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Posts Tagged ‘trend’
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Following on from taking part in the winter High Street Hunter challenge for VoucherCodes online magazine Most Wanted, I’ve recently put together some ideas for spring.
The challenge was to provide ideas for updating a home for spring, focusing on a particular trend or colour, with all products costing £80 or less.
It was the geometric trend in home interiors that jumped out at me this time, and particularly the uplifting, zingy and cheerful colours being used in spring 2013 ranges, moving away from the monochrome blacks and whites of winter.
Home interior trends are often inspired and influenced by designs seen on the fashion catwalks, and it’s no exception with the latest geometric trend.
A wide range of geometric themed products are available from stores, with designs incorporating triangles, cubes and hexagons proving particularly popular. They certainly help create some interesting products, with the geometric trend working well as a repeat pattern on products such as cushions, wallpaper and even lighting.
As far as prices go, a quick saunter along the high street reveals a brilliant selection of geometric homeware designs with many at very affordable prices, so updating your home needn’t cause your wallet too much trauma!
Here are some of my favourite spring geometric product picks:
1. Prism print, by Dig The Earth, £23 from Not On The High Street
2. Rush tomato red geometric design cushion, £12 from Habitat
3. White Hope table lamp, £40 from Bhs
4. Tress tea towel by Sian Elin, £12 from Not On The High Street (the design is also available as a cushion, for £55)
5. Karlsson DIY cubic wall clock, £36.99 from I Want One of Those
6. Green geometric jacquard cushion, £8 from Matalan
7. Green engraved candle with wooden plate, £6 from Matalan
8. Triangular meshed bowl in yellow, £48 from Bouf
9. Logan woven bread basket, £8 from Habitat
10. Pastel pop triangular print bath mat, £10 from Matalan
Geometric wall design ideas
If you want to update your decor too, there are some fab wallpaper ideas featuring geometric patterns.
I love the Trellis design wallpaper by Harlequin, which is available in a lovely choice of colours ideal for spring, but it’s top of the budget at £79 a roll…it could be okay if you’ve only got one wall to paper, but not so great otherwise.
A more affordable option is the Ling design wallpaper by Steve Leung, which also features a trellis design, and is only £26 a roll from Graham and Brown.
 Steve Leung Ling wallpaper What do you think of the spring geometrics trend, will you be using it in your home?
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Tags: geometric, High Street Hunter, trend
Posted in Interior ideas | 3 Comments »
Friday, January 6th, 2012
 Funky Union Jack stool Who knew a humble flag could be so effective in interior design and home furniture?
The Great British Union Jack has fully infiltrated the interior design world in many forms – we’ve seen it on wallpaper, sofas, radios, chairs and now an ottoman footstool.
Funky and stylish, the square ottoman makes the perfect occasional seat or footstool. It’s made from a solid wood birch frame, with solid beech dark stained feet, and upholstered in a quality velvet Union Jack pattern.
The Jack Ottoman usually costs about £215 on the high street, but it’s currently only £99 from Made.com.
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Tags: British, Design, footstool, Fresh Design ideas, Fresh home ideas, Jack, Made.com, ottoman, seat, Seating, stool, trend, Union Jack
Posted in Seating | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
 Eye test print If you loved all the eye test inspired home accessories that we featured previously, then here’s a bit of a bargain we found.
Styled on the traditional optician’s eye chart, this screen printed version spells out a series of colours. The print is designed by the artist, Victoria Eggs, and is printed on 300gsm Fabriano paper with deliberately torn edges.
The print comes unframed but fits into readily available and inexpensive frames (it measures 50cm x 70cm).
Usually priced at £45, the eye test screen print has 50% off in the January sale, so is now only £22.50, from Not On The High Street.
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Tags: 50% off, bargain alert, eye chart, eye test, fresh design, half price, January sale, Not On The High Street, optician, print, screen print, test your eyes, trend, Victoria Eggs
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
We’re loving the deer trend in home accessories, so here’s our pick of 5 of the best deer themed buys for your home!
1. Deer Decorations
 Deer family This contemporary style set of three deer are the perfect addition to your Christmas decorations.
They’re made of sustainably sourced, laser-cut birch plywood and they arrive in 11 pieces, which are simply slotted together.
The rather quirky deer family cost £24 from Shell Thomas.
2. Deer Mugs
 Deer mugs We really like the Yes Deer mug, but there’s also a Daddy Deer and Mummy Deer option available too.
The mugs are handmade from bone china, are microwave and dishwasher proof and are only £9 each from RawXclusive.
3. Deer Wall Stickers
 
