If you’ve read my blog for a while you’ll know I
love interiors and pretty homewares. I think we’re lucky that there are so many
stores now that sell stylish household goods for incredibly reasonable prices. Everyone
can afford to accessorise their home without spending a fortune. Last week I
popped into Ikea and Matalan to pick up a couple of things and while I was
there I spotted a few really nice pieces I couldn’t pass up. In total I spent a
little over £50, although I think I got a lot for my money and individually
everything I bought came in under £12.
~ I’ve
been looking for a nice frame to showcase some of my photos from my summer trip to Rome I saw this Live, Laugh, Love Frame (£12.00) in Matalan I immediately loved the fun,
modern design, and thought it was perfect for my pictures. I chose three of my
favourite shots of Roman sites, each with a different colour theme, one blue,
one stone/earth and one green. I got the prints themselves at an HP kiosk in my
local Tesco’s for less than £1.
~ These Ikea ‘Tindra’ Scented Tealights (£1.69 for 36) are much nicer than the regular white kind. They come in three pretty beige shades and have a lovely subtle vanilla fragrance. I also picked up a set of Ikea ‘Tindra Ljuv’ (£2.99 for 3) larger votives, these ones are all desert-themed. The dark brown candle smells like chocolate torte, the beige like caramel panna cotta and the lightest cream like cinnamon rolls. I’ve bought these candles many times before and they’re always great value, they usually burn for around twenty hours each and the glass jar is reusable.
~ I like having plants and flowers around the house but they take time and effort to look after and sometimes only thrive in certain conditions. These strikingly realistic Ikea ‘Fejka’ Artificial Potted Plants (£5.99 each) look so convincing that it took me a while to realise they were actually fake. I chose a couple of different varieties and bought a pair of ‘Skurar’ Off-White Plant Pots (£1.99 each) to put them in. I tied the ribbon around to add a pop of colour.
~ I love these Vintage Wire Hanging Birdcage Tealight Holders (similar - £8.00 each) from Matalan. You may remember from this post that I got a similar large birdcage for Christmas, when I saw these I thought they would be the perfect complement for it. I was only going to buy one until I noticed how well they worked as a pair. They were only £8 each and I think they look much more expensive.
Hope you liked my purchases, congratulations for making it to the end of this mammoth post!
I love the frame you picked from Matalan and your choice of photos. The result is great!
ReplyDeleteThank you :) I loved the design too and for such a great price. I've since bought a second identical frame to hold three more of my photos, I still haven't decided where to hang them though!
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