necessities & temptations - homewares

My love for interiors and design started when my sister began to refurbish her own furniture, it was just as shabby chic took over the world so it was a few years ago now but I'm still relatively new to the interior word, let alone the blogging one. I've always wanted to be a fashion buyer but I started looking into interior design and ideas for furniture etc.. Industrial design caught my eye and I was hooked - think brick walls, original wooden floors, vintage lockers, antique printer cabinets and rustic linens. It was love and I've never looked back. 

Our bedroom mocks my 'dream room' of industrial touches, a crafty corner and wooden frames leant against each other. It's fair to say I live by the 'make do and mend' slogan. 

As I've got older my interior preference has changed slightly and I dipped into vintage and antiques and the love of vintage metal signs, glass bottles and wooden crates began. Now I'm all about white walls, typography and the simple things in life. So here's some beauties that caught my eye this week:

1. Ampersand 2. Tripod Metal Spotlight 3. Wire Floor Storage 4. Designer black 'be nice' cushion 5. Apothecary Canvas Shower Curtain 6. Flannelette Stripe Duvet Set 7. Wall Mural 'Young Pines B&W' 8. Vintage Coastal Bus Blinds 9. Retro Steamer Travel Trunk

Suitcase Heaven

Brace yourselves guys, you can now continue your obsession with vintage suitcases with this new leather suitcase furniture, Maarten De Ceulaer has just cleverly designed for Nilufar. I came across this while flicking through Flipboard and I just had to share it. I think this is so darn clever and I've never seen anything quite like it!

I think it's important to have things around us that make us smile and that's exactly what this furniture collection does. I love that you can buy a bunch of them to then switch around whenever you like: have them against a wall or in the middle of a room so they can open up on each side like this image above.

This would be perfect in an ultra modern open planned downstairs with wall length windows and white floors, you can picture it can't you *smiles*

This wardrobe is my absolute fav. Its brings me joy and you can't fight stuff like that, well I can't anyway.

Like this desk for instance could easily work in a children's bedroom or a home office. It's fun and practical, what more can you ask for?

Found via Design-Milk