We have all wanted to prop a door open at some point in our homes, especially if you have toddlers who roam from one room to the next, it’s just makes sense not to keep getting up to open and close doors. However when you think of a door stop you think of that rubber wedge that you put under the door, or the rubber stops you screw into the floor to stop doors hitting the wall.

If you want to stop your doors and be really ‘trendy’ then look no further than the Just Original wheat filled sack as a door stop. It stands just 15cm tall and therefore isn’t that big at all and will help either prop doors open or stop them.

This tea set says Japanese all over , the age old Japanese design is also timeless and would look equally at home in any type of setting. The drinking bowls (as opposed to cups) continue the theme of the Far East, although drinking your tea from a bowl is also seen in other Asian countries.  All this needs now is a nice tasty hot drink to go with it and you can use this for any type of tea, although I’m sure the perfectionists wouldn’t dare drink anything other than Japanese herbal tea out of it.  Be a Lucky Devil and get your hands on one of these, from Lucky Devil of course.

No kitchen should be without a salad spinner, especially if you like salad,hat better way is to dry your salad? This salad spinner from Russell Hobbs goes much further that a run of the mill spinner though. It can cut, wash and dry your salad and all without you having to lift a finger, as it’s all electrical.  At a mere £29.56 + P & P from QVC it’s a bargain too.

Sometimes when it comes to design issues History can be one hell of a burden, creating something unique isn’t always that easy. So why re-invent the wheel? when you can simple take the old design and make it come to life again. These vintage red scales are part of the award winning vintage kitchen range. They scream of a by gone home making era of when times were good and life was simple , no congestion charges and no day time TV.. Bless. Available from here

Louis XVI of France was king of France and then “the French” from 1774 until 1792, he was eventually tried and executed for treason. Despite all this History generally regards him as a honest man, so it is quite apt that this armchair be named after King Louis. It displays good old fashioned French charm and has quite a presence about it. King Louis found it difficult to balance the monarchy with the winds of political change, therefore having furniture like this is a responsibility of style and adapting the space in which it is used to bring out the best features of this opulent design.

In the age of being a fit, lean mean fighting machine any serious about looking after themselves needs some gadgets to measure how their latest fitness / healthy eating regime is getting along. As the name suggests the equilibrium bathroom scale goes beyond just measuring your weight, it can measure your body fat content and water content. Although made from plastic it still looks great and can store the measurements of upto 4 people.  You can buy this from Heals at a cost of £60.00 just make sure you don’t use if it you are pregnant or have a pace maker.

As one of the bestsellers on the site purves.co.uk this ghost chair (£129.00) has certainly proven popular, and you can see why. It has a  certain  uniqueness and novelty value that isn’t tacky but will certainly add a lot to a dining area. It will look best in a  small dining area with an open plan kitchen diner, i just see it being at home in a modern funky contemporary space. 

You shouldn’t use the term ‘design classic’ lightly this kind of statment comes with responsibility, however I have no qualms in using this statement to describe the revolver firepit.  The simplicity of it’s design and functions surely make this a classic.  At first sight it looks nothing more than a contianer to hold fire in , and in essence that’s all it is. However if we were honest how many of us would just want the firepit for the way it looks.

Made from stainless steel and with a limited none-rust guarantee (don’t leave it out in the rain is one condition), but that’s not where the magic of the firepit ends.  In terms of functionality the firepit can double up as a barbecue, as it comes complete with a cooking grill.  £119 will allow you to get your hands on one of these from designerbox.co.uk

We have all made bad choices when it comes to music but to take your old Vinyl records (remember them?) and turn then into a bowl is a little over the top.  That is exactly what the guys over at Miso Funky are doing they are taking good old records and melting them to shape a bowl, to hold anything from fruit to chocolate. What’s more each one is hand made so you get your full £4.50’s worth

Storage of food isn’t exactly sexy unless you are into homeware like us lot here at homecheeq, we search high and wide to find you the best looking things for every part of your home.  These storage jars designed by Rosendahl can be used for spices, cereals , pasta or anything you like. Simple elegant design with an air tight seal what else could you wish for ? Price from 17.99 Euros they don’t cost the earth either.