Home Tones: Steel

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Stainless steel kitchencredit

Steel – the material and the colour is this week’s Home Tones. By its very nature, steel has a solid and durable quality. It has real presence in a space – strong and timeless. It’s probably most often used in kitchens and kitchen diners, but we’ve found some wonderful images of it being utilised in bathrooms, lounge areas and bedrooms too. And not forgetting outdoor spaces where metal planters and garden furniture can look fabulous in contemporary designs. It’s the perfect partner for lighter shades of wood such as beech and birch – and looks amazing set against various shades of purple, orange and grey.

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Stainless steel bathroom sink consolecredit

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Modern stainless steel fire extractor fluecredit

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Charity Vintage: Dansk silver plate turtle / tortoise paperweight

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vintage silver plated Dansk Design tortoise being sold on eBay for Charit in support of Sense Scotland
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Dansk is one of the best Scandinavian metalware manufacturers. Their modernist, minimalist designs include cookware, tableware and other ornaments. This tortoise, being sold in support of Sense Scotland*, is one of a range of animals they produced that includes a polar bear, giraffe, elephant, rhino and penguin.

*Sense Scotland is an innovative, ground breaking charity working with children and adults with complex communication support needs for over 25 years. We work with people with deafblindness, sensory impairment, learning and physical disabilities, for all of their lives.

Wednesday Wish: Zatchels Barrel Bag

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copper coloured Zatchels Barrel bag
copper Zatchels Barrel bag: £45.00

I love the luxe look of this metallic leather Zatchels Barrel bag. It looks like the beautiful love child of a satchel and a saddle bag and is the perfect size.

gold coloured Zatchels Barrel bagsilver coloured Zatchels Barrel bagbronze coloured Zatchels Barrel bag

Plunging into the spirit of the London 2012 Olympic Games, is it too much to ask to also have one each of the gold, silver and bronze? 😉

Not everyone stocks the entire range, but they can be found at Liberty, John Lewis and House of Fraser