home: trend [ faux finishes ]

Going faux is as popular as ever and with some great looks and finishes, being both practical and realistic there is no reason not to try it.

Whether it’s a cowhide printed sofa or a faux leather chair the options of faking it have increased. Faux flowers and plants have had a massive resurgence in the last couple of years. The realistic finish has improved massively and you would most definetly be making a investment.

People are looking for long lasting homeware that tick all the boxes of functionality, style and sustainability.

If you are dreaming of a wood panelled or red brick wall then now you can with wallpapers and faux panels. Abigail Ahern has a fab collection of textured wall panels. Choose from stone, slate or brick, or head to Rockett St George for gorgeous wallpapers to fake the look.

Engineered quartz makes a strong contender to marble when considerimg worktop finishes. It’s said to have better heat resistance and withstand acidic food better than Carrara marble.

Often these faux versions are cheaper than the real thing, and with some great examples in stores, you might start to question what’s real and what isn’t.

Guide:

1. Faux fur throws from grahamandgreen.co.uk. [ £99 ]

2. Faux leather sofa from wayfair.co.uk [ £572 ]

3. Faux cowhide sofa from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £625 ]

4. Faux potted ferns from miafluer.co.uk [ £24.95 ]

5. Engineered quartz

6. Faux leather dining chair from dwell.co.uk [ £179 ]

7. Mock sheepskin rug from laredoute.co.uk [ £169 ]

home: trend [ bronze ]

The metallics trend continues this year with designers and high street stores continuing the love of using metallic tones in homewares and furnishings.

From that metallic family, bronze is a rich warming tone that can be used in various amounts to bring great tone to a room.

For subtle introduction to bronze, there are plenty of great small homewares but for a bigger impact; brands are offering wallpapers, paints, tiles and larger pieces of furniture in bronze.

Bronze can compliment and sit with many other colours including navy, black, white, neutrals and even pinks.

1 Tolix chair // £52.90 PrivateFloor

2 Graham + Green Copper Tranquil wall paper // £18.39 (SALE) Debenhams

3 Alvar Aalto vase // £117.84 Ambient Direct

4 Industrial ceiling light // £29.06 Beautiful Halo

5 Viners cutlery set // £74.99 Wayfair

6 Sumi Hessian Copper wall paper // £51.99 Fashion Wallpaper

7 Scales Cushion // £26.50 Zazzle

8 Orrico coffee table // £225 Habitat

9 Sass + Belle baskets // £17.40 MonshowRoom

home: trend [ copper ]

There are always going to be colours and materials that will continuously work as accents to a room, and one of these is copper. There was a dip in popularity last year where we were being told that copper was out, and to be replaced by other metalics like gold and bronze. But we can assure you copper is going nowhere and in 2017 it’s again going to be big.

As with most metalics copper works best in accessories, complimenting a room and colour scheme. But if you are feeling brave then there is a whole lot more you can do to get your copper fix.

Lighting is a great place to start with some gorgeous pendant lights, desk lamps and floor lamps readily available, as well as bringing subtle tones into bulbs and flex. [ made.com and rockettstgeorge.co.uk have some amazing lighting ]

Using copper lighting with industrial furniture

Introduce copper in furniture through table legs and drawer fronts combined with dark woods on table tops and cabinets. Copper is a great metal to bring an industrial feel to a room working best with strong solid design, and when it’s worn it looks even better.

Pick some key pieces, whether it’s a wall clock, vases or kitchenware and stratigicaly place them around the space mixed with other prints and pattern to suit. Copper is a great metal that works with many different trends; scandinavian, industrial and bohemian to name a few, so whatever your taste copper can be included.

[ Some complimentary colours to consider would be navy, grey, dark green and white ].

For a full on copper experience you may want to consider covering a wall or floor. Pick a patterned paper with touches of copper, or go for an all over solid block on a feature wall. This can look really striking, especially in dark rooms. Tiling is another option to get the wow factor with brushed and worn copper working best, especially if considered for a hallway or kitchen.
Guide:

1. Wallpaper from grahambrown.com [ £23 ]

2. Bulb from ikea.com [ £7 ]

3. Bed frame from made.com [ £399 ]

4. Pendant light from Tom Dixon at trouva.com [ £255 ]

5. Floor tiles from mosafil.co.uk [ £23.80 per sheet ]

6. Telephone from johnlewis.com [ £64.95 ]

7. Lantern from grahamandgreen.co.uk [ from £25 ]

8. Cutlery from zarahome.com [ from £5.50 ]

9. Clock from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £65 ]

home: trend [ navy ]

As much as we are currently loving greys in interiors; shades of navy (inks, twilights, midnight and denim tones) are having a huge surge in popularity due to how flexible they are to introduce to an interior. With many complimentary and high light colours that can be used, navy works so well in different strengths depending on how bold the look you wish to go for.

