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Thursday, 2 February 2017

Homeware Wishlist

If there is one thing I love more than make up, it's homeware. I could spend hours online and in stores wandering around their homeware sections and seeing what pieces I can pick up for my house. And lately there have been a few pieces that have caught my eye and made it onto my wishlist.

Feather Shaped Metal Plate £12.99
The first thing that caught my eye was this gold feather shaped trinket plate. I love little trinket plates to pop my jewellery or loose change on. They just add something extra to a shelf or unit that can just pull a room together. Primark have one that is very similar in style and it's only £4 so it you're working to a budget I'd definitely check it out.

Dusky Green Patterned Plate £3.99
Another cute piece that would work well as a loose change, hair pin or jewellery holder is this plate. It comes in various colours but this dusky green one really grabbed my attention when I saw it online. I don't know where I'd put it in my room but I think it would make a nice addition to the colour scheme I've got going on in there.

Bird Patterned Print Cushion Cover £8.99
H&M do some of the best cushion covers on the high street. They only see the cover so you can recycle your old cushions and spruce up your home without having to worry about storing older pieces. This bird patterned is a little more out there for me but it has all the colours I'm enjoying in my bedroom at the moment. It's a little pricey for a cushion cover but it look good quality and I'd only buy one to make a statement with it.

Pineapple Print Cushion £6.99
Another pretty cushion cover from H&M is this gold foil pineapple cover. I think this would be perfect for bedrooms or living rooms during the warmer months as it brings a bit of brightness to what can be a dull background. I may not actually purchase this but I'll be keeping it on my wishlist in case I change my mind.

Large Metal Wire Basket £17.99
This may just be a basket but it's a nice basket. There aren't many baskets on the high street especially that'll sit nicely in a room and actually be functional. I'm hoping to get this soon as I need somewhere to keep my Lush bathbombs and the basket I'm using at the moment isn't big enough. This comes in three finishes, gold, copper and silver. All three are nice but the copper is the one that's really caught my eye.

Leaf Patterned Cushion Cover £8.99
Another bold patterned cushion cover I'm liking is this leaf patterned number. It has the same colours I've got going on in my room and I think this will make a nice statement cushion on my bed. I've actually seen this in store and it's gorgeous and feels very high quality. Definitely on my to buy list.

Metal Magazine Rack £17.99
I'm a avid magazine reader and love picking up all the monthlies when they come out. Most magazines I recycle one the latest issue has come out but there are some whose covers I adore that I keep. Right now they're in a pile by the side of my bed but I've been looking for a nice magazine rack to keep them in even better condition. This is from the same range as the basket earlier and also comes in three finishes. I'm again loving the copper even if it is super cliche and blogger like of me.

Metal Trivet £9.99
A cute decoration I spotted on the H&M website is this gold metal trivet. It's essentially a list of cities but they're all cities I'd like to visit at some point so I thought it was cute. It wouldn't necessarily fit in with my room but that's what makes this appeal to me more.

4-pack Leaf Print Coasters £2.99
I'm terrible at using coasters and can never find any I actually like but these ones not only fit my colour scheme but also the cushion cover I featured earlier. If I got these I'd actually bother to use them and save my poor desk from all my tea spillages.

 
Metal Bookend £9.99
I have a ton of books that I have stored away that would look nice set up properly somewhere. The only problem is that they have a tendency to fall. So when I saw this bookend I knew it had to go on this wishlist. It's not exactly copper but it's not a bright yellow gold either so it'll fit nicely into my asthetic and it's not bank breaking either. I'm looking forward to expanding my book collection once I get this end. 

Sunday, 4 December 2016

Recipe: Nutella and Banana Bread

I've been wanting to post a recipe for a while now and last weekend I found the perfect recipe, however they were gone before I could even get some decent pictures. So I thought I'd share with you one of my favourite recipes with a twist. And that favourite is Banana Bread with Nutella swirled throughout.

Ingredients
200g Caster Sugar
200g Softened Margarine 
200g Self Raising Flour 
4 Eggs
2 Medium Sized Bananas 
2 Teaspoons of Nutella 

Method 
1- Pre Heat the oven to 180C or Gas Mark 4.
2- Line a loaf tin with either greasproof paper or special loaf tin shaped cases.
3- In your bowl put the softened margarine and the caster sugar. With a wooden spoon or a spatula cream the two together until it's soft, light and fluffy looking.
4- Add the eggs one at a time and with each egg add a tablespoon of flour. Beat until well combined and then repeat the action until all the eggs have been added.
5- Once all of the eggs have been beaten in, add the rest of the flour and gently fold into the mixture. Don't worry if the mixture doesn't look that appetising, the end result will do.
6- Peel both bananas and slice them thinly. Once sliced and in a bowl, take a fork and mash around until there are no large chunks of banana left.
7- Add the banana mix into the cake mixture and stir in until well combined.
8- Then take a teaspoon of nutella and add to the cake mixture. As you stir the mixture will change colour slightly but it's nothing to worry about. Repeat it again until you have enough Nutella running through the mixture. Don't worry if you have a large chunk of nutella in the mixture, just grab a fork and swirl it through the mixture to distribute it evenly.
9- Once every thing is mixed together, spoon it into your loaf tin or if you want you could make cupcakes out of it. If you make a loaf, spread it evenly into the corners and then pop it into the oven for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.
10- To check it's cooked, pop a skewer into the centre. If it comes away clean it's cooked, if some mixture remains, pop it in for a bit longer.
11- Once cooked, allow to cool and then slice and enjoy.

I really hope you liked this different style post. Baking is a passion of mine and I thought it would make a nice addition to the blog occasionally.