home: nice price [ tropical tray ]

Summer is almost upon us and as the weather heats up we can finally start moving outdoors to eat, drink, and entertain.
We found this tropical print tray from hm.com [ £12.99 ] which is bright and fun and will bring focus to any table. There are also matching cushions and coasters, also at a great price.

[ full tropical trend post coming up in a couple of weeks ]

home: favourite thing [ light ]

The ‘Marlowe‘ smoked glass and copper ceiling light from Habitat is a beautiful piece of lighting that could work well in a cluster, or stand alone, and would look great with a feature bulb.

Habitat has a few great bulbs to choose from but many stores have huge ranges with great designs including squirrel, coil and spiral.

Designed by Aaron Probyn exclusively for Habitat, it’s an excellent investment at just £60 that will be a modern design statement within the home.

home: featured [ Room 356 ]

Founded by mother and daughter team Cassie and Bev, Room 356 offers a selection of unique homeware, lighting, accessories and stationary.
The simple coherent collection of well designed items have been selected to enhance and compliment your home.

‘The ‘Name’ is where it all began when we opened our lifestyle store in October 2014: 356 being the number of the address of our retail property. The dream was to create an online store and retail space with a special and unique identity. We wanted to offer you the ultimate shopping experience, and to make each and everyone of you feel valued. As a Room 356 customer you really are at the heart and soul of our business. The space in our store has been thoughtfully laid out and each of our collections carefully selected with you in mind.’

We love the lighting, a vast selection of table lamps, pendants and bulbs, well worth a look.

Head to room356.co.uk or visit the store in Bolton

356 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 6AG

Opening Hours:
Monday | Tuesday | Friday | Saturday 10-5pm
Wednesday | Thursday 10-6pm

home: event [ midcentury fair ]

Midcentury fans will have these events as a must-go on their calendars.

Midcentury Modern know how to put on an event, collating the best of midcentury traders under one roof a few times a year. Attracting both dealers and enthusiasts kitting out their homes or work places, there is an plethora of furniture and homewares to browse and shop. The standard, quality and price range is great.

The next pop up event is at The Kia Oval Cricket Ground SE11 on Sunday 15th May (full details below)

home: found this [ polygon light ]

If your looking for a statement light then look no further than these iron pendant lights [ £89 each ] from frenchbedroomcompany.co.uk.

We love the shape and design of these lights, and they would look great in a monochrome room with white walls.
Alternatively clash styles in a living room with mid-century furniture.

home: trend [ 70s print ]

With a little reinterpretation of the strength of wildness of the 1970s this trend is a contemporary take on the clashing patterns, natural textiles, pattern mixing of the original look.

Bring together the organic feel of natural homewares including wicker, macrame, wood, jute and brick with the richness of burnt oranges, purples and brown. Use fabrics like velvets in sofas, weaves for walk hangings, hides and fluffy afghans in rugs and cushions and mix with earthy tones and metallics in the lighting, ceramics and sculptures.

It’s with the wall and floor covering that this trend really gains strength. Introduce wood panelling effect walls, real exposed stone walls, textured giant wall hangings of rich colour themes and the key to this trend – lots of indoor planting. Use great house plants with super architectural leaves and layer up with small hanging plants in plant hangers and also wooden and woven planters.

1. Trend inspiration from we-are-scout.com / everything 1970s

2. ‘Richie’ sofa in plum £499 / Made.com

3. Koldby hide £180 / IKEA

4. Palm wallpaper £25.33 / Betapet

5. Faux fur chair £89.99 / Maison Du Monde

6. Rainbow throw £64 / Zazzle

7. ‘Miranda’ chandelier £99 / Made.com

8. Acacia bowl £9.95 / Muji

9. Zebrawood wallpaper £80 / John Lewis

home: made [ hanging mirror ]

Mirrors have always appealed as a functional item yet able to fit into a room decoratively. A big trend at the moment is the hanging mirror, but as popularity grows so does the price.
[ We have a full trend post coming up next month showing some of the best mirrors around ]
Until then we have found some great tutorials to create your very own hanging mirror. To get a modern look pick leather as the hanging element – head to ebay to pick up strips in varying colours or why not try a leather belt.
Very simply you can use an existing round mirror or buy a standard wooden framed mirror. [ We found a couple at argos.co.uk for £50 and next.co.uk for £40 ]
With some additions of a few tools and metal tacks you can create an individual piece for any room.

Check out sugarandcloth.com / diy-decorator.com / theblog.net

home: nice price [ scales ]

Pink is a hot colour right now whether used in amongst a retro colour scheme in the home or sitting elegantly against a marble back drop with greys and pale lemon.

Update your kitchen with this set of retro scales from Wilkonsons (Wilkos) at just £6!

home: favourite thing [ concrete jar ]

We are partial to a concrete accessory or two around the home, so this storage jar from Rose & Grey is a winner in our eyes.
The simple design is contemporary as well as practical and would sit perfectly in a kitchen for storing foods such as coffee or pasta, alternatively it will look great as a decorative object on a shelf or unit, sat with other pots or vases.

Available in grey or white [ £10.50 ]

home: featured [ Hutsly ]

This online store is an immense treasure trove of shopping for indoors and outdoors, everything from soft furnishings to ceramics, furniture to mirrors.

Hutsly covers so many trends and styles with good pricing and a great sale department.

Keys finds include black glass pendant light, rocking chair, wire lamp shade and nine arm candle holder.

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