home: featured [ Chalk & Moss ]

home: featured [ Chalk & Moss ]

Founded by Swede Anna Sjostrom Walton in 2017, Chalk & Moss is an online homeware store and blog focusing on Biophilic Design.

The term biophilia means love of life or living things. The term was first used in 1964 by psychologist Erich Fromm, defining it as “the passionate love of life and all that is alive”. It was popularised by biologist Edward O Wilson in 1984, who in his book “Biophilia” refers to “an innate and genetically determined affinity of human beings with the natural world.”

The online store is full or gorgeous Scandinavian inspired products including handmade furniture, ceramics and printed linens. This carefully curated collection is all ethically sourced and put together to enhance your wellbeing and lifestyle.

‘So called Biophilic design achieves wellbeing by reconnecting us to nature through the spaces we occupy. This is the umbrella for my approach. It can easily be translated to our own homes through aspects of green design

chalkandmoss.com

home: trend [ rust ]

home: trend [ rust ]

The rust tone is warm and it’s best layered with lots shades of this one colour – plus splashes of rose as a lightener. This creates a lovely building of the colour with no striking other colours to distract from the colour. It’s not overwhelming at all. It’s also a colour that works with trends including Traveller, Moroccan and Woodland.

If you just want a little rust, use in a clean white or soft grey interior with lots of wood tones and keep minimal so the rust stands out.

For walls we’ve found Red Earth (Farrow + Ball) and Heat (Little Green Paint Co). Create the full impact by also painting skirtings, doors, frames as well as walls in a rust tone.

Top row

Sofa £389.97 Furniture 123 / Cushion £45 John Lewis / Rug £175.20 (sale) Houseology

Middle row

Cushion £10 (sale) Made / Chair £160.65 (sale) Clippings / Rug £96.99 Wayfair

Bottom row

Armchair £499 (sale) Made / Throw £30 Trouva / Pair Cushion Covers £6 Dunelm

home: nice price [ vintage lighting ]

home: nice price [ vintage lighting ]

It’s a special thing to have a unique and original piece of vintage lighting in your home.

We found this beautiful Space Age Chandelier By Gaetano Sciolari in the sale at Vinterior.

A beautiful example of the incredible design from Italy in the last century.

Was £790.00 Now £553.00

They say;

This Italian space-age chandelier was designed by Gaetano Sciolari with smoked glass globes produced by French glass maker Vianne. Depending on the ceiling height, the chain can be adjusted to the correct height. The original ceiling cap is included. In excellent vintage condition. 

home: favourite thing [ chair ]

home: favourite thing [ chair ]

Sometimes there is a design that just sticks around and never gets old, like these petal shaped armchairs from Oliver Bonas.

This distinctive design is being seen a lot in stores, but with OB the price, as well as the colour options make it a winner in our eyes.

Place in the corner of a living room or bedroom for a touch of 1920’s glamour.

[ £395 ]

oliverbonas.com

home: featured [ IKEA ]

home: featured [ IKEA ]

New year, new plans to get on top of effective, stylish storage in the home – head to affordable favourite IKEA and check out their range of cabinet, shelving, side boards and other storage.

It’s all about working to be efficient with the space and great to choose something with clean lines and quite timeless do you can change your styling and look of the room around it, as trends and tastes change.

home: event [ The Big London Flea ]

home: event [ The Big London Flea ]

Held at EartH multi-arts space in Hackney, The Big London Flea is a market of 50 traders, full off vintage lighting, furniture and accessories.

Come hunt for personal treasures, rummage for bargains, and refresh your living space with unique finds from our Epic hall of salvaged olde things

Feb 23 / 11:00 – 18:00

EartH [ Evolutionary Arts Hackney ]

11 – 17 Stoke Newington Road

London

N16 8BH

home: found this [ armchair ]

home: found this [ armchair ]

This beautiful curved silhouette armless armchair is from Zara Home. Pair with other soft tone neutrals in the fabrics of other furniture in the room and soft furnishings, together with lighter woods and lots of soft white.

It’s available in two colours (grey or pale blue) and could be yours for £349.99.

home: made [ bedside shelving ]

home: made [ bedside shelving ]

January is definitely a good time for new interior ideas and DIY projects, and with purse strings being a little tighter after Christmas, a good affordable DIY is a good option.

We love this staggered upwards box shelving idea from Homesthetics which as well as being stylish, it’s practical offering a decent amount of shelving and storage for a company space as the space is gained going upwards.

Head to high street stores for affordable box shelves to work with in staggered formation up the wall. We found good options at IKEA, IKEA, Dunelm and MrHousey.

home: nice price [ side table ]

home: nice price [ side table ]

We spotted this lovely mid century style bed side table on laredoute.co.uk. Currently in the sale with 50% off, so why not splash out and get a pair!

With walnut vaneer and hairpin legs this piece can also double up as a side table in a lounge.

Available now for £54.50 from laredoute.co.uk

home: favourite thing [ floor lamp ]

home: favourite thing [ floor lamp ]

Such a beautiful floor lamp, and such a great discount. For a great new feature in the home, invest in the midcentury styled Milton floor lamp from Heals.

Was £299 Now £179 and available in cream or black.

They say;

Blending mid-century styling with functionality, the Milton Task Table and Floor Lamp Range are compact enough to sit within any modern interior. The Milton range is designed in Banbury, and crafted from sturdy powder coated steel which is hand-painted to an antique brass finish becoming a solid design statement. The floor lamp is adjustable via a handle, allowing the user to direct the light perfectly over a sofa, or armchair when reading, or left to illuminate a room when at full height.