Vintage folding ladders and step stools make for interesting shelving. They are perfect for showing off plants in your back yard or decorative ornaments in your living room. I noticed quite a few ladders being used in shop windows; Birkenstock, Gant, Pepe Jeans and inside stores for display; Cadburys and Pedlars at Selfridges. Article continues …
When I was wandering around in Shoreditch last week I noticed some cotton spools in shop windows. Millana Atelier in Cheshire Street had a sewing machine and brightly coloured cotton reels in full view. This is pretty obvious because she’s a couture fashion designer so it wasn’t out of the ordinary. But then I spotted …
Bamboo is the kitchenware trend right now. This fast growing plant is used for many purposes; food source, building materials and increasingly for kitchen products. It’s perfect for kitchen use because bamboo is naturally antibacterial and has low moisture absorption. I found 2 companies who make a great range of bamboo kitchen and serving pieces. …
Chapel church chairs are being favoured by bars and eateries as the seat of choice. I spotted said chairs in Gail’s Bakery in Portobello Road, The Elk in the Woods eatery down Camden Passage, The Old Dairy bar and eatery at Crouch Hill and Well and Bucket pub at Bethnal Green Road. Here are my …
Copper and copper colours are being used to create sensational and stylish interiors. I found some gorgeous furniture and home accessories made from this wonderful material and colourised to give that warm copper glow. The LSA Remi Copper Vase is mouth blown from quality glass to achieve a contemporary design with a copper tone – …
We saw plenty of knitted home wares last year and now it’s time to make way for crochet. This handicraft loops yarn into a patterned fabric using a hooked needle and the word crochet actually derives from a French word ‘crochet’ which means hook. Crochet conjures up brightly coloured squares stitched together to make throws …
As more of us take up cycling, the bike has become a must have accessory and is now starring in a shop window near you. It seems fashion brands have taken the bike on board and jumped in the saddle ready to ride this trend. James Perse, the Los Angeles fashion brand had a rather …
Tune into the retro radio trend. Dust off your old transistors and use to create a vintage décor vibe at home. These objects of desire are sitting pretty in shop displays like the arrangement I spotted at Author shoe shop in Camden and a Camden Market stall. I noticed a rather lovely red radio in …
Vintage cinema chairs are fast becoming a hot interiors trend. They’re being sold as original pieces or revamped and given a quirky make-over. When I interviewed Chase & Wonder recently www.homegirllondon.com/profiles-chase-wonder they sent me some pictures of a lounge area created in their workshop using cinema seating … Cinema Style Lounge at the Chase & …
As part of the upcycle craze and our lust for industrial interiors, lights made from pipes are hot in demand. I caught up with Nick Price from Bolt Lighting Design who makes an imaginative range of lighting from all types of pipes. His industrial light building journey all began when a woman asked him to …