Jubilee Inspired Interiors (Part 2 of 4)

With the Jubilee weekend nearing, you're definitely going to want to deck out your home in the best Jubilee decorations. We've already given you our picks for Jubilee food, now The Amazing Blog is going to show you the best bits for your home! Keep an eye out for posts on Beauty and Fashion tomorrow! For the cutest and most festive home decorations, look no further than the Colour Union from Shop on Your Doorstep. They have entire ranges of festive Jubilee inspired home products, our favourites are the Union Jack telephone (£55) and the First Class Stamp Cushion (£80).

If you want to create a mood, scent a room, and also celebrate the Diamond Jubilee the NV Candles are for you! NV Candles has brought out a limited edition Jubilee candle delicately scented with orchids and lilies of the valley, for £14.95 its a luxurious Jubilee splurge.It's no secret that our reigning monarch is a fan of Fulton Umbrellas. She's rarely seen without one of her infamous clear umbrellas, so do as she does and pick up this patriotic 'funbrella' and show your British pride! At £12 you're getting a quality product with the royal seal of approval.

Finally for your home, we've got a few more lasting options! From Forages, their Jubilee inspired homewares are perfect to use all year round. We especially love their Made in England tea towel (£9.95) and their Kings Road Crown plates (£37.99)

So now you have our Food and Home picks for this weekend's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Make sure to check back tomorrow for our Beauty and Fashion features.

Wally Pockets

As summer draws near, and this glorious weather continues, I’m sure a lot of you are just itching to show off your green thumb. With the Chelsea Flower Show this week, there’s no shortage of inspiration for you to liven up your garden or flower boxes this summer. And whilst we know that the gorgeous displays at the show are slightly (completely) unattainable, The Amazing Blog has found a great way for you to make the most of your garden spaces, Wally Pockets from Garden Beet.

These innovative garden accessories are perfect for maximizing any space, indoor or outdoor. You can keep up with the new trend of ‘vertical gardens’ and ‘living walls’ with Wally Pockets, there’s no limit to your creativity with them! You simply attach them to your wall, fill them with soil and your chosen plants, and watch them grow. So even if you’re not the most garden savvy, making your outdoor spaces beautiful is easy with Wally Pockets. They’re made from recycled plastic bottles, and are fully lined to stop any dripping, so you’re fine to use them indoors too – they also let your plant’s root systems breathe and grow into healthy plants. You can make your living wall as big or small a you wants, Wally Pockets come  in three sizes, and are available on their website.

Whether you’re looking to grow a few herbs in your kitchen, or rival the displays at the Chelsea Flower Show, Wally Pockets will be your new favourite addition to your garden.

Kozo Lamps

Here at The Amazing Blog we’re all about reduce, reuse and recycle. We love anything that’s good for us and our environment. So why should your home products be any different? Well we’ve found a great little company that re-purposes industrial materials into cute and quirky lighting for your house: Kozo Lamps. These cool Kozo Lamps are all handmade from galvanised iron pipes and fittings, the designs are rough and vivid. I’ll admit I don’t know much about plumbing, but I can promise you that the pipes in my bathroom aren’t as stylish as these lamps. Your Kozo Lamp will age with your house, where the joints expose the metal of the pipes, the lamps rust slightly, making your lamp completely unique and beautifully showcasing its age. The great thing about these lamps is that they make use of raw materials that they upcycle and repurpose, creating a cool ‘out of the box’ design – you won’t find lamps like these in Ikea. Their range of lamps, big and small, can be customised with different lampshade covers, making sure your new industrial chic piece fits with your home. Whether you choose a desk lamp, overhead lighting, or a floor lamp, you can rest assured that your Kozo lamp is environmentally responsible and will stand the test of time.

With different shapes, sizes and designs, you’re sure to find a unique Kozo Lamp to suit your style.

Giant Sparrows

Everywhere you look it seems everyone has the same phone. And to make it worse, the exact same phone case. But here at The Amazing Blog we’ve found a way for you to stand out from the crowd: Giant Sparrows phone cases. Inspired by works of art these cases protect your phone and show off your individuality! Founders and artists Tine and Christa have created a phone-case designing heaven on the Giant Sparrows website, with simple steps to create a phone case just as quirky and stylish as you.

I’m going to admit something now. It’s an addiction that not many people know about. Everyone at The Amazing Blog has told me I should go to the doctor. The addiction is Game of Thrones. Some of you may know the HBO series, and some of you won’t (which is unacceptable). So I’ve read all the books, I’m watching the second season, I have dreams about Daenerys Targaryen, my ringtone is the Game of Thrones theme and I made the writer for the show sign an illustration I had drawn myself (not kidding, I have proof). And that’s where Giant Sparrows comes in, their personalised iPhone and Blackberry cases help you stand out and indulge any addiction.

If you are an iPhone 3 or 4 user, the owner of an iPod Touch 4^th Generation or a BlackBerry Curve or Bold addict, you’re one of the lucky ones able to order a case that will make your phone the envy of your friends. There’s a catalogue to choose pictures and you can also upload your own artwork, amazing, isn't it? Scroll through their website to create your own case and show off your style!

And you don’t even need to ask. Of course, my case is a personalised Game of Thrones case. "Winter is coming..."

Astbury Green Orginal Art

Always keen to uncover the latest discoveries before the crowds, this week The Amazing Blog has been on the hunt for a unique find for our homes and we recently discovered the perfect solution.  Astbury Green Original Art specialise in original art by UK artists. The site is home to a large collection of original and unique artwork from over 30 UK emerging and established artists, and most importantly all of the artwork is available at affordable and realistic prices that won’t break the bank. Whether you are looking for an original piece of artwork for your home, a number of pieces for a larger project or a present for a friend, Astbury Green have something for everyone and most importantly, it can be yours at the touch of a button.

Astbury Green’s ethos is to provide unique, affordable art and the site is packed full of exclusive original artwork from a diverse collection of inspired emerging and established UK Artists. Astbury Green work closely with their customers and offer a free consultation service to ensure that the artwork you purchase is right for you. They also work closely with interior designers to help fulfil design briefs and can advise customers on artist, style of work, size, colour and work within a budget. Should you want a specific piece, Astbury Green are able to commission artists for specific design briefs. Additionally, if larger volumes of an individual piece are required, canvas prints of the original artwork are available to buy online in a variety of sizes with prices starting from as little as £50 (perfect for those wanting a more affordable option than the original pieces). All artwork is available to buy online (there is free delivery on all artwork within the UK) and gift vouchers are also available should you want to treat a friend to an original piece of art that they can choose themselves.

The website allows customers to search by artist, original art, photographs or prints. Caroline Rice and Mark Lincoln are just two of the latest artists to join Astbury Green’s portfolio and showcase their original artwork amongst an impressive list including established artists such as Victoria Stothard amongst others. Victoria, who produces stunningly colourful and textured compositions, inspired by the world around her is just one of a number of artists who showcase original artwork on the website. Like Astbury Green, Victoria believes strongly that art should be accessible to everyone, not only those with deep pockets, and so despite their popularity her works remain affordable with her original artwork available from under £100 on the website. For those that prefer photography the website also offer an impressive selection of limited edition photographs from as little as £10.

To view the full selection of artwork available from Astbury Green and buy online visit their website www.astburygreen.co.uk.