The Spring 2016 catalogue from Next landed on my doorstep last week and I was already in love before I even opened it. The front cover features a beautiful image that had me feeling like Spring was on the way. Of course it’s not and we still have a few months of drab and dreary
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Interior Trends 2016 : Mixed Metals
The trend for metallics in interiors was pretty hard to miss in 2015, but it was undeniable that copper stole the show. It took a while for it to filter down to the highstreet but once it had there was no stopping it. Towards the end of the year brass started to make a bid
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Interior Accessories
Review : Washing Up with Joseph Joseph
I’ve spoken in a previous post about how much I hate ironing, but how, with the right equipment, the task can be made a lot more bearable. Generally, if I’m going to spend a lot of money on something for my home I have always chosen to spend it on pretty, decorative items that will look
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Kitchen
The Clerkenwell Apartment Kitchen by deVOL
Dreaming of a new kitchen is something I spend so much time doing. I hate my kitchen with a passion and doing it up is one of my top priorities this year. Whether or not we can afford to do that is another question. So until the time comes when we can, I shall be
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Events
Happy New Year! Bring on 2016!
I know, I know, I’m a bit late with this as we’re already more than a third of the way through January. I do apologise, but I have rather a good excuse for my erratic posting schedule of late. Two months ago, our little family expanded when baby Milly arrived so things have been a
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Interviews
Interview : Product Designer Felix Conran
My favourite part of writing is, without doubt, interviewing people. I just love to find out more about the people behind the designs and helping to tell their story. I have always felt that in order to really understand the designs you must first understand the designer, otherwise it is impossible to really appreciate their
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Colour
Pantone Colour of the Year 2016
Every year since 2000, the Pantone Color Institute, the global authority on colour, has announced its colour of the year. In order to decide which colour will represent the given year, the colour experts comb the world looking for the colour influences which best define the global zeitgeist. They look to the worlds of entertainment,
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Artwork
Mapiful : Printed Map Posters of your Favourite Place
I have become somewhat obsessed with artwork and prints at the moment. I’m currently creating a gallery wall in my bedroom which is so long overdue but it’s almost complete now and I can’t wait to get it finished. As I’ve probably explained before, I am super picky about artwork. If it’s going up in
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Interior Accessories
Lust List : Designer Pet Accessories
The idea for this post on designer pet accessories came about when my friend Ruth and I were discussing how difficult it is to find pet equipment that is aimed at design conscious home owners who want their pet’s paraphernalia to blend seamlessly into their interiors. Most of the pet accessories on the market just
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Interior Accessories
Creating a Copper Christmas with Notonthehighstreet.com
Copper has been a major trend in interiors for some time now and I still love it now as much as I did when I first noticed it. When it initially came onto the scene though there weren’t that many copper products that were available. Sure there were some really great (and really expensive) high-end homewares,