We've featured Michelle Mason's flower coasters previously as a way of introducing some flower power into your home, now a very similar idea from Germany's dekoop design group. Less obviously floral than Mason's designs, the stylised retro shapes combined with the bright colours of red, purple, green, orange, yellow or white will add some pop pizazz onto the dining table. 

Made from 100% wool felt, they are sold individually for £7.25 each but would probably look best with lots of them strewn across a surface, as shown in the image above. 

If you like vintage looking fabrics but would like a change from all the Cath Kidston florals that are around at the moment, you may be interested in the nautical designs produced by Runaway Coast, which include this Ahoy! fabric. Designer Ali Kerr draws inspiration from the Suffolk coast to produce her collection which also includes wallpaper and home accessories. 

This fabric is 100% cotton and costs £34 per metre. The design is also available as a duvet cover, as an oilcloth or as wallpaper. 

Bus Blinds are pretty popular as retro decoration and Pedlars has just acquired a large batch of Vintage Bus Blinds with English place names.

There is a quite a wide range of towns to choose from, with the West Midlands area being particularly well-represented with Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dorridge, Bromsgrove, Stourbridge and several Birmingham stations currently available. They cost £215 each.

Visit the Pedlars website to see if your hometown is available.