Category: Homeware

It is a match made in design heaven – Emma Bridgewater Polka Dot AGA Cooker.

Emma Bridgewater has made a name for herself with cute retro designs and you don’t get any more traditionally British than the manufacturer of country house cookers. It seems such an obvious match, it is almost surprisingly that they had not united before. The reason they have collaborated is to celebrate AGA’s 300th anniversary and the result is this limited edition cream cooker decorated with Emma Bridgewater’s signature dotty design. The cooker will sell for just under £10,000.

Visit the Emma Bridgewater website for details of when it will be available.

We’ve seen vintage plates given a new lease of life as cake stands but here is a more unusual idea, the Kitsch Kitchen Plate Clock.

Not only is the clock face made from an old floral patterned plate that your granny would probably live, but the hands have been made from spoon handles and the pendulum from a tablespoon.

The clock costs just under £40 from Stylish Life.

A trend that seems to be bubbling under at the moment is the combination of walnut and high gloss white in one piece of furniture. The latest example of this I’ve spotted is this Sculptural Side Table.

Pictured here is the version that is predominantly white with a walnut finish to the inner surface area, but it is also available with the finishes reversed. Perhaps one of each would be an interesting effect, and as they cost just £129 each, not an unrealistic amount to spend. They can be used as side tables in the lounge or in the bedroon.

The tables are available to buy from Dwell.

 The addictive Rubix cube puzzle spawned several imitators in the 80s, but more recently it has inspired dozens of products such as this Puzzle Cube Decal.

As I could never complete more than one side of the puzzle, I probably wouldn’t be in a rush to be reminded of the frustrating hours spent twisting and turning, but for those who love a bit of 80s nostalgia, this could be the perfect fun wall decoration. The pack contains two cube stickers, one with white, yellow and green sides, the other white, blue and red sides, although you can have cubes made in custom colours too.

The decals cost $45 (around £30) from Vinyl Wall Design on Etsy.