home: found this [ art ]

The easiest way to update your home for the New Year is too use art, bringing colour and pattern in a subtle way.

Urban Outfitters currently have a fab range of new art prints featuring retro images and strong graphic styles.

Starting from £29 these framed prints are worth checking out.

home: trend [ wall decor ]

Continuing in 2019, is the love for alternative wall art.

Not framed work, not prints, not original paintings – but creative visual pieces with colour and texture and a unique feeling that you might have picked it up at a craft fair, a market whilst travelling the world or been handed it down through the family.

Shop at Anthropologie or Urban Outfitters for a gorgeous range of options but also online small designer market places like Trouva and Etsy.

Keep eyes pealed at car boot sales, charity shops and vintage markets as this is where the real gems can be found with the most appealing prices.

Top row picture guide

Embroidery hoop, £54.99 Wayfair

‘Zaoma’ wall hanging, £16.75 Maison Du Monde

‘Workshop SY1’ hanging, £55 Trouva

Lower row picture guide

‘Ferm Living’ wall blanket, £124 Trouva

‘Cleo’ wall hanging, £598 Anthropologie

‘Kaleidoscope’ wall decor, £121.99 Wayfair

home: made [ quilted cushion ]

This lovely little make is from the fab abeautifulmess.com and will test your basic sewing skills.

Using a simple envelope design these pillow cases can be made in any material but we agree with ABM that it should be velvet. Perfect for a cosy cushion on a sofa or bed!

Create your own stitching design and experiment with different patterns.

Follow the step by step tutorial here

home: nice price [ rug ]

Online and on the high street we are overwhelmed with great prices to shout about with all the big post-Christmas sales everywhere!

Today’s pick is this gorgeous statement rug from Habitat.

They say;

The Dulcie large multi-coloured rug is made from hand-tufted cotton with a bold abstract design that is hand carved to accentuate its shape.

Was £450 now £225

home: favourite thing [ armchair ]

Happy New Year!

This time of year means refreshing, decluttering and generally changing small areas of our homes.

Now is a great time to browse the sites as new arrivals start to appear, plus grab yourself a last minute bargain as the sales continue

We love this armchair from westelm.co.uk with its simple design and choice of colours.

The wire frames low profile design makes it the perfect choice for any size room.

[ £299 ]

westelm.co.uk

home: featured [ La Redoute ]

Take a look across the broad range of homeware and furniture at La Redoute with up to 50% off.

We’ve picked out our top features from their sale but explore and find products for every room.

Fancy a new look for the lounge? New crockery for the kitchen? New bedding for a better night sleep? The discounts are large and the style, quality and design is perfect.

The all time favourite Afaw rug is in the sale, lots of great midcentury inspired pieces and the best indoor planters across the high street.

home: event [ printing workshop ]

Start the New Year with your creative juices flowing by making some art for you home. We found this fun Risograph Image Making Workshop at Hato Press in London. Learn the techniques of riso-printing and collage in a 2.5 hr session.

‘We’ll take you behind the scenes at our printing studio, packed with different paper stock, riso drums and colourful ink tubes. As a group we will perform a test exercise on riso-printing and work through a few art production techniques. Then it’s time to experiment with your individual artwork using a range of materials, including our pre-made templates, inks, stamps, clippings, charcoal and many more. We will be on hand to give you advice and tips on your artwork, and then we’re off to the live printing action of your master creation!‘

Next workshop Jan 5th [ £45 ]

Visit hatopress.net for tickets

home: found this [ rug ]

One of our favourite West Elm rugs is on sale right now with a sizeable discount. We love this rug ‘Inspired by a 1970s wall hanging…

….our Multi Pixel Rug is handwoven by Craftmark-certified artisans in India using yarns of varied texture and colour. The facility where it’s made is Fair Trade Certified™ and the artisans have chosen to use the premium they earn from Fair Trade production to fund additional healthcare coverage.’

It’s normally £499 now £349!

home: trend [ pastel kitchen ]

A big kitchen trend for 2019 is to feature pastel tones. This could be painting walls, using tiles or going full on with pastel cabinets.

The calming feel of pastels will also inject some fun into you kitchen and this can be achieved simply by painting some walls. If you get bored with it, then it’s easy to change.

Create some interest on splashbacks and tiling with pastel tones like blue, green and pink. There are so many shades and patterns available on tiles now, so you can be sure to find something you love.

With more and more options with kitchen cabinets online and in store, now is the perfect opportunity to design everything yourself from style to colour. A pastel pink or blue cabinet will work really nicely with pale wood and white for a fresh clean look.

For a more subtle take on this trend then add some pastel appliances like a fridge or toaster. Who needs to stick to black or chrome!

Guide:

Clockwise from top left

Image from Pinterest, Smeg fridge /very.co.uk [ £1299 ], image from Pinterest, image from wrenkitchens.com , tiles selection / claybrookstudio.co.uk, Breville Toaster / johnlewis.com [ £49.99 ], image from Pinterest.

home: event [ West Elm sale ]

Definitely one of the best Christmas events to head towards – the winter sale at West Elm.

Get up to 60% off across all departments and get some bargain furniture and homewares for your home for the new year.

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