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Antique furniture is trendy, eco-friendly, and readily available

August 19, 2022 By Editor Leave a Comment

Gorgeous antique wooden bureau desk

There has always been a preference for antique furnishings and it’s become even more popular. Because of supply chain delays and higher prices for many custom or mass-market pieces, antiques are hot. There’s also the public’s shift toward sustainability: environmentally conscious buyers are avoiding throwaway furniture in favour of reusing and recycling. And, as is customary,…

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Are you sitting comfortably? 10 stylish and practical stools

January 6, 2014 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Stools are one of many home accessories that come in very useful in the home. Whether it is for sitting on, standing on or for resting your feet after a hard day at work, here are 10 stylish and practical stools. 1.Teak root stool We start with this teak root stool from Wooden Stools. This…

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Custard Cream biscuit foot stool

September 6, 2012 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

I do love Custard Creams. Don’t we all. I don’t think this Custard Cream biscuit foot stool is taking things too far. It looks great, and the website is full of tongue in cheek jokes about it being great to have when enjoying a cup of tea. The screenprinted upholstered fabric comes from a detailed…

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Filed Under: Furniture, Living room Tagged With: biscuit, Custard Cream, custard creams, designer stool, foot stool, Hunkydory Home, novelty stool, Simon Lewis, stool

Sterling Furniture’s launch of six new interior looks

July 4, 2012 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Recently I was invited along to the launch of Sterling Furniture’s Lookbook. Now for those of you who haven’t heard of Sterling Furniture, Sterling is a furniture store with nine showrooms across Scotland. Its Tillicoultry store near Stirling is the UK’s largest furniture store. Living in Scotland, as I do, Sterling is a brand well…

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Filed Under: Furniture Tagged With: Harvard home style, Heather Bracken, home accessories, interior ideas, La Belle Maison, La Dolce Vita, Lookbook, Lookbook launch, Paradise Island, room style ideas, Scottish, Sterling Furniture, using home accessories

Recycled sari vintage material triangular pouffe

October 25, 2010 By Editor Leave a Comment

Gorgeous recycled seat from Bouf

I love, love, love the look of this pouffe! It’s made from recycled sari material and other gorgeous embroidered materials and the triangle shape makes it really unusual. The colours are striking and the material features beaded details and added mirror decorations, creating a unique look. The vintage style triangular pouffe is available from Fields…

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Filed Under: Furniture Tagged With: Bouf, doorstop, embroidered, Fields of Blue, pouffe, pouffee, Recycled, sari, seat, Vintage

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