It’s Sunday evening and we realise we invited friends round for dinner. Great, time to panic. David whacks some salmon in the oven and we rustle up some potatoes. A nice, easy Sunday supper.
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Renting Rules | Give Your Bathoom a Scandi-Twist Without Losing Your Deposit
Is there anything more nerve-wracking than having to view the bathroom of a rented property? Believe you me, we’ve seen sorry states in our time and considering this is a place where you clean – amongst other things – you kind of want to make sure it’s comfortable and ahem sanitary. That’s why it’s super…
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Are Trends Actually What’s Trending? A Sit Down With Houzz & Miele
Now without a crystal ball, it’s a little hard to know what’s going to be popular in the year ahead – but we can all have a bit of a brainstorm of what’s around the bend. Now traditionally, the flow goes a little something like this: high fashion > high street fashion > high-end interiors…
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Three New Launches You Need to Know About for August
Well isn’t the weather a bit dreary? It’s supposed to be August, but we feel like the umbrellas have been out more than ever this year. As we also opted for a Staycation (read: Glastonbury), we kind of feel like we’ve been cheated out of the good stuff. However, it’s given us a little bit…
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Take the Quiz: What Does Your Interior Style Say About You?
Pin pointing your interior style is hard. There are so many home trends, from minimalist and Scandi to Mid-Century and industrial, finding your key look can be tricky. Don’t fret. The guys over at Curtains.com have compiled a rather handy quiz that can determine what style fits you best.
Read MoreNomadic Inspiration from Earthborn Paints
Taking inspiration from nomadic craft and cultures, the good people at Earthborn paint have launched a new trend-led collection of shades to make that period between September and March feel not-so-grey.
Read MoreGet the Scandi look for less than £1,000
You know it and we know it, Scandi style is here to stay. It’s the epitome of cool and an achievable way to get a minimalist look in your home without it looking cold. However, sometimes if you’re on a budget it’s quite hard to pull this look together. We gave our two-pence to The…
Read MoreIcons of Norway at Skandium
Those fine folk at Skandium are looking to Norway this season for their ‘Icons of Norway‘ exhibition. Having provided London shoppers with their Scandinavian designs for the last 17 years, Skandium are now championing Norwegian products and designers from 1940 to the present day. The exhibition will be taking place at the Brompton Road Skandium…
Read MoreIt’s a Swedish Summer at Heal’s
Head to Heal’s this summer for a pop-up Swedish market – as well as events and workshops, the Tottenham Court Road store will also host 18 hard-to-find Scandi brands such as House of Rym, Jobs Handrtryck and Lujungbergs Factory. Swedish Summer at Heal’s ends this Sunday August 23rd so get down there while you still can!…
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 MoreDon’t be scared to be a hoarder
Whilst packing up ready for the move we came across a clattering bag which we completely forgot about and it turns out that it was a year ago that we had bought, packaged them up and placed them in to hibernation ready for there awakening in the new flat. We spotted this Scandi coffee set…
Read MoreHandi Skandi
Now that we’ve secured our flat (still bouncing off the walls) we’re compiling a list of things we need which we can slowly tick off one by one, from pots and pans to towels and plates. One of the things on the list are tea towels, a simple kitchen textile which easily gets overlooked. There…
Read MoreForward Features Friday Finds!
Refreshed from a long weekend in Glasgow we thought we’d include some of our favourite things from the city (see fashion and food) amongst the mix of usual London based Friday Finds. Thanks for having us Glasgow, we had a wee belter of a weekend! Fashion: more Mr Benn then Uncle Ben, FYI… We love our…
Read MoreIf you go down to the woods today…
Inspired by one of David’s most recent purchases, we wanted to round up some of our forest favourites! The woodland trend has been around for some time now. Owls, foxes and hares have all had their 15 minutes of ELLE Deco fame. It is however, a trend which we still love. What better then whimsical woodland interiors…
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