We love fully embracing the dark side and including all wood work and ceilings, when painting, to create a dramatic strong look. However, navy can work equally well as a feature wall with bright white wood work and lots of complimentary colours in the soft furnishings and accessories.

Across stores, navy is coming through strong in luxurious fabrics like velvet, suede and silk for soft furnishings and it’s a opulent colour for sofas, armchairs and curtains.

As a colour it can sit with jewel tones (on trend colours including jade, teal, plum and magenta), works well with ever-popular metallics (copper, bronze and gold) and can compliment orange, blush pink and forest green.

1 Love Seat Arm Chair / £325 George at Asda

2 Midnight Blue Paint / from £13 Homebase

3 Kitsch Chairs / £79 (pair) Made

4 Drawing Room Blue Paint / £43.50 Farrow + Ball

5 Cushion / £14 Red Bubble

6 Cavendish Cushion / £50 John Lewis

7 Conner Sofa / £799 Made

8 Binx Vase / £50 Habitat

9 Zen Rug / £29.99 Wayfair

home: trend [ floral x geo ]

Last year we saw a lot of floral and tropical prints on soft furnishings and in art, as well as geometric pattern continuing to be a popular choice. This year sees the two prints combined creating a clashing mix of colour, pattern and style.

Larger more bold florals are appearing on wallpapers and bed linens. Layer this up with geometric soft furnishings and accessories.

A great place to start is with a statement wallpaper, combined with plain furniture and then accessorized with geo pattern. Fill the walls with art, either more floral or geo inspired. The more it clashes the better.

Brass and copper tones work great when considering smaller pieces of furniture. A glass or marble topped coffee table or side table will help bring this trend together. Its very over the top and works best with darker interiors.

You can go big, or small with this trend. Keep it more subtle on bedding or perhaps a couple of floral cushions on a sofa combined with a geometric rug for example.

Guide:

1. Pendant shade from made.com [ £45 ]

2. Wallpaper from cole-and-son.com

3. Bedding from anthropologie.com [ from £148 ]

4. Coffee table from grahamandgreen.com [ £370 ]

5. Rug from anthropologie.com [ from £168 ]

6. Wine rack from oliverbonas.com [ £35 ]

7. Rug from habitat.com [ £250 ]

8. Print from desenio.co.uk [ £9.99 ]

9. Bedding from hm.com [ £39.99 ]

home: trend [ out of Africa ]

Embrace the pattern, layering and textures of the Out Of Africa trend.

Build up natural tones, textures of faux animal skins, furs and dark woods but inject colour with the plethora of bright and colourful African fabrics in cushions and throws.

For storage use woven baskets and wooden boxes, add in accessories of ornamental elephants and masks and bring the outside in with lots of indoor planting.

1 Odi Pouffe £399 Evasonaike

2 Raffia Kuba Vintage Stool £395.68 DjemOverDyedRug (on Etsy)

3 Berber Rug (from) £70 Next

4 Gold Faux Bull Skull £120 Rockett St George

5 Faux Leopard Rug £175.95 Fabulous Furs

6 Babuka Throw £68.08 KuduHome

7 Adder sea grass basket £95 Habitat

home: trend [ Butterflies ]

This trend might not be for everyone but this season’s animal of choice is the Butterfly. Ever popular for its variations and colour the Butterfly is a happy motif that isn’t just for kids.

Whether on wallpaper, soft furnishings or printed on decorative objects the Butterfly print needs to be bold and full of colour. Don’t shy away from making a statement, cover a whole wall with a design. The Christian Laquoix wallpaper is a great example of this.

Print from Rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £25 ]

The easiest way to being Butterflies into your home is with art. There are some gorgeous prints available online including vintage charts and graphic digital prints. Build this trend up in stages, add other insect motifs creating a curated picture wall or soft furnishings and accessories in a corner of a room. Key colours to look out for are teal, turquoise, yellow, black and red.

