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home: made [ printed curtains ]

home: made [ printed curtains ]

Struggling to get curtains that work for your room? Why not try designing your own.

We have found this quirky make from abeautifulmess.com that transforms plain white curtains into something more fun. They have gone for monochrome spots but the options are endless.

With a few tools and some paint, and a bit of confidence you can create some individual curtains to fit with your own design. We think they would be perfect for a kids room.

Check out the tutorial at abeautifulmess.com

home: nice price [ throw ]

home: nice price [ throw ]

Animal print is still a strong trend and this affordable patterned throw from ASOS at just £35 is a great update for a lounge, perfect strewn over an outdoor seating area for a light cover up when the sun goes down or great to have handy for a picnic.

home: favourite thing [ apothecary cabinet ]

home: favourite thing [ apothecary cabinet ]

This weeks pick is this gorgeous cabinet from rockettstgeorge.co.uk. Add character to a room with this antique style wooden cabinet, featuring 18 drawers to store paperwork and your treasures.

There is some lovely details including the brass label holders, and lettered plaques on the lower drawers, as well as the angled top level, giving a quirky look for all to admire.

Available now from rockettstgeorge.co.uk

[ £250 ]

home: featured [ George at Asda ]

home: featured [ George at Asda ]

Sometimes you find some unexpected homeware delights when you thought you’d just gone out for milk and bread.

Having a look at ‘new in’ at George at Asda we find some gorgeous honewares for easy updates in the home.

Key areas we love are all the towel patterns, including great retro designs, terrazzo print and geometric; and an extensive cushion range which could be used to create a colourful outdoor loving area!

Our favourite find though is the beautiful cool design of the KitSound Diggit outdoor speaker ! Useful and eye pleasing – a great addition to your outdoor living space. Just £28.

home: event [ CLUSTER ]

home: event [ CLUSTER ]

This May sees the return of CLUSTER, a pop up craft fair showcasing independant makers, illustrators and artists.

‘CLUSTER is a 5 day, fully-curated reimagining of the traditional fair. The fair itself will take place over 5 days in May. We have a beautiful 3 storey warehouse building just off London Bridge, accommodating illustration and crafts‘

Pop along to this free event to support these makers, as well as picking up a gift or two on the way through.

1st – 5th May 2019

Ugly Duck

cluster-london.com

London

SE1 3PL

home: found this [ armchair ]

home: found this [ armchair ]

What a thing of beauty!

We found this incredible structured armchair, new in from Audenza. It’s an investment at £725 but worth for the statement it would make in room.

A reading chair, a lounge chair, even a desk chair – this beauty is in olive velvet cotton and polyester mix with gold polished steel frame.

home: trend [ colour clash ]

home: trend [ colour clash ]

With any trend you can take elements of what you like and create the looks in individual rooms. This week’s trend focuses on vibrant colour and pattern. Take inspiration at whatever level and transform a room into an array of bold tones and print.

This trend is all about being a maxamilist and being brave on your choices. Mix florals with stripes, bright pink with green, leopard print and yellow.

If you don’t want to go for this look in the whole room then why not try throwing lots of colour on a picture wall or maybe find a corner you can experiment in with ab armchair and soft furnishings.

Embrace the colour this year!

Guide:

Clockwise from top left:

Lampshade / rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ from £30 ], cabinet / made.com [ £199 ], wall mural / rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ from £195 ], footstool / audenza.com [ £76 ], curtains / johnlewis.com [ from £80 ], vase / laredoute.co.uk [ £37.95 ], chest of drawers / oliverbonas.com [ £795 ], sofa / anthropologie.com [ £1298 ]

home: made [ vintage chest of drawers project ]

home: made [ vintage chest of drawers project ]

As her tag line says ‘inspiring your creativity’, she definitely does.

Medina Grillo, of Grillo Designs, is a creative and talented lady. Her blog is full of exciting interiors and homeware DIYs, craft projects and more. Explore her blog and instagram for an abundance of inspiration (and witty intelligent chat!)

We picked this up-cycling of a small vintage unit as one of our favourite projects, which she did to show the versatility of working with second hand furniture (this piece sourced from a charity she was working with to promote buying second hand!) Just one of the many exciting projects that fill her cool home; inspiring people to make more of the homes even if they are renting but still want to make design statements within their four walls – inspirational, budget friendly ideas.

And if you’re a fan of a great Ikea hack her blog is the place to go!

home: nice price [ pendant light ]

home: nice price [ pendant light ]

Right now H&M Home is doing everything right. Expanding its range to include furniture and lighting and continuing its attack on the high street with stand alone stores opening in London.

Our pick of their new arrivals is this lovely pendant light. This gorgeous light is made from glass and mango wood and comes in two sizes.

We love how it’s shape gives the impression of a giant bulb with a simple organic feel to it.

[ £39. 99 / £49. 99 ]

hm.com

home: favourite thing [ garden furniture ]

home: favourite thing [ garden furniture ]

Spring is here and the warm weather is arriving. Time to start thinking about creating your outdoor living area.

These Acapulco-style ‘Monaco’ set of two chairs and table are a perfect start to a fresh modern look and a pop of colour. Available from Dunelm in various colours and also as single options.