home: trend [ big blooms ]

Floral prints are always a popular choice, especially around this time of year. Spring brings flowers and colour which in turn brings joy and positivity into our lives. This is then replicated in the home with our interior choices. This year its the same, although now the prints are bolder, bigger and more colourful.

Florals have often felt quite old fashioned and it can be difficult to know how to use them in the home. A great place to start is with soft furnishings; cushions and rugs in a distictive pattern mixed with more plain colours help bring this trend in a subtle way. Mix different floral prints together for a bolder look or with other patterns like stripes and geometric [ see previous trend post floral x geo ].

Large floral images look great framed as pieces of art, and just having a few of these around the home or placed together on a wall can create a subtle nod or full on statement to this trend. Go even more bold with a mural wallpaper or an allover patterned sofa. The wall becomes a piece of art on a larger scale and can bing drama to a room and a floral sofa is fun and quirky, making all your guests smile when they enter the room. Go one step further and match your sofa with the wallpaper, for a full on statement.

midnight-garden-sofa_2 — Sofa by houseofhackney.com

However much floral you fancy investing in, remember it can be young and cool and no longer Mumsy, so enjoy it.

Guide:

1. Wall mural from Grahambrown.com [ £150 ]

2. Print from Skandivis.co.uk [ £34 ]

3. Cushion from Amara.com [ £80 ]

4. Stool from Miafleur.com [ £102 ]

5. Print from Desenio.co.uk [ from £11.95 ]

6. Duvet from Amara.com [ £105 ]

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: event [ winter floral wreath workshop ]

We are very excited about the NIKKI TIBBLES WILD AT HEART wreath making workshop at Libertys, London, where you can learn and make an incredible 12” floral wreath plus have some nibbles and a drop of prosecco to accompany your wreath making fun.

DATE & TIME : 15 November, 6:30 – 8:30pm

LOCATION : Heritage Suite on 3

During the run up to Christmas, Liberty will be holding wreath-making classes in partnership with florists Wild at Heart, giving you a chance to brush up on your festive flower arranging skills. Armed with everything need, you’ll make a bespoke 12 inch wreath consisting of beautiful berries, pine, cinnamon sticks and much more – and enjoy some seasonal canapés and a glass of prosecco as you make.

Tickets cost £120. Visit HERE for booking details

home: trend [ wallpaper art ]

In a world where we are surrounded by art and creativity, modern, surreal, traditional, abstract, graphic, contemporary, or which ever your art style preference, to be able to translate that into an affordable and impactful home version is definitely a winner.

traditional pieces from Klimt, Cezanne, Monet and other great artists from Photowall

To turn a piece of art into a wall sized piece of art created from wallpaper is not only a great way to appreciate art but also an incredible visual for an interior design, and an incredible backdrop for your furniture.

moderm, graphic and illustrative from Photowall

We’ve discovered Photowall as being a great site for not only a huge array of art and designs ready to go as wall paper (or wall murals) but they also turn your own art, designs or photographs into wallpaper too. It’s quite affordable so it’s even something you could change with a decor update, seasonally or when you just had a new image you preferred.

You could choose imagery relating to current trends or colours, creating backdrops for any room that make a statement. Style with clean lines of furniture and not too much accessorising as this could get too busy. Let the wall paper speak for itself.

It’s a fantastic way to personalise a room and would be a very special way to theme a child’s room – turn it into a jungle, under the ocean or even a set from their favourite film!

Prices from £26 p/m

Also visit :

WallArtDirect

MuralsYourWay

And for amazing graffiti and abstract products head to :

WallSauce

home: favourite thing [ rug ]

Going bold with florals is a big trend this year and this Kyoto floral wool rug from Dunelm is a great piece to bring florals into the home.

Either use in a fresh white interior with medium tones woods or embrace the granny floral trend and clash up with more mix and match florals and bold pattern.

