Finishing Touches

For some reason this is properly called the Junior Living Wall desk as it is aimed at children but I don't see why it should be just for them,. Particularly at this price. It measures 107cm by 68cm wide it's perfectly big enough for an adult who needs an occasional desk and even better for

In an office, you will need some shelves. For the filing, the books, the magazines, all the stuff that doesn't fit on the desk. Yes, sadly, these are ear-bleedingly expensive, but sometimes it's about knowing what is out there. Thinking outside the shelf, as it were. Perhaps it's time to look around for something a

Every good office needs a good desk lamp and the beauty of this one is that it will look just as good in the corner of the sitting room or bedroom - wherever your office happens to be. It angles in the all the right directions but with its curved dome is just a little

More useful than the average notice board (or fridge door) as it combines a small shelf as well as the magnets so you can stick the important stuff where it can be seen and pile the bills/post/other bits of paper in the shelf. Works in the home office, the kitchen or the kids rooms. This

We don't all have the luxury of a space for  a dedicated home office, and if the work stuff has to share air with the living space then it needs to look good. You can't go wrong with rows of plain white (and in this case recycled) cardboard folders. Particularly if your walls are white,

  Some of you will have the sort of jewellery that is best taken off in the shower. Not me, but hey, I like to think we're inclusive here at MadAboutTheHouse. So, in the interests of catering for everyone, this adorable little fish will hold those rings for you. Or perhaps your earrings. Not forgetting

Every bathroom needs a laundry basket and maybe it's a personal thing but please, please, put a lid on it. Somehow it's just nicer that way. This is handmade from bulrushes and at 56cm high is a good size (it's 46cm wide by the way). It may not be the cheapest laundry basket you've ever

  Perfect for the bathroom, this slightly distressed zinc butler's table will look great with those glass storage bottles and yesterday's white radio sitting on it. It's also very light so easy to put next to the bath with a glass of wine and a book on it ready for those all too rare spa

If you are just listening to the radio for a few minutes in the morning then it doesn't need to be a fancy digital one and this one is just so beautiful looking that it will be perfect in any modern bathroom. This is analogue and works off batteries or the mains, but there are

Nothing finishes off a bathroom quite as much as pretty storage and these bottles are lovely. Decant your supermarket shampoo (no I know you don't really buy large bottles of the stuff, I meant Aveda) into these smaller ones and line them up on the shelf. Hey presto hotel bathroom. That's boutique hotel by the

So if you were paying attention yesterday, you will have seen that we (well all right I) decided that hooks were better for avoiding-putting-clothes-away so that chairs can be free for sitting on. This is a perfect bedroom chair as it's not too large and not so comfortable that you are going to spend all

Obviously these aren't just for the bedroom, but there's no denying the usefulness of being able to throw something over a hook at the end of the day rather than faff about with a hanger. Slinging it over a chair means that a) eventually you can't sit in the chair and b) the room always

A good bedspread can hide a mulitude of sins in the bedding area. If, like most of us I suspect, your collection of sheets and duvet covers has been built up over the years and doesn't all quite match, then hurling a giant bedspread over the top is the way to go. You can never

  Now if this isn't going to warm those toes of a morning, I don't know what will. Might just be the encouragement you need to sit up in bed if not actually walk to the bathroom. Obviously each one is unique and would sit just as happily on the bed or slung over a

  This is a great finishing touch for a bedroom, either propped up on a shelf looking pretty, or piled high with jewellery on the dressing table. It's 30cm in diameter and would also look good on top of a pile of magazines as an impromptu bedside table. Or even in the kitchen full of

    Continuing the quirky tableware theme, is this fabulous set from Italian brand Seletti.  The Palace collection has been created to resemble the great buildings of Florence and the joy of this, apart from the wit, is that they stack up when so they will look great on a shelf or sideboard when you're

Lighting is crucial when it comes to the dining or eating area. In an ideal world, you should probably have dimmers fitted. Failing that lamps on tables round the edges, fading to candles on the table. But a good pendant lamp is also essential. Not only do they look great and add focus to the

  Now I don't know about you but I never seem to have the right sort of nibbling dishes. I have a rather motley crew of slightly chipped old bowls and plates and while I'm not an advocate of the matchy matchy school of thought, sometimes it's good to be able to make a table