Large wall clock
This is one dramatic clock!
If you’ve got a large wall space to fill, it would look stunning and work well as a wall feature.
The steeple clock is quite rustic in design – it’s made from iron frame and has traditional Roman numerals on it.
The clock costs £175 and can be purchased from Graham and Green.
Write lists in style
If you’re a fan of the shabby chic interior design look, then here’s a useful decorative chalkboard with an antique white finish that would look right at home.
The chalkboard could be hung in the kitchen and used for jotting down your shopping list or notes for the family, or you could use it in the hall to record essential reminders, or even in a study.
The chalkboard measures 38cm by 60cm and has a distressed white finish. It costs £19.95 from Fields of Blue.
If you’re still on the hunt for Christmas presents, or fancy buying yourself a treat, then there’s currently 25% off selected home gifts at Monsoon.
We’ve had a browse of the sale offerings and picked out our favourites!
Etched soap dish
This lovely brass soap dish (which actually looks more silver coloured) has an ornate etched design on it. It’s a posh place to perch your soap, or you could use it as a trinket bowl instead.
The dish is now reduced to £9 and a matching tumbler is available too.
Decorative candle holder
This bronze coloured candle holder has a lovely decorative cutwork pattern and it’s finished off with little ball feet at the bottom.
It would look great used at night, in a dark room, with a flickering candle lit inside it – the perfect cosy home accessory!
With 25% off, the candle holder is now priced at £11.25.
Metal jewellery stand
I love these jewellery stands – it’s a brilliant way of storing necklaces and bracelets and ensuring they don’t get caught up and tangled (as always seems to happen if you try and store them in a drawer, for example).
This metal jewellery stand, which is finished off with decorative knobs, is now a very reasonable £13.50 at Monsoon.
There are lots more lovely homeware items and gifts in the 25% off sale at Monsoon.
Stay warm with a hot water bottle
With the temperatures below freezing, this week is all about keeping warm and cosy – and what better way than snuggling up with a hot water bottle.
This cheery red hot water bottle is very reasonably priced and has a nice heart design knitted cover.
It’s only £12.99 from The Contemporary Home.
How are you keeping warm this week?
Magnetic memo board
There’s something inherently cheery about apple designs. That’s certainly the case with this apple shaped magnetic noticeboard, which looks fresh and cheery positioned on the wall in your home.
I’d use it in my kitchen, but it would look just as at home on the wall of a children’s room or in a study.
The apple shaped magnetic notice board is £45 from Beyond the Fridge, in a choice of green or red. Coordinating magnets are available to buy separately, for £1.95, such as this citrus slice.
If you don’t want a magnetic noticeboard, then Fresh Design Blog recently featured a similar red apple memo board that is made of fabric and allows you to keep your shopping lists or important notes safe and secure.
Cute bird door stop
I’d love to have the doors in my home propped open by this cute owl door stop.
Crafted from jolly red gingham and spot appliqued fabric, this vintage style doorstop is both practical and a lovely decorative accessory to have in your home.
The owl is nicely stitched, especially around the button eyes, and comes ready for you to fill with rice and get it into action.
The red owl doorstop is £9.49 from Cloth-ears.
Patchwork notice board
Ah, swoon! I’m in love with this fab patchwork noticeboard or pinboard!
I love the patchwork design and the great collection of assorted fabric patterns, which celebrate the art of patchworking. Made from the classic hexagon shape pieces of patchwork, this functional patchwork noticeboard has a wooden frame and is designed to be mounted on a wall.
It would be perfect for use in a craft room, study or kitchen and is very unusual, as noticeboards go. If you want to get your mitts on the patchwork noticeboard, then head over to the Colloco sale, where there’s nearly £20 off the original price.
Display your favourite trinkets
I rather like the idea of this shadow display box from Laura Ashley.
The box frame has nine little compartments inside with just the right amount of room to display all your favourite trinkets or items you’ve collected. I’d pop in shells found on beaches, favourite pebbles, small pieces of crystal and other favoured items.
The shadow display box is lined in a pale blue polka dot pattern and finished with a distressed effect cream paint. Best of all, it currently has £10 off the original price at Laura Ashley.
This unusual ceramic vase is designed to look like a sweetie bag - in fact, it almost looks like it’s made of paper, rather than porcelain.
Designed and made by Olivia Cassells, each sweetie bag vase is individual, so there are slight variations in shape. The extra sweet design detail on the inside back of the vase makes it as interesting when not in use than when flowers or even sweets are displayed inside.
The sweetie bag vase is 20 to 25cm tall and comes with a co-ordinated peg tag detail that can be removed if desired. The vase costs £39, with free p&p, from Not On The High Street.
These pretty bird motif dome paperweights, one pale blue and one pale green, are half price in the sale.
