Nice biscuit board
This is a brilliant biscuit inspired platter board!
Made from one solid piece of locally sourced British oak, the Nice biscuit design wooden platter board is multi-functional.
Use it as a chopping board, to protect your kitchen work surfaces from hot pans, as a cheese board or as a stylish serving platter.
The big biscuit platter board costs £34.95 from the SquarePear Furniture store on Not On The High Street.
Shiny silver bowl
This lovely shiny silver Miss Etoile bowl is a bit of a fab find – especially as it’s currently reduced in price!
This Miss Etoile silver ceramic bowl can be used as a serving bowl or simply to have on display on a shelf. The shiny silver outside is wonderfully reflective and it looks great, however it’s used.
If you want to snap it up, head over to Oliver Bonas, where the silver bowl is in the sale for £17.50 (previously priced at £29.50).
Piermont electric stove
If you love the look of traditional black stoves, but want to benefit from electric heating, then here’s a great looking stove that fits the bill perfectly.
The Piermont stove has all the appeal of a traditional woodburner stove, but actually runs on electric.
Made by Dimplex, the stove includes their realistic Opti-myst smoke and flame effect – the settings allow for variable flames and smoke intensity – helping it to look like the real thing. You can also make use of this effect when the heat is off.
The Dimplex Piermont stove usually retails for about £720 in high street stores. There are often heating bargains to be found if you look online – for example, it’s currently available from The Electric Fire shop store on Ebay for £544.
Fancy winning a portable heater? Head over to Fresh Design Blog, where you could win a Dimplex MircoFire!
Bird seed storage
If you feed the birds in your garden, where do you currently keep the seed or nuts?
Ours is in a scruffy carrier bag in the garage, with a make-shift scoop made out of the bottom of a plastic milk bottle! The scoop does the job well, but the bag leaves a lot to be desired.
Clearly we need to upgrade to one of these decidedly smart and secure bird food tins.
The bright blue tin is printed with words typically associated with bird food, like peanuts, sunflower seeds, maize and millet. The tightly fitting lid ensures the food is kept dry and no seeds unexpectedly escape.
It comes with an aluminium scoop, which will be really useful for distributing the seed to the birds and filling up bird food containers.
The jaunty blue bird food tin and scoop costs £19.25 from Freshly Forked.
Blue lace fabric
We’re in love with this Portobello fabric from Rapture & Wright!
The linen fabric features a wonderful design inspired by French lace – it reminds us of Spirograph patterns (any other Spirograph fans out there?).
The fabric is hand printed in the UK and is available in a variety of colours (a deep peony pinky-red, spring green and slate, to name a few), but we’re rather taken by the Baltic blue. It would be perfect to use for making cushions or curtains for your home.
You can find the Portobello linen fabric for sale from various retailers, including Cimmermann, who currently have 10% off the usual price.
Home tea towel
This lovely turquoise and white tea towel, by Michelle Mason, celebrates Home Sweet Home.
From windmills to house boats, teepees to castles, it features a range of buildings that can represent home to someone.
The Home tea towel is made from organic cotton and can be purchased direct from Michelle Mason’s own website, or from her store on Not On The High Street.
When the temperature plummets at night, extra layers on the bed can help you keep cosy and warm.
If you’re looking for a chic quilt or warm blanket to add to your bed, then here are some cosy and stylish Laura Ashley bedding sale picks.
Mia quilt
This cosy pink quilt is available in two sizes (medium and large) and is finished off with an elegant beaded trim. It’s also available in a delicate duck egg blue.
The Mia quilt is half price in the sale at Laura Ashley.
Chunky knits are bang on trend, and this Eastby natural chunky woven blanket will add a cosy layer to your bed.
The Eastby blanket has 46% off in the sale.
Louise velvet quilt
This luxurious Louise velvet quilt bedspread, in deep sapphire blue, is wonderfully soft and snuggly.
It’s available in two sizes, both of which are reduced in the sale.
Cashmere blend blanket
For an extra layer that isn’t too heavy, add this lighter weight luxury cashmere blend Meredith blanket to your bed.
The Meredith cream blanket is made from cashmere and wool, comes boxed and is half price in the sale.
For more cosy bedding ideas, or other home bargains, check out the sale section at Laura Ashley, where’s there’s still up to 50% off.
Tree design coasters
We’ve recently discovered the Forages online store, which is full of lovely home ideas, many of which are made by designers in the UK.
These bamboo coasters caught our eye and we love the tree motif on them – they’d look great used on a coffee table.
The coasters come as a set of four and are made from bamboo which has been harvested sustainably.
They originally cost £12.50, but are currently reduced to £10 in the sale at Forages. Great for your home or to buy as a gift!
Belle and boo wall sticker
Aw, so cute!
The children’s characters Belle and Boo were created by designer Mandy Sutcliffe. The wall stickers have a fabric texture and are available in small (as shown here) or mini sizes.
Wall stickers are perfect for using in children’s rooms or nurseries, as they’re easy to apply, look great and can be removed without too much hassle when you want to chance the room decor.
The Belle Hugs Boo wall sticker is available from Chocovenyl on Not On The High Street.
Floral rug
Despite the ‘neon’ description in the name of this rug, don’t be alarmed, as it really doesn’t consist of super bright, neon colours!
In fact, the round floral rug features somewhat softer shades of pink, brown and yellowy-lime and we think it would add a warming touch to a wooden floor.
The neon flower rug is part of the online exclusive range from Urban Outfitters and cost £50.
