Last May, I was contacted by homeware brand Brabantia and asked to be a judge for a design competition that were about to run. Naturally I said yes and I was very happy to join Igor Josif of Happy Interior Blog and Yvonne Eijkenduin of Yvestown on the panel along with a number of experts from
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#PinItForwardUK with Pinterest
I’ve been using Pinterest for as long as I can remember so I was pretty shocked to find out recently that it is only officially launching in the UK this month. Don’t get me wrong, I think a UK launch is well overdue and when I was asked to get involved with the campaign I
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Furniture
Interview: Dave Young of Young & Norgate
Images by Artur Szyperek As many of you will already know, I don’t live in London like most of the other design and interiors bloggers that I know. I live just outside Dartmouth in South Devon, which is the most beautiful rural location and I absolutely love living here. Admittedly I do miss out on
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Interior Accessories
Currently Coveting: Bird by Splinter Designs
Today will just be a quick post as I am still on holiday in Poland with my husband. I am trying not to work, which is a challenge, but I couldn’t resist sharing this with you. These cute little decorative birds are just adorable and I love the pop of colour that features on the
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Wallcoverings
New Wallpapers from Barneby Gates
As you read this post I am off on holiday with my husband and our friends enjoying some much needed time for rest and relaxation. We’re enjoying a break in the mountain resort of Zakopane in southern Poland plus a few days in the beautiful city of Krakow. However, I didn’t want to leave you
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Interviews
The Living Furniture Project: Recycling Furniture, Employing the Homeless
The Living Furniture Project aims making beautiful furniture whilst creating jobs for homeless people and getting them off the streets.
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Lunar Funiture by Stellar Works
A while back I interviewed Architectural Interior Designer Staffan Tollgard here on the blog and at the time he told me about this beautifully sophisticated new furniture range that he is stocking in his showroom this year. The Lunar Range is manufactured by a company called Stellar Works and when Staffan was telling me all
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Designing With the Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine
I don’t normally blog about this kind of thing but as soon as I saw it I knew this could be an absolutely great resource for the designers amongst you. Moleskine has teamed up with Evernote to introduce a Smart Notebook. You can fill this Moleskine book with ideas and sketches, then let the Evernote
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Interior Accessories
Interview: Surface Pattern Designer Helen Stevens of Surfacephilia
Being an interiors geek, one of the aspects that really fascinates me is Surface Pattern Design and when I come across a really great designer I love having the opportunity to not only feature their work but also to interview them to find out a bit more about what influences their designs and what inspires them.
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Interior Accessories
Pets Rock Cushions by Takkoda
Now, tell me this is not hilarious! I just couldn’t resist sharing these quirky cushions with you as they make me chuckle to myself every time I look at them. The brainchild of a company called Takkoda, the Pets Rock range of cushions, mugs, coasters & placemats, stationery and homewares is sure to put a