If you keep up to date with your home magazines, apparently metro tiles (the lovely old fashioned brick type ones) are now a design cliché. So what should you use instead?
Last weekend I took myself (and my long suffering friend!) off to the Restoration and Home Show at Ripley Castle, near Harrogate.
A selection of my projects are shown on www.houzz.com and it’s really lovely watching people comment and add them to their favourites.
The jubilee is nearly here and I agree it’s a great time to celebrate everything British – but there is just NO excuse for the amount of rubbish on sale that’s pretty much going to end up in landfill come 1st July. There are stylish design ways out there!
I’m still trying to convince myself the lovely weather the other week will return, but even if it doesn’t, designing with these gorgeous fabrics will make your room feel so much less wintery. Read the full article
Yahoo! Lifestyle have recently launched a new series of articles for the home section of their popular website, and I’m thrilled to be a contributor to them!
Like fashion, most interior design trends start their way at the couture end, Read the full article
There’s lots of times I get excited about my job, and looking at new collections from my suppliers is one of them. So I couldn’t wait to open my parcel from Jocelyn Warner this morning containing their latest wallpaper book, ready to share with my clients.
Last week I headed off to Interiors 2012 – a large trade show held in Birmingham every year. There are tons of suppliers there, all showcasing their new products and current ranges, so it’s always good to see what will be filtering through in to the retailers and magazines later on this year, and what lovely products I can use in my designs too!
With many suppliers displaying some fabulous products, that are set to be big is 2012, so here’s my take, from that show, on the trends that are due to be big:
I was thrilled to be contacted by Lu Jeffrey to have my flat photographed for Style at Home Magazine!
Handing over the design of your home and the project management of the works can seem a bit daunting. It’s easy for me to tell you how everything will work and how you can just relax while it’s all taking care of but at the end of the day, we are designing and working on your home, and we’re very mindful of that!
So I thought I’d ask one of our previous clients how the process was for them. I worked with Ann and Trevor on the renovation of 3 of their rooms (you can read a little more on the project page here…). It was a huge renovation project and so heres how they felt during the project and why they sought the help of an interior designer:
I love when my suppliers bring out new collections. It’s like Christmas when you can start seeing all the amazing fabrics and wallpapers that are coming out, and hope that a client comes along soon that they will be right for! So exciting!
So I opened the September news from Harlequin about their new Kallianthi range and thought ‘Oooooo!’. Bright colours, modern patterns, something a little bit different and some fantastic designs. And it looks a bit familiar. Like the Clarissa Hulse wallpaper I had in my bedroom. Then lo and behold, it turns out this is the Clarissa Hulse for Harlequin Collection.
Found everything you want for the home and all ordered? Woo hoo! Now then, how to coordinate the deliveries so that everything arrives on the same day and you don’t have to sit in the house for ages waiting for them to turn up in your allocated delivery slot. It’s not like these guys can leave a card saying they’ve left your sofa with the house three doors down…
There’s often times when I work on schemes and clients have items of furniture that they don’t want to get rid of, but won’t go with the scheme that they want. So I suggest we upcycle! It’s a bit of a trend at the moment and involves taking current, or reclaimed, furniture and giving it a new lease of life.
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Furnished by Anna is owned by Anna Ward, who set up the company to offer affordable interior design, without scrimping on the wow factor!
