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Objects of Design #7: Pilo Metal Stool

7th March 2013

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rustic metal stool from nkuku Kitchens need stools. It's the room where people come together (and not just at parties) so there's always the need for an extra chair to perch on. Or for a small child to stand on so they can reach to stir their cake mix. Or to pull up to the

Design Classics #43: Artek Stool

27th February 2013

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Created in 1933 by the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto, this quintessentially functional piece of furniture celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. Design Classic: the artek stool image from thefinnishdesignshop.com The simple stool, which has become a design classic, is recognisable by its distinctive bent legs and round seat. This style would eventually become the feature

Objects Of Design #283: A Range Stool

8th December 2012

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A white A range stool will always come in handy Is a stool the most useful object in the house? Perfect for the unexected guest. For the impromptu bedside table. For someone who can't reach the coffee table. For standing on to reach that giant roasting dish you only use once a year. Quite simply

Objects of Design #210: Mini Stool

26th September 2012

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this is called clotted cream; you might prefer chocolate brownie The mission statement of this company says it all: kids furniture for grown up homes. Weamo make products for everyone that feels faint at the thought of a Barbie bike or a Ben 10 duvet cover. Their furniture is high quality, contemporary and well designed.

Nine of the Best … Stools

21st March 2012

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Such useful pieces of furniture. For pulling up to the bar/island in the kitchen. As extra seating round a busy weekend table. When you need something next to the armchair to rest your coffee. Or wine. If there isn't room for a bedside table. You might need something to stand on/perch on/lean on. For all

The Househunter

28th April 2023

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How is it Friday already? This week totally ran away with me and I wanted to tell you first that my book is now OUT. I made a video telling you all about it which you can watch below if you fancy to find out where the inspiration came from and who it's for (spoiler:

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms

6th March 2023

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It's a while since we looked at location houses for inspiration and as the dust mounts here at Mad House II and the kitchen will finally be pulled out this week - we have managed to hang on to the sink, washing machine and dishwasher while all the building work was done around it and

The Househunter: A Two bedroom Italianate style flat near Wimbledon Common

25th November 2022

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We have reached that stage of the build where you go to take the builder a cup of tea and 40 minutes later you are still deep in a conversation about exactly how wide a shelf should be and what sort of beading should go on the front of it. Then you spend 20 minutes

Beautiful Rooms For A Monday

7th November 2022

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It's Monday, it's raining (in this corner of North London at least, I'm going to assume Monday is almost universal) and we are going to look at some warm and cosy spaces to cheer up this gloomy day. As always I hope they provide inspiration and spark ideas as you stroll through clutching your virtual

The Househunter: A fully restored Georgian country house

15th July 2022

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Off to Lincolnshire this week where the thick stone walls of this recently renovated Georgian house will keep us cool from the baking heat outside. This handsome beast is near Stamford and is on the market with Inigo for £2,150,000. It has seven bedrooms set within seven acres as well as a tennis court, parkland

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms

11th July 2022

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kitchen by @parkandoakdesign

A trip through some of the beautiful rooms that have caught my eye over on instagram this week. A little more pared back than last week, but mostly calming as that is what I find I am in need of at the moment. These, I think - you may feel otherwise - are all rooms

The Househunter: A Four Bedroom House in a Regeneration Area

8th July 2022

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So turns out you don't like the maximalism of the Wow!house then. I had thought it might provide colour inspiration rather than a wholesale adoption of a look, but perhaps you had to be there. Therefore, in contrast, today we're going minimal with this four bedroom modern house in an award-winning regeneration area of west

Latest drop at Design Storey

21st June 2022

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Good Morning and Happy Tuesday to you all. If you're stuck at home with no way of getting to work thanks to train and tube strikes then perhaps you can distract yourself with the latest products to drop at Design Storey: Woven teak bench, Zara Home There are some pieces of furniture that once bought

Latest additions to Design Storey

7th June 2022

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Good morning all. Dropping in with the newest additions to Design Storey shop this week including a one legged stool and a mango wood accent chair. White bobble urchin jug/vase, Rockett St George While some of us might feel (ok me) that you can have such a thing as too much colour I think you

New in Design Storey

31st May 2022

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Here are this week's new additions to Design Storey where my particular favourite is the graphic table lamp (scroll down) and I have also included a cute little padding pool for half term. Edlyn Left Corner Chaise Sofa, Anthropologie We are used to bold patterned wallpaper but often don’t want to put it on all

The Househunter: Combining Old and New

27th May 2022

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A great find for you this week. We are always discussing the blending of old and new on these pages and how to pull it off to best advantage, and this week I have found you a 17th century cottage with a modern interior that, like last week, is not in London - not even

New on Design Storey

25th May 2022

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I've been meaning to do this post for ages but you know, time and all that. Anyway, many of you will know that last year I set up a shop - DesignStorey.Shop with the aim of curating the internet - well a bit of it anyway. Specifically, the part that relates to homewares and interiors.

Beautiful Rooms: Scallops and Checks

16th May 2022

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stunning bathroom by Bianca Hall @frenchforpineapple

A lovely selection of rooms for you this week even if I do say so myself so pour yourself a cup of something (tea, coffee, ambition) and let's go for a wander starting with this gorgeous bathroom. stunning bathroom by Bianca Hall @frenchforpineapple I have featured the work of my friend Bianca Hall before and

Beautiful Rooms

9th May 2022

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wallpaper borders by susie atkinson

Not just beautiful rooms for you this week but some clever ideas too, including one of the classic - I wish I'd thought of thats... So let's dive straight in with this Swedish kitchen and classic checkerboard floor below. image via historiska hem Some time ago when I was writing about Charlotte Perriand I pointed

The Househunter: A Two Bedroom Apartment full of colour and character

6th May 2022

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Spinning the dial again this week and we go from a nearly £2m artist's studio to a two bedroom flat that is full of colour and character and proves one and for all that size isn't everything if you decorate cleverly. It's in south east London and is on with Inigo for £635,000. It's on