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The English Garden from Camilla Meijer

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If you love wallpaper and you love flowers, you will love this new design from Camilla Meijer.

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Aptly named The English Garden, it’s available from this month as wallpaper and printed textiles.  Above is pumpkin colourway and it also comes in honey, aqua, violet & blue and silver as shown below.

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Camilla’s designs are always so meticulously drawn that they just invite you in for closer inspection.   She draws each element separately and then arranges them into a repeat pattern.

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I just love the dragonfly!

Previous posts about Camilla Meijers

I Spy – Camilla Meijers, Spring 2012

London Design Festival – 100% Design

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Summer Dreaming with Clarke and Clarke

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Let’s indulge in a little fantasy today.

It’s one of those sultry summer days in high summer.  There’s just a whisper of a breeze and occasionally a white fluffy cloud will scud across the sky.  The only sound to be heard is the soft drone of the bees and there is a heady fragrance of English roses in the air.

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All of the chores are done.  The washing is drying on the line and there is a cake in the oven that will be done just in time for the family’s tea.

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It’s one of those afternoons that seem to go on forever.  An unread book is within reach but it’s just too perfect a day to read.

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It’s a day to dream.

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All fabrics are Clarke and Clarke available from 4id Interiors.

Nostalgia and Rosetta are featured.

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The Wonderful World of Mineheart

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Mineheart takes its name from the Shakespearian English words ‘mine’ and ‘heart’, meaning ‘my heart’.  This expresses their passion to create freely, without restraint.

The company produces the ‘Lovable Collection’ of furniture, lighting, wallpaper and interior accessories and was launched in 2010 by designers Brendan Young and Vanessa Battaglia of Studiomold and Young & Battaglia.  The duo are known for their playful approach to design, and innovative re-appropriation of materials and imagery, so expect the unexpected…

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The Palace wallpaper is inspired by the wonderfully opulent interiors of stately homes and palaces of the 18th Century. It features an image of a large hall adorned with beautiful paintings and chandeliers.  Absolutely fabulous for creating an illusion of space and grandeur.

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The Renaissance cowhide is unlike any cowhide you have ever seen, it’s from a very exotic breed of beast that lives in the fantasy world of designers Young & Battaglia. The piece features a background image created by artist Himitsuhana, overlayed with tufts of fur and hand cut out in a special rubber backed fabric.

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A fusion between art and utility, this rug will no doubt add a beautifully surreal touch to any interior, and unlike real cowhides this one is hypoallergenic, washable, and will always lay flat.

mineheart candela wall light

The ‘Renaissance’ wall light is a beautifully simple circular shade made using traditional lampshade making techniques of fabric stretched over a steel frame. The front diffuser features an image of a girl lit by candlelight, and is designed to give a soft, romantic glow.  The candle flame is cleverly positioned directly in front of the light source so that when the light is on, the light emanates from the flame.  Genius.

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Ten of the Best – Hits of Turquoise

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Prepare to be uplifted.  A shot of colour for the weekend.

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Sources:1.Mezzo vase, LSA 2.Artek 60 stool, The Lollipop Shoppe 3.Rug, ABC Carpet & Home 4.Tealight holder, Dotmaison 5.Cushion cover, H&M 6.Birdie shelf, eshop 7.Candle, mydeco 8.Throws, Palmers 9.Coral chandelier, mydeco 10.Normann Krenit bowl, Clippings

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When Carpet’s Right

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Much as we all love the beauty of wood, the practicality of tiles and the feel of smooth poured concrete beneath our feet, there are times when only carpet will do.

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Carpet still has the edge when it comes to comfort and luxury.  It’s no surprise that it’s still the flooring of choice for the best hotels (well, in the northern hemisphere anyway).  There’s just something about toes wriggling in the deep pile first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

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It has other qualities too of course.  It’s a great insulator against cold and noise.  Wooden stairs look great, but boy, can they be noisy when the whole family decide to run up and down them.  Just think how hushed and quiet wall to wall carpet will be.

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And carpet just warms a whole room up.  Figuratively and quite literally. Nothing looks quite as cosy and inviting.  Just kick off the shoes and relax.

Designer Tips. Do your homework about the most suitable carpet for the different areas in your home.  And buying carpet online makes sense as long as you order samples so that you can check the colour and suitability at home first.

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Plain English Kitchens

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If money were no object, I would have a kitchen by Plain English without a doubt.

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Not just because they are the most beautiful kitchens I have ever seen but because they are a traditional joinery company who take pride in using the techniques of the 18th and 19th century cabinet makers.  There are no gadgets or plastic bits and they are made by hand in a Suffolk workshop using local craftsmen for the iron components, and the baskets and any other bits not made in-house.

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The drawers run on candlewaxed wooden runners and the shelf pegs are turned by hand.  Even the pull-out trays in the floor cupboards are copied from the slides in an 18th century linen press.

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You just know that this kitchen will work as good as it looks and it will continue to look good for many, many years.

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Understandably this kind of workmanship comes with its own price tag.

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So next time I need a new kitchen and my budget runs from £45,000 to £50,000 I’m there!

 

What’s New at Oka Direct

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Oka direct is always one of my go-to websites when I’m looking for something that is timeless and a little bit different.  They seem to source and design products that I love for myself and for clients.  Especially if the look we’re going for is one of agelessness and gives the impression that everything has been picked up from the four corners of the earth during a well-travelled life.  Which it has, but from the comfort of my armchair and without the hassles of shipping and taxes.

For spring they have put together four inspirational homes on the website and in their catalogue but the one I’m most drawn to is ‘Highlife’.  Here’s a taster.

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oka living room get the look

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oka dining room get the look

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All products are available from Oka Direct.

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The Safari Collection from Mark Alexander

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Mark Alexander launched four new collections earlier this year.  Voyage, Compass, Brasilia and Safari.  All of the collections are beautiful but it was Safari that spoke to me the most.

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It’s a contemporary and stylish take on African tribal-cloths, animalia and North African kelims.  The textured weaves have been re-interpreted in urban neutrals, punctuated with a strong red and turquoise (not shown).

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This is very me.

Mark Alexander is part of the Romo group and the collections are available through selected showrooms and interior designers worldwide.

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Ten of the Best – Pedestal Side Tables

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Useful little blighters, the pedestal side table.

Always good to have a place for guests (and yourself) to place a drink comfortably within reach, so they are ultra useful at either end of the sofa and beside an armchair.  They can double up too as a bedside table if storage is not a priority.  Just big enough for a reading lamp, a book and the morning cuppa.  But in addition to that I always recommend one to clients if they are going for a roll top bath.  Super handy for the shampoo (and champagne) bottle especially if the bath is placed in the middle of the room.  And as if that wasn’t enough multi-tasking, they are generally light and portable enough to whisk into the garden when the sun comes out.

Here are my personal ten of the best.

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Suppliers:1.Twentytwentyone 2.Nikki Jones 3.Worm 4.Lollipop Shoppe 5.Really Well Made 6.Beautiful Modern Thing 7.Made in Design 8.Nest 9.Yoox 10.Miliboo

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Floral Rugs from Bluebellgray

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I’ve written about Bluebellgray a couple of times already, here and here.  And I make no apologies for that as I am a huge fan.  So when I heard about her new rug collection I just had to share it straight away.

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Clearly recognizable as the work of the lovely Fi, the rugs manage to capture the colours and watercolour qualities of her hand painted designs.  In fact, they are the first rugs in the world to be digitally printed on wool.  They are manufactured and distributed exclusively by Brink and Campan.

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I love the oversized painterly florals best I think.

Aren’t they lovely?

Photographs by David Cadzow for Bluebellgray

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