All aboard for a pop of colour

The latest addition to the Izzy and Jean Co. range comes to us from Tasmania. I've been to Tasmania a couple of times, and always felt that the place and the people reminded me of...

Is there anything you can't make with pallets?

We're counting down to our move to the farm. Everything is on track except for our furniture, which isn't coming over from Sydney until February. Slight problem! Luckily, we have discovered that you can allegedly...

Izzy and Jean on the move!

It's been an exciting week at our house. After some tense negotiations, we have just bought ourselves a farm. It's located an hour out of Wellington, just near Otaki. We will be farming pigs (free...

I like big maps and I cannot lie.

On today's blog, I am expounding the virtues of wall maps. For the kitchen, living room or kids room, wall maps are a great way to create a unique 'feature wall'. Plus, they are both...

A rug obsession

My current obsession is rugs. I recently parted with our beautiful Vintage Kilim Rug, which I secretly wanted to keep for myself, and am now on the hunt for more unique rugs - both for...

Fathers Day Gift Guide

In the blog this week we present our Father's Day Gift Guide. Izzy and Jean Co. has a range of Dad-appropriate goodies, including gift boxes containing 2-3 items of your choice.

Tired tea towels?

Time to freshen up your tea towel drawer? I don't know about you, but my tea towel drawer is getting a bit raggedy. It might be time to treat myself to a tea towel overhaul!...

Fouta (foo-tah)

One of my favourite Izzy and Jean Co. products is the fouta towels. I love the range of vibrant colours and the versatility of these traditional towels. Foutas (pronunced 'foo-tah') were originally used by Moroccan...

Why Linen?

I love pure linen bed sheets, and that's why I stock beautiful washed linen sheets from Lithuania on the website. Many people have asked me, what is the big deal about linen sheets? So, I...