Room of the Week
This weeks Room of the Week is a bright yellow dining room. From the House to Home galleries the brightness of this room will ensure dinner is always a colourful affair. With the forthcoming bank holiday weekend hopefully it can also inspire the weather to improve for the long weekend!
Decorating with pops of colour is very on trend at the moment and is a great look if you get it right. This dining room has mixed a range of yellow tones with a neutral base. The dark wood of the table is also a strong focal point around which to place complementing products.
4 products for 4 rooms
I’m running a series of blog posts, each covering product recommendations. This week I am looking at exhibitors from Clerkenwell Design Week which opens tomorrow and is my personal favourite of all the design shows. With exhibitors spread over 4 different locations I’ve selected one exhibitor from each area to showcase 4 products for 4 different rooms.
Living
James UK are exhibiting in the Farmiloe Building, a stunning Victorian former glassworks that is the HQ of the Clerkenwell event. James are a British company specialising in high-end furniture, with a focus on gorgeous upholstery and the use of premium hardwoods. I love the double version of the new Norton Wing Chair. The contrasting fabric and the buttoning give great detail, it can also be made bespoke to suit any interior.
Cooking
For the kitchen I have chosen Hi-Macs who are based in the pop up Pavilions, a new feature this year at Clerkenwell – Covered at Charterhouse Square focuses entirely on surfaces. We recently used Hi-Macs for a kitchen project and were very pleased with the result. The product is available in a wide range of colours and easily workable to produce the seamless look of a solid surface product.
Dining
Exhibiting in the House of Detention this year is Alexander Mueller and I’m choosing his beautiful table for our dining room. Made from solid American Walnut and Ash it is an object of pure beauty with defined clean lines and very high levels of craftsmanship. The House of Detention is often the launch pad of many up and coming designers – and this is definitely a guy to watch!
Bedroom
Adding a luxurious screen to your bedroom adds both an interesting feature and a reminder of days gone by. At the Order of St Johns Ochre will be displaying some of their gorgeous range of furniture and accessories. This beautiful screen features vellum on the front with a novasuede reverse.
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Porcelain Baking Labels
Weekend time often includes baking, especially for creative folks who want some downtime from designing. As few of us have an old fashioned pantry, and with space in our kitchens usually very tight, the keen baker has to organise their ingredients. To keep everything fresh it is a good idea to decent them into Kilner jars - which then need labels. Cue these very neat porcelain labels from Jo Heckett.
The range includes six round labels that covers the essential baking ingredients, and they cost just £3.50 each. They measure 3.5cm and are finished in an on-trend soft grey with a vintage, faded feel and come threaded on with hemp string. The text is hand stamped on the labels and they even throw in a few stars to finish the styling.
If the standard range isn’t enough for you they will even make custom labels for £7 each – perfect for the super organised cook among us who wants everything labelled! The labels are available to buy online, which ingredients do you need to label?
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Room of the Week
This weeks Room of the Week is a retro blue bedroom. From the House to Home galleries this room combines strong colour, pattern and texture to create a layered design to the bedroom.
This bedroom has a base palette of blue and grey tones which are accented with yellow, lime and white. These are colours that can be combined to create a very fresh look, perfect as we move into summer.
4 products for 4 rooms
I’m running a series of blog posts, each covering product recommendations. This week I am looking at exhibitors from the forthcoming May Design Series which opens in London next Sunday. The show brings together kbb LDN, The ARC Show, Interiors LDN and DX at Excel and I’ve selected one exhibitor from each area to showcase 4 products for 4 different rooms.
Living
Deadgood are exhibiting at Interiors LDN and I have selected their Love Chair for our living area. Designed in a very modern style I love the nod to the Chesterfield style detail with the ‘Love Button’ addition. Well designed with an eccentric touch this is a sure winner for any home
Cooking
For the kitchen I have chosen Abode who are exhibiting at kbb LDN. They produce a great range of design led taps and sinks for the kitchen, and also bathroom taps. I have specified their Matrix RO sink for a recent kitchen project. The sharp corners and styling gives a very clean look to a modern contemporary kitchen.
Bathing
Exhibiting at DX this year are Crosswater and I have chosen their products for the bathroom. The company has bathroom taps and showers covered, whatever your style. The recently launched Svelte range caught my eye with the sleek contour spout and modern styling, the perfect choice for any contemporary bathroom.
Bedroom
Astro Lighting is often my ‘go to’ choice when specifying lighting for client projects. Their range can be seen at the ARC Show. Although I generally avoid any wall lighting when designing, for the bedroom it is perfect for adding a level of detail that lamps don’t achieve. The simply styled Rocca pendant matches style and functionality – how brave you go with your choice of shade is up to you!
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Geronimo chair
I’ve been so busy working on exciting design projects recently that my blogging has taken a back seat but with the designs completed and products specified it is nice to have some time to share some of my recent finds.
I’ve just designed a penthouse apartment where the owners favoured the industrial look, but also wanted the apartment to be very liveable and homely – not the easiest thing to achieve! For the open plan dining area I decided to specify the Geronimo chair from Loaf in the recently launched gunmetal finish.
This style of chair was originally launched earlier this year in a white finish and this new gunmetal finish will be available from next month. The product is hand welded by craftsman so has a traditional feel, but the style is then updated and softened with a linen pad – essential for comfort! If you wanted to personalise the look you could easily have an upholsterer make custom cushions for the chair, how about adding a punch of bright colour to your dining room?
The Geronimo chair costs a very reasonable £290 for 2 chairs and will be available for delivery from the middle of next month. Head over to Loaf and order yours, this chair is sure to be a winner for any interior so get in before the rush!
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Room of the week
This weeks Room of the Week is reminding us that Spring is thankfully only a week away. Although the weather in London maybe cold it is very easy to add some Spring colour to your home. From the House to Home galleries this kitchen use a pale yellow palette that is accented by the use of muted greys and natural splashes of green.
Using yellow can bring a very cheerful look to a room, especially pleasing during the winter time. Many people however are scared of exploring the use of the colour but there are so many hues and shades that there is bound to be one that is right for your interior. Little Greene have a broad selection of yellow shades available. They range from the pale Custard, through Lemon Tree and Cary to the very vibrant Mister David. Even if you think this might be too much yellow for a full room it is a perfect accent colour.
