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: 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: 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: featured [ Graham & Green ]

home: featured [ Graham & Green ]

A favourite of ours, Graham & Green is the perfect site to check out to get inspiration and ideas for your home.

From industrial to quirky, classic to mid century, there is something for everyone. Graham & Green is currently all about rattan and woven items and we love it.

With a vast sellection of lighting, furniture, soft furnishings & accessories you will love scrolling through their website. You can also visit their stores in London & Bath.

grahamandgreen.co.uk

home: made [ wall organiser ]

home: made [ wall organiser ]

This little project opens up so many options with colour and size, it’s the perfect make for a study or kids bedroom.

With some basic materials and tools you can create this great wall organiser for your home. We love the colour thelovelydrawer.com has used, but of course the choice is yours.

Head to thelovelydrawer.com for the full tutorial.

home: featured [ Urban Outfitters ]

home: featured [ Urban Outfitters ]

Urban Outfitters has an offering which covers all areas of the home, including accessories, soft furnishings and lighting.

With a strong bohemian vibe running through its collection expect to find a lot of pattern, texture and bamboo.

We love their bedroom furniture and accessories, with some really lovely pieces you won’t see anywhere else.

Head to urbanoutfitters.com to explore the range. You won’t be disappointed.

home: featured [ Cissy Wears ]

home: featured [ Cissy Wears ]

There’s a beautifully curated, modern concept store that has its home in South East London. If you haven’t yet visited Cissy Wears or you’re not in London, then you can happily browse and shop all products on their recently relaunched online web shop.

Cissy Wears creates a store where so many key elements and trends are covered. Not only do they focus on ethical brands, being environmentally friendly, and organic fine quality but also their style is a sumptuous blend of minimal, midcentury, scandi and vintage.

If you can steer yourself past the gorgeous children’s wear collections (currently with an irresistible sale running), it’s a place to buy beautiful homeware and furniture. With new lines and brands constantly bring introduced there’s a fresh and current range to shop at your finger tips.

home: featured [ Dyke & Dean ]

home: featured [ Dyke & Dean ]

Based in Hastings, East Sussex Dyke & Dean is an emporium of utilitarian homeware and furniture.

Find dustpan & brushes, enamelware, ceramic light fittings and filliment bulbs. Everyday objects that suddenly become extremely desirable.

If you are fan of industrial interiors and vintage then you must check this store out.

dykeanddean.co.uk

home: favourite thing [ mirror cabinet ]

home: favourite thing [ mirror cabinet ]

This stylishly simple bathroom cabinet form Urban Outfitters is a winner. The secret shelving compartment is neatly tucked away behind a sliding rectangular mirror.

Black edging finishes it off with wooden shelving, giving it a contempory look.

[ £120 ]

urbanoutfitters.com

home: trend [ bronze highlights ]

home: trend [ bronze highlights ]

Metallics are still a strong trend for this year and bronze highlights are continuing to appear across stores in homeware products.

We’ve picked some favourites to add a little bronze highlight to your room – simple touches like picture frames, furniture legs, clocks and lights to use a small ways to have pops of metallics in a room.

Picture guide

Top row

Vase £16.95 Nkuku / Artwork £35.99 Wayfair / Wallpaper £65 Beut

Middle row

Coffee table £134 Perch & Parrow / Light £111.00 Laura Ashley / Clock €72.99 Trouva

Lower row

Sofa £1999.00 Swoon / Shelf bracket £13 Nordic Nest / Frame £100 Habitat