• Free downloadable labels II

    by  • Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • 0 Comments

    Our July issue is out next week and I thought I’d entice you with this little teaser! For our Simple Solutions feature I did a shoot on ideas for hostess gifts. When visiting friends or family, why just take a bottle of wine and Cadburys when you can create something a little more personal? This is just one idea for packaging sweets (you can use shop-bought or homemade e.g fudge). Fill a brown Kraft bag, use scallop scissors (99p from Dunelm Mill) to create a pretty edge, tie with ribbon and attach our very own labels that you can download above. What do you think? For more ideas, make sure you bag yourself an issue…

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    Manly Motif

    by  • Monday, May 13, 2013 • 1 Comment

    Male facial hair has had a huge revival of late. I have many a beardy friend and I often wonder if it’s there as an attempt to declare manliness or they’re letting it grow, just because they can. Either way, it looks coo-well (if not too long please) and now it’s having influence on the interiors scene. Ok, it’s a little bit Shoreditch but a good moustache is a very fine thing (Tom Selleck’s is a masculine masterpiece).

    From top to bottom: One Must Dash print, £55, One Must Dash. Egg cups, £6 for a pair, Debenhams. Emergency Moustache Set, £4, Marks & Spencer. Stash Jar, £9, Etsy. Moustache cushion, £32, Fred & Pickles.

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    Vintage typewriters

    by  • Tuesday, May 7, 2013 • 2 Comments

    Thanks to its mid-century style, iconic good looks and perhaps a touch of nostalgia for the analogue days, typewriters have become a bit of a collectable. Our Style & Decorating Assistant, Michela, spotted these typewriters at the Urban Outfitters AW13 press show last week. Rather than just sitting pretty, Urban Outfitters have decided to restore these vintage beauties back into working order. They are busy sourcing as many machines as they can get their hands on and will be sold exclusively online from July, so watch this space. Prices start at £100.

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    Over the Moon(ish)

    by  • Thursday, May 2, 2013 • 3 Comments

    Today we’re swooning over these tiles from Brooklyn-based designers, Moonish. Made from marine grade (made with waterproof adhesive) plywood, they come with a magnetic backing so they can be rearranged, rotated, easily installed (no messy grouting required) and taken with you when you move – a renter’s dream. The plywood is dyed, silk-screen printed and cut down into lovely little squares of decorative delight.

    I love how the woodgrain is visible through the dye. They come with little magnets that you stick to the wall and then attach the tiles. Visit the Moonish website here. Obviously there will be shipping costs (if you’re not US based) or you can just coo over them online, like us.

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    NEW Fired Earth Paint

    by  • Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • 2 Comments

    It’s Fired Earth’s 30th birthday –  hurrah! To celebrate they have delved into their archive for inspiration and come up with a capsule paint range of six, super-statement dazzling shades. Mad King George, Jazz Cafe and Eton Mess are some of their superb and quirky names. I love this blush pink shade called Hansel and Gretel…

    Fired Earth, archive paint collection, 30th birthday

    Each paint is pigment-rich and would make for a fab statement wall. Available now from the Fired Earth website. £36.50 for 2.5 litres..

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