O'hoy sailor! Nautical home collection by Next

I don’t usually feature just one shop in a blogpost, but I’ve just got to show you the latest summer collection by Next!

 I was walking around in the next Next store in Leeds Trinity shopping centre the other week, and I am completely in love with their home range.

Not so much the furniture (they’re just over priced in my opinion) but I absolutely adore their decorative pieces.

 Photo frames, signs, candle holders… you name it!

I would buy most things from their home collection if I could just afford it, and if I could fit it in my house!

 They always have a few different ranges out, and they’ve launched a number of summery collections for this season. The one that really speaks to me is their nautical range. I just love adding a bit of seaside feeling to your home, and especially in the summer. 

 With Leeds being right in the middle of the country with no sea in sight, this collection is a great way to increase that summer feeling.

Let me know what you think of it! :)

Spice up your room with a creative bookcase

Looking to spice up your living room, but don’t know how?

Why not go for a creative bookcase? This will definitely change the look of your room, and it will be a brilliant conversation starter!

Big or small, irregular shapes or straight but interesting lines…

I’ve done some digging, and found some amazing bookcases that I really wouldn’t mind adding to my home.

Which one of the below is your favourite?

I think I’m leaning towards the free standing flower shaped white bookcase in photo number 5, or the one just below that which leans to the side.

Baroque wallpaper and a purple bedroom

Remember a while ago when I wrote a post about Baroque style wallpaper and that I was planning on redecorating our bedroom... well, now we've finally done it!
In the photo above you can see the colour and pattern we went for. All purple, like I said! What do you think?

The bedroom already had a purple colour scheme, but now it's all matching properly.

  

Floating shelf from IKEA, Swedish "Sov Gott" sign (meaning "sleep well") from 2 Be Interior.

 

White and purple satin bedding with flower details from Dunelm Mill, and a white "Dream" pillow from The White Company.

 Scented block candles from Ikea.

 Fabric and straw lamp from Yellow Sunrise in Corn Exchange, Leeds.

 Black and silver vase, and faux flowers from the Range.

Purple, oriental, hanging lanterns from Indiska.

So this is the complete result of my newly styled bedroom, in purple, black, white and silver.

It's such a great feeling when you finish decorating a room, and I am just so happy with this.

"Pillow chocolate" review for Millennium Hotels

A bit of a random post, but this is the case; You know when you stay at a fancy hotel and there is a piece of chocolate placed on your pillow, or on your coffee tray… Who decided for that exact type of chocolate to be the official hotel chocolate? Well, I just got the chance to have a say in this!

I, along with other UK bloggers, have been selected to review and rate luxury chocolate from Hotel Chocolat for the hotel chain Millenium Hotels. Exciting stuff! I was sent a selection of chocolates that me and my boyfriend happily tried out this weekend. These were in the goodybag:

Salted caramels - oozingly soft caramel filled chocolates beautifully balanced with a pinch of sea salt.
Drops gemstones - pure chocolate fusions of white and dark chocolate that melt on the tongue.
Billionare's shortbread - a generous blend of chocolate, caramel, cookies and silky smooth praline.
Eton mess - a timeless classic with strawberry and vanilla chocolate, cookies, meringue and strawberry pieces.
Smiley face lolly - solid milk chocolate lolly.

Let’s start with my least favourite out of these 5; the salted caramels were really not for me. 1 – cause I’m not a fan of caramel, and 2 – they were salty?! Not a hit for me, but my boyfriend rated these as his favourite. Also, the Eton mess… it was way too sweet, and didn’t taste like chocolate at all, so I don’t know why they call it chocolate.

Over to my favourite! The billionare’s shortbread! It was delicious! Yummy, with both crunchy and soft bits in it. What a dream! I definitely vote this one as Millenium Hotels’ new official “pillow chocolate”!

An honourable mention though to the drops gemstones which were very yummy and just melted on your tongue.

I just wanted to show you these pretty cups in which we enjoyed our coffee to go with the chocolate. These pretty bohemian looking cups are from the Swedish interior and fashion shop Indiska. If you’re a fan of colourful things with bohemian and Indian inspired patterns this shop is definitely for you.

Wall art from I Love Wallpaper

Just before Christmas I was lucky enough to be sent a couple of pieces of wall art, courtesy of I Love Wallpaper. I Love Wallpaper is, just like it sounds, a shop that sells wallpaper, but also some home decorations in the form of wall art.

When I first browsed through their range of wallpaper I was really impressed, and I immediately fell for a couple of the floral and retro wallpapers. But what really caught my eye was the collection of metal wall art. I picked these 2 pieces below that I Love Wallpaper were nice enough to send me.

This antique looking key is made of cast iron and is 44 cm long. It's a beautiful and rustic castle inspired key with a charcoal finish, and you can really tell that it's made of high quality material. With it being cast iron it's very heavy, and you therefore need to use screws and perhaps even plugs to hang it up securely on an indoor wall.

What I really love about it is the swirly Baroque inspired pattern.

The second piece I chose was the one below, with 5 birds on a wire. (also 44 cm long) I thought it looked so simple but cute, which was what appealed to me when making my choice of wall art. This fits perfectly in a room with a contemporary interior style, and looks really sophisticated. 

Both pieces are from the Graham & Brown collection available at I Love Wallpaper, and right now they're both on sale for a bargain price! 

From my experience I would really recommend the metal wall art from I Love Wallpaper. The quality and the prices are just brilliant. Why don't you have a look for yourself?!