Depending on the size it is £69.99 – 209.99

Fabricated from 100% wool with a hand tufted loop pile for added depth and durability, this floral patterned rug is coloured in natural, pink and green tones and available in a choice of sizes.

home: trend [ granny floral ]

Not to be solely associated with a twee cottage in the countryside, this floral trend can be a beautiful layer on to a minimal white room. Deep hues of floral designs can be miss match and combine to create a rich look that can be really effective on a worn leather couch against a crisp white wall. Mismatching in the sane hues, varying the size of the print, can create a warm, coherent look that is cosy and inviting and easy to add to with new pieces to layer up.

Florals can be introduced in the furniture, in small homewares, with small furnishings and even with wall and floor covering. Try The Rug Seller for great granny floral rugs and head to Wilko for a lovely selection of floral wallpapers

1 Millie Nancy Armchair 229.99 / DunElm

2 Bella Floral Cushion £31 / Hutsly

3 Lupins Cushion (SALE) £28.80 / Laura Ashley

4 Crochet Throw £40 / A Room in my House

5 Multi florals layered up on a crisp white background and mid match vintage framing

6 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Cushion £65 / John Lewis

7 Vintage Danish Sofa £650 / Modernistiks

8 Going bold with floral mural on a dark wall. Full a similar effect try a big floral wall paper.

home: trend [ graphic cushion ]

home: trend [ graphic cushions ]

A very simple way to freshen up a room and bring a new feel to a space is by using soft furnishings, especially cushions. This can also be an inexpensive way of updating a sofa or chair by changing existing covers. This Summer the big trend is graphic print, and statement imagery. A good place to start is hm.com which has some gorgeous digital and geometric cushions cover from only £3.99. The colour pallete is quite muted with blues, greens and grey. One or two of these designs mixed with some plain cushions works really well. Be more adventurous by clashing geometric with strong imagery like the camera design cushion from violetandpercy.com.

Guide:

1. Peastyle.co.uk [ £25 ]

2. Rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £39 ]

3. Hm.com [ £12.99 ]

4. Hm.com [ £3.99 ]

5. Violetandpercy.com [ £35 ]

6. Trouva.com [ £45 ]

Have some fun when picking cushions, pick one or two illustrated or cartoon options for individual chairs. For a cohesive look in a room try and match colours tonally with the the rest of the room. Maybe pick out a colour you have on a wall or with a rug you already have. Alternatively mix up the colours and prints and go wild.

Guide cont:

7. Hm.com [ £6.99 ]

8. Habitat.com [ £14 ]

9. Johnlewis.com [ £30 ]

10. Johnlewis.com [ £40 ]

11. Violetandpercy.com [ £40 ]

12. Rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £72 ]

13. Ikea.com [ £6 ]

14. Hm.com [ £3.99 ]

15. Ikea.com [ £4 ]

home: event [ flower arranging ]

Learn to create beautiful flower arrangements with this incredible opportunity at the Academy of Flowers on their Covent Garden Experience.

A one day course, for £240, sees you start your day early in Covent Garden wholesale flower market before heading the the academy to learn to arrange and hand tie beautiful bouquets

29 July 2016

8am – 4pm

Book your place here : https://www.academyofflowers.com/content/covent-garden-experience

home: nice price [ tropical tray ]

Summer is almost upon us and as the weather heats up we can finally start moving outdoors to eat, drink, and entertain.
We found this tropical print tray from hm.com [ £12.99 ] which is bright and fun and will bring focus to any table. There are also matching cushions and coasters, also at a great price.

[ full tropical trend post coming up in a couple of weeks ]

home: event [The Potting Shed ]

home: event [ The Potting Shed ]

Get creative on the 22nd or 23rd May by joining ceramic artists Fliff Carr and Matilda Moreton at Town House, Spitalfields, making unique floral decorated plates inspired by 18th century botanical prints.
Learn how to create impressions in clay and apply colour, as well as using a variety of textured floral fabrics, lace and rubber stamps to decorate.

Sessions last 45 minutes and cost £10, including all materials and firing [ Extra cost for plates to be sent to you, but you can collect free of charge two weeks later ].

The Potting Shed
Townhouse
5 Fournier Street
Spitalfields
E16QE

Get tickets from eventsbrite.co.uk

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