Tag: accessories

home: nice price [ display dome ]

home: nice price [ display dome ]

Keep your favourite ornaments protected with this classic shaped display dome. Popularity has grown again for these, displaying everything from animal ornaments to dried flowers.

This example from ikea.com comes in two sizes [ 20cm & 27cm in height ] and are are only £5.50 and £10. Made of glass with a solid Arcadia wood base.

Ikea.com

home: featured [ Utility ]

home: featured [ Utility ]

This week’s featured store is Utility; an online shop full of gifts, home accessories, lighting and furniture. Featuring great brands including Hay, Design Letters, Lightyears, Menu, Umbra and Vitra, Utility is the perfect shop for design lovers, especially Scandinavian design.

This Liverpool based company has a huge collection of products, whether you are looking for gifts, or furnishing your home, you will not be disappointed.

Keep up to date with Utility on their blog and Instagram.

utilitydesign.co.uk

home: favourite thing [ bathroom dish ] 

home: favourite thing [ bathroom dish ] 

To organise all your little bits in the bathroom, as a soap dish or just ornamental; we love this Salvage Trinket Tray from Dunelm at only £3.49.

Amongst the rest of their bathroom accessories at very affordable prices, this great little ceramic piece is a great addition to a bathroom and would also make a lovely gift. 

home: gift ideas [ monochrome ]

home: gift ideas [ monochrome ]

We don’t think monochrome accessories will ever go out of fashion and it’s the perfect gift option for someone you are not quite sure of their taste, as it will go with pretty much anything. We spotted some fab items at Futureandfound.com and all under £15.

Punctuation mug [ £14 ]

Playing cards [ £10 ]

Alphabet cups [ £14 ]

Tea light holder [ £9 ]

home: favourite thing [ Vitra dolls ]

home: favourite thing [ Vitra dolls ]

If you are looking for some fun accessories for the home, and something with a bit of history then you should take a look at these wooden dolls from Vitra. we love the vibrant colours and charm of these dolls, originally used as toys, now hugely popular as ornaments for collectors.

‘Together with his friends Charles and Ray Eames & George Nelson, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures of postwar American design. A key source of inspiration for his wife-ranging oeuvre, which primarily focused on textile design, was.his passion for the folk art of South America, Asia and Eastern Europe.

The Decorative wooden dolls, design  and made by Girard in 1953 for his own home in Santa Fe, were likewise inspired by his extensive personal collection of folk art.

Based on the originals found in the Girard Estate by the Vitra Design Museum, the whimsical assortment of doils, both joyful and grim, is now available as a charming enhancement to any interior’

Pick from a large range of fun and colourful designs at reallywellmade.co.uk [ £83 ]

home: nice price [ candle holders ]

home: nice price [ candle holders ]

As the mid season sales are in full swing with discounts up to 50%, you should definitely consider hm.com.

There are some great finds including a huge selection of accessories including candle holders. H&M hardly breaks the bank when items are full price, but when there is a sale on there are bargains to be had.

As the nights draw in it’s an ideal time to update your living room with some quirky candle holders and spend a cosy evening by candle light.

Here are our best picks:

Top row

Gold globe – was £6.99 now £2.79

Black branch – was £24.99 now £14.99

Small stone – was £4.99 now £2.49

Middle row

White and gold – was £3.99 now £2.39

Palm tree – was £14.99 now £4.49

Black round metal – was £3.99 now £1.99

Bottom row

Oval glass – was £7.99 now £6.00

Silver branch – was £12.99 now £3.89

Large gold – was £14.99 now £7.49

home: trend [ gunmetal silver ] 

home: trend [ gunmetal silver ] 

Layering tones of grey builds a smart, modern and calming interior look. Add gunmetal into the equation and it gives a luxe look, the shine brings richness with an industrial edge. 

Use amongst other greys or to stand out, use in accessories in a monochrome colour palette. Add the tone in with vases, candle holders and other small homewares or it’s perfect to use in lighting, radiators and door furniture. 


Gunmetal, like other metallics would also sit against rich tones including navy, burgundy and mustard. It looks expensive and strong, and is great for table legs, shelving and other furniture. 

1 All the tones of grey with gunmetal highlights 

2 Kyoto Dining Chairs, Set Of Two, Mango Wood & Gunmetal £129

3 PATINA – GUNMETAL GREY + GLASS TEA LIGHTS, Mink Interiors, £25.00

4 Ampersand Light, MyHaus £35 

5 MARTEAU Pewter Large Metal Ceiling Light, Habitat, WAS £160 NOW 128

6 Victorian Style Radiators, CastIronRadiators4U, from £49.50

7 A great colour for industrial style striving. These are from French Connection 

8 The perfect metallic for lighting 

9 Mixing gunmetal with greys and navy 

home: featured [ Ruby Roost ]

home: featured [ Ruby Roost ]

Ruby Roost is an online boutique full of well known brands and others you may not have heard of. With a collection of gorgeous home accessories, kitchenware and art, Ruby Roost is a great place to indulge in well made stylish pieces for the home.

‘ We love to seek out home accessories and treasures that are a little bit different, quirky and unique. We are passionate about the little touches you mix – old and new – that make your house, your home’

Pick from House Doctor ceramics, beautiful linen from Fog Linen Work and quirky hand made tiles from StoryTiles, as well as pieces from Nkuku, By May and HK Living.

rubyroost.com

home: found this [ Soho Home ]

home: found this [ Soho Home ]

After the huge success of its private members clubs across Europe and North America Soho House has now launched Soho Home; selling accessories, furnitire and textiles all previously created for and inspired by existing Houses.

Even if you havn’t had the chance of visiting one of the clubs / hotels where you are surrounded by sumptuous pieces of furniture, and bold decor, you can now get a taste of it in your own home.

Get your hands on hand-crafted chairs, handmade ceramics and other gorgoeus pieces all with hints of utilitarian country house. 

Head to Sohohome.com to view the collection.

home: trend [ denim ]

home: trend [ denim ]

We love it when new paint colours are announced from Dulux, and for 2017 it’s Denim Drift. This lends itself perfectly to a new denim inspired trend for Autumn/ Winter 2016 running through to next year.

The great thing about this trend is that amongst the traditional washed denim colour you can bring in different tones to either bring drama or a subtle airy feel. Introduce blues through ceramics and accessories to hint at this trend. Marble and splattered paint effects look great in blue and can add interested to a shelf or table top.

Use soft furnishings in accent shades of blue against neutral tones of white, cream and grey. [ Try and avoid stripes as not to end up with a nautical feel ]

Bring drama to a room with a large piece of furniture in a deep blue, or paint a feature wall in a dark tone and add black, grey accessories like shelving and framed prints. 

Guide:

1. Painted vase – rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £29.95 ]

2. Candle – ikea.com [ £4 ]

3. Wool throw – ikea.com [ £39 ]

4. Image from Dulux

5. Sofa – habitat.co.uk [ £1400 ]

6. Image from Dulux

7. Image from Dulux

8. Bowl – oliverbonas.com [ £7 ]

9. Cushion cover – hm.com [ £6.99 ]

10. Glass vase – grahamandgreen.co.uk [ £27.95 ]

11. Pendant light – made.com [ £79 ]

12. Image from Dulux