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NEW IN: PERFECT HOMEWARE
The Store at Restoration Yard is always a place of inspiration when it comes to sourcing perfect homeware. This season we have so many little lifestyle stories to tell in our beautiful shop – one of the many reasons we can’t wait to open our doors come 26 April. Homeware trends come and go but a great sense of style is timeless. In The Store we heart artisan design, fresh and bright colours, Scandi influences and a little bit of playfulness. We believe finding the perfect homeware is all about creating a home that feels like a home. Here are our New In favourite homeware finds that we reckon you’ll adore. Photography by First Light Photography.
ADD COLOUR & TEXTURE
From far left: Bombay Duck Pinwheels Pouffe, £165.00; selection of cushions from £24.95; Walton & Co rugs from £22.50; Tweedmill throws from £24.95.
Adding in a little colour and texture can lift your home décor from mundane to marvellous. We adore Bombay Duck‘s colourful pouffes hand embroidered by artisans in India for colour and texture perfection. Walton & Co rugs are also an easy way to pull a whole room together. As for Tweedmill throws – just scatter on a bed end or over an arm of a chair or sofa for that glossy style mag finishing touch. One in every colour please.
BE BOLD WITH BLUE & WHITE
From left: Artyfarty Doodle Sugar Server, £17.95; Faux Wildflower Bouquet, £1.95; Artyfarty Blue Eyes Ladies Mug, £11.95; Mia Sarosi Ostrich Creamer, £29.95; Artyfarty Blue Eyes Teapot, £36.50; ECP Bowls, £8.95 each.
Fresh blue and white crockery is always classic when creating the perfect table set up whether it is time for tea or a full blown dinner. However, we love to do blue and white with a little twist. We suggest mixing up patterns to create a sense of fun. Also, who doesn’t need an Ostrich Creamer jug?
INJECT FANTASTIC FLORALS
Vases from a selection in The Store. Faux flowers at Restoration Yard from £1.95.
We love to sprinkle our blooms from Grand Illusions and Amaranthine Blooms around The Store to create colourful table centrepieces, beautiful windows and bring joy. Feel inspired? Our fabulously realistic faux flowers look gorgeous in every room.
LOVE SCANDI DESIGN
Broste Copenhagen collection of ceramics and candles
Muted tones of soft blue and grey bring to mind salted Scandi landscapes of sea and sky in our gorgeous Broste Copenhagen collection. From rustic cups, plates and bowls to beautiful candles, it’s easy to bring a little bit of Scandi style to your home.
Check out our homeware collections online. The good news is, from 26 April The Store will be open once again. Come see for yourself the beautifully curated homeware collections. Want to be the first to hear all the news from Restoration Yard? Sign up to our newsletters HERE.
8 Ways to Keep Kids Happy Kids This Easter
With the Easter holidays in full swing and kids fuelled on chocolate, many of us are looking for ways to keep our little people busy. Say hello to the kid’s corner in The Store at Restoration Yard! Shelves stacked high with games, toys, books and activities for those rainy day indoor days, creative let’s get messy days and snuggle up and chill days.
The Store at Restoration Yard is stacked high with kid’s games, toys, books and activities
Spark their imagination
It’s amazing how creative those little minds can be, give them an empty box and suddenly it’s a spaceship. But sometimes they need a little helping hand to get those sparks flying. Like these Create Your Own Little Pet Puppet kits or Floss and Rock Dinosaur Notebooks ~ let their imaginations run wild.
Dinosaur Notebooks by Floss and Rock £5.50
Create Your Own Little Pet Puppet by Clockwork Soldier £7.95
Family Fun Time
Easter can be full of adventures, spring has sprung and the great outdoors awaits. And what better way to spend an afternoon after a long morning walk, but enjoying some childhood favourites. Reminisce about the games you played back in the day, over this Magnetic Fishing Game by Djeco or while creating fun Origami Fortune Tellers.
Magnetic Fishing Game Tropical Fishing by Djeco £16.95
Djeco Origami Fortune Tellers £5.95
Snuggle Up and Relax
It’s not all about the chocolate, right? The Easter holidays are also perfect for enjoying some family time. Ok, this year we can’t go far, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy snuggling up on the sofa and just stopping. Take time to relax ~ this beautiful book, In My Room, or the cutest Amuseable Avocado are perfect for family cuddles.
