Take Your Pick: Rice Italian Tableware

"Everyday magic begins with a lovely table setting." These words by Rice founder, Charlotte Guineau ring so true with me - just take a look at the Tablescape 101 series for a host of reasons why! This collection of Italian tableware curated for Charlotte's lifestyle brand Rice help create that very magic. As regular readers will know, colour is the not so secret ingredient to creating magic for Mr. Bazaar. So it will come as no surprise that I was charmed in an instant by this rainbow of tableware brights. I've broken the shots up into sections, as I thought this helped see how the various hues have been used to create each scheme. Notice how occasional yellow, navy and sea green tiles break up the blue splash back. This is a great way to add visual interest and add to your colour palette without over crowding the eye. Could we also talk about those fabulous candlesticks? What a fun and quick way to get an instant colour fix. Which of these colourful tableware pieces would get your pick, folks?

Graham and Green's A/W Collection 2011

Whilst other homeware retail brands are sadly floundering, Graham and Green is a brand that is managing to go from strength to strength. The new A/W 2011 collection still maintains the G&G signature nomadic and eclectic style but has mixed in quirky new pieces, which in turn has kept their collection feeling fresh and current. Consumer hunger for owls is still strong (and long may it last - I love them!) and G&G have keyed into this with their fabulous owl vase. Textiles have received bright and colourful updates, from the plush velvets of their Dream sofa to the colour block felt cushions, there are affordable additions to switch up your accessories for autumn. The mango wood Alphabet chest would make for a striking feature piece in a dining room and I'd love to have a bathroom big enough to take the French cupboard. Which pieces are calling your name from the Graham and Green collection?