home: found this [ HAM stickers ]

What is there not to love about a silhouette rabbit jumping around in different sinarios. HAM is the brand behind these fun images, up until now available on ceramics, cards and prints.

‘HAM follows the contented life of Rabbit – capturing his daily adventures, sporting escapades and social outings in silhouette form on a range of carefully crafted ceramics, wall art and paper goods.’

New to the collection are wall stickers – perfect for kids bedroom [ and adults ].
There are nine designs to choose from including Seesawing Rabbit, DJ Rabbit and Superhero Rabbit [ £55 each ].

Handmade.com

home: favourite thing [ wall clock ]

We love these Koppel wall clocks from Georg Jensen. Danish designer Henning Koppel created this collection of wall clocks back in 1978 for the contemporary, modern home. They have now become timepiece classics.

Available in four colours these clocks would look great in a hall way or kitchen. Our favourites are the copper and white for its on trend fresh feel and the monochrome black and white for its timeless appeal.
Check them out at Skandium.com [ from £72 ]

home: made [ leather strap shelves ]

A popular trend for the home at the moment is leather strap shelving. We all have ornaments, pictures and vases that we like to display, so why not make your shelf as eye catching as what’s on them.
This very simple idea is basically made up of three elements – a wooden board, leather straps and metal tacks. Use a board from an old shelf or maybe you have an off cut from some old diy project. The leather straps you can get hold of from eBay or just use a couple of belts.
We have found a selection of tutorials to follow, showing slightly different takes on the same idea.

Heywandererblog.com
Camillestyles.com
Burkatron.com

Hannahs House

If you don’t fancy the DIY thing then we have found a great online shop selling handcrafted versions.
Hannahs House specialises in leather wares, selling quality made gorgeous shelves. Head to Hannahs Etsy shop to find out more, or follow her on Instagram for up to date product launches of this brand new talent to the makers market.

home: trend [ stripes ]

We have seen stripes before in interiors with the monochrome and nautical trends. This time around we take a more subtle approach to this look with narrow stripes on ceramics, texture in wallpapers and structured furniture.

When accessorising a room pick out simple pieces with a minimal feel – block coloured vases and pin stripe ceramics / varying stripes on soft furnishings such as cushions and rugs. The popular colour choice will always be black and white but if you want to introduce other colours keep it relatively neutral with beiges and greys, and even bring metalic tones of gold and bronze.

Bringing stripes onto a wall can be a brave decision, but if you limit it to one wall and use just two colours of similar tone you can create a real focal point, but it doesn’t need to dominate the room. Pale colours like moss green and powder pink work great. If you fancy some wallpaper consider a textured option – a really contemporary way to get stripes into a room [ take a look at grahambrown.com ].

Another idea of how to bring this trend into your home is to use two or three narrow stripes in a hallway or running up stairs. This brings interest to areas which otherwise might be quite plain. Stick to one colour and run them the full length of a wall or stairscase.

When it comes to furniture don’t think you need to go out and and buy heavily striped units or chairs. One statement armchair can really help bring this trend into a living room, although keep the rest of the furniture neutral. Alternatively find pieces that give the illusion of stripes. For example the Hay dining chair [ pic 5 ] with metal frame or a storage unit like the made.com chest of drawers [ pic 9 ] using panels across the front creating a subtle striped pattern.

Guide:
1. Cushion – istome.co.uk [ £25 ]
2. Vase – habitat.co.uk [ £40 ]
3. Set of 2 ceramic pots – thedenandnow.co.uk [ £36.50 ]
4. Marble & wood bookend – westelm.co.uk [ £44 ]
5. Dining chair – futureandfound.com [ £119 ]
6. Tile – rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £6.80 ]
7. Textured wallpaper – grahambrown.com [ £9 ]
8. Rug – Ikea.com – [ £15 ]
9. Chest of drawers – made.com [ £349 ]

home: favourite thing [ clock ]