My Room is a beautiful book by Abram Chronicle £12.99
Amuseable Avocado by Jellycat £13
Lets Get Messy
Whether it’s splashing around in the rain, or creating the next poster paint masterpiece, our little ones like to get messy! But help is at hand, this Fairy Unicorn Poncho ensures outdoor fun isn’t stopped by the weather. Indoor adventures are covered too, thanks to this Jungle Tabard from Floss and Rock.
Fairy Unicorn Poncho by Floss and Rock £15
Jungle Tabard from Floss and Rock £13.50
We can’t wait to welcome you back in store from Monday 26th April. Until then you can enjoy shopping online for delivery direct to your door. For more great kid’s toys, games and activities from Restoration Yard and all our news why not sign up to our newsletters. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
Say Hello to Spring 21 at Restoration Yard
So Spring 21 is here and so are all our new collections. To celebrate we asked style blogger Sarah Thomson Style to try out our new spring womenswear collections in The Store at Restoration Yard and pull together some of the key looks for the new season. The result, thanks to the fabulous photography of First Light Photography, is inspiring. Feel like updating your look just as lockdown eases? Enjoy.
Full Volume & Bright Equals Total Delight
Ticking off two trends in one this Selected Femme Flissy Wrap Dress, £105.00, is a total showstopper. Puffed sleeves give it this season’s silhouette. Also, Spring 21’s yellow is colour that just makes people smile. Just add blooms.
Selected Femme Flissy Wrap Dress, £105.00. Selection of RY faux flowers.
Powerful Pink
Well what can we say? The last 12 months have tested us all so thank you fashion for sprinkling hope this season through an injection of colour. The pinks we saw across the collections were the pops of brightness we all need to lift us out of lockdown. We heart this Pom Amsterdam Strawberry Dress, £145.00, just because it makes us happy.
Pom Amsterdam Strawberry Dress, £145.00.
Print-tastic
We are always all about prints in The Store at Restoration Yard. This season is a riot of full colour prints. From abstract to nature inspired, dresses, tops and skirts are adorned in beautiful patterns to lift us all. Take it full length in our Pom Amsterdam Delicious Mess Print Dress, £175.00, and our 1970s inspired Vilagallo Myrna Floral Dress, £169.00.
Vilagallo Myrna Floral Dress, £169.00 (shoes model’s own)
Pom Amsterdam Delicious Mess Dress, £175.00. Ilse Jacobsen Sandals, £52.00
Denim Dreams
You don’t need to drop your skinnies but for Spring 21 denim has loosened up. Enjoy the freedom of looser fits. Embrace the nostalgic nod to 1970’s styles in wide-legged denims and A-line skirts. And above all try out this season’s must-have – the denim jumpsuit.
M.A.B.E Kelby Print Top, £85.00, and Selected Femme Denim Fasly Skirt, £75.00. Shoes model’s own.
Karen By Simonsen Figurekb Jumpsuit, £119.00
Sports Luxe
Upping the sweatpant ante is Spring 21’s Sport Luxe rework. OK, so yes it is about posh joggers, sweatshirts and tees. But these ones are not to be hidden from Zoom meet-ups. This is loungewear to be out and proud off. No need to change out of them for that trip out into the world. Instead, just add heels and a slash of lipstick. Live the dream in this pairing – Vilagallo Saint Barthe Top, £55.00, and Saint Barthe Trousers, £95.00.
Vilagallo Saint Barth Top, £55.00, and Saint Barth Trousers, £95.00
Laidback, Low-key Yet Luxurious
After a year of living rather comfortably in our easy lockdown loungewear, the fashion world has acknowledged comfort is still king but that we want to step up the style factor. Enter the new laidback luxe look for Spring 21. Soft cottons and luxury linens in muted tones is the way forward for that dressed up but dressed down vibe.
Designer Society Lace & Puff Sleeved Blouse, £79.95 and Yerse Linen Beige Trousers, £99.95 ~ Coming Soon Online.
Selected Femme Birch Melange Cardigan, £75.00 and Part Two Harena Linen Grey Trousers, £99.95.
Monochrome Mania
A fashion favourite, black and white combined is always sharp and stylish. This spring though we say inject it with a bolt of neon. This Pom Amsterdam Very Berry Dress, £145.00, showcases this rather perfectly – its chic graphic black and white print is given a further boost by its neon yellow belt. Gorgeous.
Pom Amsterdam Very Berry Dress, £145.00. Selected Femme Contrast Trainers, £95.00.
