I think the ability to upholster and restore furniture is absolutely brilliant. To be able to take a tired, old piece of furniture and breathe new life into it is fantastic. That's exactly what Jacqui de Heer does with her business Pompom Home. With a love of retro furniture, Pompom Home takes pre-loved pieces and injects some personality back into them. Let me introduce you to some of their current collection...
Captain Peacock is a three seater mid century sofa that was designed by the iconic Fred Lowen. He has been fully refurbished using traditional methods and reupholstered in stunning peacock blue velvet - oh la la, I love him!
Curious George is a handsome mid century rocking chair. His mahogany arms looks great next to striking yellow fabric and plush grey buttons and piping. His twin sister Curious Georgina is sold separately. Could you bear to part them?!
If you're a fan of George then you'll love Ziggy Stardust in a gorgeous inky blue chevron fabric with mustard velvet piping and buttons. He also has a twin, Zippy.
You won't just find chairs and sofas at Pompom Home, there are also bedheads and cushions, and Jacqui will be adding more to her range all the time. I highly recommend 'liking' Pompom Home on Facebook to keep up with any new arrivals.
If you're thinking that chair you inherited from Gran could do with some of this magic, Pompom Home offers a bespoke furniture restoration service. They can take your old piece, source new fabric, reupholster, rejuvenate the wood work and turn it into something beautiful again. Get in touch for more details. I'll leave you with this gorgeous chair for inspiration. As you can see it's already gone to it's new home, but don't you just love the dark chocolate brown with the leafy green fabric?!
Our fabulous friends over at Izzy and Jean Co. are turning 1 this weekend, and we're helping them celebrate by hosting a competition that you won't want to miss! Izzy and Jean Co. is an online store selling fine home goods and accessories from around the world. Their products are often handcrafted or produced in small quantities, so they're extra special and you're supporting small businesses when you buy their goods.
The amazing prize consists of a Colour Pop Serving Board in your choice of colours, a Yellow Pineapple Tote Bag, and a gorgeous Zebra Fouta Towel in your choice of colours. A total prize pool of over $150 - wohoo!
All you have to do to enter is 'like' Izzy & Jean Co.'s Facebook page, and 'like' this post on my Facebook page. Once you've done that, email me to let me know, and I'll pop you in the draw. The competition will run for a week with the winner being drawn next Thursday 19th June. I will contact them by email and announce their name on my Facebook page. Good Luck!
In today's post I thought I'd show you a few of the things that have been happening at my place in the last week. Our home is a constant work in progress, as are most homes. There's always something for me to add or update. We're working on our 9 year old twins' bedroom at the moment, and yesterday we finally got some wallpaper up, which we all love...
Their wardrobe had had a fresh coat of paint and a cute yellow handle added, which is actually a wall hook from Talo Interiors. A set of Ikea Malm drawers from Akia has the simple, clean lines that I love, and the drawers are easy for the kids to get in and out of.
My room has a gorgeous new Kip & Co duvet from Mint Six and my beloved Miss Wong cushion from Limpopo Design.
Last night Dael & I went to an evening at one of our favourite Hawke's Bay shops, So Vintage. They specialise in genuine antique, vintage and industrial furniture from France and Europe, and look at the cool "80" sign I left with - thanks Mehdi and Korreen.
Here are a few snaps from the evening, and some exciting news for all you Wellingtonians... So Vintage will be setting up their PopUp Shop at PREFAB in Jessie Street from July 12th-20th. Make sure you go and visit and tell them I sent you :)
