1. FOCUS ON THE POSITIVES Begin with a checklist of the room’s strong points, perhaps the fireplace, French windows or simply a sunny aspect. Plan your scheme to highlight these key features. Then think about the elements you don’t like and work on removing them, or changing them to minimise their impact on the space. … Read more
Se’Paar is a series of hanging lighting fixtures by Taeg Nishimoto, made of Buckram fabric. Buckram is a resin impregnated mesh fabric that sustains the form when they are manipulated with water and left to dry. Two sheets of white and black fabric were first laminated to make a double layer of a sheet for … Read more
Need a little living room inspiration? From colour ideas to living room design, we have hundreds of stylish living room pictures to inspire. Do remember that living room decorating doesn’t have to be grand (we’re talking to you, small living room owners). A simple feature wall, new living room lighting or even rugs can transform your space completely. So get … Read more
Tips from paint experts on how to revitalise your space with gorgeous hues from a bygone era. BY JO ATKINSON Beautiful base ‘Warm and earthy, Sunday Stroll is a green with a hint of grey,’says Cathryn Helsby of Earthborn Paints. ‘Part of a new collection, it was developed for a project with the Prince’s Trust. … Read more
The collaboration between Hangar Design Group and Vistosi continues with Futura, a new line of pendant lamps in blown glass, available in three exclusive colors combined with different finishing on the metal ring. The glass is blown in one piece, but the unusual artisan process gives a transparent colour in the upper part and an … Read more
Wallpaper sometimes gets rather bad press. People wrinkle their noses, mutter things like ‘grannyish’ and protectively clutch their tins of white paint. Although there is a time and place for pale minimalism (heck, we have an entire gallery dedicated to the subject), we think it’s time for wallpaper to have a comeback. Too often it is … Read more
oday’s top pin is a stunning gold and white bedroom . For more inspiring photos and ideas, follow us on Pinterest. When teamed with soft greys and white-painted walls and floors, golden yellow can be surprisingly calming in a bedroom. Make the bed the focal point with mix-and-match graphic patterned bedlinen, cushions and throws. For a vintage chic headboard, … Read more
Sun Green chandelier by Made In Love design studio is unique light, a result of one year of experiments with materials and shapes. It’s entirely designed and handcrafted by Mariam Ayvazyan. The chandelier consists of 88 handmade concrete eggs and an Edison bulbs in the middle. Inside each egg, there is carefully placed LED light. … Read more
As specialists in reviving vintage pieces, gilder Clare Mosley and her husband Mark Bicknell had the ideal skills to restore a ravaged Georgian house in south London The gilder Clare Mosley and her husband Mark Bicknell, who works in publishing, spent years living in Paris before they bought their eighteenth-century house in south London in … Read more