Home Shopping

Anyone who has been following me on Instagram will know that back in July, I put down a deposit for a new home.  The house is almost complete now, so I have started to buy the odd knick knack.  I am trying to wait, but things keep catching my eye!

Earlier this week I was working near to an Ikea store, so had to pay a visit before I came home.

 

 My husband does clay pigeon shooting, so I know he will love this mat for the back door!

This was a fake sheepskin rug and cost only £10.  I have one for each side of the bed.  I also snaffled a box of funky christmas decorations.  I love christmas in Ikea.

These star decorations are lined up on an Ikea bathmat.  I loved the texture effect on it so much I have bought 2 of them; one for the main bathroom and one for the ensuite shower room.

I didn't buy this elephant, I already have it.  But I love it and wanted to share a photo of it.  It came from a shop in Chester that sells fairtrade furniture.

Finally, during my work trip to Manchester on the previous week, I had to nip into Manchester town centre and do some shopping.  There was a trip to Primark, as usual, where I got a pack of face cloths for £2.50.  Then I visited British Home Stores and bought the throw and the animalprint towels.  I had purchased the cushions on a previous outing and for some reason never bought the throw - but I've now made up for it.

When I move into my home I will do a 'room by room' piece for you, so you can see if I'm as good with my home decor ideas as I am with my outfits.

Until next time!


Ikea - Warrington Store
British Home Stores - Manchester & Hanley (Stoke On Trent)
Primark - stores across the UK.

Shoes, Glorious Animal Print Shoes

Back in February I purchased these cuties from H&M, priced at £34.99.  Here's some ways that I've worn them over the year (so far)

Brand new H&M Shoes at £34.99

 

Jeans from Gap, Top & Necklace from H&M

 

Top Primark, Jeans & Bag River Island, Necklace Mikey

 

Dress Zara, Belt La Redoute, Bag H&M, Necklace Top Shop, Bangle Next

Jacket River Island, Acid Top & Bag H&M, Skirt Next, Necklace Top Shop

Jacket H&M, Dress French Connection, Belt LaRedoute, Necklace Phantom Jewels

Different Views Of The H&M Shoes

There's no animal print problem in my shoe collection, what are you going on about?

 

 

Buy Phantom Jewel necklaces & accessories HERE

The Blush Biker Jacket

This time, I am featuring my blush coloured biker jacket that was purchased from the Julien McDonald franchise in Debenhams (originally priced at £75).  I purchased this towards the start of 2014 as I was looking for a jacket to cover Spring and Autumn, rather than just the Winter period.  This jacket seems to be very popular every time I post it on Instagram, so I thought it was about time I wrote a little bit about it.

With Scarf, Kookai Skirt & M&S Shoes

My first style up with this jacket was quite formal.  Underneath the jacket is a lovely cream scarf that I picked up in Menorca.  The skirt is from Kookai and is a number of years old now.  The shoes are from Marks & Spencer; I liked them because they look like dancing shoes.  The photo doesn't give this look the best justice, as all the pictures were taken in my bedroom at night and the lighting was never the best.

With River Island jeans, H&M top, M&S shoes and a scarf from Spain

This time, the jacket is given a smart casual twist.  It's teamed with the same M&S shoes, but is also tallied with a simple white tee from H&M and a pair of River Island skinny jeans.  The scarf was a present from Nerja, Spain.

 

With River Island jeans again, but with a Primark top and Miss Selfridge boots.

As the nights started to draw in, it was time to style up this jacket again.  The picture above shows it with black skinny jeans again, but this time I was able to match it up with a blush effect print top from Primark and my ankle boots from Miss Selfridge.  It makes a lovely smart casual look for work.



 

Dorothy Perkins jumper, La Redoute Jeans & Kurt Geiger boots



The final look shows the jacket taking advantage of the berry colours that are currently in vogue this autumn.  I've teamed it with a jumper I purchased from Dorothy Perkins, black skinnies again and my Kurt Geiger buckled boots.  I think it would also go well with berry coloured jeans, they would be very complimentary together.

Until next time.





My Super Snakeprint Effect Jacket

For those of you that follow me on instagram, there is an underlying animal print theme to a lot of my outfits.  I bought this jacket from River Island a couple of years ago and absolutely adore it.  It was the best £50 I ever spent - or one of the best, anyway.

I've created some style ideas over the weeks to showcase my ideas for wearing it.  Enjoy!

The first look shows it teamed up with black River Island jeans and a simple top from H&M.  There have been some great accessory finds to match with the jacket, too.  These H&M hi-tops have a very similar print.  I've teamed simple silver and gold bangles with the look.

Back in March I went to Media City in Salford, on the outskirts of Manchester (UK).  You can see I am wearing the outfit from the earlier style spread, but added an animal print scarf and my Top Shop dark denim backpack.

 

I've styled it with the same jeans as above in this photo, but added my pretty boho effect River Island blouse underneath and a pair of heels from H&M.  It has made the outfit look really smart for the office.  There's a vintage River Island bag in the photo - it is certainly from the early 1990's.

 

 

Finally, I have given it an alternative edge by teaming it with a snake print scarf from Primark, H&M bag and some fake pearls from Marks & Spencer. 

 

I am pretty certain that this jacket will feature again on Instagram, so look out for it coming to a mobile device near you!