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FEBRUARY 2023 37 59 NEWS & SHOPPING 11 OBJECTS OF DESIRE Designs to 59 SPACE ODYSSEY Ingenious ways to use inspire, from furniture to lighting every nook and cranny 15 THE FEBRUARY EDIT Discover this 68 LITTLE WONDERS The homes of month’s debuts and decorative trends Milanese creatives prove that bijou 18 RAISE A GLASS Colourful glass designs rooms can have a big impact 24 REFINED DINING Upholstered chairs 72 HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? 30 WILD PROSPECTS Our columnists Leading designers reveal their best-kept Urquhart & Hunt on harmony in nature secrets, showing you how to make your 32 BEHIND THE BRAND The story of Ikea plot look larger and lovelier DESIGN & DECORATING HOUSES 37 COLOUR OF THE MONTH Top tips on 78 CULTURE CLUB Designer Elizabeth decorating with a joyful sky blue shade Hay used a melting pot of ideas to create 41 THE FINE PRINT Uplift schemes with an unexpected, richly layered interior in beautiful small-scale patterns a bijou Singapore apartment 48 THE DECORATOR’S ADDRESS BOOK 88 LIGHTNESS OF BEING Natural colours If stylish storage is on your shopping list, and materials show off the features in a take a look at our edit of leading brands turn-of-the-century apartment 55 THE ART OF INTERIOR DESIGN 96 ALLSTAR CAST Designer and plaster Designer Emma Pocock shares advice on artist Viola Lanari has a home filled with children’s bedrooms, zoning spaces and her plaster pieces, printed textiles and how best to use rugs and runners collection of antique curios COVER PHOTOGRAPH ALECIA NEO 4 HOMESANDGARDENS.COM

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HTIMS ALEBAZI )EVOBA( SMAILLIW WEHTTAM )TFEL( SHPARGOTOHP FOLLOW US ON Though rarely the ideal, there’s no denying that small-space living Instagram can lead to inventiveness and @homesandgardensofficial innovation. You only have to study Twitter the interiors of our cover home (page 78) @homesandgardens to see this manifested to perfection by Facebook interior designer Elizabeth Hay, who @homesandgardens works out of Singapore, where the Pinterest majority of the citizens live in @homesgardensuk apartments. The masterstroke in this home – and similarly successful modest TikTok spaces – is the storage, which is inspired. @homesandgardensofficial More than just ingeniously functional, it is simply beautiful too. This issue is dedicated to helping you maximise every inch of your compact rooms, and will be invaluable whether you live in a cosy cottage, are downsizing to an apartment or simply have an awkward spot you have been longing to revitalise. My favourite reads are Space Odyssey (page 59) and Take it to the Max (page 128), both of which echo Elizabeth Hay’s dexterity in amplifying the usefulness and elegance of a modest room. To my delight, what’s striking throughout the issue is that the ‘small spaces should be pared back and pale’ design mantra is largely ignored. In Little Wonders (page 68), Milanese creatives show how bijou can be not just beautiful but brave and bold. It’s a fine lesson for us all. LUCY SEARLE, GLOBAL EDITOR IN CHIEF HOMESANDGARDENS.COM 9



NEWS & SHOPPING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. YELIAB OJ ERUTAEF 7. OBJECTS OF DESIRE Delightful pieces we love 1. Kenterug,from £445sqm,No Straight Lines by K&H Design 2. Lulu rattan lampshade, £320,Hastshilp 3. Molino grinder,£149,Fabien Cappello for Hem 4. WaveSquare dining table,£1,710,Charles Orchard 5. Small Sound mirror,from£270,Fred Rigby Studio 6. Kimppu bolster in Honeycomb,£68,Projektityyny 7. LeTigre embroidered trim,£156m,Schumacher x Johnson Hartig for Libertine → H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 11

NEWS & SHOPPING 2. 1. 3. 4. 5. 7. 6. 1. Birceglazed wall cabinet with reeded glass, £399,Pilgrim 2. Chequerboard wallpaper inWhite,£165 a roll,Abi Ola for Commonroom 3. Jakevase,£84,Victoria Gilles Fernández at Great Objects 4. Handwoven drum lampshade in Terracotta & Blush, £80,Loving String at Quinn Says 5. Woven rattan coffee table in Pink, £475,Birdie Fortescue 6. Squishbag armchair,£875,Loaf 7. Zigzag frame,from £150,Benedict Foley forA.Prin Art & 12 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M





