True Blue Home Accessories Top Five

This month’s Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom Review includes a fabulous feature on the resurgence of classic blue & white style home accessories. Featuring our stunning Toile De Pip duvet cover from Pip Studio, this style piece got us thinking about all of the great home accessories out there that fit into this category, and how a little blue & white can a go a long way in terms of revamping your living space. So, we’ve put together out top five blue & white accessories – perfect to mix and match these top picks will complement just about any decor…

Toile de Pip Duvet Set by Pip Studio

 

Add some oriental flavour to your boudoir with the fabulous Pip Studio Toile de Pip duvet cover set. Available in three sizes there are also different sizes of cushion available to match, a perfect style update for any bedroom.

White Dots Lapis Blue Server Set by Sabre

Spruce up your table setting with this lovely set of White Dots salad server set from Sabre. With a beautiful shade of lapis blue on the handles and classic polka dots this set is a timeless classic, perfect for serving summer salads in style.

Seaside Ticking Blue/White Cushion Cover by Lexington

 

Stripes are perfect for any decor and this cushion cover by Lexington will bring a touch of cool blue & white to a tired sofa or bed. It features a classic ticking stripe design and is decorated with Lexington embroidery at the upper right corner, perfect for layering with more complementing soft furnishings.

Big Jack Puppy Bumperstop by Wish.Original

 

This cute puppy bumperstop is a wonderful home accessory fit for any room. Hardworking and faithful, this little puppy promises to do a great job stopping those banging doors. Made from high quality blue Union Jack patterned fabric, he will add a splash of colour wherever he is kept.

Quadretto Cobalt Towels by Designers Guild

For a fresh look in your bathroom add the luxurious Quadretto towel range in cobalt. Made from cotton with a weight of 540gsm each towel is super soft and the range includes a face cloth, hand towel, bath towel & bath sheet – making it easy to coordinate your entire bathroom in style.


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Flower Power Home Accessories in The Mail on Sunday

Last weekend The Mail on Sunday had a great feature on the floral trend currently hitting interiors, full of inspiration and ideas on how to get the look for you living space. Featuring lots of bold and bright home accessories that all have flower power, the piece explains how even a beautiful bunch of fresh flowers has become an interior must have this season.

‘It’s the biggest trend in interior design this summer – flowers are blossoming on everything from rugs to sofas. And even the humble bunch of blooms is now a design centrepiece.’

Botanica Rug by Missoni Home

 ‘Ground cover to make your rooms Blossom,’ The Mail on Sunday know a fabulous designer rug when they see one, featuring our fabulously fun Botanica rug by Missoni Home, available in three colourways.

Magnolia Scented Candle by Designers Guild

 ‘From catwalk to couch, cushions and candles, it’s va-va bloom time!’ They also feature the Magnolia scented candle by Designers Guild, which looks as beautiful as it smells. It’s presented in a prettily decorated glass holder featuring a pink floral design with exquisite matching packaging, making it an ideal gift or simply the ultimate in self indulgence.

'Please Smell us' Flower Vase by Rob Ryan

 Don’t forget to choose a glorious vase to display you chosen fresh flowers to add the perfect finishing touch to any room. We love this whimsical style vase from Rob Ryan, it features a beautiful design and the words ‘Please Smell Us’, in blue shades on a white background. It will enhance any arrangement of flowers and will add a touch of character and charm to any home.

 

Are you a floral fan – how will you be adding some flower power to you living space?


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Unique Must Have Designs by Bluebellgray

We always get excited when a new brand comes to Amara, especially when we get to share one as unique as Bluebellgray. An exciting Scottish textile design company, Bluebellgray is the creation of Fi Douglas, a graduate of the prestigious Glasgow School of Art. She set up the company in 2009 with the idea to create fresh, modern floral designs.

 

Influenced by a love of colour and all things floral, each design is painted by hand in the Bluebellgray studio before being printed onto natural cottons and linens using state of the art printing technology. Every brushstroke and colour is captured by the printing methods Bluebellgray use, ensuring the authentic feel of a hand painted design. Adorning cushions, make-up bags and iPhone cases, you can take the beautifully unique designs with you wherever you go.

 

Bluebellgray was shortlisted for an Elle Decoration Design award at the end of 2010. The design philosophy behind the brand adheres to the ‘eclectic mix’ school of thought, encouraging the designs to sit beside flea market finds and family heirlooms.

