Design blogger and journalist Stacey Sheppard, whose blog is one the of UK's Top 10 Interior Design blogs (Cision), has a passion for interior architecture, design and everything in between. This week Stacey picks out her favourite finds at ACHICA and tells us why they’ve caught her eye. Find out what hot buys Stacey has chosen on her wish list here...
With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and London Olympics approaching, there’s more than enough reason to celebrate this summer. And, unless you’re planning a trip to the Galapagos Islands to avoid the bunting, celebrating in style with the most fun and fabulous accessories has to be the way forward. Plump up the cushions, decorate your walls with cool Rule Britannia art and host a ‘high tea party’ with your friends and family. To get you set, here’s a few of our favourite finds on promotion at A...View more
Today at ACHICA Living, our favourite finds making us smile include these art prints from Artful Accents. It may be raining outside, but inside we're 'laughing', 'living' and 'loving'. Whether you're a serious art collector looking for a one off or an easy going art fan looking for unique pieces, it's definitely worth checking out the selection of art at ACHICA, hand picked by ACHICA's expert art buyer Angela Murray. The Artful Accents promotion at ACHICA is on nowView more
From beautiful nursery furniture, luxurious lighting, and jewellery to jazz up your outfit, there are some great buys at ACHICA this week. There are art and foodie delights too. Check out a few key ACHICA Living favourites here...
The trend for mirrored and upholstered furniture is set to be a big hit this year with the release of the latest Snow White remake, Mirror Mirror, now showing in cinemas featuring Julia Roberts. The visuals of this film could be its biggest highlight, with the set, designed by Alex Touikan (set designer for The Day After Tomorrow, The Aviator and 300) featuring imaginative landscapes and opulent interiors.
Yellow is the ideal accent colour to add spark to your home - team mustard yellow with grey for a very on-trend, mid-century look, or mix bright yellow with blue for a high-contrast scheme. You can also use very pale yellow as a neutral with darker colours. Add the sunshine shade to your home with golden buys...
50 Bags That Changed the World: what an impressively bold title for a book. I've just been flicking through this Design Museum tome, which is in the Octopus Publishing promotion at ACHICA, and it really is a fun and fascinating read. From the 1860's attaché case to Vivienne Westwood’s 2010 bowling bag, 50 bags That Changed the World tracks the history of an accessory that is versatile in design and 'says more about the...View more
It's an age-old adage that colour cheers up a dull room, but it really does. Just because it's a bit gloomy outside doesn't mean that the inside of your home needs to look like a gloomy weekend in the Arctic circle - a few colourful home accessories here and there can make you feel like you've been transported to a tropical island...well almost. Check out these vibrant home and garden accessories, which are suitably bursting with colour...
Metro bed linen from Kas View more
You can never go wrong with a bit of vintage to add character to your home and give the space a warming sense of nostalgia – even the most modern of places can benefit from the odd classic fixture to give it personality. If trawling through car boot sales and vintage markets isn’t your bag, there are routes to finding vintage gems online too. Here are a few of our favourite ACHICA vintage finds this week. . .
Emily Peck
Emily is the Founding Editor of the blog. Her experience includes writing and styling for Grand Designs, Stuff, Real Homes, Ideal Home, Woman&Home, Wired UK, C4 and the BBC.
Pip McCormac
Guest Editor Pip is the Commissioning Lifestyle Editor for The Sunday Times Style magazine. He's also written for Stylist, Elle Decoration and StyleJunkee.
Emma Morton Turner
Guest Editor Emma has written and styled for Woman&Home, Style At Home, Feel Good Food, Woman and Ideal Home to name a few. She's also fab at making stunning cakes!
David Nicholls
Guest Editor David holds the position of Design Editor at Telegraph Magazine, sourcing stunning homes around the world and reporting back with the best designs from high street to high end.
Zia Allaway
Guest Editor Zia is a gardening expert, author of books including How to Grow Practically Everything and editor of Beautiful Gardens magazine. She also contributes to Homes and Gardens and The Garden Design Journal.
Katie Treggiden
Guest Editor Katie writes award-winning design blog, Confessions of a design geek, and is the author of design book Interviews. She's also a regular contributor to We Heart, Heart Home Magazine and Design Milk.
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