Nice bit of affordable and quirky design – the Balilla table football coat hanger.
Made from beechwood and chromium-plated iron, it offers four ‘footballers’ or hanging your coat, measuring in at 80cm long and 6.5cm high. And as it is plain, you could even get creative and paint the players in your favourite team’s colours.
Available online, it retails for £39.50.
Find out more at the Where Did You Buy That website
You don’t have to pay a fortune for a feature piece in your home – this Dwell swivelling tub chair has the looks of an expensive piece, but without the price tag.
It’s available in black and white, both with a chrome base, faux leather inner and an ABS plastic outer, not to mention a good amount of 60s-style cool.
It’s due on sale at Dwell from 15th November, with a price tag of £125.
Many months ago we featured ISAK’s retro-styled homeware, in particular the Blossom and Bill plates. Well, since we featured the range, you can now buy online and numerous new items have been added to the range, most recently, this special edition Blossom & Bill birch wood tray.
Specially for Christmas and featuring ISAK’s stylish retro cartoon characters, the tray is made of birch wood, sourced from Scandinavian sustainable forests and covered with a transparent laminate coating for durability.
Very smart and very limited, so if you want one, get in there now – it’s priced at £15. And check out the other great designs, everything from homeware to wallpapers.
Find out more at the ISAK website
On the face of it, this might look like a vintage-style evening bag, but it’s actually something modern – and eco-friendly.
As the name suggests, this Aluminium Ring Pull Bag is made of recycled aluminium ring pulls, specifically by a co-operative of Mexican women. All the tabs are crocheted together and the bags are full lined.
Which makes the bag a talking point as well as a rather stylish accessory. Sized at 16 x 26 x 5cm, you can pick one up for £65.
Looking to kit your room out with targets? Next has just the thing with its mod-themed bedroom.
This is a child’s bedroom, but you can get a double version of the bed linen from the website. Everything else is suitable for big or small kids, with the mod-patched lined curtains for between £45 – £70, mod patches large target stickers for £25, the mod patches cushion for £12, the bed linen set for between £35 and £45, the throw for £40, target playsack for £50 and the target rug for £30.
For a better view of the bed linen see over or check the Next website for detailed descriptions of each item.
Find out more at the Next website
Via Modculture
Thanks to Karen for finding this retro twist on the traditional birthday cake – the Lego building block cake.
It’s featured on the Betty Crocker site, but you should be able to bake the cake using any mix (or base ingredients if you know how to), icing, food colouring and some marshmallows.
Not exactly healthy eating, but once a year, I’m sure your body could cope with the sugar rush.
See the full recipe on the Betty Crocker website