YELIAB OJ YB DENOISSIMMOC NEDNIV ARUAL ERUTAEF THE FEBRUARY EDIT New designs and ideas that have caught our eye RICH IN HISTORY 1838 Wallcoverings has created the V&A Decorative Papers Collection, a series of nine new surface and digitally printed wallpapers made in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum. Choosing from the museum’s rich archive, they have selected documents that speak not only to their aesthetic sensibilities, but also because of the patterns’ enduring appeal through changing fashions. Macaw, seen here, is available in four colourways including Blush, £124 a roll, and was originally created by the influential children’s book illustrator Walter Crane in 1908. → H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 15

NEWS & SHOPPING VERSATILE LIGHTING ARTISANALLY MADE For its latest foray into fabrics, A Rum Fellow Note the sleek, shapely lines of Corston’s presents two new cotton weaves, Ribbon Stripe Claremont hanging wall light, £86.40, designed and Fable Plaid. Both have been spun and to be positioned either side of a bathroom mirror, woven on a pedal loom by weavers in although this versatile design can also be placed Guatemala, using a traditional technique called outdoors. Made in the UK, it has a solid brass Pepenado that threads graphic icons in between the warp threads directly onto the loom. Ribbon body that comes in antique brass, bronze or (shown) has a ticking stripe as a backdrop with polished nickel finishes. The fluted glass shade textural icons. Both designs cost £250m. creates a soft, atmospheric glow. MIXED MATERIALS IN THE FRAME MAHNID EILATAN )EDAM YLLANASITRA( SHPARGOTOHP Marks & Spencer’s Brookland six-seater dining table with benches, £599, is a sleek For 40 years, the family-run team at Patrick choice for modern interiors. It has an Ireland Frames has been designing, making and oak-veneer finish and dark metal detailing giving it an industrial look, and handily the hand-finishing frames from its East Sussex benches tuck neatly under the table when workshop. Its latest design is something a little not in use, saving on valuable space. different from the classic styles the company is known for, a hand-painted chequered frame, 16 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M from £190. It is available in bespoke colours and made to any size you choose. →



NEWS & SHOPPING RAISE A GLASS Gorgeous glass designs elevated with colour 3. 2. 1. 4. 6. 1. Tall orange jug with loopy handle,£375,Gather Glass 5. 7. 2. Ramona large cake stand, SENOJYELKCUB AREIK ERUTAEF £36 (medium, £30,small, 18 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M £26) Anthropologie 3. Palm floor lamp,£18,150, Blue GreenWorks at SCP 4. Parade table lamps,from £175each,Viola Heyn-Johnsen andJonasTrampedachfor Hay 5. Handblown Calyx glass, £180 fortwo,Gergei Erdei 6. Kvintett sideboard,£7,527, EvaSchildt for SvensktTenn 7. Glass rod knobs,£3.95 each, Graham and Green &





NEWS & SHOPPING HERITAGE SKILLS In celebration of textiles, craft and heritage, Sofas & Stuff has launched the Peruvian collection, a limited-edition series of 60 sofas, chairs and footstools featuring textiles from spinners and weavers high in the Andean mountains. The cloth comes from seven weaving communities in the Cusco region of Peru, each with its own distinctive traditions, techniques and colour combinations, like Fabric 16, from the Sallac Community, seen on the Harwood Chair, £2,310. P APSASTI TOENRFNO R WOODLAND CHIC Standout graphic rugs Graham and Green brings us this charmingly offbeat piece inspired by the natural world, the (From top,L-R) Pinecone console table, £895, which has been Over The Rainbow, £525sq m, Peter Page sculpted from mango wood by talented artisans. Checkerboard Knight dhurrie, from £980, It has a light finish and honours the company’s Vanderhurd x 8 Holland Street at Vanderhurd whimsical style we’ve grown to love. → Berry Rain, 180x270cm, £1,095, H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 21 Evelina Kroon for Layered Milan in Tomate, from £1,125,36sq m, Elise Djo-Bourgeois at Pierre Frey Check, £139.99, Zara Home Tracks pure wool and silk, £960sq m, Deirdre Dyson

