Archive for March, 2010
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
A foot in the door...
There’s nothing more annoying than a door banging shut and now that the weather is improving (well, hopefully!) and you have the windows at home open, unintentional door banging is likely to occur more often.
A door stop is the ideal way of helping prevent doors from banging and if you’re looking for something a bit quirky and unusual to prop your doors open, then how about this funky stiletto shoe?
Available in a choice of red or black, the shoe door stop is made out of rubber, so it’s super durable for its door stopping activities.
The stiletto door stops are available from Totally Funky.
Tags: door stop, doorstop, Totally Funky
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
These fabulous retro placemats and coasters are from Past Times, which specialises in retro and nostalgic gifts.
Each set of place mats and coasters contains four fun designs, with sayings such as, “Domestic goddess in disguise,” or “I only have a kitchen because it came with the house,” on them. The products are all heat resistant and have durable cork bases.
The set of four retro placemats currently costs £7 (reduced from £12) and the four retro coasters have been reduced down to £6 (was £8).
Tags: Coasters, Past Times, placemats, retro gifts
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
These two pretty quilts are part of the popular Cath Kidston bedroom range and are suitable for babies and young children. Both the quilts feature reversible designs, making them even more functional for a range of bedding needs.
The alternative side of both the spray flowers floral quilt and the multicoloured shooting star quilt are adorned with small dots. Both reversible quilts are made of soft jersey, with cream piping, and they measure 75cm by 100cm. They’re designed to be suitable for use for babies from 12 months and older.
Both these reversible quilts are reduced in the Cath Kidston sale and have a tidy 50% off their original prices.
Tags: babies, bedding, Cath Kidston, children, quilt
Posted in Bargains, Bedroom, Shabby chic | No Comments »
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Bright and cheery dot mat
Door mats can so often be boring, but not this doormat.
With it’s red and white polka dots, this door mat helps great a cheery welcome as your open your front door.
Made from a hard wearing and durable material, the polka dot door mat is available from Oliver Bonas for £16.
Tags: door mat, doormat, dot, Oliver Bonas, polka
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Birdy board
Looking for a notice or memo board? Look no further than this birdy bulletin board!
The white magnetic board is made in the shape of a bird and comes complete with eight strong magnets, just waiting to hold all your important notes, memos, photos or postcards. Hang it in your kitchen, study, office or bedroom and fill it with all your crucial reminders.
The bird notice board is available from Heal’s, for £28.
Tags: bird, board, bulletin, Heal's, magnetic, Memo board, notice board
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Perfectly mismatched
I’m all for a bit of mis-matching with home accessories (it’s can be far more interesting) and this is the perfect way of getting a wonderfully random set of cutlery.
Aptly called the Eclectic Cutlery Set, the 16 piece set contains four knives, four forks, four dessert spoons and four tea spoons. The design styles of the cutlery live up to the eclectic claim, with a range of pretty florals, traditional gingham designs, antique styles and even modern. It would be the perfect accompaniment to coloured or plain white tableware.
To get the eclectic cutlery set on your table, head over to The Contemporary Home.
Tags: cutlery, eclectic, The Contemporary Home
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
This aptly named treasure box is perfect for storing all your gems and jewellery in.
Made from a silver metal, which has been hammered and decorated, the large box has a hinged clasp which opens to reveal plenty of space to store all your treasured items.
As well as being perfect for storage purposes, it also looks gorgeous too and would look lovely displayed as a home accessory on a shelf in your bedroom or the lounge.
The silver treasure box is available from Plumo.
Tags: Decorative, jewellery box, metal, ornament, Plumo, treasure box
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Who's sitting where?
When you’re having a dinner party, tea party or special meal, it’s nice to lay the table properly and mark out details of who should sit at each place.
Placecards can be propped up in the appropriate spot, but one way of doing it in style is to use placecard holders.
This set of pretty little placecard holders are in the shape of mini chairs. They’re made from pewter and come in a set of four different chair styles. Find them for sale at Patchwork Harmony.
Tags: dining, namecard, Patchwork Harmony, placecard, table, table accessories
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