Swedish Sagaform is one of our main brands and it is a really trendy and popular brand and we understand why! They are well know for their joyful designs for your home. We believe Sagaform products are a great as gifts. Stylish, clever and colourful designs that comes gift boxed (unfortunately not all products), and best of all they are at a reasonable price.

Twice a year Sagaform brings out new seasonal designs and we love this Springs new cheerful Form products.

Form Bottle Stand in Lime

Form Bottle Stand in White

Form Herb Stand in Lime

A few more ranges will turn up over the next couple of months but lets start with these cheerful ones. But of course, the shop is already full of great designs by Sagaform! We love these tins…such a nice gift and a great way to organize those cupboards! I love to give away a tin filled with home made tasty biscuits.

Story Square Tins

Garden Round Tins

Tulip Round or Square Tins

Charlotte x

Love deliveries! It is like Christmas every time! And Spring time is often full of colourful designs to bring happiness after a dull winter.

Latest delivery to arrive was Broste Copenhagen! Broste is a brand we normally stock once a year, just before Christmas since their Christmas decorations are so lovely and Scandinavian, but this time we just loved their Spring collection with happy colours so we could not resist a little order. And happy we did, the lovely Rob candle holders are sure proving popular as well as the tea towels, cushion covers and napkins.

Tulip Tealights by Broste Copenhagen

Happy tea towels by Broste Copenhagen! Come in sets of 2, lime or turquoise.

Tea towels comes in set of 2. Nice gift!

Spring Napkins by Broste Copenhagen

Rain Drop Cushion Cover in Turquoise (available in pink as well) with Bazaar Hurricanes

Colourful Rob tealight and candleholders

I think the Drop Cushion cover in turquoise is my favorite. Reminds me a lot of my own home before I moved to the UK a few years back. So even though my life have changed a lot during these last eight years my taste seem to have stayed a little which is actually a lot of mixed feelings! Very strange to describe since it suddenly got very emotional…gets a bit homesick some times and the Olympics as well now with the Swedish men going for the gold in the Ice Hockey! Heja Sverige!!!

Anyway shall now enjoy the afternoon in the shop, looks like a quiet day since it is actually raining sideways! But it gives me a little time to get a little bit organised and perhaps prepare an order or two for more Spring deliveries.

Have a lovely Sunday

Charlotte x

It is sadly the time of the year again…it is getting darker and every day it seem to get a bit darker earlier and earlier!!! It is also the time a year we start to wear our coats again and to be honest most people wear a dark coat or jacket. I know I do!

I remember last year picking up Stina from nursery being tired, both of us and hungry and a bit grumpy.  Driving home in the dark could be quite scary, people are on their way home from work and standing half way out in the street assumed since they can see me I can see them. Children on scooters in dark school uniforms (they can go pretty fast). Edinburgh is a dark city, the streets and sidewalks are not lit up very well. It does not matter if you live in town or on the countryside, it is still important to be seen. I have now made sure all my jackets, handbags, Stina’s jackets and Lovisa’s pram is covered in reflectors.

So invest in a reflector and give the drivers a chance to see you. Even if you might think it is only the children that needs the reflector, think twice. You might be the one dashing between the cars.

As a Swede growing up in the countryside we always wore reflectors. The schoolbus did not stop if we did not waved our reflectors since they did not see us. Reflectors (very ugly ones) were given to all students at school, you could always pick one up with you local bank logo or some local business logo. My mum used to sew on reflector bands on to our jackets. And I thought they were seriously uncool to wear until I got my drivers licence and realized what a difference they make. Since I moved to the UK in 2005 I have never really seen any kind of reflectors guess only seen them on bikers or joggers and I am clearly not in that category:). So I used to stock up when I was home and as soon as we open the shop we introduced Glimmis (Popomax) which has been a success. It is a cheap life insurance and Glimmis have made them fun as well.

Here is a little video that truly demonstrate what a difference a few reflectors can make. Both with and without street lights!

Be seen, stay safe!

Charlotte x

A few weeks back we got this amazing delivery from Pappelina. And we also added a new feature to the shop. A ladder so we can show off the plastic rugs. However with such a small shop it sure was a challenge but I think we have pulled it off pretty good! And they have cause attraction for sure. I am so pleased to see how many of you fall in love with these rugs.

Plastic rugs??? Well now after owning my own rug and experienced one myself how amazing these are, then yes I would happily put a plastic rug in every room of my home. They are great, soft under the foot, super easy to wash, long lasting, colourful and somehow they seem to hide the crumbs. Customers with animals tells me they are great for animals as well…

You can easily use these rugs in kitchen, hallway, bathroom, living room, great under the large kitchen table, kids play room, bedroom or why not in a conservatory.

Pappelina is a lovely brand based in the dark woods of Dalarna in Sweden. The rugs are actually woven in an old factory in Sweden. The plastic is environmental friendly and also made in Sweden. Each rug take time to make since it is a delicate procedure. This is why the delivery time can take up to six weeks, if not in stock the rugs will be made for us.

This is not all, as well as rugs we also introduced cushions and I am blown away by the quality and feel as well as the beautiful designs. These cushions are stunning and luxurious!

We place an order ever three four months and next one should take place early September so why not browse their website and just give us a ring on 01316290941 or send me an email to hello@spektakular.co.uk for more information. We do have lovely designs in stock so why not pop in and feel the texture for yourself. We are happy to help.

Charlotte x