Archive for the ‘Contemporary’ Category
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Glass specialists, LSA, have produced some wonderful sets of tealight holders as part of their Coro collection.
Each set has four small tealight holders made out of coordinating colours of glass. Some of the options include the nautical blue lagoon, with tealights range from azure blue to a deep, violety blue, and leaf, with four shades of green hues.
There’s also a stunning berry set which is bursting with shades of red, pink and purple.
The range of LSA Coro tealight holders are all available from Beth Stevens and are well priced at only £14.95 per set. Buy them for yourself, as a gift or split them with a friend.
Tags: Beth Stevens, candle, coro, glass, holder, LSA, tealight
Posted in Candles, Contemporary | No Comments »
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
London Underground print chair
Sit back and relax in this deckchair decorated with a print of the iconic London Underground map.
The wooden deckchair is made from a beech frame ad the cotton sling, or chair seat, has a section of the famous London Underground map on it.
Made in the EU, the deckchair is sold by The Urban Garden.
Tags: chair, deck, garden seating, London, The Urban Garden
Posted in Contemporary, Outdoor, Practical | No Comments »
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Quirky letter rack
Isn’t this a fun and quirky home accessory? Letter racks are often so dull and practical, but this rack is designed in the shape of a house, complete with a chimney and a little man standing inside reading a newspaper.
Available in a choice of chrome or white, it would be a fun way to store your letters and correspondence. It would also make an unusual housewarming gift.
The house shaped letter rack is available from Graham and Green.
Tags: Graham and Green, letter rack, novelty
Posted in Contemporary, Practical, Storage | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Add a designer touch to your home, with this luxurious black heart velvet cushion from British designer, Jan Constantine.
Measuring 46cm by 46cm, the square Big Heart Cushion is made from black velvet and has a stunning heart design on the front. The inside of the heart is embellished with numerous sparkling diamantes and silver French knots.
This is a special cushion that you’ll want to treasure and use as a prime home accessory, rather than lean back into and squash!
The Jan Constantine black heart cushion is available from Beth Stevens.
Tags: cushion, designer, Jan Constantine
Posted in Contemporary, Cushions | 1 Comment »
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
Posted in Contemporary, Practical | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Funky milk jug
It looks like a milk carton, but it’s actually ceramic.
This realistically designed ceramic milk carton works jolly well as a milk jug and is a quirky accessory to have in your kitchen.
It’s made from cream glazed ceramic and has blue or green handpainted lettering on it.
Buy it from Sorbet Living on Not On The High Street.
Tags: carton, ceramic, jug, milk carton, milk jug, Not On The High Street, Sorbet Living
Posted in Contemporary, Crockery, Kitchen, Kitchen accessories, Practical | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Ben de Lisi cushion
Cushions are one of my favourite home accessories and are great for accessorizing your sofa, chairs or bedrooms.
This bold and bright polka dot cushion by designer, Ben de Lisi, would be a wonderful way of adding more colour into a room.
The large polka dots woud easily catch the eye and it could definitely brighten up a tired or dull looking corner.
The red polka dot Ben de Lisi cushion is available from Debenhams for £10.
Tags: Ben de Lisi, colour, cushion, Debenhams, soft furnishings
Posted in Bedroom, Contemporary, Cushions | No Comments »
Monday, October 19th, 2009
There have been lots of gorgeous home accessories featured on our sister blogs recently, so here’s a quick round-up of some of our favourites.
On the home interiors blog, Cosy Home Blog:
* The delicate duck egg blue Anusha butterfly garland.
* Odds and suds handmade soaps, ideal for accessorising your bathroom.
* A dainty crown topped jar from Graham and Green.
* A vintage floral rose trinket box, perfect for storing all your favourite jewellery, letters or keepsakes in.
* Lovely vintage china from Patchwork Harmony.
* This classic ornate silver mirror, which is amazingly from Sainsbury’s.
* Quirky handmade felt doorstops, from Funky Olive.
* This stylish heart-shaped chalk board, from Angel.
On Fresh Design Blog, which focuses on contemporary, fresh and modern home ideas:
* The highly unusual and very creative Sampson light, by James Plumb
* A fab rotating lazy Susan-style utensil pot, by Sebastian Conran
* An affordably priced leather footstool, that you stuff yourself.
* The fun and colourful nesting bird paperclip holder.
* Luxurious Kensington doorstops, from Pins and Ribbons.
* A black cake stand, by Nigella Lawson.
* Jonathan Adler’s stylish jade green bird design bowl.
* The eye chart design tea towel.
Tags: blog round-up, cosy home blog, fresh design blog, home accessories
Posted in Bathroom, Contemporary, Crockery, Decorative, Tea Towels, Vintage | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
One of the current trends in UK home accessories is the Union Jack. It’s been used in all sorts of products, including cushions, mugs, tea towels and art.
Too much of it in your house can look thoroughly over done, but the odd piece dotted around does look good. These Union Jack products are all created by British designers, Pearl and Earl.
The Union Jack Blossom tea towel is £6, the laundry bag is £16 and the Union Jack Blossom mug is £8.
They’re all available from Pearl and Earl, along with lots of other unique British products, including their iconic camper van range.
Tags: British, laundry bag, mug, Pearl and Earl, tea towel, trend, Union Jack
Posted in Contemporary, Crockery, Tea Towels, Traditional, Trends | No Comments »
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Russian doll bookends
Russian dolls seem to have be very on trend suddenly, with images popping up in all sorts of home accessories.
These Russian doll bookends are lovely and colourful, painted in girly colours of pink, cerise, turquoise and red, and would a great accessory for propping up your books.
For the ultimate in accessorizing, why not also buy the matching hooks?
Russian doll hooks
Featuring three Russian dolls in graduating sizes, they’d be a fun way of hanging up coats or even tea towels.
Both the Russian doll bookends and Russian doll triple hooks are available from Beautiful Things, for £8.99 and £8.95 respectively.
Tags: Bookends, hook, hooks, russian dolls
Posted in Bookends, Contemporary, Hooks and hangers | 5 Comments »