Guide:

1. Lampshade from amara.com [ £136 ]

2. Cushion from johnlewis.com [ £55 ]

3. Wall chart from whitemint.co.uk [ £40 ]

4. Print from roseandgrey.co.uk [ £28 ]

5. Trinket tray from trouva.com [ £12 ]

6. Cushion from houseology.com [ £130 ]

7. Taxidermy art from Miafluer.com [ £60 ]

home: trend [ raw white ]

The most tranquil of settings, the purest of environments – controversially thought to be sterile and clinical, all white interiors are calming, beautiful and warm if done with quality pieces, textures and detail.

Raw white, in a matt finish, is modern, clean and pure. It may not be the most practical in furniture but choose leathers, plastics or wood which are easier to wipe clean. White painted walls can be regularly touched up as the simplest paint is to use high street affordable favourite Dulux brilliant white, although we love Farrow and Ball ‘All White‘ for its great finish.

Enrich the raw white look with textures in the furnishings. Lace for curtains, long and drizzling in puddles on the floor (IKEA Alvine Spets are made for even the biggest biggest windows), ruffles and knit in cushions and throws, and smooth matt finishes in vases, lamps, dishes and table tops. Ensure all details stick to the white palette for the strongest look.

Even kitchens and bathrooms can be beautiful in all white. Vary tiles in size and style but all in white, matt worktops or counter finishes, handle-less cupboards to keep minimal and design in open shelving (and doored cupboards) and pile up endless white ceramics and glassware for detail and texture.

1 Dynan Shelving / IKEA £80

2 Vienna Sofa / Dwell (Now) £699

3 Kura Lampshade / Habitat £60

4 Alvine Spets Curtains / IKEA £10

5 Satin Cushion Cover / H&M £7.99

6 Hexagon Tiles / Tons Of Tiles 94p p/t

7 Sweep Floor Lamp / Made £99

8 Shianti Bed Linen / John Rocha at Debenhams from £50

home: trend [ contouring ]

The new year brings new pattern and texture to homeware. We have seen the popularity of marble and marble effect in 2016, and continuing with this trend we are starting to see more texture and patterns of nature in soft furnishings and ceramics.

Fall in love with natural lines through nature, rock formations and river beds, creating movement in flat surfaces like kitchen worktops and cupboard fronts.

Ceramics take on a more rustic feel with less perfect finishes and visible lines, through paint effects and a more handmade look.

Veneered oak light from Future and Found [ £95 ]

These lines are seen in wood as well, with the grain being prominent on tables and lighting. For soft furnishings pick a strong pattern, either fluid or repeat on wall hangings, cushions and rugs.

With regards to colours, pale neutrals work best with this trend; greys and off whites with accents of aqua and copper.

Guide:

1. Door front from ikea.com [ £48 ]

2. Table lamp from roseandgrey.co.uk [ £75 ]

3. Rug from ikea.com [ £175 ]

4. Print from desenio.co.uk [ from £7.99 ]

5. Pastry board from johnlewis.com [ £45 ]

6. Vase from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £39 ]

7. Wall hanging from society6.com [ from £33 ]

home: trend [ retro lighting ]

A clear fact is we all need lighting in our homes, and with so much choice sometimes we can all do with a bit of inspiration. When you consider all the options; floor lamp, table lamp, desk lamp, ceiling light or wall light and then whether you prefer a pendant style, chandelier, lamps with a shade, exposed bulbs, multiple bulbs etc, it’s a continuous dilema.

This year it’s the focus is on retro lighting, so if nothing else consider a throwback to previous decades when making your choice.

Brass and copper feature heavily in current lighting options combined with enamel of the 50s, ornate glass of the 70s and art deco designs of the 20s.

If you do fancy going retro then you need to make a statement with a unique design. Try a multi arm ceiling light [ pic 5 ] giving flexibility to lighting a room or how about a classic Poul Henningsen tiered pendant light [ pic 2 ]. A design that still looks as good today as it did 80 years ago.

For a great choice of retro inspired lights and reproductions of classics head to rockettstgeorge.co.uk and cultfurniture.com. For some original vintage lighting try littleparisstore.com.

Whatever you choose make sure you take considered time on getting the right light for you. We are spoilt for choice right now, for varying budgets so there is the perfect light out there for you.

Guide:

1. Art Nouveau lamp from littleparis.com [ £205 ]

2. PH pendant light from skandium.com [ £531.25 ]

3. Ribbed glass light from cultfurniture.com [ £59 ]

4. Brass pendant light from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £378 ]

5. Copper pendant light from johnlewis.com [ £120 ]

6. White glass pendant light from made.com [ £49 ]

7. Art deco lamp from rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £87 ]

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