365 Objects Of Design

Today we're combining a house tour with a new shop launch so you get to nose around this rather lovely house and discover a new place to buy lots of lovely swag for your own. It belongs to the journalist Emily Mathieson who recently founded a new homewares site called Aerende but read on for the full

biscuit plate from rowen and wren £10 Yes I'm totally aware the headline of this post could get one of two reactions: For the love of God do we need to buy a dedicated plate for biscuits now? Or: Excellent these are gorgeous and when I am surrounded by beautiful things I am just that little

It is a fact universally acknowledged, by my husband at least, that I have never knowingly done spring cleaning. That is to say I might have done a little cleaning that happened to coincide with the time of year but I can't say I've ever put the clocks forward and moved the sofa to dust

Almost exactly one year ago I told you about a new store I had discovered called Napeansea, a mother daughter venture selling clothes and homewares designed to evoke the area near Malabar Bay in South Bombay where the family is from. Their first collection was designed to evoke balmy nights and palm trees whispering their

Mora wood effect from Topps Tiles I have never been a fan of faking it. I much prefer the real thing and that goes for jewellery, furniture and handbags. I have written before about my experience of fake Eames chairs and I remain firmly of the belief that if you can't afford a particular designer, find

plaster pink side plate from anthropologie Today's post has a little present for you at the end. No don't all skip down there to see what it is, you can just sit down and read for a few minutes first. This evening I will be at the very fancy Anthropologie store on Regent's Street to

There are some aspects of house refurbishment that are indescribably dull. The bits you don't really want to have to devote brain power to, but the things that you have to have before you can get to the fun stuff. Things like placing electric sockets - never enough/often in the wrong place, fire regulations affecting

dark and moody rooms at la granja ibiza Last week was all about women, this week we're having a look at some of design hotels of the world. This might give you inspiration for your holidays. Or it might give you inspiration for your home. Either way, a stroll through 10 Beautiful Rooms is never

la perla curved sofa from eichholtz Hear that sound? That sort of rattling and clinking sound? That is the sound of me breaking out of my comfort zone. It's not something I do very often and is definitely something I should do more of. And it came about because of a curved sofa like this.

Today we're talking rugs as they are one of the easiest ways to change a room and give a mini seasonal makeover. As I type I can hear the dulcet tones of next door's lawn mower and it feels like Spring might finally be in the air. Suddenly I'm looking at the heavy sitting room

Pendant lights in a room, said someone once ( I think it might have been Michelle Ogundehin, the editor of Elle Decoration) are like earrings on an outfit. They can be a subtle barely there touch or they can make a big statement. This season big earrings are the thing and so I bring you

I first saw this wall mounted notebook in a little Italian restaurant near us and immediately loved it. I used to make notebooks like this on a much smaller scale when I was a child. Some of you may remember them from Blue Peter - cover a piece of cardboard in sticky back plastic, use

simple wooden chair by perch and parrow Sometimes I think we get so caught up in the hunt for the statement piece, the thing that will add the wow factor that we can forget about the basics. The simple workhorses of the house that will give you a perch for the fabulous vase or bring

ceramic wall planters from westelm I don't know about you but for me this plant thing is really taking hold. I was looking at a picture of my kitchen the other day and thought it looked really stark and then I realised because it was an old one taken before the fiddle leaf fig took

A friend came round yesterday asking if I could help her with some thoughts for her house renovation. It's a big job which has meant they've had to move out for six months ( I think it might be nine but I haven't told her that). It's currently a moot point whether she thinks refurbishing

There has been a slow and steady search for new crockery in The Mad House. Our current set came from a seconds shop in The Potteries and is, I think, Portmeirion without the flowers on. It's a lovely ivory shade but I'm not wild about the shape of the plates. I know #firstworldproblems and all

This is a brand new line of furniture by the architect and designer Sebastian Mann and with prices starting at £155, I think it's one we should be taking a closer look at. It's refined and elegant but also quite masculine and the strong clean lines would work well in both modern and traditional interiors.