homewares

The thing I fell in love with this week

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Iwako Japanese rubber sets – £6.75 Paperchase  

Rubbers…boring huh?  Well not in Japan. In Japan they are AMAZING!!!

You know sometimes you don’t need something but you just really want it? Well this was one of those times. Iwako erasers are unbelievable in their detail and can be collected singularly or in sets. They come in every variation you can imagine and if you like a quirky bit of design (and maybe are a child of the 80s when rubber collecting was big) you’ll love them.    
I now have the fast food set sitting on my desk…on its own tray! They are sort of too beautiful to use! I’m a total nerd I know…

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Look out for my blog next Saturday on what else I’ve fallen in love with.

The thing I fell in love with this week

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Heart shaped scouring pads £1.00 (per pk of 6) – Tiger Stores

Ah, its the simple things…I couldn’t resist this cute variation on the dull old dish scourer by great Danish company Tiger.

In a pack you get three pink and three green sponges all with a red heart scourer front…they almost make me love doing the washing up!  And here one is by my sink…I love how they’ve taken something so boring and mundane and given it a quirky twist. 

Look out for my blog next Saturday on what else I’ve fallen in love with.

The thing I fell in love with this week

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Primark Home ‘hello’ metal sign : £2.00  

This is from their retro college range which I’ve loved since I saw some via the press show images…   source

I love a flash of orange and this super sweet sign was impossible to resist!  It is now part of my kitchen décor, greeting guests as they walk in…

Look out for my blog next Saturday on what else I’ve fallen in love with.

Store Twenty One Spring star buys

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If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know I love fashion and homewares store, Store Twenty One.  A hidden gem and full of bargains, I shop there a lot and in todays blog I’m going to show you my latest purchases.

My mini haul – 



In store there’s a great selection of homewares, but the range I was drawn to was the glass hurricane lamps and candleholders. A mix of smoky colours and brighter yellows and blues it really is on par with anything you’d see in a department store.  With prices starting from £1.99 you can’t go wrong!



What I bought – 

Grey hurricane lamp – £7.99.  A fantastic chunky shape with twisted rope handle this will be great indoors or out.



‘All you need is love’ tealight holder – £1 (reduced from £1.99). So pretty when the tealight is lit, and for me, a perfect message….



Pineapple glass vase – £1.99.  I love a fun, kitsch piece and this doesn’t disappoint.  Will be adorable with spring flowers in co-ordinated with some other vases.



‘Be Happy’ cushion – £2 (reduced from £4).  I just love this design – end of.  Again its the type of thing you’d pay a lot more for in a different store.   I bought two to sit on the bar stools in my kitchen.



And I think I’m going back to buy more!   Watch this space…

What do you think of the SS15 range?  Do you love it as much as I do?