In my continuing search for ever more beautiful wallpapers, this collection by Abigail Edwards has to be one of my all-time favourites. Abigail began her career studying fine art at Wimbledon School of Art in London and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, but it was whilst completing internships at art galleries in New York
Furniture
Vintage Chairs by Kelly Swallow
Today I came across this absolutely beautiful furniture by designer Kelly Swallow. All of her chairs are individually sourced vintage pieces, so each one has its own unique charm and personality. Kelly uses an exciting collection of fabrics ranging from vintage to designer including the likes of Kenzo, Zoffany, Liberty, Andrew Martin, Designers Guild, Osborne
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Colour
British Summer Time is here!
So the clocks went forward in the early hours of this morning, which as we all know means we lost an hour of sleep but we have also gained an hour of daylight in the evenings. In honour of British Summer Time I have decided to post a few inspirational images from a blog I
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Colour
Colour Psychology: Using Yellow in Interiors
Colour psychology expert and consultant Karen Haller offers her tips and advice on how to make the most of using yellow in interiors
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For Japan With Love
As Japan struggles to come to terms with the destruction and devastation that has been left in the wake of the earth quake and Tsunami, my heart goes out to all those currently fighting to overcome this immense human tragedy. In order to show my respect for all those who have been affected I will
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Wallcoverings
Naughty Wallpaper from Filthy Home
Now, I was innocently stumbling around the net today, as you do, on the look out for interesting and unique things to post on my blog when I ended up on a website called Filthy Home. Don’t ask me how I got here, but I want to make it quite clear from the outset that
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Colour
Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2011
A few weeks ago I interviewed Leatrice Eiseman, colour expert and executive director of the Pantone Colour Institute, for INSIDE, the monthly newsletter produced by WAN Interiors. I asked her all about her prediction for colour of the year 2011, her advice on how best to use this new hue and how she goes about
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Furniture
John Makepeace – Enriching the Language of Furniture
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing furniture designer and maker John Makepeace about his illustrious career, his involvement in sustainability and education, and his forthcoming exhibition at Somerset House in London. The interview was published today in Inside the monthly newsletter produced by World Interiors News.
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Flooring
Bringing the garden indoors
In recent months, I have come across quite a few innovative interiors products inspired by the great outdoors. This got me thinking that there are some really interesting ways to liven up your living room and bring the garden inside the house. So I’ve decided to do a quick round-up of my favourite products that
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Wallcoverings
Scrapwood Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
I came across this some time ago and it has been sat in my ‘to blog’ folder ever since. As you all must know by now I am completely obsessed with wallpaper. Not so much your bog standard wallpaper though, it has to have something unique and unusual about it. However, I also love other
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Furniture
Darwin Chair by Stefan Sagmeister for Droog
Designed by graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister for Dutch design collective Droog, the Darwin Chair is covered in 200 different sheets of paper, each in different patterns and colours. When the top sheet gets dirty or worn the user can simply tear it off revealing the layer below. Where each sheet is removed the perforation eventually