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I love this home office recently featured in the NY Times. The colours! The fabrics! The furniture! Delightful…
How do you have your home office?
March 5th, 2012
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I love this home office recently featured in the NY Times. The colours! The fabrics! The furniture! Delightful…
How do you have your home office?
During fashion week, both on and off the runways we saw plenty of fur. Whether you agree with it or not, fur has always been a luxurious addition to any scheme, be it fashion or at home. The world of interiors works at a slower pace than than that of fashion, however the influences of previous year’s looks are often seen filtering into chic interiors.
Ryan Korban is well known for his use of fur, adding to the sexy and grown up feel of the interiors he creates. Schumacher has a fantastic and (trust me) eye wateringly beautiful range of hand crafted wallpaper using all natural feathers. A fur throw on the end of a bed, or a feather trim on a lampshade are just the beginning for ideas on fur and feathers in the home.
Do you have a favourite animal print?
It never ceases to amaze me that inspiration can be drawn from anywhere or anything. I’m in love with this Hermes giant scarf in summer twill, and the inspiration for this image is not hard to work out…
How gorgeous are these colours? I can’t wait for Spring and Summer.
I’ve put together some ideas along this theme. These are great fun, if you have a neutral palette to start with you can easily interchange accessories and rugs to brighten the mood and update a look.
1. Ornithoptera priamus priamus Butterfly Print
2. Papillon Rug
3. Tree of Life with Birds and Butterflies 1
4. Batsford Table Lamp
5. Butterfly in Orange and Pink
Although the Batsford Table Lamp isn’t a butterfly, I just love it. It’s delicate and beautiful in the flesh, and it lights up any room it’s in.
Tell me, do you have a theme that you’re working to at the moment?
1. David Collins 2. Architectural Digest 3. Loft Life Mag
These are my top 3 kitchen picks for this week. Each has a slightly rustic element which I just love at the moment.
Which is your favourite?
Instead of my usual Friday’s Breathing Space, I thought I’d dedicate some some space to the upcoming Academy Awards this Sunday. There have been some really fantastic films out recently, and I’m always glad that an Oscar is awarded for set design. I feel that it’s a very important area that is often and very easily forgotten, without setting a scene a film would obviously be very poor visually!
The Artist is a sumptuous homage to old Hollywood, filmed (mostly) in black and white and set in the late 1920s during the twilight of silent films. This whole film is wonderfully styled, and it replicates the age of Art Deco beautifully with spot on period furnishings and accessories. Bennett notes that Gould “revelled in the chance to find unusual things”, from the 3 monkey statues to the various props used throughout. How divine is the satin shirred headboard in Peppy’s guest bedroom? Shooting in black and white was “liberating” says Bennett, as “taking away the colour tools, we had to pay attention to lighting and shadows, contrasts, pattern, textures and lustre.” One should always pay attention to these things!
1. Cascade Wall Light 2. The Odeon 3. Deco Tub Chair 4. Nereid Dressing Table 5. Muran Sommerso Glass Vase
From the Gothic inspired Hogwarts to the scallop shelled beach house of the Weasley’s and down into the vaults of Gringotts bank, McMillan and Craig had their work cut out for them. They used a combination of physical models and digital constructions to create the magical world (whether you like it or not!) of Harry Potter.
Hugo is the story of a young boy who lives in a Parisian train station, which is where the centrepiece of the film is set, reminiscent of the 1930s Gare Montparnasse. Ferretti and his wife, set decorator Lo Schiavo, filled out the station with meticulously designed shops, flower carts, and a café.
Midnight in Paris is Woody Allen’s paean to the city of love, with Owen Wilson’s midnight wanderings around the city turning into magical meetings with 1920s literary greats. The film features both contemporary and period settings, re-creating apartments and salons with early Parisian colour palettes. Apparently they used specialist lightbulbs imported from Germany to create soft coloured and golden tones enhancing the Art Nouveau scenes.
Can you spot a trend this year?!?
With a colour palette straight from the Devon moors, set locations in Wiltshire and Surrey and the French farmhouse of young Emilie, War Horse gives a true depiction of Europe during the First World War.
I’m sure you can guess which film set I’m hoping will win. Which set do you think should win? Or is there another film you’d like to have seen nominated?
I’ve been asked to expand on my previous post about how to achieve a great look in blue. Blue is once again the hue of the moment (although, when does it ever really go out of fashion?!)
From the runway to the home, blue is having yet another renaissance. Giorgio Armani shows off with different shades of cool blues and playing with silk in the S/S12 Fashion Week.
Speaking of renaissances, you can see how the popularity of the colour blue was prevalent even during the Renaissance, when the pigment derived from the mineral lapis lazuli was so prized that it was used to paint the sacred robes of the Madonna.
Anyway, I digress. Using Giorgio as a springboard for inspiration, here are some key elements of putting a colour scheme together.
1. For nautical, denim and blue fabrics go to Ralph Lauren Home, Elanbach, and Sanderson
2. For silks in a variety of blues, go to Fox Linton
3. For traditional ikats and matching trims, go to Turnell & Gigon,
4. and 5. Hand glazed tiles from Fired Earth
6. Oyster Slate Split Face Split Mosiac from Topps Tiles
7. Paint palette – various {via Elle Decor}. Another excellent colour to add is ‘All White’ by Farrow & Ball
1. Blue and White Amari Vase from Vaughan
2. William Yeoward Piers Court Navy cushion from Designers Guild
3. Twisted tumblers and wine glasses from OKA
4. Johnson Brothers Blue Denmark Plate from John Lewis
5. Square Blue and White Vase from Vaughan
The key is to mix as much as possible! What I mean is mix the patterns and prints, but be careful of mixing shades of blue that could clash. There is a difference between colour and tone ~ colour is blue, tone is navy. You wouldn’t mix a turquoise tone with a navy tone unless you were intentionally clashing up the colours, which is best left to bright and bold to make a statement.
Blue is of course best contrasted with white, so pick a tone you like, layer it with pattern, texture and sizes and you’ll be on to a winner.
What is your favourite blue?
I saw this print and I thought I’d share with you an idea on how to make your very own designer print. Whilst the original was created on canvas and then developed further digitally, you can still achieve the same look without too much fuss.
Just make sure to use good quality paint, and do a test run beforehand on a piece of paper to play with the colours and how you are going to layer them.
What other ideas do you have for artwork?
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I love the simplicity of this kitchen. It’s a great use of a small space, and the monochromatic scheme gives the room space to breathe. I love the idea of taking a bookshelf and library ladder and converting them into kitchen shelving. The hanging pendants at different heights gives perspective to the room, and the light weight kitchen units keep the space airy and welcoming.
What does your kitchen look like?
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Happy Friday, everyone! Nature really shows us the best colour palettes….
When I’m styling a completed interior design project, laying the table is a an absolute must-do. There are so many ways to lay a table, especially depending on the room’s scheme and the occasion. When laying the table at home, even for an informal kitchen supper, I always like to make sure I have put a little thought into it so that my guests can feel relaxed and enjoy their meal.
There’s often some confusion on how to lay a table, so I wanted to share a few ideas and give you a visual guideline which might be helpful.
{via HouseofFifty}
I love the idea of the above placement, which literally shows you where to place your utensils.
I also found the below, which gives a visual layout for place settings.
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Here are 4 ways for a dreamy table setting, all that I’d love to be dining at…
1. Polo Ralph Lauren 2. TW Design Project 3. Style Me Pretty 4. Luxe Finds
Any other ideas on a theme for a table setting?
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