Maison du Monde - First Flat collection

As a wannabe homeowner money saving is my general aim - easier said that done while working in interiors and drooling over every beautiful item that the likes of Elle Decoration and Living etc present on each glorious page! When an affordable yet brilliant collection comes along, I certainly take notice, which is what makes the Maison du Monde First Flat collection such a gem. Completely hitting the nail on the head, the collection compiles an easy-to-style pic'n'mix of the essentials needed to make your first house/flat/shed a home. Particularly relevant for me at the moment are the home office items - here's what I'd pick...

1. Paterson blue clock - £49
2. Paterson lamp in grey - £39
3. Industrial dresser in red CRANBERRY - £129
4. Desk EDISON - £199
5. Industrial stool in vintage blue JIM - £39
6. Black column bookcase OSAKA - £79

Total spend = £534

All available from Maison Du Monde.

Home Office

I've been meaning to do something for a little while now with the random bedroom/dumping ground that is our spare room. We have an absolutely enormous sofa so my theory is that, if anyone needs to stay over, the sofa can be used as their bed and we should make the spare room into a beautiful, sleek and calm office space. In all fairness it isn't often that I have to work from home but, when I do, I find it hugely uncomfortable and usually end up slouched over the laptop while watching some form of drivvle on TV...not particularly conducive to work now is it?!

There seems to be a huge surge in beautiful, design-led desks at the moment so I thought I'd share a couple of my favourites, staring with the ever so sleek Klemmbrett Desk...

Klemmbrett Desk - £349 from Fashionforhome.co.uk

23 year old designer Manuel Welsky has developed the Klemmbrett desk together with FASHION FOR HOME with Klemmbrett, meaning clipboard in German, literally describing how the desk top clips in to its supports creating ease of assembly as well as ideal for storage and transportation. It's also really rather lovely to look at too!!

Another favourite of mine is from Made.com...

Stroller Desk - £299 from Made.com

With drawers and a handy storage space in the middle (the green bit lifts up) it's the perfect way to file away any unsightly papers and desk necessities.

So looks like I have no excuse now - Home office here I come!