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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The Designers Changing our Walls – One Roll at a Time
Since statement walls became all the rage we have seen wallcoverings develop. From intricate wallpapers and boldly painted rooms through to wallpaper on ceilings, it’s great to see so much experimentation in the home. With that said, we thought we’d take a look into some exciting designers and brands creating intricate designs that not only…
Read MoreAt Home with Neptune
Who’d like a sneak preview of the AW16 Neptune collection? Well, we were lucky enough to see what newness they have coming up. How does the following snapshot look? Not too shabby, right? This season, Neptune is mixing it up with splashes of bold colour and feminine prints. The colour of choice? Mustard yellow. Rich…
Read MoreWe’ve got a Big Venus in the Bedroom…
Over a year ago we were having a big old moan about our boring white bedroom walls. As a reminder, this is what they looked like… Boring right! A year later and we couldn’t take it a minute more and so during a trip to the Botticelli Reimagined exhibition at the V&A, we spotted an…
Read MoreWe’ve Been Framed!
When a Whatsapp message came through from a friend recently with this image we just couldn’t believe our eyes. This is an engagement card spotted from JacobyDesign on Etsy and it scarily looks a little like us. Yes, it may be called “Hipster Gay Wedding Card” but lets just bypass the hipster aspect of it……
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 MoreWinning waves
This post and it’s content has been kept wrapped up in bubble wrap and stored safely away in David’s cupboard. We didn’t want to get it out until we had moved in to the flat and now it takes pride of place on the living room wall. We’re talking about this Waves print. It’s…
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 MoreFinding a balance on Gumtree
We love a good old Gumtree find and on Wednesday night we bagged ourselves a bargain. We’ve been wanting a trunk for a while now and the search has taken us from Wandsworth (a rather rude salesman) to Brick Lane (overpriced and underwhelming). So when we spotted this wooden trunk on Gumtree for the measly…
Read MoreLichfield inspirations
Season 2 of Orange is the New Black has come to an end. We know… we know. Fret not. Here are some cheery orange accessories to add a little ‘Piper couture’ in to the home. Now back to work inmates. David & Mark x
Read MoreParqueting spaces
It’s only once something gets cleaned do you really appreciate it. After spending a Saturday afternoon giving Mark’s flat a deep clean, we couldn’t help but notice how well the floor comes up after a bit of a hoover and mop. Parquet flooring is the kind of design feature that is sometimes overlooked because you…
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 MoreMonkeying around
Before Christmas David decided he wanted to make a patchwork quilt. Ideally, it would be a magic cape quilt, just like in Stepmom… but we’re sure he’d get some funny looks, so a grown-up quilt it is. Well, we use the term ‘grown-up’ loosely. Already, the fabric includes a clowder of cats, neon lights which say…
Read MoreArabian nights
When you’re dealing with rented accommodation it’s easy for your flat/studio/house to feel cold due to the decorating restrictions – you’re unable to paint the walls, flooring is, and stays, a grubby cream carpet, door knobs are dated and wallpaper is a big no-no. It’s not an unknown fact that interiors can help to warm…
Read MoreSetting sail for nautical interiors
Ahoy me hearties! The nautical look is quite a simple one to achieve. Palettes of blue and white with hints of red give you a starting point and from there it’s easy for the finished article to come together. We were inspired with this post after we discovered the below killer chair from Made.com and decided to…
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