If you are a football fan like me you will love this coat rack. What better way of reminding you about the offside rule than the “offside coat rack”. Although I spent quite a while trying to work out which one of these players is offside I couldn’t quite get it – so no different to understanding the real offside rule then.

With screaming references to the table son of football, fossball, the rack comes with five red or five green players and a polished aluminum casing.  Scandinavian company Huest-Shop have truly come up with a great product.

Nothing could be simpler in concept than this great Droog Design light, it’s simply a six watt light blub with a sticker on the back to attach it to the walls, windows, roofs or wherever you want. All you need is a little bit of creative imagination and you could easily create great lighting effects.

Each individual lamp costs £17.50 from Dutch by Design, the only thing that you may need to consider is where you are going to plug all those lamps in if you have several in a single place.

Made from stainless steel and taken from a 1984 design by Italian Aldo Rossi, this miniature espresso maker is elegant and clean cut. At just 8cm high and 2.6cm wide this is a true miniature and designer Philippe Starck has done a great job adapting the original design into this product.

For prices and to buy go to questodesign.com

In the age of being “Green”, this watering butt and can are a great way to make your garden look good and be “Eco” too. It’s butt can be wall mounted and holds up to 36 litres of water, with the can itself holding a good 1.5 litres. Although not specifically intented to collect rain water I am sure with a little thought it could quite easily be made to do so. It always rains in the UK – even in Summer – so there is no excuse for not trying to use it to help the planet and garden too.

Costing £60.00 from Heals this is a great excuse to get rid of that awful green, garden centre, plastic watering can.

Trendy, chic and made from bamboo, this set of soap dish and dispenser bring a sense of the tropics to your bathroom. At £4.99 and £7.99 each from Sainsburys (selected stores only) they needn’t make a hole the size of a rain forest in your pocket either.

Product code MA041, but I like to call it “the man in the bow tie”. It kind of looks like a man in a bow tie to me anyway. This is a classic art deco with a 1920’s design, clean lines and a central focal point. I’d have this in my hallway any day of the week and at £449 there is no price for classic design.

As the photo shows this is from mirrorworld.co.uk

Curtains are an important part of a room’s decor, they can either be used to subtly blend into the general look of a room or to be a centre point for it. These pink floral curtains from Casa Casa draw all the attention, some may say a brave choice,  others the obvious choice for a neutral room.

Add a little colour to any room with this magical technicolour throw, maybe a brave choice for some but a great way to hide an old sofa and add some spice at the same time. Throws can really add aesthetic value to a space if used correctly, using bland looking or tired throws may cover up something you’d rather hide but won’t add anything to the room.

At £25.00 a throw (excuse the pun!) Halo Living are practically throwing (Sorry!) these away.

From the homeware section of French company La Redoute this bread slicer is a very handy little tool, we all have a bread knife but not one with a solid base. How many times have you nearly cut into your expensive worktop cutting through some fresh bread? I know I have.

This makes sure that is a thing of the past as you can place your bread on the wodden base ready for slicing.

From Chigo comes the ultimate in leather products – a gold leather cushion. I presume it didn’t come from the hide of a golden cow. Really something special to have around the house, I guess it won’t suit every type of room, maybe a boudoir type setup would go nicely with it.

At £34.95 it may be an idea to scatter these around as you won’t be having a bed / sofa full of gold cushions.