home: trend [ Art Deco ]

Following on from the beginning of this year Art deco inspired interiors are still big. Introducing this 1920s look into your home will bring glamour and opulence, wether a small corner or a whole room.

You can hint at this trend or go full on, but be careful not to over indulge as you don’t want it to look themed or staged. This look focuses mainly on two key areas, pattern and furniture, with bold gold designs set against black and rich blue backgrounds on wallpapers and art.

The furniture comes in the form of drinks trolleys and statement armchairs. A good place to start is with a classic round trolley with marble shelves, a design that mixes straight lines and circles, very much echoing the strong print designs of the Art Deco era.

Combine this with a statement chair – velvet is a must – with brass or gold legs and you will have the perfect start to the look. Keep the walls dark to create more drama with dark green, blues and of course black.

Accessories to consider would be classic angled mirrors and perhaps a quirky lamp influenced by the 1920s. As well as this you could continue the feel with soft furnishings like a fringed pillow [ pictured ].

Guide:

1. Fringed pillow case from hm.com [ £8.99 ]

2. Wallpaper from cole-and-son.com

3. Butterfly picture from miafleur.com [ £75 ]

4. Drinks trolley from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £395 ]

5. Print from desenio.co.uk [ £22.95 ]

6. Lamp from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £87 ]

7. Wallpaper from iwantwallpaper.co.uk [ £15.99 ]

8. Armchair from sweetpeaandwillow.com [ £1090 ]

9. Mirror from dunelm.com [ £70 ]

home: made [ diy marbling ceramics ]

Try out marbling to create beautiful, unique homeware for your home or for gifts. We’ve rounded up our favourite tutorials to guide you through the process in a simple,straightforward way.

You don’t need to spend much and you may have most products in your home already. How simple that you can use nail varnish to create amazing patterns on mugs or bowls?! Nail varnish is a cheap way to get incredible colours to work with.

Credit for images / tutorial links :

The Sweetest Occasion

House of Hipsters

Simple Most

Alana Jones – Mann

home: nice price [ rugs ]

Using rugs throughout your home is a great way to break up wooden floors, plus it’s an easy way to update a space. If you are looking for well priced examples then check out H&M.

Starting from £17.99 you can choose from stylish jaquard weave designs through to wool blend rugs. Here we have picked our favourites under £60.

Top row: cotton rug [ £24.99 ], cotton rug [ £19.99 ], green cotton rug [ £19.99 ]

Bottom row: cotton rug [ £17.99 ], tassel rug [ £59.99 ], grey cotton rug [ £19.99 ]

hm.com

home: favourite thing [ door mat ]

Quirky and welcoming but still in contemporary grey with a lovely detail of typography on it – this great door mat from Argos is a super update for a hallway and it’s only £7.99 or on special offer of two for £15. Great to give as a gift!

Typography is big this year in interiors trends and the italic ‘hello’ is popping up everywhere across highstreet stores – on wall or window decals, prints, cushions and kitchenalia!

home: featured [ Lime Lace ]

We love a bit of quirky and Lime Lace certainly deliveres with its online store. Full of an eclectic range of gifts, lighting, furniture and accessories you will be sure to find something to brighten to your home.

Founded by Samantha King in Harrogate, North Yorkshire Lime Lace dares to be a bit different and encourages its customers to do the same and make a statement with their home. Our favourite items include the gorgeous collection of wallapers, the Oxford table lamp and the album books prints.

Shop now and get 10% off orders with code TROPICAL

Limelace.co.uk

home: event [ interiors styling workshop ]

A definite must-do workshop for advice and guidance for new interior stylists and people wanting expert teaching on professional styling. Great for individuals or small businesses looking to improve their visual presence, store or space design or learn ways to style and present homes and interiors in everyday work or even personal spaces.

Book your place on this workshop on Wednesday 23 August at the Future + Found store in London.

225A Brecknock Road, London N19 5AA

6pm – 8pm

WORKSHOP DETAILS;

An interior styling workshop covering editorial and commercial styling. Discovering the real life workings of one of the UKs most successful contemporary interior stylists. Learning about differnet project types, you will begin to understand the stages from initial brief, research, design, and sourcing through to final concept. An outline of types of styling will be examined through out the workshop: permanent design / decoration, non permanent space such as a trade show, and editorial shoots in a magazine.

Despina Curtis is an experienced Interior Stylist, Art Director and Spacial Designer who has worked in the interiors and design industry for over 10 years. Despina started her career as Style Editor of Elle Decoration UK before moving onto Wallpaper* magazine as Deputy Interiors Editor. Other editorial titles Despina has worked on are The Guardian and Observer magazines, Surface, Vanity Fair, Esquire and PORT. She is a contributing editor of Living Corriere magazine in Milan.

Includes wine & refreshments.

www.futureandfound.com

home: found this [ Anna Hayman ]

Print designer Anna Hayman creates beautiful 60s & 70s patterns through turning original linocuts into wallpapers, fabric and art prints. These gorgeous patterns are particularly stunning on her range of lamp shades.

Anna has now collaborated with illustrator Beth Faser to create these A3 character piece aet prints. There are four designs in the collection and we love them.
‘I wanted to create some fashion style illustrations incorporating my patterns and when I was introduced to Beth, I knew she was the perfect partner for the project with her bold and louche style. She cleverly mixes ink painting with paper collage to create these languid characters, I think the style combines with my prints really well, and I love the feel of these super laid back girls’

Lamp shades [ from £295 ] and prints [ £35 ] available at rockettstgeorge.co.uk

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home: trend [ sanctuary ]

Forget the high tech gadgets, forget the plugged in paraphernalia, switch off all devices and embrace the santuary trend.

It’s all about creating a natural, calm, serene environment to allow you to switch off, and for your over stimulated senses to have a break from work, stress, busy lives and hectic schedules.

What better trend to bring in to your home?

Using soft tones of colour, mainly neutrals and white, natural fibres and simple accessories including a happy abundance of indoor planting as this will increase the potential of your calm space.

Create seating or bed cocoons with comfort and relaxation in mind. Layer up cushions and throws in soft fabrics, avoiding pattern or bright colours. Use voile or lace on windows to have privacy but allow plenty of natural light.

1 Ira Lamp / Made £49

2 ‘Calluna’ Paint / Farrow&Ball from £43.50

3 Mongolian Cushion / Tesco £12

4 Cerrant Mirror / Maison Du Monde £180

5 Monstera Plant / Waitrose £24.99

6 Alvine Spets Curtains / Ikea £10

7 Stockholm Chair / Ikea £175

8 Wool Effect Throw / Dunelm £35

9 Beatrice Hanger / Urban Outfitters £18

home: made [ hanging shelf ]

This weeks project is this cool hanging shelf; simple to make and adapt to your own design. Using just two basic components, a plank of wood and some rope, and the addition of a jigsaw and drill you are good to go.

In this example the shelf doubles up as a plant holder by cutting out a hole in the wood. This looks great and brings a different dimension to a standard shelf.

The options are endless for personalising your shelf. Paint the wood or use coloured rope to fit with yout interior.

Tutorial from burkatron.com

home: nice price [ art work ]

Looking to fill a space on a wall or need some new contemporary artwork? The IKEA LOKABRUNN alphabet design wooden wall art is a great natural piece to adorn a wall.

And, it’s only £18

This veneer canvas style wall art, 50 x 70cm, is an affordable way to bring on-trend art to your home. Perfect Scandinavian style piece, light wood and great to bring natural textures into the home.

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