• Wednesday Wish List

    by  • Wednesday, April 3, 2013 • 3 Comments

    I am very happy to have discovered Margarita Lorenzo and her lovely online boutique, Chocolate Creative. Yes, it may sound like some sort of Willy Wonka experiment but it’s actually nothing to do with chocolate (they’re just two things Margarita can’t live without). The Spanish designer, based from her studio in Peckham, has come up with a unique range of handmade homewares including these gorgeous picturesque cushions above and door knobs/wall hooks that are beautifully crafted from sustainable plywood…

    Finished with water based paint and varnish, these are SO pretty! Designed to mix and match, you can use them to customise a piece of furniture or attach to the wall for essential hanging space (they come ready to use with a screw fixed at the back for easy wall insertion). Hooks are £15 and knobs, £9 each. Take a peek at her website to view her ever-growing collection, including mugs, prints, candle holders and more cushions. I like a lot. Let me know what you think.

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    Have a lovely Easter

    by  • Thursday, March 28, 2013 • 0 Comments

     

    From top to bottom: Easter garland, £5, Paperchase. Give Me Sunshine tea towel, £10.95, To Dry For. Rob Ryan egg cups, £15.95, Bloomsbury.

    I’m sorry it’s been a little quiet on the blogging front, of late. Its been all go here at Ideal Home planning our August issue, previewing AW13 collections (more to come on that), raising money for Comic Relief (see our Facebook page), squeezing in birthday celebrations and eating a lot of cheese. Just a quick one to wish you all a Happy Easter. I will resume to normal blogging next week.

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    Screen printing workshop

    by  • Friday, March 8, 2013 • 5 Comments

    This week I visited screen printer’s Thornback & Peel at Cockpit Arts. Their designs make my heart sing like the springtime birds! Cabbages, pink jellies, pigeons and other friendly creatures, great and small. I haven’t screen printed since GCSE art-days so was a little delighted/all aflutter to roll up my sleeves, don a pear apron and have a go. The challenge was to make a cushion cover, I chose their handsome rabbit design on mini grey spots. Come see what I made!

    If you haven’t yet visited their lovely shop yet in Bloomsbury, you must! Also, check out our May issue for an interview with Juliet (Thornback) and Delia (Peel).

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