Watch out, there’s a deer about!
The huge British deer wall sticker is so lifelike – it could cause momentary shock if you came across it unexpectedly in someone’s home! To add a taste to the wild to your home, it will set you back £39.99 from The Binary Box.
Alternatively, a smaller black silhouette deer wall sticker is available for £16.50 from Bombdesign.
4. Funky Deer Head
 Dimensional deer wall decoration This super funky contemporary deer head decoration is made from graphically decorated laminated fibreboard.
It comes flat packed, but is easy to assemble – no glue required – and adds dimension and interest to a wall.
The gorgeous deer head is available for £35 from Cox and Cox.
5. Deer Paperweight
 Handmade paperweight This handmade paperweight features a funky geometric background (which reminds us of wallpaper) and a black silhouette of a deer, with a bird perched on its back.
The round paperweight comes boxed and costs £12 from Lollipop Designs.
And finally…
If you love all things deer related, don’t forget to enter our EasyArt Loves competition to win you very own deer stag framed art print!
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Tags: birch plywood, BombDesign, china, Christmas, cox and cox, decal, decorations, deer, deer family, deer head, deer trend, Home accessories, Lollipop Designs, mugs, RawXclusive, Shell Thomas, The Binary Box, trend, Wall stickers
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
 Stag Silhouette art print (RRP £152.62) We know how much you all love wall art, so this December, Fresh Design Blog have teamed up with Easyart Loves to offer you the chance to win a fantastic Stag Silhouette art print.
The print comes in a rustic dark driftwood frame, with glass glazing, and is worth over £150!
The Stag Silhouette art print reflects the current Cosy Homestead trend with its warm North American influences, but it also has a contemporary, elegant and timeless feel to it.
Enter our prize draw today and be in with a chance to win this fabulous framed artwork. Just leave a comment below and tell us where you’d hang your Stag Silhouette print.
For more inspiring modern and contemporary wall art ideas, check out Easyart.
Good luck!
Terms and Conditions
- Competition opens on Thursday 1st December 2011 and ends at midnight on Saturday 31st December 2011.
- Only one entry per person.
- Multiple entries created from a script or other automated means will be disqualified.
- Entrants must be 18 or over.
- The winner will be selected at random after the closing date from all entries received.
- The prize draw is not open to the staff of either Fresh Design Blog or Easyart, their relatives, nor staff of any other party involved in this promotion.
- No purchase is necessary for entry.
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Tags: art print, competition, cosy homestead trend, Easyart, Easyart Loves, framed print, print, stag, stag silhouette, trend
Posted in Wall art | 157 Comments »
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
 Eye chart light box Oh my goodness, I love this!
Following on from our recent post on the eye chart trend in home accessories, this fabulous optometrists light box is the perfect companion.
The one off original piece, circa 1960, has been rewired with eight switchable lamps, so you can carry out your own do-it-yourself style eye tests…or just use it as a wall light and enjoy the funky light it provides.
This wonderful item is available to purchase from Skinflint Design and costs £1200.
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Tags: eye chart, funky light, light, light box, Lighting, optometrist, Skinflint Design, trend
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Friday, November 4th, 2011
 
This cute little chap is the perfect companion for loose leaf tea. Pop the tea inside the robot, and the robot inside a mug of hot water and, voila, he’ll brew you the perfect mug of tea!
The robot is designed so that his curved, hinged arms will grip hold of the rim of the mug or cup, so you don’t have to manually dangle him in.
Once your tea is brewed, just take him out and sit him back on the accompanying silver tray, where he’ll wait until you next need to put his robotic skills in action.
A cute little character tea infuser, and a great gift idea, the robot will make brewing loose leaf tea loads of fun!
The Armed with Technology robot tea infuser costs $14.99 from ModCloth (they ship internationally).
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Tags: armed with technology, brew, brewing, how to brew the perfect cup of tea, infuser, loose tea, metal robot, ModCloth, robot, robot trend, tea, tea infuser, trend
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
 Multi coloured storage chest Embracing the style of the industrial trend, here’s a great metal storage chest that can be used on a desk or in a craft room.
Its nine drawers are the perfect size for storing away office essentials, such as rubber bands or paperclips, or craft items such as threads, safety pins, buttons or brads.
The chest is slim enough to fit on a shelf or perched on a desk and the bright design provides a nice splash of colour.
The multi nine drawer storage chest costs £50 from John Lewis.
If you like the style and look of this piece, then a matching four drawer metal chest is available too.
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Tags: chest, craft room, desk tidy, drawers, industrial, john lewis, metal, multi, multi-coloured, retro, trend
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Friday, October 21st, 2011
 Tongue twisting tea towel Love tongue twisters? Here’s a tea towel full of the them!
The typographic tea towel of tongue twisters (quite a mouthful in itself) is crammed full of tongue twisting phrases to help pass the time whilst you dry the dishes.
Alternatively, forget the drying up and hang this on the wall instead – the typographic print design is super trendy and tea towels make a great form of affordable wall art.
The tongue twister tea towel is available from Colloco Homeware and Gifts, for £10.95.
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Tags: Colloco, homeware and gifts, phrases, print, tea towel, tongue twisters, tongue twisting, trend, typographic
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
Trends in home accessories are an interesting breed and sometimes it’s surprising just what becomes popular. Who would have guessed that the humble eye chart – an essential piece of equipment for opticians – would become a sought after home accessory?
Back in 2009, we featured the Luckies eye chart tea towel, which you all loved. Two years on, several major retailers have jumped on the eye test bandwagon and come up with new versions of this intriguing idea. So if you loved the quirkiness of the eye chart tea towel, the chances are you’ll like these pieces too.
1. Tesco Direct framed eye chart
 Eye test print If the simplicity of an authentic eye chart is all you crave, then Tesco Direct have this simple framed eye chart available. It’s £30. Hang it on the wall and check your eyes make the grade.
2. Ikea Gyllen eye chart wall lamp
 Eye chart wall lamp Ikea have produced this rather funky eye chart wall lamp, which hangs vertically on your wall. In addition to the joy of testing your eyes, it provides a good source of light too. The Gyllen wall lamp costs £41.99.
3. Heal’s eye chart test prints
 
Heal’s have produced not one, but two eye chart home accessories, both in the form of wall prints. Although the style and theme is still the classic eye test, these two both have a twist on the usual random selection of letters. Choose between You Can Rarely See and I Spy. Both cost £60 each.
4. John Lewis eye test cushion
 Eye chart cushion If cushions are more your thing, then here’s an eye chart print on a cushion, from John Lewis. It costs £25.
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Tags: chart, Exit Interiors, eye chart, eye test, Heal's, Home accessories, Ikea, john lewis, Luckies, optician, print, Tesco, test, trend, vision
Posted in Home accessories | 1 Comment »
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