Livingetc Subscription Giveaway!

For a while now I've been wanting to find a little way to say thank you for the support you've given to Bright.Bazaar and my new column in Rue magazine. Whilst I was fortunate enough to meet some friends in New York and thank them in person, I know there are many of you out there who support from afar. So, to say 'thank you' and to celebrate the recent launch of Livingetc's new blog, Life.Style.etc, I've teamed up with the magazine to offer you guys a free year's subscription to Livingetc. Life.Style.etc is well worth a read as each day a different member of their editorial team posts about what has inspired them. As such the content is as diverse as it is entertaining; expect to read about the latest art exhibitions to independent interiors stores, along with a splash of fashionable accessories.

There are two yearlong subscriptions up for grabs for bloggers based in the UK or internationally. Plus, you can enter up to eight times for a chance to win. Pick and choose the ways you would like to enter (feel free to do them all if you like), but be sure to leave a comment for each separate entry. The giveaway will close at midnight on Wednesday 6th October 2010 and the two winners will be chosen at random. Good luck!

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{Anthropologie Giveaway Winners}

I'm so excited to announce the three winners of my Anthropologie giveaway! Thank you all for entering, but also for your lovely comments and loyal reading of my little blog; it means so much to hear your thoughts and hear of your inspirations each day. Congratulations to the winners - please email me your postal addresses and I'll send your gifts onto you.

Bright.Bazaar

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{Anthropologie King's Road Store Tour and Giveaway}

As promised earlier this week, here's the store tour of Anthropologie's latest UK store on King's Road in London. Known for their imaginative visuals and in store displays, the visual team certainly didn't disappoint with their latest offerings. Enter camels, waterfalls, baths, banquet dining tables and greenhouses from stage right; basically, this place is an absolute treat to shop in...

Fancy some new Anthropologie bits for your kitchen? Well, to say thank you so much for all your loyal support, lovely comments and follows, I picked up a few bits to giveaway. To enter, all you need to do is follow Bright.Bazaar and leave a comment on this post saying why you love Anthropologie. For an extra entry, tweet, blog or post this giveaway on facebook and leave a second comment with a link to your tweet, blog or post. This is open to all my readers across the world; I'm so grateful for all your loyal reading - thanks again and good luck! x

T&C's: This giveaway is open to readers worldwide and will close at midnight on Tuesday 1st June 2010. Giveway products cannot be exhanged for cash or anything else. The winner will be chosen by random.org. If the winner is not contactable (i.e. no email address) then another winner will be chosen.

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{Things that make me happy #1}

I woke up to find that my friend Gavin Mackie sent me this image of the Habitat alarm clock he won in my birthday giveaway. Don't you think it looks fun?

Image: Gavin Mackie

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{Birthday giveaway: Alarm clock}

Looking forward to a lie in this weekend? Well, it's the last of my birthday giveaways today but winning might make waking up on Monday mornings a little easier. It features this little fellow - the Okko alarm clock, which I first blogged about in a post on the birdy interior trend last year. A year on and birds are still hot property in interiors; Habitat have released the Okko alarm clock in bright red as part of their new SS10 collection. Fancy a chance at winning it? Pop a comment on this post telling me why you would like to wake up to the sound of bird song in the mornings! Good luck and thank you to all of you who have posted lovely comments on all the birthday giveaways this week.

Image: Habitat

T's and C's: This giveaway is open to UK readers only. The giveaway closes at midnight on 12th March and the winning comment will be chosen by random.org. The alarm clock cannot be exchanged for cash or any other product.

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{Birthday giveaway: Office accessories}

Today's birthday giveaway is my favourite of the week because I think the Palaset drawers and Osk photo frame combo not only looks great in bright fuchsia (a fab colour of SS10) but it's practical as well. From my Office Inspiration posts you'll know I think it's important to make the space you work in a colourful, pleasing and efficient environment. So, if you like this set of Habitat desk accessories, then it could be yours if you comment on this post telling me what you think makes a great office.

Images: Habitat

T's and C's: This giveaway is open to UK residents only and closes at midnight on 11th March 2010. The products cannot be exchanged for cash or any other products. The winning comment will be chosen by random.org. Thanks for entering.

