It’s been a long time since we’ve heard the words “museum shop” and cheap in the same sentence, but now The Poundshop and the Science Museum have created something wonderful this summer. Kicking off on June 24th, the Science Museum opens their own Poundshop – a collaboration with the high street store of the same…
Read More5 Minutes With… Ella Doran
Beautiful prints and repetitive motifs are key within this designers style and we were thrilled to ask her a few questions on where to find inspiration as well as her newest collection ‘Rekki in Reykjavik’. Here’s our 5 minutes with designer Ella Doran… Tell us about the first place you called “home” and how did…
Read MoreHow to have a little Pride in your home…
It’s that time of year again where London becomes adorned with rainbow flags and everything gets a little more ‘fabulous’. Yes, it’s Pride in London this weekend and we’re getting ready to be loud and proud in Central London. Now we all know the preconceptions with Pride and we’re not about to suggest getting rainbow…
Read MoreHouzz ideabook #6: 10 Purse-friendly Ways to Bring Art into Your Home
When it comes to art it’s not all about big investments and costly buys, there are definitely budget-friendly options for adorning the walls of your home. For our latest Houzz ideabook we’re looking at just that. From cheap Etsy prints through to tea towels, chalk boards and vinyls, there are plenty of creative ways which…
Read MoreHow to get your home beach-ready
It’s coming to that time of year where we get the sea salt spray out and try our hardest to get that beach-bum look. So who said this fashion-heavy trend can’t be translated to our homes. Whether you’re getting yourself in the mood for jet-setting to some tropical locale or trying to hold on to…
Read MoreGetting your 5 a day
Last week we headed to Tory Burch who was celebrating the launch of Dodie Thayer’s lettuce homewares collection. We had already spotted this range in many of the national supps and glossy monthlies and noticed on Twittter that it had mixed reviews. We, personally, love it – hey, David even went as far as making…
Read MoreBattling the beasties
We’re at war everyone. We’re at war with the slugs and snails which are eating our beloved garden plants. Around a month back we, rather reluctantly and with great hesitation, decided to liven up the garden with some greenery. Now neither of us are very green-fingered so armed with advice from David’s mum, our landscape…
Read MoreWe share our tips for new bloggers
Thinking about starting a blog but don’t quite know where to begin? We, along with some other fab bloggers including Sarah Akwisombe, Lucy Meek and Emily Nicholson, share our tips on how to get started and delve in to the blogosphere; click here for what we had to say. Don’t listen to Blair Waldorf and get…
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Clerkenwell Design Week 2015
It’s that time of year again when our calendars go a bit nuts and we have to be in around twelve places at once… however, while we might find this stressful, it does mean that it’s time for Clerkenwell Design Week in London and we couldn’t wait to head up there and see what was…
Read MoreOur chosen few Man Thrones in ShortList Magazine
Mark has been chatting with ShortList and picked his top three statement armchairs, from the Mid-Century style of Hopper + Space’s Bloc Chair to cosy comfort with the Wallis brought to you by Arlo & Jacob… Here are the details for the chosen few, as well as some favourites which didn’t quite make the edit… Which…
Read MoreWhen life gives you lemons…
Here over at Forward Features HQ we like things sunny side up, that goes for the our interiors too – most of you know about our favourite yellow wall… So to celebrate some sunshine we thought we’d put together a round-up of our favorite citrus homewares to give your home a little bit of fizz…
Read More5 Minutes With… Charlie Marshall
Another month, another 5 Minutes With! This time we’re chatting to Charlie Marshall, founder of sofa giants Loaf.com… Tell us about the first place you called “home” and how did you make it your own? I grew up in Notting Hill and my first home was actually around the corner from our showroom in the…
Read MoreThe good, the bad and the mouldy…
Getting ready for an inspection is a military operation… Estate agent inspection that is. You put the best bed sheets on, pop the two (dozen) bottles of wine in the bin and generally make sure it’s neat and tidy because at the end of the day, we all want to look like the perfect tenants.…
Read MoreChannel your inner Tigerlily
With the up and coming release of Pan we’re channeling our inner Tigerlily with a range of Native American inspired interiors. From aztec prints to cactus and arrow motifs, this is the perfect trend to celebrate the arrival of Summer heat (we hope) and the festival months ahead. Like this trend? For more inspiration have…
Read MoreHouzz ideabook #5: 10 Simple Ways to Create a Work Space on a Budget
Not many of us can afford the luxury of a home office – instead we make do with laptops balancing on sofa arms or a pull out side table where we can get some ‘life admin’ sorted. However, for our latest Houzz ideabook we’ve been thinking about ways you can create a space worthy of…
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