Category: On trend

Summer breeze

How to make pinwheels with left over wallpaper Summer breeze Wimbledon withers in record temperatures, the radio is full of expert advice on how to sleep in the merciless night heat, and our dog has swapped his spot in the sun for the shade. Here

Arbiters of British Style

We visit GP&J Baker’s Chelsea Harbour HQ G P & J Baker – Arbiters of British Style The lovely people at G P (George Percival) & J (James) Baker invited us to their sumptuous Chelsea Harbour showrooms this week for an in-depth tour of their

Abigail Ahern – queen of the dark

A word with undisputed queen of the dark Abigail Ahern Abigail Ahern – Queen of the dark Designerpaint sat down to delve into the darker side of colour with Abigail Ahern, uncovering her inspirations along the way. All photographs courtesy Graham Atkins-Hughes DP When you

The Colour Council

How to choose colours everybody can agree on The Colour Council If your mum asked you for a green jumper for her birthday, how would you make sure you get the green she likes? If you had to make a cinema advert for Coca Cola,

Vintage vibes

Sanderson Vintage 2 fabrics and wallpapers A very vintage vibe Retro fabrics and wallpapers are everywhere. Echoing the graphic, modernist styles of the 1950s and 60s, they conjure up a period feel in a modern design. Meanwhile, Sanderson take a different approach. They can trawl

London Design Week 2015

We take a trip to Chelsea Harbour to check out all that’s lovely in home decor for 2015 London Design Week 2015 Our lucky team went to Chelsea Harbour Design Centre for the trade preview of London Design Week. Alice and Richard were treated to

Light (&) relief

Exploring texture with Lincrusta Light (and) relief Just back from half-term holiday. Dragging the family through the blandness of baggage reclaim at Heathrow, I felt just a tad flat. My holiday reading, on the other hand, had transported me to more flamboyant decorative eras, exploring

All the fun of the Frankfurt fair

We take a flying visit to Heimtextil to see the very latest in European home decor All the fun of the Frankfurt fair Last week we decamped (along with thousands of others from the industry) to Frankfurt to visit Heimtextil – a huge complex of

Showtime!

A visit to Top Drawer/Home Showtime! The trade shows have started in earnest so it’s an exciting time for our team searching out the latest trends for our lovely customers. We love the shows, which is just as well as we’ll be schlepping around miles

Shedding the seasonal clutter

Shed the season’s clutter As much as I love Christmas with all the razzle dazzle it entails, I’m happy in the new year to declutter, detox and revive my seasonally over-stretched home with a pared down style and quiet soothing patterns, natural fabrics and calming

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