Categories / Homeware, Travel

Welbeck British postcard tile collection

Coastal tiles

As you put the kettle on for another cup of tea and find yourself dreaming of different times and places, fuel your fantasies with the coastal collection from Welbeck tiles

The range is inspired by old postcards and uses images from perhaps the golden age of British holiday going, featuring scenes from places like Skegness, Margate, Newquay and Barry Island amongst many others. Other tiles show the reverse of the postcards, complete with the requisite 'Wish you were here' type of messages. 

All the tiles are hand-made in Cornwall which is reflected in the price as the postcard tiles cost £40 each. They are shown in the image above alongside tiles from some of the other Welbeck ranges: full details and prices can be found online.

Find out more from the Welbeck website

Categories / Architecture, Design and Interiors

Greetings cards featuring classic British buildings from Obiko

Obiko cards

From the De La Warr Pavilion to the Post Office Tower, Obiko's range of greeting cards includes many of the British buildings that regularly feature in various forms on this site. 

Obiko are a Hastings based company and their seaside location clearly has a strong influence on their designs. The buildings shown are actually part of a series called 'seagull sites'. Happily, they're favourites with us, as well as the gulls, and also show Battersea Power Station and Brighton's Palace Pier, amongst others. 

Each card is executed in the same delicate style and costs £2.90. 

Buy them online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Lizzie Allen London City Gents wallpaper

Lizzie Allen City Gents

We've featured Lizzie Allen's red telephone box wallpaper previously and this London City Gents wallpaper is as British in feel. Drawing inspiration from 1950s illustrations, it captures a particular breed of gentlemen on their way to work, armed with the essentials of tie, umbrella, newspaper and briefcase. 

The wallpaper is made from a 7 colour hand screen print repeat and is available in either a spring or autumn colour palette. Being a typically London scene the brollies are ever present, whichever season you choose!

Contact the Lizzie Allen studio for more information and pricing.