close

search for: magnet

west elm is here … a new interiors shop

pintuck grey bedding from westlem
So after all the hype and the previews, the latest arrival from the US is finally here. West Elm opened its doors yesterday and, while there wasn't exactly a Black Friday style riot, there was a long queue of very polite shoppers all waiting patiently to be let in. pretty glass boxes from westelm I
Read more...

Objects of Design #193: Baa Baa Book Shelf

baa baa black sheep have you any books There's a definite fairy tale theme to this series of Objects of Design, but why not indulge it when they're children. This wooden shelf, which also comes in white, is part of the new children's collection at Rowen and Wren. Mary had a little lamb, it's fleece
Read more...

Objects of Design #118: Metal Animal Storage Cupboards

metal animal storage boxes 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
Read more...

Objects of Design #99: Filing Rack

fantastic filing rack from Cox and Cox Perfect for the home office, this filing rack is both practical and pretty. For some time now, I have had a set of four of those industrial mail racks on the wall in the kitchen and it has to be said that they tend to be stuffed full
Read more...

Mad About … Blackboard Paint

Chalkboard paint wall from style-files.com I have already written about my love of black doors and windows so it will probably come as no surprise that I'm not averse to a black wall as well. But this time it's practical. stylish and practical blackboard wall We may have reached the age of the paperless office
Read more...

How To Create The Perfect Home Office

Shades of white and grey is contemporary and stylishPicture from interiorstylefinder.com The number of people from working from home is growing all the time and may have reached a peak this summer during the Olympics when up to 1.5m of us were estimated to have shunned trains and tubes for a little typing in front
Read more...

Objects Of Design #36: Custom Name Chalkboard

I have never lived in a house with a hall wide enough for any furniture but, there is a good argument for using the wall as a reminder for those last minute things you might have forgotten. These chalkboard stickers cost £20 each and you can either have them personalised with each person's name as
Read more...

Mad About . . . A King Kong Bathroom Cabinet

Liven up your bathroom storage with this King Kong cabinet. Kong and the planes are magnetic so you can pass those regulatory two minutes of tooth-brushing playing with it. And, at 61cm tall and 15cm deep, it will take a fair amount of lotions and potions without sticking out too far and bringing the room
Read more...