Ladylike Reworked
Fashion loves a little bit of ladylike dressing and celebrating femininity but this time it’s with a twist. We heart our new Karen By Simonsen collection’s flirty working of the trend and Selected Femme’s silky print. Just to emphasize the power of female, mix ladylike looks up. A flirty floaty skirt can be dressed down with a tee and silky dress works best with boots.
Selected Femme Minnie Oriana Dark Sapphire Dress, £115.00. Boots models own.
Karen By Simonsen FloraKB Striped T-shirt, £59.00, and Selected Femme Dosky Textured Skirt, £115.00.
For now enjoy our new Spring 21 collections in our online store. The Store at Restoration Yard opens its doors fully on 26th April. Hurrah. Want to know what’s happening at Restoration Yard first? Sign up to our newsletters HERE.
LABEL LOVE: POM AMSTERDAM
Meet our current obsession. Yes our Label Love right now is Pom Amsterdam. Violet and Liesbeth Lotgering, the founders of one of our favourite womenswear collections in our gorgeous store, started making beautiful printed shawls in 2011. Since then the collection has grown into a fully-fledged ready-to-wear power brand. Violet creates the prints that adorn the silky blouses, dresses, tops and skirts, as paintworks. The sibling duo work these beautiful prints into their take on the season’s trends. The result is a big hit in The Store at Restoration Yard, every time. For Spring 21 expect pops of vibrant colour, gorgeous prints inspired by jungles, fruits and pretty flora.
The Statement Shawl
Pom Amsterdam Delicious Mess Blue Shawl, £79.95
The Must-have Skirt
Pom Amsterdam Jungle Beats Skirt, £109.00
The Stripy Knit
Pom Amsterdam Over The Rainbow Pullover, £95.00
The Crazy Printed Blouse
Pom Amsterdam Delicious Mess Blouse, £119.00
The Maxi Print Dress
Pom Amsterdam Delicious Print Maxi Dress, £175.00
The Printed Easy Top
Pom Amsterdam Roses Midnight Printed Top, £95.00
The Fruity Print Blouse
Pom Amsterdam Strawberry Blue Print Blouse, £109.00
The Jungle Print Dress
Pom Amsterdam Jungle Beats Citrus Dress, £135.00
The Bright Pink Blazer
Pom Amsterdam Smashing Pink Blazer, £145.00
The Monochrome Dress
Pom Amsterdam Very Berry Black & White Dress, £145.00
Shop our Label Love Pom Amsterdam in our online store for now. The Store at Restoration Yard opens on 26 April. We can’t wait. To stay up-to-date with all the news of new in collections, re-openings and more sign-up to our newsletter HERE.
Spring 21 Fashion Trends
Fashion embraces a certain hopefulness in its Spring 21 trends. Giving the world a little something to look forward to after a year like no other! From colour pop brights to dream denims and full volume detailing, Spring 21 is all about reaffirming the joy of fashion itself. It welcomes back the art of dressing up, for those moments that we hopefully can once again. That said, after a year of relaxed dressing (yes joggers we still love you), comfort remains key so our Spring 21 Fashion Trends are all about how to stay ahead in the style stakes while remaining proper comfy.
So here’s our Restoration Yard Spring 21 Fashion Trends Cheat Sheet on the looks women really will wear this season. We know most women are less followers of fashion but more looking for forever wardrobe icons that will achieve a seasonal update without being too try-hard. The Store at Restoration Yard is, as always, not about seasonal one-hit wonders but keepers that will work hard for us again and again.
Full Volume
Expect a little romantic billowing in the form of puffed sleeves and trapeze silhouettes. This look is about playing with proportions. It’s an easy-to-wear look and comfort is king.
Part Two Gisa White Sweatshirt, £59.95
Part Two Hasita Incense Dress, £99.95
Karen By Simonsen FilippaKB Military Olive Dress, £119.00
Vilagallo Bettina Embroidered Sleeve Tunic, £149.00
Selected Femme Flissy Yellow Wrap Dress, £105.00
KarenBy Simonsen FrostyKB Dress, £119.00
Power Prints
Print is always a trend in The Store at Restoration Yard. Colour mixes in all forms of pattern and playfulness is part of our fashion DNA. The Spring 21 collections answered our call with a mix of nature inspired prints and geometrics. Hurrah.
Vilagallo Isebella La Vita Shirt, £85.00
Vilagallo Tammy Pacure Dress, £139.00
Part Two Hoang Water Ikat Sahara Dress, £139.95
Part Two Hoang Print Multi-coloured Dress, £139.95
Vilagallo Zebra Madness V-neck Top, £95.00
Vilagallo Zebra Madness Dress, £149.00
Dream Denims
Say goodbye to skinnies and hello to looser styles – denim has been reworked for Spring 21. There is a slightly nostalgic nod to the 1970’s in these dream denims. And if you didn’t have a denim jumpsuit already you’ll be hankering after one now.
