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Moving Personal News PropertiesJuly 15, 2019July 14, 2019

Why we’ve been M.I.A & some exciting news…

Well, hello there, stranger. How you diddling? That’s right. We didn’t get kidnapped. We’re alive and we have news. So, first things first, where have we been you ask? Well. To be honest, we’ve had a bit of a blog vacation. You see, following the Christmas break, we kicked off the start of 2019 in…

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As Featured In Blogging Events Personal NewsOctober 26, 2016September 1, 2018

Amara Interior Blog Awards 2016 – WE WON!

Last week, Mark and I got our glad rags on and headed to the Ham Yard Hotel for the Amara Interior Blog Awards 2016. As many of you know, we were shortlisted for the Best Design Inspiration award and we’re still pinching ourselves that our name was read out as the winner! Here’s how the…

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Moving Personal News RentingJune 20, 2016June 12, 2016

Homeless Bound

It seems we’re back to square one. It has been two years since moving into our flat and sadly, we have to move out. We took it for granted that the landlord would renew but annoyingly the property Gods are against us and so off we go again on the search for another part of…

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As Featured In Blogging Houzz Living room Personal NewsJanuary 19, 2015April 30, 2015

We’re in the Houzz

You might have spotted on Twitter that we’re now contributing to Houzz UK! We love the site and it’s always been one of our go-tos for inspiration, even before it arrived from the ‘States. Luckily for us, we get to write about what we know best – how to make the most of your home…

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Personal News Properties RentingJuly 22, 2014June 12, 2016

The search ends!

It’s so strange – when we started the blog back in April actually coming to look and find a flat seemed like a million miles away. We always said that when the beginning of August hit we’d begin the search to find the perfect abode and it just so happened that on Saturday we decided…

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Personal News Properties Renting What a find!July 20, 2014June 12, 2016

The search begins…

So after nine months of waiting and four months of blogging it was finally time to go on our first viewing – scary! With one appointment booked in and the best intentions of going to as many other as we could, we set off for Tooting Broadway early on Saturday morning. However, it didn’t quite…

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Personal News RentingApril 19, 2014June 12, 2016

Are you sitting comfortably?

Welcome to the first post from Forward Features! We have created this blog to document our journey of sourcing a flat and creating our dream home in London. Having been together for over 2 years, we thought it was finally time to look at renting our first property together.  Our experiences of living in London…

