Inspired by Africa and a trip to beautiful Nowhere designer Bridget West has created a stunning range of products at Pieces of You. Using an ethical eco-friendly design philosophy her products are appealing beyond just their looks.

This cushion made from ‘unloved’ textiles really stands out mainly due to the streak of orange embroidery running through the middle, the button just add the right amount of handcrafted feel. Even by looking at the photo you can tell this is not a machine produced item.

It is not often on HomeCheeq where we revisit the past, however, timeless pieces of furniture are timeless for a reason! First launched in 1956 the Marshmallow Sofa marked a true turning point in soft seating. Available from Iconic Interiors they feature the classic whimsical design of “floating” cushions. The Marshmallow sofa is not only astonishing in its appearance, but also surprisingly comfortable. This quality reproduction pays homage and improves on the design and production principles of the original;

Slightly controversial post, well for me at least. Is art that you put on your walls Homeware or not, I have yet to come to a solid conclusion but I don’t think it matters for this piece. So Very Unique claim to create Bespoke, affordable and uniquely made pieces for beautiful interiors. No one would argue that this Butterfly art is all of the things the makes claim to be. Handcrafted using 100% silk and paper butterflies it is still affordable at £45.00 a lot cheaper than some woman called Mona Lisa on a canvas. Who said you had to spend big to get a masterpiece?

Yellow on the inside with one hell of a design glow the Can table lamp looks absolutely stunning,  with a price of  £333.00, it is one for the high end market. But not one being one to shudder at mere cost I thought I would share this with you. Found over at TwentyTwentyOne it was hard to decide which item I should  write about there is so much beautifully designed stuff on their site. When I buy my luxury penthouse in the  Hollywood Hills I’m taking this lamp with me, so you going to have to buy your own.

Recycling is the ‘in’ thing these days, everything is being recycled and homeware is no different. The simplest way to recycle homeware would be to go to the charity shop and pick up a bargain in the process. However Tangkoko have come up with a better solution, they do all the donkey work and get recycled materials and then make stunning homeware products and furniture with the recycled material.

This driftwood effect photoframe is actually made from recycled and aged hardwood and really caught my eye on the Tangkoko site. There are so many great products on the site that I had a hard time deciding which to blog about, I’m sure we will have more products on the blog in times to come.

It had to happen one day , as far as I aware this is the first post on Homecheeq from Ikea (correct me I’m wrong please). No matter what you think about Ikea furniture and homeware they do have a way for creating useful solutions.  This laptop table which looks like a stool is a great idea (well i think so) as it allows you to work stood up or using a chair or a stool. As the table can be adjusted to the right height you can use it anywhere around the home.

The ways of decorating your home are changing, gone are the days when the only thing you put on your wall was wallpaper and a picture of the children. Now there is a whole new level of style you can add to your home with wall hangings.  You could say that they take up the middle ground between photos and art work for your walls.  This beautifully hand crafted tapestry complete with hanging pole is just one great example of the kind of wall hangings out in the market place, this one was over at The Pier for £52.00

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.

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.

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