Recycled, handmade blanket
Every self-respecting cosy home needs a snuggly blanket or two – especially in our current weather!
Crochet patchwork blankets are making a comeback and if you don’t have the skills to make your own, take to thrifting from car boots or Ebay, or snap up one of these recycled blankets from moozlehome at NotOnTheHighStreet.
Every blanket is unique, made from recycled yarn and they come in a variety of colourways including mixed, white and brights for £45.
Patchwork garden quilt
Anthropologie is the new ‘it’ store in the UK, thanks to the American homewares emporium opening a branch in London’s Regent Street.
Priced so that you want it to last forever and ever is this garden quilt that draws on the current trend for patchwork with twisted rosettes stitched on to grey voile.
Brace yourselves folks, the garden quilt is £318.71 (VAT not included) here.
Glamping, a better class of camping
Obviously this isn’t one for the current weather, but, thinking ahead, wouldn’t this camping kit be marvellous for a summer of festivals and frolicks?
Just pack it up in your camper (what else?) and go whereever the wind (or your debit card at the petrol station) takes you.
You can buy the cotton roll-up bed by itself for £75 or you can go for the £115 package which includes solar shower, water powered alarm clock and LED lantern.
Never has eco made one feel so smug, or should that be, snug?
Find it all at Biome Lifestyle.
Every home needs a basket
We can’t think of a single home that couldn’t benefit from a basket or two (or seven).
Toys, blankets, spare toiletries – baskets store anything and everything.
Park it in the bedroom, bathroom, toy room or lounge and you have something signficantly more stylish than the ubiquitous plastic box. What’s not to love about them?
Zara Home sells these vegetable fibre west baskets for £19.90 each.
Squares are cool
We love the patchwork trend, though we’re not quite ready to thread up a needle and attack a pile of material ourselves.
So, we love to stumble on pretty finds like Boho Bebe’s patchwork quilt, cushions and baby mats that bring the trend to your child’s room. They even have mini bunting for a mere £5 – perfect for the nursery.
Prices start at £15 for a cushion up to £95 for the quilt at Angel At My Table.
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Butterfly mirror
Mirrors don’t have to be merely functional, they should be beautiful too.
Find one adorned with butterflies like this and you’re on to a winner. It’s succeeded in being feminine, but the dark metal keeps it looking elegant rather than frothy. We can see it on a dressing table or as an accessory anywhere.
If you need any more persuading, it’s even on sale for £17.60 at Debenhams.
Multicoloured patchwork quilt
One of the trends currently making a comeback in homes and interiors is patchwork. You can’t get more traditional than a patchwork quilt and this cosy multicoloured quilt is a great example.
The quilt is made up for square pieces of multicoloured patchwork in a variety of fabrics, including flannels, cottons, tickings and prints. If you were using this on a bed, or to wrap yourself up in on the sofa on a cold day, the quilt would provide a decent amount of warmth, as it’s a medium to heavy weight.
The back of the quilt is lined with cotton flannel fabric in a striped design (blue on ecru) and it’s filled with cotton wadding. It measures 265cm by 265cm.
You can find the patchwork quilt on sale at Toast for £295.
Blue and white fabric hanger
If you’re fed up with unattractive, plastic hangers in your wardrobe, then a lovely way of livening things up is to invest in some fabric clothes hangers.
Not only do they help your wardrobe to look streamlined and organised, but they could also offer extra protection to your clothes too, especially when they’re padded. That’s because some of the cheaply made plastic and wire hangers are often poorly made, break easily or may have areas where you clothes snag on them.
If you want clothes to come out of your wardrobe looking well hung and crease free, then decent hangers make all the difference.
Unique Coat Hangers are one company that specialise in producing special clothes hangers.
This blue and beige fabric floral coat hanger, for example, started life as a wooden coat hanger. It’s been padded, covered with 100% cotton fabric and has a gilt hook.
The single blue and beige hanger from Unique Coat Hangers is only £4, and they have loads of other gorgeous designs and colours available too.
Alternatively, if you fancy having a go at being creative and making your own decorative fabric clothes hangers, then you’ll find some step-by-step instructions over on Design Sponge.
Margot silk quilt
There are some gorgeous new autumn home ranges and products coming out and this colourful Margot berry quilt from the Designers Guild caught our eye.
The quilt is made of 100% silk and it features a hand blocked design in shades of berry (pinky, purpley). It would be a lovely addition to any bed and provide a nice touch of colour, without being overpowering.
Needless to say, as it’s silk and handblocked, it sadly isn’t cheap. But if you’re got £250 to invest in special bedding, then this could be the quilt for you.
Antique king size brass bedAs far as antique brass beds go, this one looks gorgeous and decidedly comfortable (we like the choice of bed linen too – it would look great in a country style home).
This decorative brass and iron bedstead is king size (5ft wide) and features straight top brass rails along the top and bottom, decorated with shiny brass knobs.
There’s also an extra triple bar decoration on the both the head and foot panels with various decorative mouldings.
This lovely bed (m563) is available from bed specialist, Divine Dreams (great name!) and is priced at £995.
