How many times have you tried to cram too many things onto your hooks. Or felt that there weren’t enough? Or not in the right place? Just, somehow wrong. Well this might be the solution. Made from untreated oak, the the hooks and bows of black-finished steel fit perfectly into the notches. They can be…
Now I don’t know about you (and perhaps I am about to give too much away here) but I find that not everything I’ve worn goes into the laundry straight away. And yet, because I’m messy, probably, it doesn’t feel quite right to put it back in the wardrobe. So it gets draped. Usually on…
Sticking with the idea of desk storage, what about these pretty glass boxes. So much nicer than the usual hum drum plastic and with the added benefit that you can see what’s inside. Choose from either the small or the large or create a row of them all the same size. Soon there’ll be nothing…
Isn’t it just true that the simple ideas are often the best? Take this desk tidy for example. The designer has simply applied the Manhattan principle to this piece; ie when you’ve run out of ground space you must go up. Here, all those bits of stuff that sit around on the table or which…
This hand etched bowl is a proper multi-tasker and I’ve always got room for those in my house. Fruit, nibbles, soap, bits of string and paperclips or even just sitting elegantly on the coffee table, this bowl is at home in any room of the house. The other thing to point out is that this…
When I first saw these I assumed they were for children, and I thought they were rather sweet for a bedroom or nursery. There is one shelf inside and the star, the bug and the bone are all magnets allowing you to fix notes to the front. However, according to the blurb, they are originally…
This cupboard is a rather fabulous combination of old and new; the birch unit has been wrapped in a linen-backed map of the UK and then lacquered to preserve it and the wooden areas have been finished with teak oil. The Queen Anne style legs are painted dark grey bringing another subtle contemporary touch, while…
Sometimes it’s just about changing one small thing to create a new thing that looks totally fresh. Take this chest of drawers. In the original brown wood, it would simply have looked old fashioned. Painted in the current fashion for pale greys or distressed whites it would have taken on a shabby chic appearance. But…
I love the idea of storage boxes. Sometimes for letters or postcards or jewellery. Or as keepsake places for the baby stuff that you want to store but don’t know where to put it. Both my children have boxes filled with the cards received when they were born, their first tiny socks and hats and…
Now then, it’s June. The last week of. If the weather isn’t playing by this stage then I don’t know what to say. But hell, it’s also Saturday, and I shouldn’t have to cross my fingers for fine weather, but I will anyway. So, picnic. This is the perfect hamper for storing all those goodies.…