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Archive for the ‘furniture’ Category
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
 Pink flamingo table If you enjoy a sense of fun in your home furnishings, then how about this unusual pink flamingo table?
It’s been cleverly designed in the shape of a flamingo, with the two table legs angled in the same spindlely way as a flamingo. In order to balance the table and make it functional for using, the third table leg is designed to be like the head and long neck of a flamingo. It’s a really fun piece and, although rather quirky, has a certain degree of elegance about it.
As someone who’s been fascinated by seeing pink flamingos in the wild, the table very effectively captures the shape and activity of flamingos, especially the idea of the head dipping down into the water to hunt for food.
The pink flamingo table is available to purchase from Blue Sky via Bouf, a company run by a design graduate and ex-boat builder who now specialises in making furniture and cabinets.
If you can’t get enough of flamingos, then check out this post regarding pink flamingo wallpaper from Cosy Home Blog.
Tags: Blue Sky, bouf, coffee table, flamingo, pink, side table
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
 Perch on a Union Jack We’ve explored several different ways in which you can bring the Union Jack trend into your home and show your love of all things British, but this is probably one of the most subtle.
The Union Jack bean cube is the perfect place to perch when you need an occasional seat in your home, or to rest your tired feet after a busy day. It’s made by Fleur-de-Lis Furnishings from 100% cotton and, although it will bring a bit of added colour and interest to a room, we rather like the faded colour look of this as opposed to ‘in your face’ bright colour.
The Union Jack bean cube is a nice little piece and a great buy at only £24.99 from HomeSense.
Tags: bean bag, cube, HomeSense, seat, trend, Union Jack
Posted in furniture, seating, trends | 4 Comments »
Monday, August 9th, 2010
 Modern baroque chair
Isn’t this a striking dining chair? You can’t help but be drawn in by the intricate cut-out detail on the back of the chair.
Produced in a modern baroque style, the dining chair is suitable for use both indoors and outside and is comfortable to sit on, as well as looking very on trend with the cutwork design.
The Aurora modern dining chair is available in black or white (we think the black looks stunning) and is £125 from Love Your Home for Less.
Tags: Aurora, chair, cutwork, Love Your Home For Less
Posted in dining, furniture, seating | 3 Comments »
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
   
Would you choose one of these stools to go in your home? Do you love the design or loathe it?
The ceramic Bonze stools are part of the Xo range by designer Philippe Starck. Possibly not to everybody’s taste, the sculptural piece with a face in the base doubles up as both a stool and a small side table. It’s been produced in a range of colours, including platinum, gold, black and red, with the shiny finishes of the gold and platinum being quite glitzy and decorative.
You’ll probably have to really love the Bonze stool to buy it, as it’s not cheap. The black and red versions are £578, the gold is £644 and the platinum will set you back £693.
You can find out more about the Bonze stools, or buy one, at Made in Design.
Tags: Bonze, designer, philippe starck, stool, table
Posted in design, designer, furniture, seating, table | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
 Useful seating It’s the last week of the furniture sale at John Lewis and there are still some good reductions to be had.
If you’re looking for garden seats, or want to stock up on a few good quality, but inexpensive, chairs to have at hand when you need extra seating, then these garden dining chairs are a good buy.
Available in a light mocha (pale brown) shade, these contemporary dining chairs are made from steel, with a coloured powder coating. The chairs come fully assembled, so there’s no tricky DIY to manage, and they stack for easy storage.
As well as using them for outdoor gardening, the chairs would be really useful for extra seating indoors too. They’re £20 from John Lewis.
Tags: furniture, garden chair, john lewis, outdoor dining
Posted in bargain buy, furniture, garden furniture, seating | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 26th, 2010
 Pure and simple table For those that love keeping home furnishings pure and simple, and crave minimalist living, this glossy white coffee table would fit in perfectly.
The table is nice and solid (4cm thick) and is finished with a high gloss white lacquer, which will reflect the light well and be durable too.
The white coffee table is a good size and would be ideal for any modern living room and costs £69.95 from Arden Grace.
Tags: Arden Grace, coffee table, glossy, minimalist
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
 Stylish swing seat If you like the idea of a swing hammock-type seat, but haven’t got any trees to hang a hammock from, then a swing seat with a frame is the perfect alternative.
This round, Amazonas globe shape swing seat is a modern take on the garden swing seat idea and is made from sturdy spruce wood. The frame makes it safe and secure for sitting on and it comes with comfortable cushions covered with soft, but heavy duty, cotton covers. You can choose cushions in either cream or green fabric.
When you’re not using the seat outside in the garden, it can easily be taken indoors and used inside your home.
The Amazonas globo swing seat is sold by Garden Chic.
Tags: Garden Chic, garden furniture, hammock, seat, swing
Posted in furniture, garden furniture, outdoor | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
 
M&S currently have up to 30% off selected furniture, for inside and outdoors. Included in the sale prices are this Arizona table and matching set of chairs.
The table is made from powder-coated steel and is finished off with a stylish toughened glass top – it even has an extra shelf underneath the table, which could be handy for putting magazines on or storing children’s toys whilst they’re playing outside in the garden.
The matching Arizona chairs are sold as a set of six and come complete with a comfortable cream cushion seat pad.
The table and chairs are sold separately, with the table priced at £135 and a set of six chairs for £199 at M&S.
Tags: Arizona, chairs, garden furniture, M&S, table
Posted in furniture, garden furniture, outdoor | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
 
Tub chairs are really comfortable for outdoor use, but this funky chair contains an LED light source, so it glows and provides some light as you sit outside when dusk is falling.
What’s more, it changes colour too – going through a series of seven different colour hues. Controllable via a small pocket sized remote control, the chair has a battery life of five hours and can easily be recharged again.
A matching coffee table, with the same abilities, is also available to complete the look. If you just want one piece, then a coffee table that lights up to tell you where to put your glass in the dark sounds perfect.
Both the glow tub chair and the glow coffee table are available from Dwell.
Tags: Dwell, garden chair, garden furniture, glow, table, tub
Posted in furniture, garden furniture, shelving, table | 2 Comments »
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
 Once a tyre, now a stool At Fresh Design Blog, we do love good examples of recycling and this clever stool, which is made from recycled rubber tyres, is a prime example.
The patterns from the tyres work remarkably well on the cylindrical stool and the end result is a stylish design that’s also very hard wearing and durable.
The stool itself measures 50cm by 43cm and it’s suitable for use both inside your home and outside in the garden.
Get your recycled tyre rubber stool from The Urban Garden.
Tags: furniture, recycle, reuse, rubber, stool, The Urban Garden
Posted in furniture, outdoor, seating | 1 Comment »
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