As Fi Douglas says ‘it’s ok when things don’t match, if you love it- go with it!’ Bluebellgray designs are aimed at people looking for something unique and individual for their home, an antidote to mass production.


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Top 5 Tired Cake Stands

Display your valiant baking efforts in style with a beautiful tired cake stand. Perfect for cupcakes, biscuits, brownies, scones and plenty more, a tired cake stand can look as fabulous empty as it can brimming with tasty treats. Whatever your kitchen style we have the right cake stand for you, the perfect excuse to get your apron on and start baking…

Foosey Cake Stand Red/Blue - 3 Tiered by Avoca

Beautifully decorated with Paisley & Drudestown patterns each of the three plates on this tired cake stand from Avoca is as pretty as the last. Each plate also features a gold painted rim, and it is available in red & blue or blue & pink, collect both for the ultimate in cupcake display.

Decca Cake Stand by Michelle Mason

Great for baking & music enthusiasts, this Decca cake stand by Michelle Mason has been designed in collaboration with the iconic Decca heritage label. Perfect for making afternoon teatime a special occasion, this fine bone china cake stand design features a vinyl 45 record with Everything Stops For Tea, an original 1960s recording on the Decca label.

A Curious Toile 2 Tier Cake Stand by Loveramics

 Part of the A Curious Toile dinnerware range designed by Tracy Hollins this cake stand tells a story with its whimsical design. The designer draws on historic ceramic printing techniques in a familiar quintessential English scene with a playful and unexpected twist.

Cake Stand by Garden Trading

Crafted from powder-coated steel, this two tier cake stand by Garden Trading features an integral carry handle. Perfect for displaying cupcakes and other treats this stylish cake stand is ideal for weddings, parties and afternoon tea.

Enamel Cake Stand by Nina Jarema

This pretty cake stand is from the Folklore collection by Nina Jarema and features a design of curious creatures & playful silhouettes inspired by the villages and forests of the Ukraine. Presented in a Folklore decorated box of recycled card this cake stand makes a fabulous gift idea for any occasion.

What are you favourite tasty treats to bake? We reckon these cake stands would look perfect filled with a mixture of raspberry & white chocolate cupcakes and chocolate chip cookies!


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Style Your Table with Sabre

It’s time to style you table with the fabulous array of bright, colourful and elegant cutlery designs from Sabre. The creation of husband and wife team Pascale & Francis Gelb, Sabre has developed a hallmark style that offers the possibility of pleasure at the table day after day.

 

With over twenty five different designs to choose from, there is the perfect style for every occasion and table setting. Whether you are looking of fun & bright patterns or elegant flatware for sophisticated dinner parties Sabre has the range for you.

 

In each stylish range you will find every piece you could need form cheese knifes to cake knifes, dessert spoons to tea spoons, you can completely coordinate your flatware. Sabre have also created Children’s cutlery that features fabulously fun designs including star and stripe patterns in a range of vibrant colours.

They also produce a collection of elegant serving utensils from salad servers and tart servers in designs including tortoise and ivory, perfect for dinning in style. Sabre flatware is traditional in form, original in design, a special, fashionable, lively and cheerful collection that can be mixed and matched to create your perfect personalised concept.


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Make a Statement with Day Home Cushion Covers

We love the new range of cushion covers from Day Birger Et Mikkelsen’s Spring Collection. In a choice of Un Black – an off black grey/khaki shade or Chateau a light sand tone, there are lots of different designs all featuring a quirky statement, perfect to add some fun to a sofa or bed.

 

 

The designs are printed in stencil effect lettering, giving the signature Day Home urban edge to each cushion cover.

 

 With pearlescent closures on the reverse, the 100% cotton covers are simple to remove and are machine washable at 30 degrees.

 

In sizes of square 40x40cm and rectangular 40x60cm, mix and match the different colours, sizes and statements to create your own personal style.

 

Layer these cushion covers with more soft furnishings and home accessories from Day Home, they look great with the distressed and worn style of the latest collection.

The Day Home collections are characterised by inviting, natural and Scandinavian designs with a hint of international bohemia and these latest cushions are a great example of this unique signature style.

 

Our favourite has to be the ‘Rock On’ design, what better statement to meet you on the sofa or in your bed! Which one is your favourite?


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