10 Best: Ideas for an insect-themed room

Ooh, my search for insect goodies brought up so much fabulousness it almost warranted two posts. But I’ve been firm with myself to bring you my 10 favourite finds if your little one loves all things creepy and crawly. Let’s start with the walls. This dramatic wallpaper by the wonderful Timorous Beasties is probably a [...]

10 Best: Ideas for underwater-themed rooms

If you’ve got a mini fan of the life aquatic at home then read on. I’ve hunted down ten cool deep-sea goodies for children’s rooms. Firstly, you’ll be wanting wall decoration. I love the work of London-based South African designer, Luzelle van der Westhuizen’s Mengsel Design – her bicolour silkscreen prints are simple and stylish. This [...]

Club Geluk

You know sometimes you find an online boutique where you want EVERYTHING? Well, say hello to Club Geluk, a Dutch label I happened upon while researching last week’s woodland theme post. I featured their super-cute duvet cover, but I couldn’t keep all the other goodies to myself, so here’s my pick of the current collection. [...]

Hunkydory Home – Swoop in for 50% Off Sale

As soon I saw Hunkydory Home tweet that they were having a sale on some of their cushions and lampshades, I got all over excited before I even knew what was in the sale. Swoop in for deliciously retro buys like their retro pears cushion and funky zoo blue cushion both £9 each with the [...]

Make Your Own Lampshade Kits at Hunkydory Home

I’ve amassed quite a stash of fabric and also take eons to decide which shade I want, so these lampshade making kits from Hunkydory Home hold much appeal. For £12.99 you get all the bits you need to make a 30cm diameter shade for a ceiling pendant or lampbase including instructions and tools. All you [...]

Lampshades by Lush Designs

   I adore these nature inspired lampshades by Lush Designs. The Deptford based duo Marie Rodgers and Maria Livings have designed a charming range of homewares and accessories featuring their quirky etches full of character and plenty of use of stark colour. The foxy shade features a fox with a bushy tale that’s based on [...]

Helen Rawlinson

I picked up a couple of Helen Rawlinson’s gorgeous lamps at a Hidden Art show years ago, so when one of them met with a sticky chewy end courtesy of our pup, I revisited her website, where I was delighted to find her children’s range. There are two lampshade designs in two sizes (£36 and [...]

New ‘Clouds’ Accessories by Farg & Form

Ever since Little Baby Company first started stocking accessories from Swedish company Farg & Form featuring the famous 1960s design ‘Clouds’ by textile designer Gunilla Axén, we’ve been dedicated fans here at BG. The bambino has the cushions, Kat’s daughter has the bedding, and now they’ve only gone and got us all giddy again with [...]

Fabulous Lampshades from Hunky Dory Home

I am a huge fan of Hunky Dory Home, who seem to have so many unusual homewares that tick my taste boxes, from contemporary cool, to retro tastic, to shabby chic that as I go into nest overdrive and finish finalising our various room plans, it is all I can do not to click, click, [...]

Stylish Linen Homewares by Helen Minns

I fell instantly in love with the simple yet bold illustrations by Helen Minns at Kids Modern. Helen has created a collection of divine lampshades, cushions and greeting cards, entitled ‘bird, grass, hare’ which use the same illustrations across her product range. The products are hand pigment printed on pure unbleached linen incorporating flocked and [...]