Pick of the August products for your home

PUBLISHED: 17:22 16 August 2015 | UPDATED: 17:22 16 August 2015

Sarah Sturt

Alice in Wonderland wardrobe

© Jake Eastham

1. All decked out

Lie back and enjoy the summer in one of these three options

1a. Suffolk stripe deck chair, £70, www.gardentrading.co.uk

1b. Punch and Judy Deck chair, £40 for frame and £15 for sling, House at John Lewis, www.johnlewis.com

1c. Heyland & Whittle Adirondack with Ottoman, £179, Dobbies Garden Centres, www.dobbies.com

2. Rock on

Must-have ‘stick of rock’ mugs are the work of Lydia Leith who draws inspiration from her love of traditional British culture and nostalgia: “The first stick of seaside rock was made in 1887 in Yorkshire by an ex-miner with Blackpool written through it. Now every seaside town has its own stick of rock, which has been part of the seaside experience for generations. My mugs are a celebration of the British seaside and a desire to make people smile,” she says.

The mugs come in a variety of seaside locations including Margate and are £10 each from www.lydialeith.com

3. New flames

Leading aroma consultant Danièle Ryman’s range of six different massage candles make a lovely interiors and beauty gift combined. The candles are fairly small so would be best used to fragrance a bathroom or kept on a bedside table, with the advantage that the melted shea butter wax can be used as pre-bedtime hand treatment or massage oil. The candles are £30 each from www.danieleryman.co.uk

4. Nice ice

Even plain old vanilla becomes a super-stylish treat in a gold ice cream glass, £14, www.shop.royalacademy.org.uk

5. Summer snuggling

Keep cosy when the sun goes down with a range of products from Susie Watson, from Shetland wool throws £84 to glass-engraved hurricanes from £35, cushions from £38, metal garden chair £225 and bench £750, from Susie Watson Designs, Tunbridge Wells 01892 521 859, www.susiewatsondesigns.co.uk

6. Something bunny

Any child would fall in love with a gorgeous Alice in Wonderland-inspired White Rabbit wardrobe. It’s part of a new collaboration between Mary Gannon Design and Walker Books to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Hand-made to order in the Cotswolds by local craftsmen and decorated by illustrator Helen Oxenbury, the collection also includes a four-door storage unit, table and cushions in four designs. Prices range from £59 for a cushion to £3100 for the wardrobe and storage unit. For more information call 020 7823 3355 or visit www.marygannondesign.co.uk.