NEWS & SHOPPING SOPHISTICATED CHOICE BURN BRIGHT Redolent of log fires in a room full of antique Want to up your style stakes? Then look to Love furniture, tapestries and books, the candle vessel Your Home for designs that combine comfort with by Jamb and its collaborators Moro Dabron, £280, evokes the essence of an English country good looks. The Evelyn sofa, which starts at house through notes of olibanum, cade, smoke, £2,566, has slender arms and a fixed back to free precious woods, amber and black pepper. The up space for relaxing, while the feather-wrapped Vessel inspired by a Bronze-age wheel in the cushions maximise comfort. Its smart lines and British Museum has been cast using the lost-wax sloping arms make it the perfect hybrid to suit process and given a textured verdigris finish. both traditional and modern interiors. SEWN TOGETHER SUSTAINABLE SHOPPING DLEIFNAB NAITSIRHC )GNIPPOHS ELBANIATSUS( SHPARGOTOHP Embroiderer Cressida Jamieson and seamstress Gemma Moulton of East London Cloth have Nina Hertig co-founder of Sigmar, the interior created Stitching Memories – Family Linens, an design practice and gallery, has opened Ælfred, ongoing collection of bespoke hand-embroidered linens. The range is made with Irish linen, like London’s biggest showroom of vintage this pillowcase, from £109.20, and can be Scandinavian furniture and accessories, in stitched in a choice of colours and techniques. Hackney Wick. Pieces start at £15 and furniture will cost no more than £2,500. They want to 22 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M celebrate the joy of discovering treasures in real life and as for everything being second-hand? They applaud it, as it’s a more sustainable way to shop. →



NEWS & SHOPPING REFINED DINING Upholstered chairs that are comfortable and chic 3. 1. 2. 4. 1. Abbey velvet dining chair in Dirty Orange,£350,Oka 2. Bloomsbury chair in African walnut, £1,680, Julian Chichester 6. 3. Gladys dining table,£4,405; 5. 7. Barbana chairs in Rustvelvet, £1,573 each,bothArteriors 24 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 4. ArtisanbyKDLovesLittleBlood chairs, £4,000 a pair,KDLoves 5. Carver chair,£2,050, SENOJ-YELKCUB AREIK ERUTAEF Salvesen Graham 6. Eldon dining chair,£550, Soho Home 7. Christian Watson x Haines Collective dining chair,£840, ChristianWatson &





NEWS & SHOPPING LLEHCTIM YBOT )REKAM EHT TEEM( SHPARGOTOHP SIDE ORDER CM@icnEinnEynTAyouTfmfHiocnEiaielMr A K E R Fluted glass seems to be having a moment – it’s seen again on Another Country’s Davenport Tell us about your background. My background sideboard designed by David Irwin. Costing is interior design. I started as an intern in Chelsea £4,365, the three-door piece is made from Harbour. I trained in an architectural interiors European oak, finished with an oil that retains practice before launching my business 12 years the natural appearance of the wood. Practical, ago. I always wanted to have a product and studied too, it has shelving within and ample space, and wallpaper and pattern design. I set myself the the fluted glass gives a glimpse of its interior. challenge; could I design something I was happy with and UK produced? It took five years but here I am. SWITCHED ON Where do you look for inspiration? I have a love of 18th-century Indian chintz (my mother was born If the words toggle, gang and dimmers pique your in India) and for this collection, I found inspiration in interest, you are probably in the market for new the V&A archives, British Library and design books. switches and sockets, so let us point you in the In my day-to-day, I’m inspired by nature and art. direction of Pooky, which has just launched its What is it you love about what you do? I am a Florence collection. Pieces are made from pure visual and tactile person. I love print and textures to brass and beautifully finished in antique and touch, I need to feel design. I tried many techniques but screen printing captured all my senses. You can bronze, with prices from £32. be in the process, experience colour first hand and watch your designs come to life. Pure escapism! Can you recommend any other creatives? Mylo Art (@myloart) – Kate is a fantastic art curator and represents Pangea (@pangeaaaa), a personal favourite. I love the work of Alice Crawley Interiors (@alicecrawleyinteriors) – she brings a space to life while keeping it liveable and cosy. For new community living concepts, Way of Life (@wayoflifeuk) – I’m really inspired by what they do. I’m eyeing up the beautiful carpets and rugs of Sinclair Till (@sinclair_till) for my next project. If not textile design, what was your plan B? I’d probably still be trying to make it happen or a yoga instructor – I qualified during lockdown. Luckily, textile design seems to work well – it gives me a sense of self and a much-needed creative hub. → H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 27



