As well as being decorative or practical, the accessories you choose for your home could have a beneficial affect on your wellbeing too. That’s the idea behind colour psychology at least. Here The Gifted Penguin provide some ideas about how you can add a rainbow of colourful accessories to your home and the benefits you…
Handmade home accessories: 10 of the best
Handmade home accessories have become more popular over the past ten years, partly as a result of the focus on Fair Trade and people wanting gifts to be a bit more unique. Quality tends to be good and even the smallest of companies now have a website. Here’s a selection of 10 of the best…
Shelf storage essentials: 10 best bookends
A bookend is more than just a piece of wood that keeps books from falling over. It is a statement about your taste in décor, and there is a fantastic range out there, to meet whatever your taste is. Here we look at ten of our favourites, some classic, some fun, some rather unusual. What’s…
Decorative home accessories: Fair trade wise wooden owl
Ethical Superstore sells a good selection of Traidcraft products. This wise wooden owl, which is on sale for just £7.99, is carved from sustainable albesia wood made by fair trade producers and then decorated with an ethnic-inspired pattern. The owl measures 17.5cm tall and is a lovely decorative accessory to own or give as a gift.
Unusual home accessories: Wooden spring design vase from Mocha
This spring vase is really unusual and quite bizarre. The handmade wooden vase is inspired by a Japanese design and the layers of wood curve upwards into a graceful art. It really is a wonderful centrepiece and would certainly be a talking point. Mocha sell the spring vase for £19.99.
