I don't think I'm being AT ALL hyperbolic by proclaiming this the Best Cushion Range Ever. Available from Tesco Direct's extensive soft furnishings collection at around £8. If I had a caravan these would be splendid for giving it an ice cream van theme.
LittlewoodsIreland.ie invited me to have a little nosy around their new Spring range on their website, Ireland's leading online department store.
I put together a wish list of my favourite pieces from their new collections.
Littlewoods have some very cool, sleek design rugs. These are my picks.
Contour Rug 159 Euros
Corsage Rug 329 euros
There are also a wealth of bright and colourful soft furnishings which is an easy way to update a room without having to paint the walls yellow of a Sunday afternoon.
Lastly, if you do fancy getting the wallpaper paste out, you couldn't get more kitsch than this, Flamingo print wallpaper.
Legendarily cool design brand Ikea sent us some summer fun goodies to try out, so we took a couple of pieces with us on a road trip to Dublin Zoo today.
I took the giant lips cushion for our son to nap on, but he ended up playing with them most of the journey. You can find them online for just £7 here- cushions
I also picked out this club tropicana-esque cool bag for packing our picnic. Although it did the job here, it would really work best on a beach trip or holiday filled with cool cans and an Ikea ice pack.
It's only £5.99 for Ikea Family Members and it comes in a selection of shapes and colours.
I think the tiger liked my son's hat.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Well seven years ago in Belfast, I worked in a magical, little ,quirky fashion boutique called Liberty Blue. One of my coworkers was Timmy White, now the guy behind the twee brand Gertrude Anna.
Timmy lives in Scotland now and handmakes all sorts of bits and pieces from retro fabrics, including duvet covers you may remember if you're an 80s child. He also specialises in interior design for small businesses, and costume design. A bit of a Jack of all trades with a sewing machine. Check out www.GertrudeAnna.co.uk And here is Timmy with me at a Belle & Sebastian gig!
As heard on BBC Radio 6's Lauren Laverne Show.
