Shaped like an old-fashioned television, the kind with antennae aerial on top (like Evil Edna from Willo the Wisp), this TV Photo Frame will make a good stocking filler. Especially for anyone who has ever fancied seeing themselves on television!
Available in black or white, it is double-sided allowing you to choose between two photographs to display. The inlay that comes with the frame is of the old test card which looks pretty good too.
It costs just £5 from Home Temptations.
Kenwood describes the K Mix as a ‘future classic’. We would argue that its retro styling make it a thing of the past.
No bad thing either – this curved edges, aluminium and polished steel, not to mention the bright colours are guaranteed to grab the attention of anyone entering your kitchen. And it’s a functional item too, especially if you like to do a bit of baking, with that stainless steel bowl, non-stick dough hook, 16-wire whisk, beater and splash guard. There’s also a choice of speeds, including an extra-slow speed for folding.
Available in a choice of three colours, it retails for around £350.
Find out more at the Style Cookshop website
A quick internet search for ‘Book of Lights’ seems to bring up quite a bit of religious literature rather than this quirky product, an interesting take on a lamp.
Open up an antique looking book and up pops a light. There is a choice of either a table lamp with a fabric shade, the type which might be found in any forties or fifties home, or a street lamp, again of the retro kind. The Book of Lights might make a nice companion piece to the Book Shelf we featured last week.
The table lamp design costs £76.50 and the street lamp £84.50 and both can be purchased from Pedlars.
Nice design as well as being a useful item – the Scooter wooden cutting board.
As a cutting board, it is made of acacia wood, which is very durable, so it should see you through many meal preparation times. But the design is what really stands out, with a laser engraved illustration hand positioned for each board, so the design actually interacts with the natural grain of the wood, creating a little scene. Not to mention a unique item.
You can pick one up online, priced at $38, which is around £19.
The old-style dustbin outside your home might be a thing of the past, but you could still have one indoors, with this dustbin-like pedal bin from the Holding Company.
If you happen to be going for an industrial look, this five-litre capacity galvanised pedal bin could well be your thing. And it still has the ease of use of a standard pedal bin – the pedal that is.
Sized at 21 x 28 x 31cm, it retails for £27.
It has been a while since we last featured a mirror because there isn’t often that much of interest around, but this mirror from Mirror Mirror is worthy of a mention.
They are calling it simply the Retro Black & Silver Mirror but it could be described as an Art Deco mirror as its stepped shape and contrasting colours have characteristics of that style. It costs £235 and is made to order.
Enquiries can be made via the Mirror Mirror website.
