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.
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.
Today we bring you brand that focuses on kids. Molly Meg is an independent children’s store with design led items established in 2009 by Molly Price. The online shop and bricks & mortar store in Islington, London feature a selection of furniture, home decoration, toys, gifts & party supplies, all with innovative design and function. There is a definite brand image running through the collections influenced heavily through simple Scandinavian design with a monochrome colour pallete [ don’t worry there is a lot of colour aswell ].
Molly Meg offers gorgoeus pieces that you wouldn’t usually find in other shops, with some that adults will love for themselves.
Our favourite products include the Buddy & Bear tableware, Nobodinoz Teepees and wall stickers.
What is there not to love about a silhouette rabbit jumping around in different sinarios. HAM is the brand behind these fun images, up until now available on ceramics, cards and prints.
‘HAM follows the contented life of Rabbit – capturing his daily adventures, sporting escapades and social outings in silhouette form on a range of carefully crafted ceramics, wall art and paper goods.’
New to the collection are wall stickers – perfect for kids bedroom [ and adults ].
There are nine designs to choose from including Seesawing Rabbit, DJ Rabbit and Superhero Rabbit [ £55 each ].
We love these Koppel wall clocks from Georg Jensen. Danish designer Henning Koppel created this collection of wall clocks back in 1978 for the contemporary, modern home. They have now become timepiece classics.
Available in four colours these clocks would look great in a hall way or kitchen. Our favourites are the copper and white for its on trend fresh feel and the monochrome black and white for its timeless appeal.
Check them out at Skandium.com [ from £72 ]
The monochrome trend is still going strong. A great idea this season is to start bringing in small injections of colour through accessories.
This subtle but effective idea of adding paint to a vase looks contemporary and is really easy to do.
You will need to find a plain vase, either white or a glass one you can spray white [ Hm.com & Ikea.com have a good choice starting from £1 ].
Choose some acrylic paint, neon tones are perfect for this season.
There are a couple of ways to create the effects, either dipping the vase and letting the paint run down, or splattering the paint and building it up.
We have found some tutorials to follow : Homelife.com Homedit.com
Another great idea to decorate a white vase is with a marker pen. Check out makeandtell.com
Originally £395.00 and reduced to £275.00, this great retro inspired armchair is a great investment.
It could be set in a great monochrome designed interior or mixed up with clashing colourful pattern cushions, sat against a bold colour painted feature wall.
If your looking for a statement light then look no further than these iron pendant lights [ £89 each ] from frenchbedroomcompany.co.uk.
We love the shape and design of these lights, and they would look great in a monochrome room with white walls.
Alternatively clash styles in a living room with mid-century furniture.
New favourite brand to the home interiors market is the cool Scandi-monochrome-minimally styled Go Aesthetic with their small well curated range of tableware, soft furnishings and home accessories.
‘…UK based online store focusing on great contemporary design and style. We stock a whole selection of independent designers, including Fine Little Day, Ester & Erik, Buddy & Bear, Coco Lapine, and many more.’
Monochrome fans will be well provided for with the variety of black and white patterned and grey tone items. Every trend box is ticked with designs in marble, patterns of geometric, repeat print and the hand-painted look, plus gorgeous prints of the natural world and storage solutions for kids and adults.
Definitely a new brand to keep an eye on and they already have a great little sale section to grab some of their great homewares at reduced prices!
Miss Print at John Lewis / bringing the outdoors in
Not that we don’t appreciate a painted wall and the ease of changing colour, but recently wallpaper has just grown in choice with incredible options of style and look for any room.
Technology has helped us by bringing in paste-the-wall paper instead of paste-the-paper, which allows us all to have a go at hanging wallpaper with much more ease.
To pin point a favourite would be hard but we’ve rounded up groups of our favourite designs and found some of the best stores to head to.
Make a statement with a bold design. For a wow factor, especially effective with nature and floral designs, cover all walls and then push the look further with more strong patterns in the soft furnishings. This look can be softened, instead, by using minimal accessories, clean line furniture and lots of white.
Bold patterns can also be effective on a solo wall as a feature wall and then when styling the room pick one or two colours to follow through in the choice of soft furnishings.
Baltic Shop / Graham & Browne
Fun and colourful designs are great for a children’s bedroom and can also be both educative, when the designs involve words, pictures and numbers, and interactive, with designs that involve stories, colouring in and games. Visit Graham & Browne and Baltic Shop for interactive options.
For a grown up, strong look, it is currently a key trend to go dark in interiors and contrary to belief it actually brightens a room. Contrast with white ceilings, light floors and sits well with dark woods and accessories in monochrome and metallics.
A constant favourite is monochrome. Easy to style and regularly update with black and white accessories as well as new on trend colours like copper and also 80s brights, monochrome allows flexibility and never fails to look fresh and stylish. Monochrome sits well with walnut, white or wire furniture.
If you decide to go for a wall covering we’ve discovered the excellent range of Betapet who not only have a great selection of bold, on-trend patterned and exciting designs but also, quite brilliantly, their range is self adhesive ensuring decorating is even easier! Head to their Etsy shop and choose from stripes, geometric and nature-inspired designs.
Betapet / self adhesive wallpaper / find on Etsy
Wallpaper is definitely a modern look and needs to be considered a great way to bring pattern and strong design to interior design. And it isn’t to be discounted, thinking its a hassle to change as realistically it’s just a strip and re-paper if desired. Patterned designs can be great at covering imperfect walls (unlike unforgiving paint) and with new methods of hanging there’s very little mess and fuss!
Dulux have sought out another exciting trend. Your interiors can become clean and bright with the lines and colours of the Off-The-Grid trend.
It brings together the control of chaos with the framework of lines, wire grid work and monochrome clarity, with a playful ‘off the grid’ freedom using splashes of colour with a fun bright tonal palette. Essentially this trend brings together the on-trend colours of coral, teal, copper and yellow with the crisp linear simplicity of the monochrome trend.
Search for grid pattern wall papers ( try Ferm Living ), big geometric patterns on soft furnishings from brands including Next, Zazzle and John Lewis, and colourful bold items of furniture that will sit against a monochrome backdrop. Head to Made for a huge selection of bright stand alone pieces of furniture at great prices.
‘We need boundaries in which to live, even if we seek to rebel against them, freedom is only understandable within the context of a framework’ Dulux
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