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Wooden Rowlinson Tenbury Arbour garden seat

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Create a special seat in your garden

Wouldn’t this be the perfect seat for your garden?

Made from natural timber, the arbour features an ample sized seat, with a nicely shaped wooden roof and trellis at the sides. The enclosed sides would provide some excellent shelter from the hot sun or gentle wind and it could be your special spot in the garden to retreat to for a spot of quiet reading or relaxation.

During the summer, you could grow sweat peas, clematis or honeysuckle up the sides of the trellis, so you’d be surrounded be pretty flowers and delicate scent.

The Rowlinson Tenbury arbour is sold by Garden Chic and needs a bit of self-assembly to get it ready for your garden. It’s currently priced at £229.95 and delivery to mainland UK is free.

Tags: arbour, Garden Chic, garden seat
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Shop to Explore: Freddie Freckle

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Freddie Freckle shop

We’re always on the lookout for new shops to explore and were pleased to discover Freddie Freckle recently. They sell lots of nice shabby chic and vintage homeware items, but what caught our eye initially was the fact that they sell both new and once loved items.

Their shopping site is easy to use and is split into sections, with the new and once loved items clearly distinguishable. The once loved items are great, as you never know quite what you’ll find, and it’s a nice online alternative to hunting out vintage and collectable items in a secondhand shop.

We’re particular fond of the Afternoon Tea area of the store, where there are all sorts of great tea sets, cake stands, cake plates and more. One of the pretty and affordable items in store now is this small pink glass cake stand (15cm diameter), which is perfect for small cakes or biscuits, and is only £4.95.

Why not go and explore Freddie Freckle yourself?

Tags: Cake stand, Freddie Freckle, glass, Shabby chic, shop, shop to explore, Vintage
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Imogen bedstead from Feather and Black

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

French-style bed

I love antique furniture, but can’t always afford to buy it for all rooms in my home. This French-style white painted Imogen bedstead is a good alternative to an actual antique bed as it looks the part, but costs less than a real one would.

It’s made from Chinese birch, which has been painted in white, then given an antique-like finish. It has beautiful cabriole legs that raise it off the ground and provide enough room to store all your treasures (or clutter) under the bed.

The Imogen bed is available in a choice of double or king size, with or without a mattress, and is currently reduced in the sale at Feather and Black. It’s been styled really nicely in the picture and the blue and white bedding looks great too!

Tags: antique, bed, bedstead, Feather and Black, Furniture
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Pip Studio patch double duvet

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Country style patchwork quilt

If you love the look of patchwork quilts, but don’t fancy doing all the work yourself, then buying a ready made patchwork quilt is the ideal solution.

I chanced upon this Pip Studio patch duvet a month or so ago, then promptly forgot where I’d seen it. Thankfully, I’ve re-discovered it, on the pages of the Urban Outfitters website.

The reversible patchwork quilt is very country style in appearance and comes with matching patchwork pillows, which finish off the look perfectly. Even though it’s not handmade, the varied selection of different patchwork squares lends a homespun look to it. The duvet is a double size and available as a web exclusive from Urban Outfitters.

Tags: duvet, patchwork, Pip Studio, Urban Outfitters
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Amity amethyst purple glass lamp base

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Bargain glass lamp base

I’ve had my eye on this Amity lamp base for a while. I love glass lamp bases and the elegant style and subtle colour of this one (which is actually a bit more pinky than purplely, in my view) would work really well in my bedroom.

So how could I possibly resist it, when I discovered it was in the sale?

This lamp base beauty was priced at £65, but has £19.50 off, making it a much more affordable £45.50.

If you fancy owning one too, then head over to Laura Ashley, where the Amity glass lamp base is still in stock. If it’s not quite to your taste, then they also have lots of other lighting options and other tempting homeware items with up to 50% off in their sale.

Tags: base, glass, lamp, Laura Ashley, light, sale
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