NEWS & SHOPPING GREEN SHOOTS GARDENING COURSE Henry Kimber,founder of Herboo is all about making a garden,anywhere.The company’s Join Sarah Raven and Arthur Parkinson at Sarah’s seed kits are made for everyone, whatever your home, Perch Hill Farm, East Sussex, for space, whether you are growing indoors,in a window box or in a garden.Choose from wild Magnificent Pots, a one-day event designed to flowers,edible flowers,micro greens or tea to teach all you need to know about growing in name but a few.Prices start at £3 for a single containers. Whether you have a large garden like packet or GrowBoxes like these cost £20. Sarah’s, or like Arthur fill your plot almost entirely with pots, the duo will share their tips. Sarah will take you through her colour theory and favourite container choices and Arthur will give his vision for perfect pots. Thursday 30 March 2023, £250. YELKCUB NAHTANOJ )ESRUOC GNINEDRAG( SHPARGOTOHP BRIGHT IDEA PRACTICAL PURCHASE A garden necessity or a beautiful gift for a British lighting manufacturer J. Adams & Co has green-fingered friend, the wax canvas unveiled Porto, its first foray into the world of gardening bag, £59, from The Worm that portable lighting. The LED table lamp is priced Turned, is a useful holdall to keep hand tools at £540, it’s wireless, dimmable, touch-sensitive close by. It has sturdy pockets capable of and has a battery life of 6-10 hours. It can be storing assorted gardening accoutrements. & easily picked up and moved to change the H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 29 ambience of a space, especially useful for repasts en plein air. The lamp’s sleek design draws inspiration from the art deco era and comes in a choice of antique brass or bronze.

WILD PROSPECTS This month, Urquhart & Hunt discuss harmony in nature and how they use it in their design process Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt of Urquhart & “NATURE REMINDS US TRAHUQRU ULUL )NALP NEDRAG( ;MARGNI NOSAJ )NEDRAG WOHS 2202 AESLEHC SHR( Hunt won Best in Show and Gold at last year’s HOW TO BE IN HARMONY ;RALRAM YMMAT )EEB( ;STTAW EVAD )TIARTROP( SHPARGOTOHP RHS Chelsea Flower Show and were named Homes  Gardens’ Garden Designer of the Year WITH LIFE ITSELF” 2022. This month, the duo share their insights into the power of ratios in garden design. HAROLD W. BECKER, inspirational author and contemporary visionary THE natural world abounds with proportion, rhythm We designed our recent show garden ‘A Rewilding and geometry, from the perfect expanding spiral of a Britain Landscape’ at the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show sunflower seed head to the calming tempo of a cooing using the golden ratio, curling the flow of streams dove. Especially ubiquitous is the Fibonacci sequence, around a decreasing spiral into a pool and ending in more commonly known as the golden ratio, and also the beaver lodge, which was the main focus of the the closely related rule of thirds. Artists, architects, garden. Too close an adherence to the form looks over photographers and designers have known about the designed, but a general following looks just right. possibilities of this ratio down through the ages and We also use rule of thirds in much the same way it has been used in the creation of ancient cathedrals that photographers do when taking a photo of a sunset right through to the design of some very well-known or landscape. In simple terms, if we have a rectangular contemporary classics, for example the VW Beetle. garden, we might place a significant feature – a tree, The golden ratio expressed in nature physically pond or sculpture – two-thirds of the way down and a creates a beautiful aesthetic. Amazingly, in practical third out from one side… try it… it just seems to work. terms, it also allows for nutrients and information to As we learn more about rewilding on our projects it spread in a very efficient manner. We have always felt seems that the landscapes with the most biodiversity that for a garden scheme to work in all dimensions, also follow the rule of thirds to some degree – an the positioning of plants and layout of a landscape innate proportion present in nature and following the should, where possible, reflect these naturally Fibonacci sequence described above. Take the New occurring ratios and so we try to use them as a Forest, one of the most biodiverse habitats in the UK. geometric underlay for all our design work. In rough terms it has one third forest cover, one third scrub and one third old growth pasture. This ratio Replicating the ratios appears to provide the maximum amount of habitat found in nature in our gardens is beneficial for pollinators and other wildlife 30 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M

