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home: featured [ Merci ]

home: featured [ Merci ]

Interiors and homeware lovers that make the trip to Paris, France, definitely need Merci on their radar.

This beautiful Parisian store, does offer an online shopping service, but to see the store in person, see the how the curated range can be styled and enjoy the entire retail experience is an extra layer of pleasure to shopping with this wonderful brand.

The brand also offers fashion and the store is an all round design and lifestyle experience.

Find at;

111 Boulevard Beaumarchais

75003 Paris

They say;

Merci is a place created in March 2009 in the heart of the historic district of Haut-Marais. Bernard and Marie-France Cohen, founders of BONPOINT the children’s fashion label, realized that Paris lacked a place which would bring together the best of the world of fashion, of design, of household goods with welcome refreshment areas.

A business established in the heart of its region and of its country, Merci has already created more than 70 permanent jobs. Merci is, moreover, very pleased to act as a developer or launch-pad to the young designers who, thanks to this sounding-board, can make themselves known to the many customers and international personalities who visit Merci.

Merci is a commercial enterprise “like any other company” founded by shareholders “unlike any other shareholders”. The founders decided that the proceeds of this investment would serve to fund an endowment paying  for educational projects and development in south-west Madagascar.
Bernard and Marie France Cohen wanted to say MERCI to life, MERCI to the talents and to the designers who made this success possible. It is this success which makes their generosity possible.

In 2013, Marie-France Cohen passed on the torch

The current Merci team has kept up the commitment and the founders’ original dream by contributing year on year to the foundation.


home: trend [ Bauhaus ]

home: trend [ Bauhaus ]

Bauhaus is a movement of art and design that has influenced, created and set a precedent for such a huge amount of incredible design since its founding in 1919.

Its style and ideas can be seen in homeware, furniture, pattern design, prints, and interiors throughout the decades and is very recognisable.

Product guide

Top row

Poster • Trouva £55 / Desk • Pamono £4751 / Place mat and coaster • Etsy £12.99

Middle row

Pitcher • Coggles £29.40 / Lamp • Pagazzi £55 / Chair • Italy Classics £400.73

Bottom row

Sofa • Case Furniture from £1930 / Chair • Houseology £1735 / Cushion • Red Bubble £17.27

‘The Staatliches Bauhaus, commonly known as the Bauhaus, was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. The Bauhaus was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar.‘

Its a strong look with colour and line and can be styled quite sparce or detailed and still achieve that confident Bauhaus feeling.

Create with block colour and simple pattern of the era and furniture which creates lines and forms.

Search eBay and other auctions and fairs for true pieces or head to the high street for modern versions and creations. You don’t have to look far with current high street brands to find pieces indicative of the style and design.

Keep walls and floors plain with detail in the fixtures and furniture. There’s a strong emphasis on smoked grey glass, mirrored surfaces, mat colour and keep a space light and airy. Architecture would have favoured high wide glazing and open plan living – popular and on trend in today’s building work.

home: favourite thing [ dinner set ]

home: favourite thing [ dinner set ]

For just £25, this twelve piece marble style dinner set from Leekes, will freshen up your dining table settings.

Clean, minimal and with marble still being very much on trend, it’s a great affordable way to update your table.

home: featured [ Lillian Daph ]

home: featured [ Lillian Daph ]

This was a lovely surprise find over the weekend. Lillian Daph is an independent store full of well known brands including Broste Copenhagen, Nkuku, Madam Stoltz and more.

With an array of gorgoeus items such as lighting, furniture, accessories and soft furnishings we definitely recommend you check it out

‘It was mountains of research during her Textile degree, and probably an inescapable family gene in business; and not forgetting a super dedicated husband, Labrador named Daphne and Spaniel named Lillian, that saw the birth of The LillianDaph Store’ .

Based in Saltburn by the Sea, owner Christina has created a three floor emporium of fabulous homeware.

Head to lilliandaph.co.uk to find out more and explore the website.

home: event [ Choose Love exhibition ]

home: event [ Choose Love exhibition ]

Back for a second year, Print Club London presents an exhibition of its favourites artists and their works in order to support Help Refugees.

Artists have taken the iconic ‘Choose Love’ slogan, originally created by Katherine Hamnet in the 1980s and each created a one off piece.

‘It has so far raised over £50,000 for the charity and seen artists such as Sir Anish Kapoor, Alexa Coe, Stanley Donwood, Mustafa Halusi and Noel Fielding contributing artworks to the project. Each piece is available to buy throughout the exhibition, and then later via Print Club London’s online gallery‘

[ 26th July – 01 Aug ]

Head to somersethouse.org.uk for more details

home: made [ copper shelving ]

home: made [ copper shelving ]

This is a gorgeous DIY from Hey Lila Hey to make a cool copper wall shelf great for any room in the house.

Copper is still very much on trend and the design can be adapted for the size and style you like.

Details, how to and all needed materials are in their blog

home: favourite thing [ Gemini walnut range ]

home: favourite thing [ Gemini walnut range ]

If you love walnut as a tone of wood for furniture and are fond of midcentury styling then West Elm have a range to fall for.

We love the Gemini furniture range made from sustainable and fair trade walnuts, with its beautiful curved detailing and slim legs.

Walnut is a wood that sits so well with so many colours and has a beautiful warmth.

From £199

home: featured [ Homeplace ]

home: featured [ Homeplace ]

This great online store is full of new and vintage pieces. Their vast collection includes furniture, home accessories, art and soft furnishings.

‘We source items which we love and which we hope you will do too. We are passionate about great design – contemporary as well as Mid Century but we are also fans of the quirky and the whimsical..and we like nothing better than mixing them all up to create eclectic interiors with heaps of individuality‘

This London based business run by Wendy Aldridge offers a little something for everyone, whether you are a fan of Mid Century, industrial or contemporary.

Head to the website and check them out. We can assure you, you won’t be disappointed.

home: made [ cane candle holder ]

home: made [ cane candle holder ]

This lovely little project is perfect for this time of year and is on trend with the current 70s resurgence.

Abeautifulmess.com takes you through the steps to create these candle holders using glass hurricane holders and caning rolls.

These candle holders are great to make in different sizes and place in large groups. You can also take them outside for candle lit evenings.

abeautifulmess.com