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{Birthday giveaway: Stationery loving}

I can't believe we're already half way through my week of birthday giveaways. Thank you to all of you who have joined in with the fun and commented so far, it's been lovely hearing about what you would do with the various potential additions to your homes. Today I have a nice and simple giveaway for you. For the chance to win two packs of Habitat postcards by John Murphy and Thierry Bisch, please leave a comment explaining who you would send a postcard to and why. Today's giveaway is open worldwide, so to my friends around the world, I'm so pleased you can enter this one. Best of luck!

Images: Habitat. Art: John Murphy and Thierry Bisch

T's and C's: This giveaway closes at midnight on the 10th March 2010 and is open to readers worldwide until it closes. Only one comment per reader, please. The postcards cannot be exchanged for cash or any other product. Thanks for entering.

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{Birthday giveaway: Kitchen goodies}

Today's birthday giveaway is one for the foodies. I recently blogged about how I often find myself inspired by food styling and the photography of recipe books. The kitchen is often full of exotic smells and exciting colours; it's one of the most sensory experiences inside the home and, I think, a place for endless inspiration when it comes to interiors.

If you're a fan of baking or kitchen paraphernalia, then you are luck because there are two prizes up for grabs today. The fun and funky Poppie muffin tray not only looks good when it's not in use, but being made out of silicone it makes baking so much easier. Whoever wins this has to bake me mini muffins, though...just kidding!

The second of today's prizes is the Lapu Lapu chopstick set, which sees a collaboration between Habitat and Italian designer Paola Navone. The collaboration includes bowls, plates and more, all of which feature the signature fish logo of Navone's studio. Win this funky chopstick set and Asian dining will never be the same again!

Images: Habitat

To enter this foodie giveaway, leave a comment explaining why your kitchen is in need of these stylish utensils. I'll randomly pick two comments when it closes at midnight tonight, and the winners will get either the Poppie tray or the Lapu Lapu set. Best of luck!

T's & C's: This giveaway is open to UK residents only, due to Habitat's delivery policy and closes at midnight on 9th March 2010. Only one entry per reader, please. The winner will be chosen at random by random.org. The Poppie tray and the Lapu Lapu set cannot be exchanged for cash or any other goods.

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{Birthday giveaway: Tommy desk lamp}

Image: Habitat

I've always enjoyed blogging about office interiors, both big and small and my regular feature, Office Inspiration has peeked into a diverse range of workspaces over the last twelve months. Some of my favourites include the colourful office of Orla Kiely, the gorgeous Urban Outfitters/Anthropologie headquarters in Philadelphia (proving big companies can encourage creativity) and the effortlessly cool yellow and black office of stylist Tim Neve.

This is why I'm delighted that the first birthday giveaway this week is a Habitat classic in the form of the Tommy desk lamp. Understated, yet ever so stylish this little fellow would add instant style to any workspace. Fancy a lovely new addition to your office? Leave a comment on this post about why the Tommy lamp would look great on your desk, and I'll randomly pick a winner from all comments by midnight tonight. Good luck!

T's & C's: I'm afraid this giveaway is open to UK residents only, due to Habitat's shipping policy. The winner will be decided by random.org when the competition closes at midnight on 8th March 2010. Only one entry per reader please. The lamp cannot be exchanged for cash or any other item.

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{Birthday celebrations with Habitat}

Bright.Bazaar turns one year old this week! So, in order to celebrate with, and thank you - my lovely readers - for your support over the last year, I've teamed up with Habitat to giveaway a different product from their latest collection every day this week.

Colourful spaces are those that get me most excited, they are the homes that make me excited about the prospect of living in, they are hotels I would most like to visit... you name it - colour is essential to what I enjoy about interiors. Be it the soft hues of a grey and mauve restaurant to the colourful pop of zesty orange brights in my kitchen at home. I'm always looking at the colour of what surrounds me and enjoy calm and serene schemes just as much as bold and bright accents. That's one of the reasons why I've always liked Habitat; they produce collection after collection of accessible, affordable and super stylish homewares in a truly inspiring way.

The picnic image here is from the SS10 catalogue and screams high summer - pimms o'clock, barbecues and of course, plenty of bright, warming colours. These next two images are my favourite, though. Don't you think there is something so romantic about sharing an impromptu tapas lunch with someone special on a tiny balcony just like this one?

So, make sure you check back here for the chance to win a Habitat product in my daily birthday giveaways. Plus, I'm going to be sharing some extra special spaces with you this week. There will be an Office Inspiration post from one of the world's most inspiring designers, a gorgeous Canadian home tour (look out for the stunning kitchen) and a round up of my blogging highlights over the past year. Interiors rock! Who's with me?

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