NEWS & SHOPPING The‘A Rewilding Britain Landscape’ garden – with plan shown, below – at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 a temperate landscape can hold. It doesn’t have to be in the garden they emulate this, borrowing for example, pasture either, one third can be an expanse of water our garden tools like spades or rakes as perch points. or bog, or even better a matrix of small ponds. So, The more you look, the more you will notice this we try keeping to this ratio of thirds in our landscape incredible harmony in nature; it is present in the way design as well, for gardens big or small. a tree’s branches extend, the way a blossom spirals In garden terms, a wild lawn or a flower border and the way our most bountiful landscapes adhere to performs a similar function to old growth pasture, these simple ratios. It creates an inevitable ‘rightness’ providing pollen for pollinating insects and seeds for within our natural knowledge systems, because birds. Borders are best left to stand until January or this proportion is present in all of us. When we pay February so that as much natural organic matter as attention and extend our awareness, we encounter possible can fall onto the bed and create habitat for balance; hence the incredible peace we experience insects. Mammals can navigate the ground floor when we find ourselves in the presence of nature. & better when ground layer tufts and clumps are left to stand – they are safer from overhead predators. Our hedges can provide the scrub layer, especially if they flower and are berry-rich, or dense and thorny, creating nesting habitat and perch points for small birds. Shrubs in borders count for the good as well. And of course, plant a tree or multiple trees if you can – espaliered and wall-trained if space is tight. What we term ‘garden birds’ are actually our smaller birds that in a wild habitat rely on the complexity of mid-sized plants in which to navigate, feed, breed and move. In a wilding land, you will find them using lower branch layers of small trees, fallen branches and shrubs, and H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 31

BEHIND THE BRAND Ikea reinvented the way homeware was sold and now, as it approaches an 80-year milestone, it continues to innovate AS Ikea prepares to open new showrooms in born in 1951, by which stage he’d already decided to KINREMOOD NJILREM )DARPMAK RAVGNI( SHPARGOTOHP SNEUOY ALLEBARA ERUTAEF expand into selling good furniture at low prices. In South America this year, it is launching a Latin post-war Sweden, the government built lots of social American-inspired collection with products designed housing and offered occupants home-furnishing in collaboration with nine creatives from across the loans. The pieces were produced by local region. This is typical of the Swedish brand – right manufacturers – of which there were a number in from the outset, it looked for design inspiration Småland – using wood from local forests. Initially, the outside of its own team, first among the artisans of public reaction was one of scepticism. Prices were so Småland, the rural province which gave birth to the low that people queried the quality of the products. company, and now from all over the globe. In response, Ingvar converted an old workshop in The early days Älmhult into a showroom where people could inspect Ingvar Kamprad, the son of Swedish farmers, founded the products before ordering. That opened in 1953. Ikea 1943 at the age of 17. Frugality stood at the heart The ethos of the company was that anyone should be of the operation from the start. Ingvar used money he’d able to afford stylish, modernist furniture. The message received from his father for doing well at school, was clear: Ikea sold things that had low prices and despite being dyslexic, to start the company. Sweden high quality, the result of being clever with resources at the time was agrarian and poor, and the region, and not tolerating waste. It caught on. Pretty soon a Småland, was said to produce more stone than crop. further challenge emerged in the form of delivery: As a result, Smålanders were known to get by with bulky furniture was difficult and expensive to send, and few luxuries, be thrifty and good at problem solving. things often got damaged. In 1956, the team came up It’s thought that some of these innate qualities help to with the idea of taking the legs off the Lövet [now explain the unique approach and success of Ikea. known as Lövbacken] table and flatpack furniture A precocious entrepreneur, as a child Ingvar had was born. Two years later, in October 1958, Ikea already gained experience selling fish, Christmas opened the first store in Älmhult. Measuring decorations and, later, matches, which he bulk bought 6,700sq m, it was the largest furniture display in from Stockholm, to local farmers and villagers from Scandinavia. Complete with a playroom for children the back of his bicycle. After graduating, he and then a restaurant, the shop became a destination. established his business selling household goods, such While the popularity of the firm was growing, it as pens, wallets and picture frames, naming it Ikea, faced stiff and often underhand competition from an abbreviation for Ingvar Kamprad from Elmtaryd, other Swedish companies throughout the 1950s. Ikea near Agunnaryd, his childhood home. was denounced as ‘undesirable’ by trade fairs and How it grew Success for Ingvar depended on how to find the most “WHEN THE UK’S FIRST IKEA cost-effective distribution from factory to customer. OPENED IN 1987, THERE WAS A The first move was to sell products via a catalogue. CAMPAIGN URGING BRITS TO It was a practical solution and the only way that Ingvar saw he could reach customers in bigger cities ‘CHUCK OUT THEIR CHINTZ’ from his base in the countryside. The catalogue was AND EMBRACE SCANDI PINE” 32 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M

