Category: Homewares & Decoration
Aurina Nellie floor boulder
As someone who lives with a huge Elmer fan I was immediately drawn to the Nellie floor boulder, £54.95, from Norfolk-based interiors company, Aurina. Full of beans, literally, with a removable, washable cover in a tomato and white colourway, it would make a fun, stylish addition to any child’s room. Check out the cushions, bed linen [...]
10 Best: ideas for a tree-themed room
The branches may be bare at the moment, but I can’t help but think of spring and greenery. Although far removed from trad teddies and bunnies, trees are a fantastic unisex theme for a nursery – great if you don’t know what flavour you’re expecting. Designers love them as well – there’s a veritable [...]
HappyThought Christmas printables
Left it a bit late to source stylish Crimbo decs? Not to worry. The lovely folks over at HappyThought paper printables have done it again with a small yet perfectly formed festive collection of colourful downloadable goodies for your delectation. My faves are this adorable polar bear family, top, and retro toy place settings, above, [...]
Swoonish Picks: Zara Home Kids
Zara Home Kids is one of our absolutely most favourite high street destinations where you can almost always find bright, quirky, and souped up trad pieces to add a stylish splash to kids spaces. It’s actually been quite a while since we’ve indulged our obsessive love of it, so here are just a few of [...]
Wonderland collection at Plantation Rug Company
How fabulous are these rugs? They form part of the new Wonderland collection from Plantation Rug Company, which also features a big version of the owl, blue and pink owls and the tree with the owl’s eyes peeping out. All would look equally gorgeous adorning your little one’s floor, but I’m particularly fond of the big [...]
10 Best: ideas for a train-themed room
Choo choo! You don’t need to go anywhere near Thomas the Tank Engine to achieve a first class kids’ room that’s just the ticket. Move along down, please! Firm favourites Ferm Living come up trumps on the wallpaper front with their Tiny Train design, £59, Koko Kids. Love these Galt room dividers – be great [...]
Becky Baur cushions
I first came across Becky Baur when purchasing kids’ birthday cards from Minor Mail. I loved the cutesy retro style of her illustrations, so later Googled her and was delighted to discover she also produces cushions and ceramics. I’m not alone in my admiration – Mary Portas recently snapped up Baur’s homewares for her London [...]
Rifle Paper Co prints
I just love Rifle Paper Co‘s paper products. A Florida-based studio run by husband-and-wife team Anna and Nathan Bond, it produces quirky cool stationary and prints featuring bears, bugs and blooms, all printed locally on eco paper. The insect series is particularly cool for a child’s room – how amazingly cute are this caterpillar and [...]
10 Best: ideas for a rainbow-themed room
Red and yellow and… Who doesn’t love a rainbow? The thing I like best about them as a theme is that it’s so easy to customise pretty much anything to suit. Painted cot bars. Seven strips of fabric for a curtain. Paper lanterns. All cheap and easy updates. Check out Pinterest for some amazingly creative [...]
Hot Shop: Mes Habits Chéris
Happy to bring you another shopping opportunity from across the Channel. Mes Habits Chéris is an emporium of delights stocked with familiar French brands Le Toy Van, Lalé and Mimilou, plus BG Euro faves Kidsonroof, Bakker Made with Love, Isak and Sukie. There is a lot of extremely covetable stuff on this site – I’d recommend [...]
10 Best: ideas for a Paris-themed room
We’ve been to London and New York, so it seems only fitting that we should pay a visit to that chicest of fashion capitals across the Channel. A Paris-themed room could be great for boys (Eiffel Tower, gargoyles) or girls (Eiffel Tower, poodles). I tried really hard to find Pompidou Center goodies, but they’re [...]
Swoonish Picks: Rice DK at Sisters Guild
Longtime readers will know I’m a hardcore fan of Danish fairtrade design company Rice DK with its instantly recognisable granny boho chic. Cool boutique Sisters Guild has recently added their unusual range of raffa dollhouse meets storage with ‘Highrise City’ and Circus (shown) as well as florist, green grocers and cafe versions. Full of [...]
Sticky Tiki wall decals
New Zealand based company Sticky Tiki produces the most amazing wall decals. Quirky, fun and educational, my favourite is Alphabetica, a deliciously alternative alphabet, home to such wonders as F is for Foxy Fox with Freesias, G is for Green Giraffe, in a Grey and Gold frame with Gerberas and Y is for Yak on a [...]
10 Best: Ideas for an aviation-themed room
Neee-oowww! Planes and all things aeronautical are flavour of the month here in Brighton, so I couldn’t resist bringing you a round of goodies for your little high flyer’s room. We’ve raved about Paperboy’s wallpaper designs in the past and their latest, Spitfire (which celebrates the 75th anniversary year of the iconic World War II aircraft) [...]
Tom Frost stamp silkscreen prints
You don’t need to be into philately to appreciate these fabulous prints by Bristol-based illustrator Tom Frost. Silk-screened and a limited-edition of 70, there are 17 different designs and it would look amazing with a few grouped together in an animal, woodland or bird-themed nursery. I love them all, but my favourites are this deliciously [...]
