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. 

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.

Nested tables are a great way to save space and have the flexibility of somewhere to have a coffee or eat in front of the box. However not all nested tables look as good as this offereing from Marks and Spencers, normally they are a dour affair not really adding anything to their surroundings. These tables were actually found under “bedside tables” on the M&S site which shows the versatilty of nested tables around your home.

The Tables are made from smoked glass and have a deep brown finish with a modern Italian design.

I am not a big fan of nuts, you can chew on them all you want – but they just don’t seem to do it for me. This is not to say that a lot of people do not enjoy nuts and or enjoy cracking their own nuts too. Normally nut crackers are something like a pair of pliers and you simply put the nut in the middle and squeeze.

However modern design once again re-writes the rule book with the Blomus nut cracker (Panik Design). The concept here is ls simple, put the nut in the bottom half and screw down with the handle and there you have it – cracked nuts.

When I was growing up in the 80’s everyone had a vacuum jug and to be quite honest they were ghastly little things. Apart from the rather less then appealing looks, there was the fiddling around with the top just to get it open so you could have the hot beverage of choice.

The classic Stelton vacuum jug fixes both these problems. To begin with there is no denying it looks stunning, secondly it puts paid to the fiddling with the top business. It has unique rocket stopper which opens when you start to pour and closes when you put the jug down again, genius!

They’re pink, pearly and fun and a very kitsch way to present your napkins to your dinner guests. Their manufactureres maybe more famous for the TV or for their trains, but Virgin are now even branching into homeware.  For £20.00 you can expect a set of four these napkin holders as well as a little extra detail to your dining experience. When creating a stunning home it is quite often the small details that make a home really special.