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Get summer ready with our top picks from Country Road

Country Road has long been a personal favourite, ever since as a tiny tot, my mum would take me in for our weekly pilgrimage! Their Summer Home collection has just launched, with something for every room and every style. Here are my top picks:

Save money and have a tapas night at home! Country Road’s stoneware Tapas range is hand-glazed to give a beautiful, glossy finish. Featuring a modern design and clean profile, the range is a stylish addition to the table.

Tapas range

Functional (but would also look great just leant up against the wall) the Albi Trivet is crafted from timber and designed to protect your surfaces from heat. It is available in four colours.

Albi Trivet

I adore art and the Luna A1 Poster is super chic and affordable. Win! Hang with their Tube Hanger or in one of their A1 frames.

Luna A1 Poster

Oh so cozy, the Rikka Knit Throw is made from a soft cotton blend in a chunky knit weave. Perfect for refreshing you space. It comes in two gorgeous colours, arctic blue and mid grey.

Rikka Knit Throw

I love a ladder as a place to hang towels, throws or garments. But the Nomi Storage Ladder goes a step further, having clever lock-in shelves which appear to float. Made from ash it comes in natural and black.

Nomi Storage Ladder

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Sly’s Art Deco, laser cut bamboo trivets are certainly unique!

Featuring their signature geometric look, Sly’s first foray into tableware is unlike anything I’ve seen before. Inspired by the Art Deco era, their set of four small trivets (or coasters) and one large trivet, are precision cut from natural bamboo, a highly intricate process.

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“They are laser cut which can be a timely process considering how intricate these designs are,” explains Sly founder Lauren Finks. “I also spent many month sampling, as I wanted to see how the lines translated into the bamboo and how they would hold cups and plates. I didn’t want to make them too gappy as I still wanted them to be functional.”

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Choosing bamboo for its natural, lightweight and durable qualities (it’s used as scaffolding in Hong Kong!), Lauren then conditions the final products with raw linseed oil, to give the trivets a bit of waterproofing and a nice golden colour.

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All produced in Australia, prices start at $50 for the set of four trivets. Pre-order now for late October delivery. Shop online.

Photography by Annette O’brien

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Homewares

New range from Zakkia offers affordable, stylish pieces

That Sara Lundgren from Zakkia has lovely taste. I’ll take one of everything from her new range, please!

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Natural materials such as brass and concrete feature as a base, while the clean and simple designs draw on Sara’s Scandinavian heritage.

The new range includes trays and trivets, candle holders, paperweights and decorative items, new style wall hooks and hangers, pots, planters and much more. Special attention has also been given to storage solutions. I love the copper wire baskets and the brass canisters.

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Zakkia has grown steadily since its humble beginnings in 2012. Starting out selling knobs and decorative hardware, Zakkia has now grown to have its own full range of homewares and tableware. All items are designed by Swede-turned-Sydneysider Sara. Her mission is to keep the pieces accessible and she strives to offer affordable design pieces.

Following the launch of the new range, Zakkia will be stocked in over 200 retail shops Australia-wide as well as online.