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| Comfy cushion everywhere! |
Some time ago a friend diagnosed me with O.C.D. - Obsessive.Cushion.Disorder.
It seems I buy a higher than average amount of cushions. Well it pretty much extents to all home furnishings really lamps, candles, picture frames, anything faffy, I love it all!
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| Gorgeous Pottery Barn decoration |
I'm a massive fan of this strategy and utilise it in most of our home furnishings and my own clothes wardrobe as well. I'll invest in good quality classic key pieces and then buy the rest of my stuff form cheap high street shops.
I did the same with our Christmas tree where I bought a job lot of cheap decorations from Carrefour and then a few 'feature' decorations from Potttery Barn and Crate and Barrel .
To prove just how extreme my O.C.D condition is I've taken inventory and we have 31 cushions in total, I've catalogued a selection below for you.
Marina is my favourite interior store in Dubai, closely followed by The One. The only draw back of these two delightful establishments is they're both pretty expensive, so I have to purchase from them sparingly.
Above: Handmade patch work oversize floor cushions - Large - 369 Dhs each for cover and inner cushion. I adore these floor cushions, they're super comfy and get lots of compliments from guests, they also add a modern Arabic influence to our home.
Below: White Medium 275 Dhs each for cover and inner cushion.
Above: Handmade patch work oversize floor cushions - Large - 369 Dhs each for cover and inner cushion. I adore these floor cushions, they're super comfy and get lots of compliments from guests, they also add a modern Arabic influence to our home.
Below: White Medium 275 Dhs each for cover and inner cushion.
Bur Dubai - Textile Souk
Top & Below: Small purple Indian embellished square cushion cover 10 Dhs for two. I also bought a bright blue one but the zipper instantly broke so have to admit they're rubbish quality but at that price I wasn't expecting them to last long and this one looks great.
Ikea
Ikea is great and I try to go about twice a year if I can ever talk Johan into it, for more on that see Ikea: A relationship test.
The Ikea cushions featured below are from Ikea's new more premium range and the fabric and finish is really good quality.
Below: Swedish design embroidered cushion cover ALVINE SPETSIG @ 55 Dhs . They are made from 100% heavy cotton and are button close as opposed to zip which I think is super elegant.
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| Guest room |
The only down side to Ikea cushions (and bedding) is they have their own Ikea sizing, rather than standard sizing so you have to buy both the cover and the actual cushion from Ikea. Fortunately the Ikea inner cushion prices range from 9 -19 Dhs each so they're cheap.
Above & Right : Blue & White EMMIE KVIST patterned cushion cover 59 Dhs.
I particularly like this cushion as it's reversible, patterned on one side and striped on the other with a cute button fastening detail.
I love Zara home and am addicted to their White Jasmine home fragrance, which is the lovely smell that hits you as you walk in the stores. I really like their designs and styling, however I do find them pricey and poor quality. The glass wear and ceramic's are paper thin and the fabrics quality rarely correlates to the price tag.
Therefore, I try to wait until the sale is on, I stared lovingly at these Grey Duchess Satin bed cushions for months waiting for the sale and hoping they wouldn't sell out.....they do say 'everything comes to he who waits!'
Above: Medium grey duchess satin, cover only sale price 150 Dhs each and small rectangle washed out blue linen, sale price 75 Dhs.
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| Master bedroom the blue greys in-situ |
Home Centre
I'm a big fan of Home Centre as an alternative to Ikea in the cheap 'N' chic category. People turn their noses up at Home Centre but I've had some great buys from there, decent quality for the money and they do great sales, sometimes upto 70% off.
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| Fun frills |
Below: White glitter frayed square cushion cover 29 Dhs.
Below: Pretty small rectangle cream lace cushion on sale 15 Dhs.
Below: Grey & cream striped satin cushion and cover 39 Dhs.
Below: Cream satin chevron bench cushions 29 Dhs.
These were all an absolute bargain and are inclusive of cover and inner!!
Below: Red multi-colour cushion 29 Dhs.
Below: Red multi-colour cushion 29 Dhs.
Below: Large white stain embossed cushion 30 Dhs.
Below: Mink silky sheen cushion and Gold be-jewelled cushion 15 Dhs each.
I am now wondering if I could get away with buying new cushions for Christmas. Like Christmas themed cushions used just for Christmas then packed away for the rest of the year.......I need to think of a way to sneak that past hubby.
Maybe it's just me? Or is there anyone else out there with Obsessive.Cushion. Disorder?
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