Spaces
Wallpaper makes the perfect backdrop for every room in the modern home
Make your space distinctively your own with wallpapers designed for every room in the house from the bedroom to the living room to the bathroom.
Halloween like you mean it!
Dastardly pumpkins from the incomparable Slindon Pumpkin Festival Halloween it like you mean it If our house is going to do Halloween… we’re going to do it properly. There will be no namby-pamby gap-toothed smiley pumpkin glowing benignly from our window sill. The Ad(d)ams Family will be opening our creaking front door under the malevolent … Read more
Guest blogger – Dominic Myland
The Managing Director of Mylands tells us the story of a great London brand A little Lambeth Luxury, courtesy of Mylands paint Our guest this week is Dominic Myland, Managing Director, Mylands. Designerpaint (DP): Can you tell us a bit about your Company’s history? Dominic Myland (DM): Mylands is Britain’s oldest family owned and run … Read more
Fade to gold
Summer gives way to autumn with leafy walls and windows Fade to gold Fast forward to Autumn… and nature’s weaving its colour magic through our parks and gardens. The sun waves goodbye through the trees, and golden leaves glow in a defiantly colourful shower of decay. Leaves will be raked into golden garden piles where … Read more
Decor in the park
Our visit to Decorex 2014 in London’s Syon Park Decor in the park I’ve just emptied out my burgeoning tote bag after our annual visit to Decorex, one of the biggest events on the trade decorating calendar. West London’s Syon Park was the venue this year, with Syon House’s Georgian style inspiring the theme. The … Read more
Chocolate, Caramel & Coffee
Colours to warm your cockles. Chocolate, Caramel & Coffee There’s a tiny chill in the morning air as the waning Summer sun sinks low onto Autumn’s hazy horizon. In the park the grass is set for just one or two more modest trims before the mowers are put away for another year, and lush greens … Read more
Turning Japanese – Farrow & Ball style
A new range of Japanese inspired wallpapers from Farrow & Ball Turning Japanese – Farrow & Ball style The craftsmen at Farrow & Ball (better known for their lovely, whimsically named paints) have embraced the shibori trend and launched four Japanese inspired wallpapers. And each paper has a Japanese name with a meaning… Aranami (raging … Read more
Decorating in the dark
Boutique hotels point the way to decorating in the dark. Decorating in the dark Why stay somewhere ordinary, when remarkable quirkiness you can talk about for years afterwards can be yours for those special nights on the town? Domestic decorators are rarely prepared to go for a darker spin of the colour wheel, but for … Read more
Bilbao flower tower
Jeff Koon’s cat is a blooming riot of colour Bilbao flower tower The North coast of Spain (24 hours away on the ferry from Portsmouth – dolphins, swimming pool, posh cabins…) is a heady mix of wild shoreline and concealed sandy coves dotted with quirky medieval towns and riotous basque culture. San Sebastian and Bilbao … Read more
Laid back stripes
The shock of handing over £6.50 each is quickly receding as we recline and soak up the sun from the super kitsch candy stripes of our rented seaside deck chairs. Towels, windbreaks, Jean Paul Gautier style sailor shirts, sticks of rock… stripes are everywhere. How can the most regular and regimented pattern be so relaxed … Read more
Going places!
Our GPS system decided to pack up on us the other day, just before we have to find a secluded holiday cottage in Devon which will be our retreat for the next week. So you can imagine my horror when my other half produced the road atlas for me to navigate by. Our GPS system … Read more
Splash!
Can you resist the call of the sea? Splash! It’s boiling. So it’s straight to Eastbourne beach with the kids after school. No need for swimming kit. Come on mum, jump in! …and of course if the beach isn’t an option, you can always try one of ours! More like this…
Holiday colour
Juicy sunshine shades to get you in the mood for holiday Holiday colour Work weary? Weather dreary? Kids desperate to end an interminable term? Get your head ready for holiday with a splash of hot climate colour – courtesy of mimosa, bougainvillea, lemon and all the gorgeous flowers that will illuminate your little piece of … Read more
Halloween like you mean it!
