STEAL OF THE WEEK: PURPLE CUSHION FROM ALDI.

I spotted this gorgeous purple cushion in Aldi (the home of bargains) for £2.99. I would have been happy to pay the original price of either £6.99 or £4.99 (I can't quite remember which!) because it looks a lot more expensive than it actually was! This is probably because it has this baroque-style pattern on it in a sort of shiny material, that looks different shades of purple when it catches the light differently.

I chose this cushion basically because my room is mostly purple (however, I will be changing the colour of the walls soon to white/grey/cream, but keeping the rest of the purple decor). It came with the inner cushion inside it already, and there is a zip across one of the longer edges so that you can remove the inner to wash the cover if need be. I think it goes quite nicely in my room, especially with this particular set of bedsheets. I will definitely be adding more to my collection of cushions in the near future!

CANVASES FOR MY BEDROOM WALLS.

A week or two ago, I went to Discount UK. This is basically a cheap store here in the UK which sells everything from food and drink to toiletries and home/kitchen tools. I was looking for a plain canvas about A3 size so that I could do some melted crayon rainbow art, like the ones I'd seen on Pinterest and Tumblr. I picked one up for £1 - absolute bargain!



I was walking round the rest of the store trying to find my parents when I spotted some canvases with photographs of flowers and cities on. I originally liked a large purpley-toned canvas of Venice (I'd been there on holiday a few years before and it reminded me of the good times I had had with my family there), however it was a massive canvas and would have taken up too much space on my wall.

I then spotted a pack of 4 smaller canvases about 35x35cm, which had some seriously cool retro images in really bright and vibrant colours on them: an old-fashioned radio, telephone, typewriter and scooter. I instantly fell in love with them and had to buy them. It cost £8.99 for the whole pack of 4, which is another total bargain!