Applied colour psychology expert Karen Haller explains how to successfully use teal, Dulux’s Colour of the Year for 2014, in our homes.
Interior Accessories
Arne Jacobsen Vintage ABC Range from Design Letters & Friends
I hope you all had a lovely weekend and managed to indulge in something designy! I know that Monday comes round far too fast but try to focus on the fact that it’s only four more days until the weekend is here again. Surely that is something to smile about right? But if not, then
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Interviews
Interview: Jade Blades of Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark recycles, restores & revamps salvaged furniture as a means to train, educate & employ young people from disadvantaged backgrounds
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Wallcoverings
Graphic Ink Wallpaper by Maria Bergström
You may remember last month I featured a fantastic wallpaper collection called High Above designed by Dutch design studio Lilesadi for Photowall. Well this week I wanted to showcase Photowall’s latest design collaboration, which is with Swedish designer Maria Bergström. Graphic Ink wallpaper is a collection of five playful graphical designs in beautiful pastel shades. It features light
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Furniture
Contemporary Furniture from HOOKLundSTOOL
If money and space was no object for me, I would undoubtedly fill my home with finely crafted furniture made from natural materials. There is just something so moving about furniture that has been lovingly crafted from sustainable and renewable materials. And moved is how I felt when I first came across the beautiful pieces
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Books
Book Review: Decorate With Flowers
I love flowers and plants but I have to admit that I do not have green fingers at all. In fact, most plants in my care sadly tend to perish. The only species that I have any luck caring for are succulents, cacti, bamboo, and Dracena plants that practically need no care at all and
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Interior Accessories
The Beautiful Creations of Rare Radish
I love finding quirky products from independent designers and makers and I am always happy when they get in touch with me to introduce me to their work. So I was thrilled to hear from the lovely artist and designer Jo Allen of Rare Radish who creates the most amazing digitally printed cushions, greeting cards and
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Furniture
The BRÅKIG Collection from IKEA
There really are some fantastic new designs coming out of IKEA right now. You may remember the Metod kitchen that I featured last week and this week it’s the turn of the new limited edition BRÅKIG Collection. BRÅKIG means rebellious in Swedish and the collection is the result of IKEA’s collaboration with ArtRebels, a Danish creative collective that brings
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Wallcoverings
Chateaux Collection by The Winchester Tile Company
Blue seems to be very popular in interiors right now and I am a big fan as I love the rich and deep hues that are being incorporated into homes around the world. I’ve recently featured a post all about Delft-inspired homewares and I love the new Richard Brendon meets Patternity bone china collection. It’s
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Interior Accessories
Creative Crockery from Non Sans Raison
I’ve never really been a massive fan of ceramics but the older I get the more they seem to interest me, must be an age thing! Recently, I have spotted quite a few collections that have really excited me including the beautiful work of Mia Blanche, the eye catching designs of Richard Brendon & Patternity and