I loved the original Beauty and the Beast animated film when it came out 25 years ago. The new version which stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens does a fantastic job of making the animated movie come alive with human actors. And one of the characters that everyone loves in both version is of course […]
I’m currently in the market for a coffee table, so I’ve been keeping an eye out for interesting takes on what can become a centre piece in your sitting room. While there are plenty of traditional coffee tables on the market there are also a small number of more niche products that attempt to upgrade […]
Bookends don’t need to be boring. Balvi make a nice range of bookends (and other items) that offer a bit of design and style. If you’re into Spanish literature then you might appreciate the Don Quixote inspired one: Or if you’re just into reading in general you might like this “librarian” style one: Or if […]
Die Hard is a classic. The John McTiernan film was first released in 1989 and made a star of Bruce Willis, while also immortalising Nakatomi Plaza. There are several box sets and special editions of both the original film and its sequels, but this version wins in terms of “coolness”, as it includes a miniature […]
Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” has inspired artists for years. With the screen adaptation of both “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” by Peter Jackson the world of Middle Earth came to capture the imagination of an entirely new generation. So this weekend’s special limited release prints from Matt Ferguson is probably a bit […]
I’m not sure if I’d want this light shade in my bedroom, but if you had a couple of model X-Wings or a TIE fighter then you could almost create a kind of diorama .. It’s a paper lantern style light shade, so the death star design is just printed directly on the paper. It’s […]
While these are supposedly aimed at children, I can see quite a few “big kids” wanting these for their homes as well. They’re simple stickers that you can put on any light switch. The ones depicted are “dark side”, with a TIE fighter, while the “light side” shows the silhouette of an X-Wing from the […]
The Wizard of Oz is a classic. As a child I found some of the scenes incredibly scary. So what about some of the films characters? While we might all remember Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tin Man, the evil witches were the ones that scared us all as children. The Wicked Witch of the East meets […]
I’m a coffee addict. I’ll freely admit it. As a result of my addiction I’ve ended up with both a nice collection of coffee mugs as well as a good range of different coffee making apparatus. Most of the coffee making equipment I have is more practical than aesthetic, though my recently acquired Kalita wave […]
The 2016 US presidential campaign has been dominating the media on both sides of the Atlantic for months. No matter which way you might lean politically it’s probably fair to say that this election cycle has been particularly tough and divisive. This t-shirt design from T-Shirt Hell sums it up nicely: You can grab it […]