Made with love

Our Shop of the Week this week is The Chic Country Home, a family-run UK business selling some of the most delightful home accessories!  There are some lovely gift ideas and everything looks to be made with such loving care.  So pretty, don’t you think?

Above:  My mum has just started collecting the Maileg mouse family… so cute!

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Do some découpage!

Découpage looks like sooo much fun, I want to have a go!  It’s easy to pick-up a piece of old furniture from a second-hand store to practice on.  The thought of having a unique piece of furniture in my home which has been personalised is very appealing to me. 

Decoupage Kitchen by Jonathan Fong

I love this kitchen, although I can really only picture it working in a student apartment somehow.  Toning it down a little by just covering one or two doors would give the kitchen more of a family feel (and would be less of a shock first thing in the morning!)

Subtle and classy, this ceiling is proof that découpage needn’t be bright and colourful to make an impact.  See the how-to instructions over at Apartment Therapy.  If only Michelangelo had known, he could’ve saved so much time!!

Postage stamp table via Apartment Therapy

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The Swedish show how it’s done

This small Swedish flat is a great example of how to make the most of an area where space is limited.  It’s not often I can say I’d love to move-in straight away but there really isn’t anything I would want to change!!

It can be difficult to keep work and rest separate in small homes.  It’s so important to have a home office space separate from the living room furniture… even if it’s literally a desk and chair in the corner of the room.  Here, the ‘office‘ and lounge are open plan, yet the individual areas are clearly defined.  Notice how the room looks quite girly, however I’m sure this is purely because of the pink sofa.  What a difference one piece of furniture or colour can make!

 White gives the illusion of space as can large windows and plenty of natural light.

 Add definition with a feature wall

Love the idea of a wet room but not keen on the tiles used.  Although the striped shower curtain detracts from this

How delightful!

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Pip pip hurray!

Pip Studio is a quirky little Dutch company which I have fallen in love with!  The home accessories are so colourful and pretty that you can’t help but love the whole range.  Quite shabby chic too, don’t you think?

The person behind Pip is Dutch product designer Catharina, who has had the nickname Pip since childhood.  What a talented lady!

Pip’s designs are inspired by ”every-day incidents that seem quite ordinary but when scrutinised more closely are, in fact, exceptionally beautiful”.

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