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London based duo blogging about interior, trends, design & industry news. Winners of the Best Design Inspiration blog in the Amara Interior Blog Awards '16, Forward Features is the journey of David & Mark, interior geeks searching for domestic bliss in the city.
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How do you solve a problem like a-lack-of-cupboard-space? 🤔 - London living has a lot of pros, but one of the cons we’ve consistently found now matter where we’ve lived, storage is always an issue. Open-plan apartments are great, but the have led to the decline of the good ‘ol cupboard for chucking stuff in. When we moved from Tooting to Peckham we just had to put everything we had under the stairs, which wasn’t ideal. So you’ll imagine our glee with our first purchase home that we had at least one space to put our stuff. But there’s another problem - we had a bloody lot of stuff. - After some cupboard Tetris, we realised we still didn’t have any space for our chairs. We do love entertaining but we don’t need four chairs out at all times. - Enter @ikeauk who seem to have a solution for everything. We spotted this hack in their showroom and kind of fell in love with the idea. These folding chairs go pretty flat and Ikea also sell these handy hooks - ideal for popping the chairs on. Et voila, we didn’t need to cram them into a cupboard. - We’re believers that good design isn’t obvious and we love how these chairs sort of blend into the wall, while still making a semi-design statement... check out the details in our latest post - #firsttimebuyers #ikea #stackingchairs #chairstorage #storage #cleverstorage #design #designstatement #londonliving #allupinmyspace #spaceissue #hanging #wallhanging #love #igdaily #interiors #interiordesign
Christmas is officially in the Forward Features household! 🎄🎅🏻 . Although we had some fairy light based anxiety, we loved every minute of getting into the festive spirit and decorating the tree. Doesn’t it make everything much more cosy when it’s up? . We ended up ordering this one from @patchplants and we’re really happy with it. We also forgot how many random baubles we had! We didn’t decorate in our previous flat so we’ve had a bag full of decks ready and waiting and it’s been lots of fun rummaging through. . And to top of the weekend festivities we’re thinking of being naughty and ordering @honestburgers Christmas special 🙊. It would be rude not to, right?! . #christmas #christmastree #christmastreedecorating #1stdecember #christmasdecor #festive #cornerofmyhome #fairylights #homedecor #homesweethome #interiorinspo #decorating #firstchristmasinournewhome #happyhome #firsttimebuyer #hohoho #christmashomedecor
It’s the dawning of mid-century boho. Or so they say... . Although we wouldn’t necessarily say we were “trend”-led or had a particular “style”, we do take influences, like everyone does, from all places. From the 70s to Soho House to people who we love and stalk on Insta 👀. We’re also fans of mid-century and interestingly today read an article on @apartmenttherapy (via @stylistloves) about the end of the mid-century trend. . To cut a long story short for those who can’t be bothered to find and read the article, it’s a lot to do with Gen X-ers getting older and Millennials buying more and not being able to afford furniture 🎻. Mid-century is also steering away from minimalism and instead it’s starting to see more earthy tones, velvets and rattans. The trend is still there but it’s adorned with houseplants on shelves and cosy sheepskin throws. . “We’re now in the era of “Mid-Century Boho,” if you want a new term for it.”, @mo.komar writes concluding the change in the trend. And, although we don’t feel we quite have a “style”, we thought that this actually summed our little pad up quite nicely. So we’re totally embracing mid-century Boho 💪🏼🙌🏼. And although trends come and go and you shouldn’t pigeon hole yourself into one camp, mid-century boho is a shoe that fits nicely for now but could wear in a year or two. And we’re ok with that. . #midcenturyboho #midcentury #bohostyle #bohodecor #orangesofa #gplan #furniture #musings #apartmenttherapy #myhumbleabode #createeveryday #cornerofmyhome #housedecor #homeinspo #designstories #gallerywall #retrohome #livingroominspo #sharedownership #newbuildinspo #firsttimebuyer #trends #interiortrends #stylingtheseasons #vintage #antique #vintagehomedecor
When’s an acceptable date to put your Christmas decks up? We’ve ordered a tree to come for late next week so we can get the flat feeling festive from the 1st. That’s ok right? We actually can’t wait. It’s been years since we’ve decorated and we’re itching to dig out our dusty box of decorations and rummage through all the bits we’ve collected over the years - including a very creepy kitsch angel for the top of the tree which we found in a vintage shop. . First things first before we start going full-on fairy light and bauble mad, we’ve been getting the flat guest ready with @couture_living [gifted partnership]. When choosing what fabric to go for we wanted something contemporary and fun. No, we weren’t inspired by cows and no, nor did we want to recreate the infamous Zara dress that plagued the streets this year. But we did love the fun spots on this @studioguk fabric and couldn’t resist it for the spare bedroom. . The blinds feel great and we’re super easy to both order and install. But there’s no point us ranting on about it here. Head to the link in our bio to read the full story! . #guestready #guestroom #guestbedroom #sparebedroom #hot4thespot #blinds #windowblinds #blindspot #interiorstyling #homedecor #homeinspo #bedroominspo #bedroomgoals #bedroommakeover #newbuild #allupinmyspace #homeinterioruk #interior4inspo #interior_and_living #fabric #gifted #christmas #xmas #christmasdecor
#gifted | Ever since we moved into our flat, our spare bedroom has been a bit of a no-man’s land. It’s where we hang our washing and store bits and bobs. Fed up with giving the few guests we’ve had to stay eyemasks to sleep in, it was time to get some blinds. Enter @couture_living, who we’ve worked with to create a room that’s less spare and more special. Head to our bio link and check out our latest blog to get the scoop on Couture Living and their vast collection of fabrics - including how we picked the blinds we wanted and how simple they make it. Now, form an orderly queue, houseguests… . #blinds #windowblinds #rollerblinds #polkadot #christmaswithcouture #madetomeasure #interiorinspo #handmade #sparebedroom #guestbedroom #bedroominspo #inspofinds #seekinspirecreate #currentdesignsituation #todaysgoodthing #homedecor #homedesign #modernhome #newbuild #sharedownership #firsttimebuyer
Happy Sunday fine folk! We’ve been busy styling an exciting partnership today in the spare bedroom (stay tuned) and are now cracking on with some blogging 💪🏼. After some time falling a little out of love with writing we feel like we’re getting our blogging mojo back 👊🏼. Big blog energy you could say. Anyone else find this? . In other news, we wanted to share our new prints we’ve put up from Scandi design brand @kunskapstavlandesign [gifted]. We went for these sweet monochrome star sign prints which look super cute in our bedroom reading nook. The plan is to fill this corner with plenty more black and white pieces so holla and tag any brands if you have any other good recommendations of companies who do cool prints, we’d love to know! . [previous gifted fabric for upholstered chair from @angelandboho] . #readingnook #myspace #design #interiors #gifted #bedroom #upholstery #art #bedroomdecor #bedroominspo #cornerofmyhome #cornerofmyhouse #homesweethome #homedecor #inspofinds #seekinspirecreate #currentdesignsituation #simplepleasures #interior4you #todaysgoodthing #smallthings #simplepleasures #bigblogenergy
About not last night but the night before 🥂🥴 . We MAY have been nursing a mild hangover yesterday. Why? Well it was the @amaraibas silly and there was plenty of booze and teeny tiny beef wellington canapés that were absolutely delightful but a canapé does not a meal make. So sore heads we’re on the menu instead. Alas, it was a really fun night and so nice to catch-up with our fellow party people @the_colour_file @alisonaddingstyle @fabricofmylife @swoonworthyblog @borealabode @msginevrab @amylouisecutmore @theababingtonstittjourno @lovetherevision @tjedoyle @welovehomeblog @decorbydelali @thatssogemma @lifeofaninteriorstylist @woodyjen @pureprlondon @thecrapflat @almost_everything_off_ebay and anyone else who we had a Prosecco-fuelled gab with and can’t remember, it was great to see everyone and meet some new faces too! . Also, huge congrats to all the winners including @paperthinmoon and @_soonafternoon_ who won the Best Newcomer category which we had lots of fun judging! Well deserved winners and blogs which everyone should check out. . Thanks Amara for the gorge evening! . #iba19 #blogaward #awards #award #interiorblogawards #onemarylebone #bloggers #blogcommunity #influencers #bloggingcommunity #bloggerstyle #bloggersofinstagram #blogspot #bloggersgetsocial #aboutlastnight #cocktails #interiorsblogger #interiors #interiorblog #celebrate #party #cheers
Happy @amaraibas day everyone! 🎉 . We can’t wait to see who nabs the trophies for all their amazing blogs tonight. Here’s a little throwback to a few months ago when we judged the Best Newcomer category with @borealabode. There are some seriously amazing content creators out there bursting on to the scene so keep yours eyes peeled for some killer blogs. . Right, now time to choose our frocks and wash our locks for tonight’s award ceremony. Head to our Insta story if you fancy seeing some drunken antics later on 🥂🥴 . 📸 @amaraibas . #iba19 #amaraibas19 #blogawards #awards #interiors #judges #judging #awardceremony #newbloggers #blogging #bloggers #categories #bestnewcomer
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