NEWS & SHOPPING described by one competitor as ‘an ancient beast with Ikea’s founder Ingvar seven heads. Cut one off and a new one immediately Kamprad established grows’. Ingvar didn’t give up. Rumour has it that he the company in 1943 was smuggled into one fair under a Wilton rug in a The world’s largest car boot. It meant the team were forced to collaborate Ikea is found in with foreign suppliers and manufacturers, an Kungens Kurva approach that continues today. near Stockholm Throughout the 1960s, further stores opened in Ikea collaborated Norway and Denmark with the flagship store opening with Zandra Rhodes its doors in Kungens Kurva, near Stockholm. Its on the Karismatisk circular design was inspired by the Guggenheim collection Museum in New York City. Soon after, a fire in the store forced the firm to open a now familiar self-service area allowing customers into the warehouse for the first time where most products could be picked. Chuck out the chintz Ikea’s first store beyond the Nordic countries was opened in Switzerland in 1973. It continued to expand overseas including in France and Singapore before the first showroom in the United States opened in 1985. When the UK’s first store opened in Warrington in 1987, the company launched a campaign urging Brits to ‘chuck out their chintz’ and embrace Scandinavian pine. As tastes changed and developed, so has the Ikea collection. The 1950s were characterised by contemporary materials, mid-century design in bright colours. Youth culture, pop music and the 1968 protests made their mark on the range. Later, in the 1970s, as lifestyles become less wedded to the formality of before, the collection boasts sofas with removable covers, wall posters and open shelves. In the next decade, staples such as the Lack table and softly shaped Klippan sofa were introduced. Then, as space in cities became increasingly scarce as the new millennium began, the company addressed this to provide functional modular furniture with cleverly designed storage. The future Since inception, the firm has worked with a number of leading names in design. Ilse Crawford has been a long-term collaborator producing iconic designs such as Sinnerlig, a rattan lampshade, and this year she released a range of stylish cookware, Finmat. Other collaborations include Obegränsad with music artists Swedish House Mafia and Karismatisk with Dame Zandra Rhodes. Alongside new ranges, Ikea continues to address concerns over climate change; 99% of wood used in products is from FSC regulation compliant woodlands and the company has pledged to be climate positive by 2030. & H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 33

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& D EDCEOSRI GA NT I&N G THE FRESH HUE AND DELICATE PATTERNS PRODUCING UPLIFTING SCHEMES, WHERE TO SHOP FOR CHIC STORAGE, TAKING A MAXIMALIST APPROACH IN COMPACT SPACES, PLUS BIJOU GARDEN TRANSFORMATIONS TO INSPIRE H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 35



DESIGN & DECORATING Colour of the month Sky blue – this fresh hue comes in a range of beautiful tones to suit all interior styles YELIAB OJ ERUTAEF ‘Sky blue shades can add such joy to a space Panelling in Kittiwake with their inherent freshness but just be careful estate emulsion, they don’t appear too chilly as the natural light £54.50 for 2.5ltr, will have a big impact on their perception. It’s a Farrow & Ball H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 37 wonderful shade for coastal living where it will respond to the light you get near water.’ PATRICK O’DONNELL, international brand ambassador,Farrow & Ball →

DESIGN & DECORATING NWORB NOMIS )4( ;REHCTTÖB NAITSABES )3( ;DOOWROH REHPOTSIRHC )2( ;KCILRAG EKIM )1( SHPARGOTOHP 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. ‘Joyful sky blues are perfect for using in spaces you spend lots of time in. If the room gets a lot of natural light the blue will appear quite pale, then when evening comes you get a stronger colour developing, a bit like the perfect day-to-night outfit.’ PANDORA TAYLOR, interior designer 2. ‘A turquoise blue often looks great in an eggshell finish or even a high gloss lacquer and works very well on joinery items like bookshelves, wardrobes and architectural details. Here, we love how we worked with it on the bed.’ DEBORAH BASS, creative director,Base Interior 3. ‘To get the best out of a blue like this, pair it with neutrals to give it a chance to sing. Mixing it with too many other strong colours will result in a confused look akin to an accident in a child’s paint box.’ SARAH DAVIES-BENNION, senior designer,Kate Guinness Design 4. ‘Blue is the most wonderfully gender-neutral colour. Avoid using cold blues in north-facing rooms. Instead, find those that have some warm tones in them and they will be a brilliant backdrop for florals, patterns and plains.’ NICOLE SALVESEN, co-founder,Salvesen Graham & 38 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M