Part Two Hilborg Denim Shacket, £109.95
Karen By Simonsen FigureKB Denim Jumpsuit, £119.00
Part Two Helo Light Blue Denim Jeans, £89.95
Ladylike Luxury
Fashion loves a little bit of ladylike dressing and celebrating femininity but this time it’s with a twist. Silky or sheer fabrics and light netting were key on the (virtual) catwalks of Milan, Paris, London and New York. We heart our new Karen By Simonsen collection’s flirty working of the trend and Selected Femme’s silky print. Just to emphasize the power of female, team these ladylike looks with no-mess heavy soled boots, trainers or leather jackets.
Selected Femme Minnie Oriana Dark Saphire Dress, £115.00
Karen By Simonsen FrankiKB Graphic Circle Blouse, £99.00, and Graphic Circle Skirt, £89.00
Karen By Simonsen RileyKB Military Olive Dress, £100.00
Full-on Florals
Nostalgia for 1970’s style is definitely in the air. Flower power is the ultimate celebration of that decade so The Store at Restoration Yard has embraced it in all manner of floral prints on dresses and shirts in our latest Spring 21 buy. We think you’ll feel love too.
Part Two Hannelenne Paisley Floral Blouse, £79.95
Vilagallo Myrna Floral Dress, £169.00
Part Two Hawra Paisley Floral Dress, £109.95
Say Hello To Stripes
Spring/Summer is always the time to embrace a little jaunty nautical stripe into your look. Fresh, optimistic and oh-so-easy to style into your existing wardrobe. Wear with this season’s wide-legged denims or tailored trousers. Hello sailor!
Vilagallo Mafalda Melrose Striped Shirt, £120.00
Karen By Simonsen FloraKB Striped Top, £59.00
Vilagallo Patsy LinenTop, £65.00
Laidback Luxe
After a year of living in sweat pants it’s hard to say goodbye to our most comfortable lockdown wardrobe loves. But with a new season and hope on the horizon it is time to dress up our relaxed looks. Enter the new Spring 21 trend – Laidback Luxe. Soft, easy fabrics in a muted palette are the go-to for this ‘take it easy’ style.
Part Two Cetrona Flint Grey Sweater, £89.95
Part Two Harena Grey Linen Trousers, £99.95
Selected Femme Sandshell Sweater, £45.00
ICHI Ihyose Grey Hooded Sweatshirt, £39.99
Part Two Hang Zip-up Cardigan, £139.95
Part Two Colour Block Flint Grey Sweater, £89.95
Bright Pink
Fuchsia, bubble-gum or candyfloss, whatever! Pink exploded onto the runways for Spring 21. We love it for lifting our spirits out of lockdown and into a whole new season of full-blown technicolour. Try it as a fun colour pop to bring that injection of happy into your closet.
Pom Amsterdam Strawberry Print Blouse, COMING SOON
Label Love: Vilagallo
Vilagallo, in all its quirky, fun and playful brightness, is the beating heart of our womenswear collections at The Store in Restoration Yard – every season. This Spanish brand offers design classics but always with a twist. These design flourishes are what make every piece, every top, shirt, blazer, trouser, skirt or dress, a talking point whenever you wear one. It’s European design team focusses on using bright and colourful prints and luxurious fabrics to create womenswear pieces that transcend the seasons. Every Vilagallo collection has its unique take on current trends, making forever icons for modern women’s wardrobes not one hit wonders. This is why we adore it and so do all our customers. From the oh-so-now bright pink blazer to its crazy zebra multi-coloured print shirts and dresses, here are our Spring 21 collection favourites in our Label Love: Vilagallo just for you!
The Printed Shirt
Vilagallo Chantal Pacuare V-Neck Top, £95.00
The Cute Sweater
Vilagallo Lavinia Cream Sweater, £129.00
The Quirky Striped Shirt
Vilagallo Mafalda Melrose Shirt, £120.00
The Zebra Print Shirt
Vilagallo Zebra Madness Top, £95.00
The Fresh Linen Top
Vilagallo Patsy Linen Top, £65.00
The Floral Print Dress
Vilagallo Myrna Dress, £169.00
The Power Print Dress
Vilagallo Tammy Pacure Print Dress, £139.00
The Bright Pink Blazer
Vilagallo Antonet Pink Jacket, £179.00
The Playful Print Shirt
Vilagallo Isebella La Vita Shirt, £85.00
The Embroidered Tunic
Vilagallo Bettina Embroidered Sleeve Tunic, £149.00
Love our Label Love Vilagallo? There are more gorgeous pieces from Vilagallo and all our other gorgeous fashion collections in our online store. Want to stay ahead of what’s new? Sign up to our newsletters HERE to be the first to know all the news from Restoration Yard.
