One good thing to come out of 2020 is the rise and support for small businesses. This year, why not treat your loved ones to something special from an independent shop or maker. Here are 20 Christmas gift ideas to help you on your way…
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Four of the Best New Cushions on the Scene this Summer
It’s always suggested as one of the easiest ways to revamp a room and it’s most certainly one of our top Renting Rules, yes, we’re talking about the humble cushion. There’s a few new collaborations and ranges on the scene so we thought we’d round-up our top picks. Whether you’re looking to give a new…
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The Celestial Trend This Festive Season & Blasting Into 2016
Each year we head off to London Design Festival, ready to be wowed at the trends to unfold throughout the next year. Back in 2014 DesignJunction treated us to some intergalactic delights. Lots of innovative lighting, dark moody colours, unusual shapes and reflective metallics. It seems now, the trend is truly starting to take off.…
Read MoreEgg-cellent Easter ideas
It’s that time of year again when a creepy bunny breaks in to your home, litters it with teeth-rotting treats and then slyly hops away leaving you with a handful of sugar fueled children and a heap of recycling. Hooray for Easter. On the flip side, ours is always spent snuggled up back at David’s…
Read MoreBlues skies and fluffy clouds
Inspired by the clearer, blue skies we just saw at the weekend, we thought we’d pop together a round-up of the best sky-themed pieces for the home! 1. Place mat by Donna Wilson, £11 | 2. Shelf by ibride from Amara, £299 | 3. Cushion by Emily Patrick from Heal’s, £69 | 4. Scented Candle…
Read MoreNorthern Delights
Our latest TV obsession is Fortitude – so with the current love of all things Scandi, why not bring in those frosty motifs, clean lines and beautiful shapes in to the home. Here’s our pick of Nordic homewares for a living room. 1. The Killing boxset from Play.com, £32 | 2. Lampshade by Orwell and…
Read MorePulling some shapes
We’ve realised, whilst putting together this post, that the world is most certainly not short on rugs in geometric prints! With that said, here are a couple of our favourite rugs along with some geometric homewares. 1. Cushion by Ellie Hyde from Graduate Collection, £40 | 2. Terracotta Pendant from Clippings.com, £36 | 3. Rug…
Read MoreFrom the Emerald City to the home
Christmas is fast approaching – we’re already popping some wish lists together – and now, amongst all the Christmas decorations, pop-up gift shops, festive markets and events, you’ll also notice Christmas creeping in to the home. December issues are full with Winter-wonderland style shoots and cosy layouts. From all this, the trend we really love…
Read MoreNo tricks, just treats
All Hallows’ Eve is upon us… Why not bring a bit of this holiday season in to the home? So whether it’s a bowl for the sweets, something for egg and skull-diers or even a basket for a scary amount of laundry, here are a few items which are giving us the heebie-jeebies this Halloween.…
Read MoreAquatastic
The first thing we think of when we think of aqua is… However, here are some less tacky aqua-themed pieces for the home. Come on Barbie, let’s go shopping, David & Mark x
Read MoreMini Moderns REMIX2 in partnership with the Southbank Centre
Last Wednesday we were invited to the launch of REMIX2 – a partnership with Mini Moderns and the Southbank Centre. The design duo are back again, this time taking residency at the Southbank Centre Shop on Festival Terrace for the whole of September. We got to preview the exclusive range and let us tell you,…
Read MoreCreating our Secret Garden
You might have noticed while we gushed about our new home that its got a quaint little garden out the back. The good news is, it’s mostly decked or got slate down, so there’s no need to look after the grass! Perfect for us, as we haven’t exactly got green fingers. We’re conscious that we’re…
Read MoreTime for a fiesta
As fans of skulls, colour and Frida Kahlo, and seen as David has just started reading ‘The Lacuna’, we thought why not put together a Mexican inspired interiors post? We first got a penchant for Mexican interiors when Mark took a trip to Seattle in 2009 and stayed with a friend. Their house had a…
Read MoreOmbre you stay; dip-dye away…
After spending the weekend splishing and splashing in Tooting Bec Lido, we thought we’d take a dip into an ombre inspired trend post. For those who are not familiar with ombre, it’s basically graduated/fading colour, or dip dye if you will. Basically the same thing which most girls did with their hair last year except…
Read MoreArt Attack
We like our art. We might not the most knowledgeable but we like to visit exhibitions, galleries and installations. David, is a massive fan of Frida Kahlo so when we came across these eggs cups from Hunkydory Home we were inspired to put together an art led post. We hope these inspire you to create a…
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