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home: trend [ scandinavian ]

home: trend [ scandinavian ]

Not many trends can stand the test of time. Throughout the year you have Spring / Summer looks and Autumn / Winter looks which work for that time of the year, whether it’s tropical prints, nautical and bright tones or knitted, woodland and textured, these trends come and go.

A style and interior trend that has grown year on year is Scandinavian. It’s popularity is due to its relaxed nature and is very simple to achieve. Using a subtle colour palette, key furniture and a selection of textures you can easily get the look in your room.

Prints and art sit strongly within this trend. Black & White typography and graphic art work really well pulling together the scandinavian feel. Texture also plays a big part, with faux fur and knitted wool throws creating a cosy welcoming space to relax.  Continuing with soft furnishings you cannot call a room Scandi influenced without rugs layed on wooden flooring. Make sure the rug has a pattern and keep the colours to a minimum.

If you want to bring colour to your room consider deep oranges and blues, they work really nice with the different wood tones that are used. Go bold with a coloured sofa or chair, alternatively paint a wall offset with white furniture and accessories. A popular style of sofa is a rattan framed option, creating interest and giving a sense of outdoors living but inside, as well as giving the versatility of a day bed. Also consider a large mid century style leather sofa in brown or caramel.

For chair inspiration check out Arne Jacobson, Hans Wegner and Kaare Klint.

Furniture really makes a room and the bolder the better in this case. Mix walnut finishes with mango wood and acacia vaneer. A classic low level console with drawers and doors will look great with a selection of plants, frames and accessories arranged on top. Another key piece is a display cabinet showing off a lovely collection of glassware and ceramics.

When bringing lighting into the room keep the wood theme by opting for a woven bamboo shade or freestanding floor lamp.

A good place to start to get the scandinavian look at varied budgets is buy heading to Ikea.com, Skandivis.co.uk and Skandium.com

Guide:

1. Pair of dining chairs from made.com [ £189 ]

2. Rug from ikea.com [ £59 ]

3. Print from indish.co.uk [ £36 ]

4. Walnut coffee table from ikea.com [ £195 ]

5. Faux fur cushion from hm.com [ £12.99 ]

6. Frame from skandivis.co.uk [ £29 ]

7. Dala horse from atnumber67.co.uk [ £9.90 ]

8. Sofa from husandhem.co.uk [ £3740 ]

9. Cabinet from ikea.com [ £110 ]

10. Console from johnlewis.com [ £1299 ]

11. Bamboo lampshade from loandbeholdstore.com [ £95 ]

12. Throw from hm.com [ £29.99 ]

13. Chair from nest.co.uk [ £185 ]

home: featured [ Doo Dah ]

home: featured [ Doo Dah ]

Based in Leeds, Husband and Wife duo James & Claire have created an eclectic collection of aesthetically simple and beautiful products. Full of home accessories, stationary, wall art and more.

Doo Dah keeps it’s collection simple with gorgeous quality products, all with a muted colour palette, allowing the customer to fall in love with pretty much everything. Our favourite pieces include the great selection of prints and soft furnishings.

Head to doo-dah.co.uk to be inspired.

home: event [ print workshops ]

home: event [ print workshops ]

If you fancy trying your hand at printing techniques through day workshops or a course then take a look at the brilliant Lavender Print School. With workshops running throughout the week including evenings and weekends it’s very easy to fit them in around your personal timetable. These workshops include craft printing, relief printing, mono printing, lino printing and collograph printing.

Lavender Print School is located on Lavender Hill in South West London, and was founded by artists Izzy Moreauand Nick Bashall.

Head to Lavenderprintschool.com for more details about bookings.

home: trend [ tropical ]

home: trend [ tropical ]

This summer the tropical emphasis is less on foliage and plants and more on fruit and strong graphic pattern.

[ Look at last weeks botanical trend to see how to work with floral and plant prints. ]

Vibrant fruit is key for this trend: watermelon, pineapple and strawberries create playful imagery and pattern within soft furnishings and wall art. There is almost a childlike feel, with cartoon style illustration and candy colours.

