There's something magical about travelling. It lifts your spirits, clears your mind and opens you up to new experiences. There are new colours, patterns, textures, sounds and smells to explore. Perhaps by incorporating some of these elements into your home you can re-energise yourself every day. Here are a few suggestions for ways to bring the world to you, when you can't get out to see the world: 1 - Incorporate pattern into your interior design scheme Our Petal Moroccan tea light holders use some of the same detailing, but in a minimalist way which can be easily incorporated into your home: Or Cargo Home Shop...
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Ever since I first saw this picture of designer May Daouk's Beirut villa on Pinterest I've been captivated. It is something about the unusual combination of the lilac walls, antique purple velvet armchairs and gloss purple cabinets that keeps me coming back. Ordinarily purple is not a colour I am drawn to - in fact I don't have it anywhere in my house at the moment - and yet the pairing of shades & textures here is so sophisticated that it is winning me round. Plus there's a fair few other stylish homewares on display to admire! What do you think?...
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Would you like to win one of our vintage Scandinavian designer tea towels? Of course you would! Who wouldn't? Well you'll be delighted to hear that entering this competition is very easy... all you have to do is join our mailing list! Scroll down to the very bottom of this page and underneath the "Comments" box you'll see a box which says "Join our mailing list". Just type your email in there and click join! Job done! If you are already on our mailing list, don't worry, you can still enter... just share this competition on facebook or twitter, including a...
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On my recent trip to NYC I decided to stop in at the Architectural Digest Home Show 2012. It was really interesting to visit an interiors show outside of the UK, and to see the differences in style between our two countries. My expectations were pretty high for a show in one of the top cities in the world, so perhaps that explains why I came away a little underwhelmed. It wasn't that the show was poor, just simply that it was nowhere near as exciting as the London Design Festival shows such as Tent (held on Brick Lane last...
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I love this little picture from our Pinterest this week, which I think is of illustrator Judy Kaufmann's home. It's such a great idea to create a living garden in your home by loading shelves with plants of all different shapes and sizes in pretty terracotta pots. I'm looking for a suitable corner now! Becky x
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Despite it hailing today - and having worn a coat for the past week - I still haven't quite gotten over the gorgeous warm weather we had at the end of March. There's no turning back, my heart thinks it's summer now and is yearning to be living outdoors... like this... I love this cluster of hanging tea light holders, suspended with clear fishing wire to create a romantic, informal spot of light as the sun sets. (Photo by Thomas J. Story) I dream of a beautiful garden hideaway like this for lazy summer days... it looks so peaceful, and I love how...
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Another day another yellow post! I keep finding myself caught up in a delicious whirl of mustard, egg yolk, lemon, gold and acid yellow. For some reason no other colour seems to hit the mark for Spring as much as yellow. So, here's a little round up of everything yellow on the Pretty Dandy shelves at the moment! Gorgeous Yellow Homewares: Unusual Bright African Print Cushion - This is a limited edition and one of the most popular items on the site, so if you'd like one get your order in fast! Stylish & Sophisticated yellow tree silhouette cushion - beautifully made and...
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Looking for some inspiration for your home? I am a huge fan of creating moodboards and picking out trends, colours, individual items and overall looks from magazines. However, while interiors magazines are certainly inspiring, it can be tricky to see how you can translate their gorgeous aspirational looks to a small room, tiny flat, bijou terrace etc. Luckily there is a fantastic blog called Apartment Therapy which is running a Small Cool contest to find the best mini-spaces, and it's chock-full of real-life inspiration. So, if your home is more "studio flat" than "double height architect designed mansion", then this is...
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Just came across this amazing photograph of Tina Turner and wanted to share it with you. What a glorious, crazy image. Perfectly captures the spirit of the lady who sang Proud Mary and did that amazing dance. Photograph by Jack Robinson
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Our recent trip to New York was incredibly inspiring in so many different ways, from the amazing food we ate to the shops we visited and the people we saw. There is a huge amount of visual inspiration for every kind of taste... even for those of us with an unusual passion for signage, lettering and old-fashioned store fronts. So, in the first of my blog posts about the inspiration I'm bringing back from NY, here are my picks of the best signs and store fronts, with a particular emphasis on vintage signage, lovely fonts, colours and shapes and a...
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