Dress Up Friday For CHAS
JOIN US!
DRESS UP FRIDAY FOR CHAS COMPETITION
WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT 7PM ON 19th MARCH
Bored of wearing comfy joggers, sweaters and all such boring things because the only place you can actually go is the supermarket or for a walk of course? We say pah to that. Let’s dress up Fridays for a great cause and raise some much needed funds for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). You could be in with the chance to win an amazing prize.
Dress Up Friday For CHAS Competition Prize
This is an amazing opportunity to do a little good by donating to CHAS and win yourself a stash of amazing prizes. Yes, we’ve got not one but six prizes to giveaway to our Dress Up Friday for CHAS Competition winner. One winner, six prizes. Good luck.
Mindfulness Class
Jen Wood, our resident wellbeing consultant and therapist is offering a one-to-one mindfulness session to help reset you into an ‘enjoy the moment’ mindset.
Fort Douglas Trip
Win an amazing trip to Fort Douglas adventure playground for the family. Two adults and two children will get a free morning or afternoon session in Fort Douglas!
£100 to spend at RY
Win a £100 spending spree in The Store at Restoration Yard. Our team can show you around virtually or in-person (if allowed) so you can make the most of your prize.
Free Coffee & Cake
Enjoy free coffee (or another drink) and cake for all the family during your playtime in Fort Douglas. The difficult bit will be deciding which cake to indulge in.
Masai Accessories
Masai, one of our bestselling fashion brands in The Store, is giving away a scarf (picture for inspiration only), bag and handy face mask to our lucky winner.
Mimi’s Voucher
While The Kitchen at Restoration Yard can’t offer a lovely Afternoon Tea at the moment, our friends at Mimi’s are offering our winner a Mimi’s Afternoon Tea at either their Corstorphine or Leith Bakehouse.
How To Enter
We’d love to see you over the next few Fridays in all your finest over on our social media accounts. Perhaps you’ve picked up a little new season something in our online store that you want to show off or have you something hanging in your closet that you’ve not had a chance to wear yet? Here’s your chance. We know some of you might be a little shy. You DON’T need to post a pic if you don’t want to but make sure to like our Dress Up Friday posts and share with a friend as well as comment ‘I donated’. Just donate to CHAS via our Just Giving page HERE and, of course, your full donation will of course go to CHAS.
STEP 1: Donate what you can HERE
STEP 2: Comment ‘I donated’ on our Dress Up Friday Facebook or Instagram posts and share with a friend you think would love to win too.
STEP 3: Use the hastags #dressupfriday and #RYdressupfriday and tag @restorationyard with an image of you dressed up for Friday if you would like us to repost your photo (this is optional)
DONATE
A Little Bit About CHAS
CHAS provides vital support to children with life-limiting conditions and their families
CHAS has been offering a full family support service for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions for 20 years. This includes palliative care, family respite and support – through its two hospices, homecare services and hospital presence.
CHAS needs to raise £5,650 to fund a day’s care in Rachel or Robin House. £12,750 will fund a day’s care across all of CHAS services including its hospices, in family’s homes and in hospitals across Scotland. CHAS is doing everything it can to be there for every child in Scotland with a life-shortening condition.
During this time when we can’t support CHAS through visitors’ donations in our beautiful restaurant, The Kitchen, The Store and The Wellbeing Lab, we are excited to try to raise vital funds through your kindness. We can’t wait to see how much you can help us raise for CHAS. Get entering.
10 of the Best Unexpected Mother's Day Gifts
Say thank you to that special person who looks after you (a lot) whatever age you are. Give her the best unexpected Mother’s Day Gift this Mother’s Day – 14th March (in case you were wondering). Mums that have perhaps frazzled themselves home-schooling you, mums who you haven’t been able to see in some time and dads who are mums as well as dads. Great mums come in many forms and they deserve a lovely nod of gratitude this year. So don’t gift her the usual flowers and chocolates this Mother’s Day. Think outside the box. Well actually, flowers and chocolates still work but here’s some of our favourite more quirky thank you gifts in our round-up of the best unexpected Mother’s Day gifts.