There is no need to go over the top with this trend as you can pick selected pieces to achieve the look.
Choose a bold framed print for the wall or a couple of bright patterned cushions to jazz up a sofa or chair [ hm.com has some great choices this season ]. Alternatively pick some fruit inspired ornaments in brass or gold to bring interest and fun to a shelf or table. The pineapple has been the most popular this year so far, in the form of lighting bases, storage jars, candles and vases to name a few. Oliver Bonas even stocks a gold jewellery stand in the shape of a pineapple!

Other motifs to sit alongside the fruits are palm trees and exotic birds, such as parrots, toucans and flamingoes, bringing together clashing combinations filling any room with joy and colour. [ Check out Sass & Belle for some fab tropical items ]

Accent colours to think about are light tones of pink, blue, yellow and peach, and the best wall colour has to be a neutral backdrop of white.
The great thing about this trend is that it easily transfers into the garden with lots of outdoor eating items such as cups, plates, napkins and table cloths available [ head to H&M and Tiger ].
So it’s simple, think desert island, exotic fruits and tropical birds and whatever the weather you will have a little bit of paradise in your home.

Guide:
1. Poster set of 3 – Ikea.com [ £7 ]
2. Jewellery stand – oliverbonas.com [ £26 ]
3. Cushion cover – hm.com [ £6.99 ]
4. Cushion cover – hm.com [ £7.99 ]
5. Coasters – sassandbelle.co.uk [ £7.50 ]
6. Pineapple print – notonthehighsteet.com [ £7.95 ]
7. Melamine plate – paperchase.co.uk [ £5 ]

Additional image courtesy of Ruby Taylor

home: featured [ Cassius & Coco

home: featured [ Cassius & Coco ]

Established in 2015 Cassius & Coco sits perfectly in Crouch End Village, London. This homeware store doesn’t stock the usual products we see in other similar style shops. The people behind Cassius & Coco hand pick local and international designers and brands who are taking ‘creative risks’ with one of a kind objects.
Having visited the store last week we see this is true, with unique pieces that catch your eye and each one beautifully made and designed.
If you are looking for something a bit different then get down to the Cassius & Coco store, alternatively head to their website to see a selection of products.

Our favourite pieces include the stationary and prints.

Cassius & Coco
31 Park Road
Crouch End
N8 8TE

Mon – Fri [ 10am – 6pm ]
Sat [ 9:30am – 6pm ]
Sun [ 10:30am – 5:30pm ]

www.cassiusandcoco.com

home: trend [ Energise ]

home: trend [ Energise ]

Another bright and vibrant trend for SS16 is ‘Energise’ – full of colour and fun.
Focus is on combining heavily printed ceramics and soft furnishings with strong statement furniture. Clash zesty yellows, orange and greens creating an explosion of tones.

Keep walls light and bring in colour with strong artwork and accessories like vases and pots.
Look for interesting detail with rope and leather on lighting, mirrors and accessories.

Guide:

1. Marble doorstop – habitat.co.uk [ £20 ]
2. Print – indish.co.uk [ £35 ]
3. Armchair – Ikea.com [ £185 ]
4. Vase – futureandfound.com [ £22 ]
5. Robin Day armchair – johnlewis.com [ £59 ]
6. Mirror – nobleandwood.com [ £195 ]
7. Cushion cover – marimekko.com [ £45.50 ]

home: favourite thing [ printable art ] 

home: favourite thing [ printable art ] 

The power and impact of large scale art in a room is great. Make a statement or bring a strong colour or theme to a room with a huge print. It’s generally a fairly expensive thing to aquire but US online store, Sycamore Street Press, amongst the range of other fab paper goods and homeware, have the super idea of offering downloadable digital PDFs of brilliant photographic prints that can be printed yourself at your local printers to whatever size (up to 48” x 36” – which is huge) 

We absolutely love this way of bringing the outdoors in, with their print range of cactus photographs. Fresh natural images taken from the cactus garden in Huntingdon, Pasedena (California) which create a airy feel and evoke the feeling of the outdoors  – allowing the natural world inside and are almost window-like when hung. Either frame, stick or use hanging bars for these huge pieces of art. 

Brilliant art at only $9 per download from the Sycamore Street Press.