Dastardly pumpkins from the incomparable Slindon Pumpkin Festival Halloween it like you mean it If our house is going to do Halloween… we’re going to do it properly. There will be no namby-pamby gap-toothed smiley pumpkin glowing benignly from our window sill. The Ad(d)ams Family will be opening our creaking front door under the malevolent … Read more
Guest blogger – Dominic Myland
The Managing Director of Mylands tells us the story of a great London brand A little Lambeth Luxury, courtesy of Mylands paint Our guest this week is Dominic Myland, Managing Director, Mylands. Designerpaint (DP): Can you tell us a bit about your Company’s history? Dominic Myland (DM): Mylands is Britain’s oldest family owned and run … Read more
Fade to gold
Summer gives way to autumn with leafy walls and windows Fade to gold Fast forward to Autumn… and nature’s weaving its colour magic through our parks and gardens. The sun waves goodbye through the trees, and golden leaves glow in a defiantly colourful shower of decay. Leaves will be raked into golden garden piles where … Read more
Decor in the park
Our visit to Decorex 2014 in London’s Syon Park Decor in the park I’ve just emptied out my burgeoning tote bag after our annual visit to Decorex, one of the biggest events on the trade decorating calendar. West London’s Syon Park was the venue this year, with Syon House’s Georgian style inspiring the theme. The … Read more
Chocolate, Caramel & Coffee
Colours to warm your cockles. Chocolate, Caramel & Coffee There’s a tiny chill in the morning air as the waning Summer sun sinks low onto Autumn’s hazy horizon. In the park the grass is set for just one or two more modest trims before the mowers are put away for another year, and lush greens … Read more
Turning Japanese – Farrow & Ball style
A new range of Japanese inspired wallpapers from Farrow & Ball Turning Japanese – Farrow & Ball style The craftsmen at Farrow & Ball (better known for their lovely, whimsically named paints) have embraced the shibori trend and launched four Japanese inspired wallpapers. And each paper has a Japanese name with a meaning… Aranami (raging … Read more
Decorating in the dark
Boutique hotels point the way to decorating in the dark. Decorating in the dark Why stay somewhere ordinary, when remarkable quirkiness you can talk about for years afterwards can be yours for those special nights on the town? Domestic decorators are rarely prepared to go for a darker spin of the colour wheel, but for … Read more
Bilbao flower tower
Jeff Koon’s cat is a blooming riot of colour Bilbao flower tower The North coast of Spain (24 hours away on the ferry from Portsmouth – dolphins, swimming pool, posh cabins…) is a heady mix of wild shoreline and concealed sandy coves dotted with quirky medieval towns and riotous basque culture. San Sebastian and Bilbao … Read more
Laid back stripes
The shock of handing over £6.50 each is quickly receding as we recline and soak up the sun from the super kitsch candy stripes of our rented seaside deck chairs. Towels, windbreaks, Jean Paul Gautier style sailor shirts, sticks of rock… stripes are everywhere. How can the most regular and regimented pattern be so relaxed … Read more
Going places!
Our GPS system decided to pack up on us the other day, just before we have to find a secluded holiday cottage in Devon which will be our retreat for the next week. So you can imagine my horror when my other half produced the road atlas for me to navigate by. Our GPS system … Read more
Splash!
Can you resist the call of the sea? Splash! It’s boiling. So it’s straight to Eastbourne beach with the kids after school. No need for swimming kit. Come on mum, jump in! …and of course if the beach isn’t an option, you can always try one of ours! More like this…
Holiday colour
Juicy sunshine shades to get you in the mood for holiday Holiday colour Work weary? Weather dreary? Kids desperate to end an interminable term? Get your head ready for holiday with a splash of hot climate colour – courtesy of mimosa, bougainvillea, lemon and all the gorgeous flowers that will illuminate your little piece of … Read more