DOOWNIL ,M09.96£ ,SSOM NI ELLETAGAB REDROB SENOJ-YELKCUB AREIK ERUTAEF DESIGN & DECORATING The fine print It’s all in the detail when it comes to decorating with delicate patterns – they can be used as the stars of the show or to temper more bold designs, but whichever way you go you will have an uplifting scheme TRUE GEMS Small-scale prints have a transformative power to bring harmony to interiors.You can create a calm bedroom scheme with well-considered prints in the same colour family and pattern group – simply offset with neutrally painted walls and carpeted flooring and complete with artwork in complementing shades. On the other end of the spectrum, small prints can cool down any statement pattern creating balance. For example, a bold wallpaper design can be tempered with upholstered furniture in little patterns. Curtain inMaypole in Peacock; bedspread inBagatelle in Moss,both £69.90m, Linwood → H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 41

DESIGN & DECORATING Curtain, cushions, ottoman, footstool and lampshade infabrics andtrims, from £140m, Sarah’s Garden collection, Imogen Heath LAYERING PRINTS THGIRB IKEB ,M021£ ,TSUR DNA EULB DLEIF NI CIRBAF YLLOD REDROB Being confident with pattern is a skill you can definitely master. Begin by considering different styles and how they relate to each other: are they all geometrics, organic shapes, florals or abstract designs? They don’t have to all be the same but should speak a similar design language, as in this living room where all the prints share illustrative lines. The other key element is to simplify your colour palette, although you don’t need to stick to only one shade. Here the colours of the lampshade are picked up in fabrics used for the cushions, curtain, ottoman and footstool. Ripple fabric in Pink Gustav fabric in White/ Lay On It fabric in Montreal fabric,£332m, and Mustard,£164m, Dust, £81m, Littlephant Raspberry/Watermelon, Pierre Frey £165.71m, Chelseagem Jessica Osborne 42 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M

Maynard wallpaper in Blue, £561.60m; curtain in Dhaaree Stripe in Berries, £234m; cushion in Tiger Tiger inAminiBlue; seat cushion(top) in POW! in Navy,both £195m, all KateLoudoun Shand PATTERN CLASH Blending characterful designs together isn’t difficult. You can play with unexpected patterns and colour combinations as long as they have some common characteristics. This window seat is filled with clashing prints, vintage and contemporary fabrics, a distinctive wallpaper and eye-catching artwork, yet it all works together seamlessly despite the differences. What connects the designs is a sense of fun and equally strong colours. They also share the same scale so not one dominates the other, allowing each to co-exist confidently. →

HANDMADE APPEAL Block-printed wallpapers are a gentle nod to the Arts and Crafts movement. Inspired by artisanal Indian textile block-prints, these designs often show small flaws of a loose printer’s block, smudged paint or a missed area of colour – all of which give them a handmade charm. Combine a wallpaper in this style with classic homely patterns, such as gingham or ticking stripes. Elegantly simple wooden furniture and rush matting help ground this warm and inviting dining room. The Pheasant wallpaper in Denim, £148 a roll,Daydress II for Dado Atelier

DESIGN & DECORATING Little Botanize Historic Sage wallpaper, £150 a roll, Divine Savages DELICATE BOTANICALS Small scale florals and botanical patterns create an uplifting yet gentle interior. Romantic wallpaper designs that feature trailing foliage and delicate flowers are ideal for a cloakroom or guest bedroom. This delicate design is inspired by the illustrative panels found on the vaulted ceiling of Hintze Hall at the Natural History Museum. In this bathroom, the vertical lines of the foliage echo the lines of the tongue-and-groove panelling beneath, while the green found in the wallpaper is reflected in the paint colour. A round mirror with a fine brass frame adds an interesting juxtaposition, while the wall light and basin give the space an overall utilitarian aesthetic. TIDE ERUP EHT ,M52£ ,MINED NI CIRBAF SALTA REDROB Botanica wallpaper,£120 Basile Trellis wallpaper Standen wallpaper in Jaipur Berry wallpaper, a roll,WillowCrossley x inLeaf and Aqua, £239 Leaf Green,£84 a roll, £94.50 a roll, Barneby Gates a roll,Schumacher Morris & Co Penny Morrison → H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 45

