A White Christmas

One of my favourite home brands is The White Company, maybe because every product looks like it would work so well in an Instagram photo. So if you want to get my a gift from them I would just love you forever and ever because everything is so beautiful, white and grey - my colour palette.

So I thought especially with the Black Friday here (FYI 20% at The White Company until 28th November using code AP243) that I would share the decorations that will be adorning my home this Christmas and also some top notch gifts for family and friends.

When buying something from The White Company remember to keep it in the gift box as its just too pretty not to. 

1. Eucalyptus & Winterberry Garland, £75

I have always wanted one of these to drape over my stairs or a fireplace. The decoration I remember at my parents house was this really cheap plastic green thing with fake holly leaves and I loved it. They have upgraded now and so have I, with this luxurious Eucalyptus & Winterberry Garland and I am thinking of wrapping lights around it to make it that extra bit Christmassy.

2. Animal Skittles, £36

These are the perfect gift for little ones, little Edie is going to love these skittles with a soft penguin, monkey, polar bear and elephant for your little one to knock over with a little ball that makes a twinkling noise as it roles. They look so soft and cuddly.

3. Sentiment Pencils, NOW £10.50 from £15

Pretty stationary is on everyone's Christmas list this year and these sentiment pencils with inspiring quotes embossed in silver are a must have and will go perfect in any work space.

4. Verveine Hand & Nail Gift Set, £25

As The White Company scents go, Verveine is up there as a favourite, with an uplifting fragrance of verbena with zesty oranges and lemons.  To give your hands and nails a spa like treatment you get some hand wash and moisturising hand and nail cream

5. Lime & Bay Home Scenting Set, £55 

It is what any girl would like to find under her Christmas tree, sublime smells to fill her home and with a Lime & Bay scent diffuser, candle and home spray her home will be smelling like a dream in a few spritz.

6. Porcelain Hearts and Stars, £12

I am a silver and white gal at heart when in comes to decorating my Christmas Trees and these matte porcelain hearts and stars are just beautiful and you get 6 for £12 which i think is a bargain...hopefully you will see these hanging from my tree next week (if I can get my decorating done) 

7. Winter Large Candle, £55 
Oh hello, I have a brand spanking new dining table and what it needs is a spanking new candle that smells of Christmas on a plate and this Winter candle is the one.

8. Hanging White Berry, £4

I would like about 20 of these please so I can scatter them all around my tree! 

Have you got any gifts you would like from The White Company?

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A Pinterest Worthy Lounge

I have some very exciting life news, I am moving out of my London flat or maisonette (so it sounds bigger) to the slightly leafier world of Walton-On-Thames and I couldn’t be more excited. This move comes with a whole lot of shopping as we are going to become landlords and rent our other place – I feel a little scared but excited at the same time. So the first room I am looking at is my lounge, in my current place the lounge is my favourite place maybe because it was the first room we painted or maybe it’s because it’s the only room we actually fully furnished and I will be sad to see my green feature wall and my massive flamingo artwork go. The only things we are keeping are the TV for obvious reasons and my bar cart, which I could not part with as I made it myself.

So first things first, Pinterest is a must, make sure you start planning your 'Ideal Home' and gather up all your ideas, it makes it easier to select the look and types of products you want to fill your blank canvas. Your room needs a focal point or something to point at your TV, that is right folks a sofa is the first and foremost the most important thing in your lounge - I would be interested to know how many days you sit on a sofa in your lifetime I can imagine its crazy but it is an important purchase and you do not want to make it a wrong one. The sofas and chairs that feature below are from The Lounge Co, as you are basically designing your own sofa at a great price. They have 24 piece range which really focuses on British design which fits perfectly with the aesthetic I would like running throughout my home. You can either hunt online or visit a local showroom mine is Chiswick and I think I will be popping down soon. When you pick your sofa it's going to be with you for a long time so you need to fall in love with your first sit. When you are happy with your sofa you are then able to choose your fabric from over 100 designs and you can get it in 4-6 weeks, I need to get ordering sharpish.

Now you have your focal point it is time to decorate with poufs, lamps, artwork, throws and even some security (which means I can monitor Dylan while I am out n’ about) I also have moved on from flamingos to cactus’ and I have fallen in love with this print from Oliver Bonas (unfortunately they only sell the frame but that is lovely too). Every room also must have a hint of rose gold and it needs to smell divine, my favourite scent at the moment being the new Wild Sage collection from The White Company, such a clean and fresh scent filling the room with garden herbs.

Check out some of my other favourite lounge pieces below:

1.    George Home at Asda lace inspired lamp, £17

2.    The Lounge Co Rose Sofa,  £549

3.    The Lounge Co, Joseph chair, £499

4.    Primark, # sign, £8

5.    Next, grey knitted pod, £60

6.    Motorola, Focus 85 HD WI-Fi video monitoring camera, £70.87

7.    Oliver Bonas, brass frame, £16.50

8.    Marks and Spencer, Statement Green wall clock, £49.50

9.    The White Company, Wild Sage Candle £28

10. Oliver Bonas, Jade Geo Throw £75

11. Willow Sofa from The Lounge Co for a retro feel. £899

12. Oliver Bonas, Tiggy Side Table, £75

13. New Look, Copper Plant, £4.99
14. The Lounge Co, Sophia Snuggler Chair, £949

This post in a collaboration but all thoughts and the the fact I need to furnish a whole house are all me.

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