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home: featured [ Haygen ] 

home: featured [ Haygen ] 

Ambling around Islington, London, there’s a confident statement about the growth of independent homeware stores – ensuring consumers are still keen for independent brands and a better quality of product. 

Stocking brands including House Doctor

On the popular Camden Passage, we find lovely Haygen, with a beautiful range of curated homeware, furniture and gifts from brands including Bloomimgville, House Doctor and On Interior. 

Covering ceramics, prints, lighting, cushions, mirrors, gifts, even fashion and more. 

They say, 
‘To reflect an exciting time of growth and a change in business direction, Home & Pantry has rebranded to HAYGEN. HAYGEN, a lifestyle store dedicated to providing a careful curation of coveted and contemporary homeware, fashion & gifts with an exceptional customer experience both in store & online.

Founded in London in 2011 by Irish born Jenny Hughes, HAYGEN has grown into a one-of-a-kind destination lifestyle store for those seeking a unique mix of beautiful home furnishings, gifts and fashion items to reflect their personal style and fuel their passions. Mixing old and new with inspiration from the worlds of fashion, interiors and entertaining, we are committed to offering customers a curated mix of great products with a truly memorable customer experience; both online and in our store.’


Find at: 

114 Islington High Street, Camden Passage N1 8EG

and 

https://www.haygenshop.com/ 


home: nice price [ garden furniture ] 

home: nice price [ garden furniture ] 

From the designer originals for hundreds to the many many in-the-style-of more affordable versions, we love the look of the Acapulco chairs, and jumping on the design band wagon and at an absolute steal, Asda have this amazing set for just £89. 

Bring a splash of colour and style to the garden with this ‘Camden’ set, consisting of two lounge chairs and a small table. The retro form is perfect and you can add to and mismatch it with more of the same style but in other colours. 

Asda outdoor department is brimming with great styles of garden furniture with very tempting affordable pricing. Plenty to choose from to give the garden a make over. 

home: trend [ pink ] 

home: trend [ pink ] 

1. Ted Baker Peony Bedding Range £35 – £110 / House Of Fraser 

2. Shocking pink (try Crown at B&Q) 

3. Pale Pink (Try Dulux at Homebase) 

4. Stardust Quartz tiles £6.84 p/sqm / Porcelain Superstore 

5. Geometric Cushion £12 / Urbanara 

6. Bagsie Sofa £2095 / Loaf 

7. Honolulu Wallpaper £20 / Graham & Browne 

8. Shut Up + Sit Down Print £21.50 / Skandivis 

This is a trend to expand what may be a naive view that pink is just for little girls or lounges in the eighties. 

Modern pink interiors are cool, striking, yet calming, and the range of shades that sit together well and with other colours give ample opportunity to find the right shade to work for you. 

Hot pink look clean with white // Pale shades looking subtle against warm woods
Layering up shades of pink is so effective for a rich inviting interior
Choose pinks to suit you. Pink can be introduced in small details, accessories and soft furnishings. Bolder use of the colour can be for walls in paint or wallpaper. The strongest look is combining shades for every element of a room and building the look with textures and patterns. 

If pink seems to much to have as the main colouring in interior design then try using it as a highlight colour. It’s a perfect addition to a monochrome room and works beautifully alongside other high light colours including copper, soft grey and beige. 

Perfect pink patterns and textures from cushions (see below for buying)
(From left to right / row by row)

|| Swirly Fur £4.99 The Range • Tropical Bird • Butterfly Matthew Williamson £11 Debenhams || 

|| Striped £138 Iconic Dutch • Lotus £35.99 Turnbull & Thomas • Renee Embroidered £29.50 Marks & Spencer || 

|| Las Tanner Knit £35 John Lewis • Shell £95 Amara  • Watercolour Floral £12.55 RedBubble • || 

home: featured [ La Redoute ] 

home: featured [ La Redoute ] 

You may not have discovered the gorgeous homeware and furniture at La Redoute but it certainly needs to be on your radar.

If you make your way past all the great clothing to choose from, the interiors department is full of great quality, on-trend design, a good price range (to ensure you can find some great pieces at affordable prices), as well as a super sale section. 

There’s a mix of chic, contemporary, modern minimalist and midcentury modern styles. With superb patterns and colours in their soft furnishings, great design and style in furniture and perfect choices in home accessories – every inch of the home can be cool and timeless.

This French brand that has actually traded since 1837, they’ve got some incredible designers under their belt. 

”La Redoute makes French style accessible to all – with stylish looks and timeless pieces – plus guidance and advice on how to look good. You get a great choice of clothes that fit well and flatter – the way only the French seem to know how. All our communications; website, catalogue, mailings and emails, give you useful ideas, tips and best buys. The prices make it great value too and it’s all delivered straight to your door. That’s what we call French style made easy.”

Over the decades they’ve collaborated with big names including Sonia Rykiel, Victor + Rolf, Antik Batik and Isabel Marant. 

”La Redoute has worked with the biggest names in fashion from Karl Lagerfeld to Naomi Campbell”

home: trend [ granny floral ] 

home: trend [ granny floral ] 

Not to be solely associated with a twee cottage in the countryside, this floral trend can be a beautiful layer on to a minimal white room. Deep hues of floral designs can be miss match and combine to create a rich look that can be really effective on a worn leather couch against a crisp white wall. Mismatching in the sane hues, varying the size of the print, can create a warm, coherent look that is cosy and inviting and easy to add to with new pieces to layer up. 

Florals can be introduced in the furniture,  in small homewares, with small furnishings and even with wall and floor covering. Try The Rug Seller for great granny floral rugs and head to Wilko for a lovely selection of floral wallpapers 

1 Millie Nancy Armchair 229.99 / DunElm 

2 Bella Floral Cushion £31 / Hutsly 

3 Lupins Cushion (SALE) £28.80 / Laura Ashley 

4 Crochet Throw £40 / A Room in my House  

5 Multi florals layered up on a crisp white background and mid match vintage framing 

6 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Cushion £65 / John Lewis 

7 Vintage Danish Sofa £650 / Modernistiks 

8 Going bold with floral mural on a dark wall. Full a similar effect try a big floral wall paper. 

home: trends [ louche seventies ] 

home: trends [ louche seventies ] 

The louche 1970s trend pushs the boundaries of taste, with style and design ideas that are lavish, ostentatious and brave. 

The hedonistic vibe oozes from the styling choices including crushed velvet, gold, rich colour tones and bold patterns. 

It is over the top and glamorous. Metals and glass are favoured for furniture with velvets, silks and heavy weight tapestry in upholstery. Be generous with accessories, multiple vases, candle sticks, cushions, throws and show-piece lighting to make a statement.

1 Muuto Connect Sofa £2790.00

2 Michagan Swivel Armchair £379.99 

3 Colour palette 

4 Silver Leaf Vases £29.95 

5 Atoma Side Table £74.00

6 Ruskin Peacock Cushion £37.50

7 Smoke Nadine Cluster Light £195.00