Not everyone’s cup of tea for an online shopping destination but king of online selling, Amazon, is a surprising veritable gold mine for modern well priced homeware.
A few searches of key wording including marble, copper, Moroccan, monochrome and even Moomin and we could be filling our virtual shopping trolley with anything from rugs to lighting, to ceramics and cushions, with prices so tempting it’s an easy way to kit out a new home with some great pieces, update current rooms or find great gifts for interiors lovers!
If you love a certain look or piece from another interiors store but not the price tag, it’s definitely worth having a window shop around the Amazon mega site to see if a more affordable version is available.
There are always sales happening across homeware stores both online and on the high street. It’s always worth checking the sale department for that absolute gem at a knock down price.
We are spoilt for choice when it comes to lighting. With the ever increasing number of new designs and re workings of old ones, it’s difficult to know where to begin.
Lighting as with all home decor is personal taste but sometimes we all need a little direction, so with that in mind a new trend for 2017 is sculptured lighting.
Floor lamp from Rockettstgeorge.co.uk
Strong angles and shapes currently dominate lighting departments, with geometric, 1920s and organic designs proving popular. Moulded one piece task lamps and curved wood pendants give fluidity and cast amazing light when on. And when not on they become works of art.
Globes are featuring big at the moment, in the form of clusters or individually. White is an obvious colour choice bit if you are feeling brave consider a bright colour, perfect set against a neutral room.
Pendant light from trouva.com
Consider how the lighting works in each room, do you want it to blend in to its surroundings or stand out as a centre piece. The current choice online is amazing with favourites trouva.com, rockettstgeorge.co.uk, and johnlewis.com, having vast collections of on-trend and modern lighting.
With the cult iconic rocket floor lamp of the 1960s onwards still being a chosen favourite in many homes that favour a retro look, this new ‘Jacob’ range from Debenhams is perfectly styled to suit – and a lot easier to get your hands on than scouring for the vintage version.
The floor lamp exudes midcentury charm as does the whole range, with its wooden frame structures and cloth shades
Amongst the gorgeous homewares in a great subtle colour palette at Mon Pote, we found this well priced geometric brass plated ceiling lamp is by Danish interior designers House Doctor [ £55 ]
Mon Pote has perfectly curated their online and high street store with on trend, stylish, contemporary homewares and gifts.
Find them online or at 177 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JQ
A bold way to influence the style and feel of a room is to use a statement pendant lighting feature.
We’ve hunted for our favourite collection of great big, great design lighting (see 9 pictures) but so many stores are offering super statement lighting often at very affordable prices.
Bring midcentury style into your home with this perfect repro of a 50s-60s style light fitting from IKEA.
The GARDSKAR light shade is a great copy of the amazing design of the last century. It’s a great combination of red and white glass, and it gives a great diffused light that evenly spreads around a room.
The ‘Marlowe‘ smoked glass and copper ceiling light from Habitat is a beautiful piece of lighting that could work well in a cluster, or stand alone, and would look great with a feature bulb.
Habitat has a few great bulbs to choose from but many stores have huge ranges with great designs including squirrel, coil and spiral.
Designed by Aaron Probyn exclusively for Habitat, it’s an excellent investment at just £60 that will be a modern design statement within the home.
This online store is an immense treasure trove of shopping for indoors and outdoors, everything from soft furnishings to ceramics, furniture to mirrors.
Hutsly covers so many trends and styles with good pricing and a great sale department.