Quail Ceramics Dachshund Salt & Pepper Shakers, £27.95
Dashing Dog Cruets
Well hello gift that they never knew they needed but will never forget, ever. This pair of salt and pepper cuties will be a table talking point for years to come. Quail’s menagerie of animal designs, from budgie bud vases to chick egg cups, are now a firm RY favourite. Quail Ceramics Dachshund Salt and Pepper Shakers, £27.95, are case in point. Too cute.
The Bottled Baking Co. Eggcellent Mini Egg Cookie Mix, £12.95
Love All Bottled Up
It’s no surprise that The Bottled Baking Company has just been awarded Gift of the Year 2021. We love them because you can achieve baking success, every time – without the faff. Perfect for making exciting not excruciating memories baking with kids. Now all our dreams have come true – in the form of the Eggcellent Mini Egg Cookie Mix, £12.95.
Archivist Muli-coloured Matches, £12.95
Light Up Her Life
This little glass bottle of colourful matches is a lovely wee gift and (very useful) home décor addition. If your mum is a candle lover then she needs these Archivist Coloured Matches, £12.95, in her life. They will pull together any colour scheme by looking gorgeous on a mantelpiece or shelf.
Chocolate & Wine Lovers Hamper, £55.00
Heavenly Hamper
Our hampers are a sure-fire way to say just how much you appreciate the mum in your life. We love them all including our Love of Tea Hamper, £55.00, and our Love of Coffee Hamper, £55.00. But most of all we adore, the indulgent Chocolate & Wine Lovers Hamper, £55.00, and we reckon your mum will too.
Voluspa Noir Crisp Champagne two-wick Candle, £28.95
A Scent of Bubbly
Champagne but not as you know it! We think mums will adore being gifted a little slice of a champagne lifestyle in the form of this Voluspa Noir Crisp Champagne Two Wick Tin Candle, £28.95, with its notes of sparkling brut champagne, vanilla and barrel oak all in a delightful designed tin.
Heathcote & Ivory Sara Miller Eye Mask, £29.95
The Gift of Sleep
Gift her some luxurious me-time with this luxurious Heathcote & Ivory Sara Miller Eye Mask, £29.95. The beautiful silky bird print is lush and the silk fabric helps retain moisture around the delicate eye area during sleep. Grateful – she will be as she drifts off indulgently night after night.
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse Book, £16.99
A Making Memories Book
This most beautiful kids’ book The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, £16.99, is actually filled with life lessons for all ages. It’s been flying off our shelves. Mums of all ages will enjoy it as a read for themselves but we like it even more for special bedtime stories with the littles. These four unlikely friends share wonderful concepts for dealing with difficult feelings and the drawings exquisitely depict those too. A book to love forever.
Roka London Bantry C Medium Backpack, £55.00
The Bag of Dreams
Busy mums (and dads) need a bag that works hard and looks good. Our Roka London bags tick those boxes, easily. These handy bags are an RY team favourite as we can fit laptops, cameras, files and all sorts of other vitals in these functional backpacks. All their useful yet stylish backpacks come in an array of colours, but we especially love this it in this pretty shade Roka London Bantry C Medium Mint Backpack, £55.00. Get it before it goes!
Glutenous Gardener Victorian Flowers Growbar, £12.00
Seeds of Love
So she (or he) loves flowers This Glutenous Gardener Victorian Flowers Growbar, £12.00, is the perfect thoughtful little gift. Everything they need in one little bar and they last so much longer than cut flowers. A few weeks of watering will see seedlings with leaves, soon to become abundant fragrant foliage. They love to be outside in the garden but can also grow in containers on a balcony or patio.
Restoration Yard Rose Garden Bath Oil, £19.95
Blissful Bathtime
Has mum been spending more time in the bath during lockdown? Yes, perhaps it’s her one indulgence. Make it even more blissful with our beautiful Restoration Yard Rose Garden Bath Oil, £19.95. Inspired by some of the beautiful roses in Restoration Yard’s home, Dalkeith Country Park, it is a sensual blend of rose with sweet orange, vanilla and cinnamon. 100% natural too!
Inspired by our round-up of our best unexpected Mother’s Day gifts? Head over to our online store for more wonderful unusual ideas. You’ll also find our Gifts For Her and our Gifts For Him are filled with ideas for those mums (and dads who are mums too)!