Object of the day: HAY's S&B yellow bath mat

My bathroom doesn't have much colour in it, and as there's so much colour around the rest of the house I like it that way. 

But it could remain a pale, calming space and still handle a cheer-up with one of these sunshine yellow bath mats by HAY.



£18 from Clippings

And if you're feeling yellow even more than this, these anaglypta-ish bathing brights might appeal too (and if you can't find

On the fourth day of Christmas... Danish concrete accessories

There's been a leap day: being a day behind made no sense, so there was no third day of Christmas and we're straight onto the fourth to line up with today's date. 

And if you are searching for a gift for lovers of brutalist architecture – this could be the best £7 you spend this Xmas.






This simple concrete house shaped ornament is a very stylish stocking filler or minimalist gift for that

Leaf sticker cable tidy

Sometimes an idea is so simple it's just annoying you didn't think of it yourself.

These wall stickers designed to tidy up dangling cables by turning them into a foliage-style feature are one of those. Totally brilliant, don't you think?






It's on a par with the clever Pretty Pegs (exciting replacement legs for your Ikea sofas) in terms of simplicity and brilliance.

The brains behind the

The Design Junction Shop

I've become a bit obsessed with window shopping at the Design Junction shop since it opened recently. In case you're not familiar: the new retail outlet is part of London Design Festival, which will be all over the city in a couple of weeks. 

The shop is the perfect place to browse if you can't make it to the festival – it also, reassuringly, proves that LDF is not all about very expensive