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Tunnock’s teacake cushion by Nikki Made

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Tunnock cushion

When it comes to icons of the UK's cake/biscuit industry, Scotland's Tunnock's teacake has to be up there, going strong since the 1950s. Celebrate a bit of that sweet history with this Tunnock's teacake cushion by Nikki Made. 

The cushion uses the distinctive packaging of those teacakes to make an impact. Circular shaped, their cotton, has been screen-printed with those instantly recognisable red stripes. Team them up with one of  Gillian Kyle's bags and mugs for a teacake-tastic look. 

Each cushion costs £12. 

Buy them from Nikki Made's Folksy store

Categories / Homeware

Crumpet and Skirt cushions

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Ava cushion

Remember Crumpet and Skirt's charming 'tease maids', found at the bottom of one of their pin-up mugs? The company is taking that pin-up style out of the kitchen and into the kitchen/boudoir with their new cushions. 

The cushions come with a choice of four luscious designs to pick from. As well as Ava, pictured, there are cushions available featuring Kim, Maureen and Lana – all executed in the same retro style. 

With beauties like this beckoning you, who wouldn't want to stop for a sit down? However, if you need a further enticement, each cushion comes with its own duck feather pad. 

The cushions cost £37 each. 

See them online

via Domestic Sluttery

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Celia Birtwell homewares at John Lewis

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Birtwell cushion

Celia Birtwell's fabulous designs have become instantly recognisable to a new generation thanks to her collaborations with companies like Boots, Millets and of course Topshop. That looks set to continue with her new range for John Lewis. 

As well as women's clothing, this range also includes homeware. First off the blocks is this Candy floss cushion. It features a distinctively Birtwell pattern of bold flowers, recognisable from her work with Ossie Clark in the 1960s. On the back is a smaller floral design.

Complete with feather pad, the cushion costs £35. 

See it online

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John Lewis Fifties-style Day at the Races cushion

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Races cushion

Add a touch of 50s panache to a sofa with this Day at the Races cushion from John Lewis. 

The feather-filled cushion is decorated with an appliqued scene of spectators – dressed in their elegant period fashions – watching a horse race. Though firmly situated within the Fifties, this design was actually apparently inspired by an original piece in the John Lewis archive dating back to the 1700s. 

This piece of timeless style costs £28.

Buy it online

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New Three Sheets 2 the Wind mid-century style fabric designs

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We're never short of retro-inspired cushions to feature on this site and here's some more to throw onto that overcrowded sofa with some new designs from Three Sheets 2 the Wind. 

If that name sounds familiar, it's because we've previously featured some of their naturally inspired wall art. These new fabric designs are along the same line. Clearly influenced by some of the skeletal plant forms that appeared in 50s fabric designs, choose from the Fugi design or Windflower and Prairie Grass which are both pictured above. Each pattern is printed onto Irish linen in subtle colour combinations in keeping with the mid-century look. 

You can buy the designs as a 18 x 18 inch piece of wall art for $80, or as a cushion of the same size for $90. 

See the range online

Categories / Homeware, Music

Record player pillow cover by Caroline Dulko

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Dulko record player

It's not too long ago that the imagery of an old record player was resurrected in Ella Doran's new collection of homewares. Now you can get a cushion that also fits into the theme too, courtesy of Caroline Dulko's record player pillow cover. 

London-based Dulko has used an aerial view of a vintage styled record player design which is printed onto a wool/viscose felt mix material. The retro feel is enhanced by the colours she's used: it's available in either a blue or a dusty terracotta red. 

A nice look but not too cheap either. The pillow cases cost $89.99 each.

Buy them from her Etsy shop