home: trend [ graphic cushion ]

home: trend [ graphic cushions ]

A very simple way to freshen up a room and bring a new feel to a space is by using soft furnishings, especially cushions. This can also be an inexpensive way of updating a sofa or chair by changing existing covers. This Summer the big trend is graphic print, and statement imagery. A good place to start is hm.com which has some gorgeous digital and geometric cushions cover from only £3.99. The colour pallete is quite muted with blues, greens and grey. One or two of these designs mixed with some plain cushions works really well. Be more adventurous by clashing geometric with strong imagery like the camera design cushion from violetandpercy.com.

Guide:

1. Peastyle.co.uk [ £25 ]

2. Rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £39 ]

3. Hm.com [ £12.99 ]

4. Hm.com [ £3.99 ]

5. Violetandpercy.com [ £35 ]

6. Trouva.com [ £45 ]

Have some fun when picking cushions, pick one or two illustrated or cartoon options for individual chairs. For a cohesive look in a room try and match colours tonally with the the rest of the room. Maybe pick out a colour you have on a wall or with a rug you already have. Alternatively mix up the colours and prints and go wild.

Guide cont:

7. Hm.com [ £6.99 ]

8. Habitat.com [ £14 ]

9. Johnlewis.com [ £30 ]

10. Johnlewis.com [ £40 ]

11. Violetandpercy.com [ £40 ]

12. Rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £72 ]

13. Ikea.com [ £6 ]

14. Hm.com [ £3.99 ]

15. Ikea.com [ £4 ] 

home: favourite thing [ wall vessel ]

home: favourite thing [ wall vessel ]

Another great way to bring plants indoors this Summer is with these concrete vessels in a wire diamond shaped frame from Umbra.
Available in two sizes we love the grey and copper combination. Mix the different sizes togther on a wall, filling them with a selection of plants. Alternatively use the vessels for stationary in an office, or combine both options, the choice is yours.

Large vessel [ £35 ]
Set 2 small vessel [ £25 ]

www.umbra.com

home: trend [ exotic ]

home: trend [ exotic ]

Another great trend for spring/summer is Exotic. A bright and vibrant trend full of print and texture. The main elements will come from the soft furnishings – floral and heavily patterned cushions, throws and rugs. Pile up cushions for depth on sofas and beds, with a statement rug as a focus in the middle of the room.
Accessories like bowls, vases and statement lighting help pull this look together. [ Check out West Elm ]
Wooden furniture, especially bamboo sit in this eastern influenced trend. Low units and tables work best in medium and dark woods.
Colours to consider are green, orange and purple with accents of gold and bronze, with texture coming from woven baskets and ceramics.

Guide:
1. Oak unit – Habitat.co.uk [ £195 ]
2. HAY throw – reallywellmade.co.uk [ £145 ]
3. Printed bowl – Westelm.co.uk [ £12 ]
4. Cushion – made.com [ £30 ]
5. Matthew Williamson wallpaper – johnlewis.com [ £89 ]
6. Pendant light – thelittlehouseshop.co.uk [ £55 ]
7. Wool tassels – grahamandgreen.co.uk [ £6.50 ]
8. Cushion cover – hm.com [ £3.99 ]
9. Candle lantern – hm.com [ £12.99 ]

home: nice price [ Tiger ] 

home: nice price [ Tiger ] 

Major player in the affordable design-led retail homeware market, Tiger produces trend aware home accessories season after season, coupled with innovative design and at remarkably low prices [ go in for one thing, come out with ten ! ] 

Their new season range doesn’t fail to disappoint with a colour palette of pastels mints and corals, copper, monochrome and lovely geomatic and ethic inspired patterns.

There’s coral and mint tray sets for £5, colourful rugs for £4 and pink or silver bookends for £3, plus much much more. 

Visit your local store [ find a store ] and hunt out these homeware gems. 

  

home: favourite thing [ Flock ]

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home: favourite thing [ Flock ]

If you love colour and pattern in your soft furnishings then you must check out Flock. It’s collection consists of fine quality linens and velvets, digitally printed in Lancashire or screen printed by hand in London.
Flock works with graduate designers to create beautiful textiles for the home. [ Each designer keeps their name to their work and receives a royalty for every metre sold ]
Choose a fabric by the half metre, or pick from a selection of ready made cushions.
This combination of fresh new talent and industry experience is a definate winner, and the designs are just stunning.

home: found this [ cloud shelf ]

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home: found this [ cloud shelf ]

We just had to feature this fun shelving from Urban Outfitters. The cloud shape is perfect for an office or kids bedroom. With a black and white geometric printed back and gold coloured metal edge, it will definitely put a smile on your face.
[ online exclusive at £30 from urbanoutfitters.com ]

home: favourite thing [ geo mirrors ]

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home: favourite thing [ geo mirrors ]

This week we have fallen for these West Elm colour wash mirrors. New for Spring they come in diamond, triangle and hexagon shapes with varying colours of white, green and blue.

Place one individualy on a small wall, or group together to create a feature. [ mix with photos and art in similar shaped frames ]

Ticking the box for the Shape trend we featured a few weeks back, they are available now from westelm.co.uk [ £59 ]