Tag: interiors

Price Points: Pink flamingos

pink flamingos | H is for home

Like cacti, pink flamingos are all the rage in homewares at the moment. They first had their heyday back in the 1950s with Miami and California mid-century modern – but they’ve flown back into favour!

Kitsch and playful, quirky and vintage or practical and colourful there’s a flamingo-themed item out there that will suit your taste, interior and pocket.

  1. Colours charcoal & pink flamingo mica wallpaper: £14, B&Q
  2. SUNNYLIFE flamingo watering can: £14, Selfridges
  3. Meiko pink flamingo – pink metal: £71, La Redoute

Get their look: Primary colours kitchen

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You all know how much we love bright interiors, so it should come as no surprise that we’ve chosen to feature this kitchen decorated in bold, primary colours.

This is a family kitchen in a 1960s, ex-council, end-of-terrace house in Dulwich, London. It may not be the biggest of kitchens; but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in storage space. There’s a yellow, U-shaped bank of overhead and floor-standing cupboards. There’s a floor to ceiling room divider that offers double-sided open shelving. Even the end of the worktop has been turned into ingenious cookbook shelves!

  1. Caravaggio pendant light – black P1
  2. Yellow Sierra kitchen
  3. Dualit 31290 2+1 Combi toaster, canvas white
  4. Kenwood SJM040S kMix stainless steel jug kettle 1.6L, silver
  5. Fresnel wall lamp / ceiling lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce
  6. John Lewis Spectrum DAB/FM digital radio, teal
  7. Jieldé Signal table lamp
  8. Miura stool designed by Konstantin Grcic for Plank
  9. Eames LCW chair – red stained ash

Get their look: Primary colours kitchen | H is for Home

Get their look: Shades of blue sitting room

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This blue sitting room is stunning!

Deep marine blue panelled walls and door gives the space a real sense of style. The tonal, buttoned sofa in plush velvet provides sumptuous texture.

The painted surfaces contrast wonderfully with the gold coloured statement trumpet pendant light and metallic nest of tables. The flashes of yellow provided by the throw, patterned cushion and hardback book also work very well and balance the room nicely.

An indigo feather Cameroonian juju hat (read more about its origins here) provides a beautiful centrepiece.

The overall feel is luxurious and dramatic… and very successful indeed.

  1. DelightFULL Botti pendant lamp
  2. Mullen Bogota Quirky wall light
  3. Yves Delorme Angelie throw
  4. Dulux ‘Marine Blue’
  5. Royal blue Juju hat / Bamileke headdress
  6. Round nest of tables
  7. Connor 3-seater sofa

Get their look: Shades of blue sitting room | H is for Home

Get their look: Elegant sitting room

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Get their look: Elegant sitting room | H is for Home

What is it that makes this space such an elegant sitting room?

The owners have retained the original 19th century features where possible, yet it looks thoroughly 21st century – bright, spacious and uncluttered.

The soaring ceilings with central rose and cornicing give the room grandeur. The wide, lime-washed Douglas fir floorboards elongate the space.

Then there’s the statement lighting – the oversized floor lamp and luxe ‘Bling’ chandelier have real impact.

The modern feel is further enhanced by pieces of mid century design furniture, contemporary artwork and textiles.

  1. Bling chandelier by Robert Abbey
  2. Farrow & Ball ‘Great White’
  3. HEKTAR white floor lamp
  4. Marble oval coffee table
  5. Raffles sofa
  6. Ercol Studio couch
  7. Douglas fir flooring