The future's bright...

Well on the High Street it is at least!  On a recent trip to Oxford Street I was struck by how colourful the displays were, so I thought today I'd share what I found. I saw all of these and more on visits to John Lewis, Debenhams, BHS and House of Fraser.

So if we buy what's in the shops now, and let's face it there's a high chance we will, then we'll have colour in our bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms and kitchens.  So let's get started...

Well I'm a sucker for nice crockery (remember these bowls at West Elm) and it was a window display with these items which drew me back into the shop and looking for the homeware department.

EYECATCHING CROCKERY IN BHS

EYECATCHING CROCKERY IN BHS

KITCHEN ACCESSORIES IN DEBENHAMS

KITCHEN ACCESSORIES IN DEBENHAMS

SPOTTY CROCKERY (HOUSE OF FRASER)

SPOTTY CROCKERY (HOUSE OF FRASER)

CLASSIC AND COLOURFUL JOSEPH JOSEPH (DEBENHAMS)

CLASSIC AND COLOURFUL JOSEPH JOSEPH (DEBENHAMS)

WEST ELM AT JOHN LEWIS

WEST ELM AT JOHN LEWIS

WEST ELM AT JOHN LEWIS

WEST ELM AT JOHN LEWIS

Another exciting discovery was the West Elm concession at John Lewis. Im still in love with their bowls!

Right moving on - and away from the bowls - the cushions in Debenhams were definitely striking.

CUSHIONS IN DEBENHAMS

CUSHIONS IN DEBENHAMS

AND THERE'S FLORAL CUSHIONS TOO (DEBENHAMS)

AND THERE'S FLORAL CUSHIONS TOO (DEBENHAMS)

CANDLES GALORE (DEBENHAMS)

CANDLES GALORE (DEBENHAMS)

Not everything needs to be full on colour for it to be colourful. This photo frame caught my eye and is a lovely way to introduce colour into a room.

A COLOURFUL PICTURE FRAME IN DEBENHAMS

A COLOURFUL PICTURE FRAME IN DEBENHAMS

While crisp, white bedlinen is a treat (except for when you need to iron it!) there's a lot of colourful bedlinen available too. I was pleased to see there's still quite a bit of yellow around, that's especially useful for me as we have pops of yellow in our bedroom.

CALMING BUT STILL COLOURFUL BEDLINEN IN HOUSE OF FRASER

CALMING BUT STILL COLOURFUL BEDLINEN IN HOUSE OF FRASER

A CLOSER LOOK

A CLOSER LOOK

VINTAGE BEDDING IN BHS

VINTAGE BEDDING IN BHS

MORE CHOICES TOO IN BHS

MORE CHOICES TOO IN BHS

ACCENTS OF YELLOW IN HOUSE OF FRASER

ACCENTS OF YELLOW IN HOUSE OF FRASER

And then there were the towels! I fell in love with these bobble-edged ones in House of Fraser and did well to leave them on the shelf. The hedgehogs and the ducks were cute and a fun way to introduce some character in your bathrooms.  And something I'd not noticed before was towels coordinating with bedding, so you can get the look right through into your en-suite. Clever.

HOUSE OF FRASER

HOUSE OF FRASER

CUTE... HOUSE OF FRASER

CUTE... HOUSE OF FRASER

CUTE HEDGEHOGS TOO... JOHN LEWIS

CUTE HEDGEHOGS TOO... JOHN LEWIS

So as you can see, my browse around the department stores in Oxford Street was quite a colourful experience. I love colour - in our house and wearing it - but do you? How do you "do" colour?

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