit laredoute.co.uk this week. With discounts on everything, now is the time to get those last minute Christmas decorations and tableware, or treat yourself to some furniture like this gorgeous set of 2 wire chairs [ £299, now £199 ]

Use code XMAS to get £30 off when you spend £60, £50 off when you spend £100 and £100 off when you spend £200.

laredoute.co.uk

home: favourite thing [ wooden bunting ]

home: favourite thing [ wooden bunting ]

We love this gorgeous handmade wooden bunting from SouthwoodStores. Cool enough to decorate a wall in any room. Hand crafted items are always unique and special – would make a perfect gift!

They say;

Each garland is handmade and measures approximately 120 cm, finished with 2 loops at each end for hanging. The coloured beads are hand painted using water based eco paint and varnish

(Decorative item / not a toy)

home: featured [ Future & Found ]

home: featured [ Future & Found ]

Launched in 2012 Future & Found has established itself as one of the top homeware stores in London.  Based in Tufnell Park, London, Andrea Bates has created a design led store featuring favourite brands HAY and Muuto amongst others. The curated collection including accessories, stationary, lighting, furniture and prints are not only gorgeous to look at but possess quality and practicality.

‘We believe homes ahould be designed to be lived in and loved in equal measures, so our relaxed and modern approach means our collection is design led and aspirational yet equally understated and unpretentious’

Tufnell Park store

If you get across to the store we absolutely recommend it. Alternatively head to the website to shop, read the blog, use their interior design service or book yourself on one of their workshops.
futureandfound.com

 

home: event [ Heals Christmas party ]

home: event [ Heals Christmas party ]

Head to Heals, Tottenham Court Road, this December…

They say;

Christmas Market Party | Tottenham Court Road

7th December 2017

Free

Join our team at Tottenham Court Road on the 7th December for the most festive shopping event of the year.

Complimentary drinks will be served, a DJ will be playing seasonal tunes and there will be live performances by a pop choir. We’ll also be hosting Christmas workshops, including bauble painting, paper crafting and decoration making.

Click here to register