DESIGN & DECORATING EVITCELLOC CIRBAF EHT TA KROY & ELIN ,M95£ ,YTTUP NI CIRBAF MEG REDROB DRAREVE SIRHC HPARGOTOHP Curtain in Kuba linen in Burnt Sienna, £125m; Tribal Stripe wallcovering in Dark Chocolate, £28m, both Rapture & Wright TONE ON TONE Create a seamlessly smooth scheme by sticking to similar hues throughout. Pattern on pattern can be serene and smart if you commit to a variation of one shade – here brown is used not only for the walls and curtains but also in the choice of furniture and artisanal vessels. Both the wallpaper and fabric are inspired by 17th-century woven and appliquéd cloth of Central Africa and the early 1950s woodcuts of Japanese artist Saburo Hasegawa. Achieve similar success by not only teaming tones but being consistent with your theme in all design decisions. & 46 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M



Tahdeddreecsosrbaotoork’s Good storage is a cornerstone of a beautiful home and this directory highlights the brands to shop Pip storage footstool, from £895, Arlo & Jacob

AARLO & JACOB DESIGN  DECORATING GNOW AEROOM YMA ERUTAEFLaunched in 2015 (and named Charlotte bookcase after the founder’s children), designed by Shannon Arlo & Jacob’s mission is to &B IHB EB NI NSGB SY Sadler, from €4,842.18, create forever-lasting sofas and Bontempi Casa upholstered pieces ready for With an impressive social media family life – the jumping, the fan base and its own online course B O CNAT SEAM P I fort-making, the spills, the (sign up to learn how to craft a Bontempi Casa’s story began snuggling. The brand’s three-legged stool), Bibbings & in 1963 in small Italian town contemporary designs come in Hensby is bringing traditional Camerano, where its HQ remains. all shapes and sizes, some of furniture-making methods bang The brand’s furniture balances which have a trick up their sleeve up to date. The east London-based tradition and innovation, with – hidden inner compartments duo focus on contemporary cutting-edge technology seeing waiting to house throws, cushions designs that honour the age-old it evolve to meet the needs of and anything that needs hiding craft skills that most of their increasingly demanding design making process centres around. fans while retaining the charm of a beneath inviting, expertly The cabinet collection caters to all family-run company. Storage-wise executed upholstery. As with the size requirements, each piece its collection starts at magazine wider collection, there’s an entire finished with thoughtful detailing. racks and coat hangers, passing library’s worth of fabric and colour through units of all sizes until it bibbings-hensby.co.uk reaches bookcases and wall-to- choices to choose from to ceiling-shelves, each piece conceal your secrets within. exquisitely made from long- lasting, high-quality materials. arloandjacob.com Hutch cabinet, bontempi.it → from £3,300, Bibbings & Hensby H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M 49

CCOX & COX Linje cabinets with floating shelves in Matt Launched in 2001 and based Graphite and Tuscan in Frome, Somerset, Cox & Cox Oak, from £1,500, Hammonds Furniture offers storage options in all denominations – from under-the- bed boxes to bookcases, dressers and cabinets, and everything in between so not a single thing need be out of place. The brand celebrates nature and natural materials, with its timeless, effortless aesthetic inspired by tradition yet running harmoniously alongside seasonal trends. Each characterful design makes a statement in the room bringing a sense of organic calmness to any scheme. coxandcox.co.uk Hallway storage FHUARMNMI OT UN RD ES HAY bench, £475, Cox & Cox A renowned fitted furniture guru, Founded in 2002 on the belief that 50 H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S . C O M this Leicestershire-based family- everyone has the right to access run business has been dedicated good design, Hay seeks to refresh to transforming homes with its the objects that make up our daily lives. Inspired by art, architecture, bespoke designs – from fashion and contemporary culture, wardrobes and cupboards to the brand’s designs are whimsical tricky under-the-stairs spaces and playful, the collection awash – since its founding in 1926. with expressive colours, sculptural The brand creates, crafts and constructs its storage solutions forms and the experimental. in a wide range of styles, happily Globally esteemed designers guiding you through the process including the likes of Doshi Levien, from initial ideas to installation. GamFratesi, Clara von Zweigbergk, George Sowden and Carole hammonds-uk.com Baijings have worked with the brand, with its storage selection as exciting as you’d expect. hay.dk