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Furniture Retailers Sponsored Posts Sustainability & EcoSeptember 19, 2018September 18, 2018

Vintage Finds & Where to Find Them: Splurge Vs. Save

When it comes to shopping for vintage furniture, it can be a bit of minefield. Whether it’s making sure the item is in good condition, purchasing it for more than it’s worth or making sure you properly do your research – it’s not as simple as rocking into a vintage shop and picking a piece…

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Colour Design News Retailers Sustainability & EcoMay 31, 2016May 31, 2016

Getting au-natural with Earthborn Paints

It’s become a bit of a cliché to say that you’ve taken inspiration from nature with your latest product or collection, so we’re thrilled to see that Earthborn Paints have taken a little veer away from this and spear-heading a new trend that nods to nature’s more unusual inspirations. Natribes is a story that takes its…

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Retailers Sustainability & Eco Trend AlertApril 4, 2016March 28, 2016

Giving Plastic the Green Light

Nearly a year ago we headed to The Ham Yard for a private screening of The Plastic Age, a film in collaboration with Pharrell Williams, G Star RAW and Parley for the Ocean which raised awareness of the damaging effects plastic is having to our oceans. With a strong focus on fashion, it made us wonder what…

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Accessories Furniture Soft Furnishings Sustainability & Eco Trend AlertSeptember 3, 2015August 26, 2015

Getting Cool with Cork

A trend we’ve been seeing a lot of lately is cork, from tableware and accessories to larger furniture pieces, this natural material is a great addition in the home. Particularly if you’re an advocate of the Scandi trend then cork is for you. Grouping accessories would be the perfect starting point or if you’re feeling…

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Sustainability & EcoApril 17, 2015May 28, 2015

The Plastic Age with Parley for the Oceans, G Star RAW and Pharrell Williams

Before we get in to this post just ponder over this for a second… the world produces 288 million tons of plastic a year. None of that is biodegradable. So where does it go? Last week we had the pleasure of heading to The Ham Yard in Soho for the screening of The Plastic Age,…

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Accessories Art Retailers Sustainability & EcoMarch 11, 2015May 3, 2015

Living walls with Elkebana

Well wasn’t that a lovely sunny weekend that just went by? Does this mean Spring has officially started? As the trees start to blossom and plants start to sprout there’s many ways you can bring the outdoors in to the home. You may have noticed animal heads and horns have been quite popular in the…

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Accessories Garden Sustainability & Eco Trend AlertJune 11, 2014May 3, 2015

Green fingers

When living in London there are certain fixtures and elements which are a luxury, a balcony for instance or a 24-hour porter or a second single bedroom that isn’t the size of a coffin. A garden is the ultimate luxury for London living. Being able to pop out a sun-lounger and catch some rays, get that…

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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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