We love this black and brass wall clock from Rockett St George. It’s simple design really stands out and it is a beautiful piece to look at.
It would sit perfectly against a dark blue, green or aubergine wall in a living room or office.
Perhaps hang it mixed with other wall decor like mirrors and pictures, creating impact.
Available at rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £169 ]

home: nice price [ z-pipe shelf ]

Bring a touch of the industrial into your home with this unique shelf from Urban Outfitters. It’s made from piping and includes two shelves with six hooks, perfect for a bathroom or hallway.
Create a statement at the nice price of £30

www.urbanoutfitters.com

home: made [ wall decor ]

Sometimes choosing a wallpaper or wall covering can be difficult, finding the right design that fits with the room. If you have a small room or wall, you don’t really need to be buying a whole roll either.
Here we show you a couple of ideas of how to bring pattern onto a wall with minimal cost.

Why not try stenciling, using nothing more than some card, scissors and marker pens. Pick a simple design that will work as a repeat pattern, try not to make it too intricate. Abeautifulmess.com have recently done a gold cactus design and we think it looks great. This look works best on a white wall, but go bold with the colours you want to add.

Another idea we have seen, which could look really good in a monochrome room is using washi tape. Instead of creating a stencil use the washi tape to create the design – crosses, stripes or squares perhaps. You can pick up rolls of tape everywhere now, but to keep cost down head to ebay. We found designrulz.com for some brilliant ideas.

The main thing to remember when doing a wall like these is to roughly mark out the first line, with distance between each design starting in the middle of the wall and work out either side. Don’t worry if it’s not perfectly straight, it all ads to the look and charm of doing it yourself.

home: trend [ mirrors ]

Gone are the days when you simply put a mirror up in your bathroom, bedroom or hallway just for it’s practical purpose. Mirrors in the home now are seen as design statements and decorative objects.
The variety of designs available in stores and online offer you a great selection to choose from.
We’ve picked some of the popular on trend styles and our favourites.
One of the biggest trends this year is bringing mixed metal finishes on mirror frames – copper, brass and gold – often with a strong industrial feel. Rounded edge square and rectangular mirrors work great in achieving this look.
Another popular choice is the round hanging mirror. Get the simple scandinavian feel with the mix of wood and leather.

Guide:
1. Sun mirror / urbanoutfitters.com [ £19 ]
2. Set of 2 mirrors / wayfair.co.uk [ £52.12 ]
3. Copper mirror / anthropologie.com [ £98 ]
4. Wall mirror with shelf / rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £99 ]
5. Brass mirror / made.com [ £129 ]

Bring colour and texture into your room with a bright frame or subtle blocks of metallic and pastels. The popular geometric trend continues to grow and works really well in mirrors – we love the ferm living wonder mirror, combining a hexagonal design with different woods, doubling up as a shelf for displaying objects.
Mirrors don’t always need to be flat either. Go bold with a 3D inspired design, bringing a strong focal point to a living room or bedroom.

Guide:
6. Shelf mirror / fermliving.com [ £199 ]
7. Round mirror / johnlewis.com [ £150 ]
8. Round mirror / habitat.co.uk [ £45 ]
9. Colourblock mirror / westelm.co.uk [ £99 ]
10. Oblique mirror / dwell.co.uk [ £249 ]

Get a vintage look with a hanging art deco inspired mirror. Rather than going for a modern feel with leather or rope hanging element, pick a thin delicate chain. This combined with a more ornate shape will give a strong decorative statement.
For a bigger statement go for a retro sunburst mirror. This popular mid century design is having a resurgence in homes and works really well in a modern inspired room. The gold or brass finish sits really well with dark walls of grey or navy.
With wooden framed mirrors avoid light colours and opt for dark wood veneers like walnut or mango.

Guide:
11. Hanging mirror / hm.com [ £12.99 ]
12. Walnut vaneer mirror / ikea.com [ £60 ]
13. Art deco mirror / oliverbonas.com [ £28 ]
14. Sun burst mirror / grahamandgreen.co.uk [ £195 ]

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