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Stylist Envy – Vicki Sullivan

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Yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that, were such grey dismal days that I just want to look at some pretty pictures today.

And pictures don’t get any prettier than the ones here from the portfolio of interiors stylist Vicky Sullivan.

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 This is just a small selection from her impressive portfolio but these were the ones that spoke to me.  They seem to convey the mood I’m feeling this morning.  A desire to stay cosy indoors with comforting tea and cake.

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 To perform mundane, familiar tasks like washing up and tidying away.  Sorting and re-arranging and just generally pottering around the house.

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Do you have days like that?

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Confessions of a Property Stalker

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Have I ever told you about my guilty pleasure?

No, it’s not eating chocolate in secret(although I do that too), and no, I’m not a secret drinker!  I can hardly bring myself to say it…I am addicted to all kinds of property search programmes on TV.  Location, Location, Location is my favourite, but I also watch Escape to the Country, Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses, Property Ladder….etc, etc.   If I’m home alone, I can watch them for hours at a time and I’ll even watch the repeats.  Is this an addiction I can get therapy for?

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I think it stems from the fact that I have lived in the same house for many years, and although I am constantly redecorating, it’s not the same as starting from scratch somewhere new.  It’s years since I have experienced the thrill of walking into a new place and imagining the possibilities that it presents.

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Designing for clients is different.  You are putting yourself into their shoes and designing for them.  I just love to escape into fantasy and imagine what I would do with that sitting room and how would I re-configure that layout to the best possible solution for my life.

So, just as I am thinking of going cold turkey, I discover a new way of feeding this addiction.  Estate agents websites.

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How beautiful is this Georgian terraced house in Bath?  I’m already fantasizing about the life I will lead.  All of that light flooding in is just a dream come true.  That workspace above could be my new office and I would be super productive I’m sure.  And the period features!    Swoon!

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And who would complain about living in this neighbourhood?

Currently available for a cool £1.7 million from Savills.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

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Lotta Agaton At Home

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I raved about Swedish interior stylists Lotta Agaton and her studio/shop last month after my trip to Stockholm.

So when I chanced upon photographs of her home, well, where else would they end up but here?

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I’m realising that this is such a Swedish thing to have lots of plants around the house.  In Stockholm even the shop windows were filled with greenery and I absolutely love it!  It brings the rooms alive.  We need to take a few lessons here and ditch the curtains in favour of a house plant or two.

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The graphic black and white palette is certainly softened by the soft wood tones and the liberal sprinkling of furs.  How cosy would that daybed above be?  Two radiators and a fur throw – I’d be asleep in two ticks.

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What do you think? Are you tempted to break open a tin of white paint?

Styling: Lotta Agaton
Photo: Pia Ulin

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Bring me Sunshine

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If there is one colour that is guaranteed to add a little sunshine to our lives it’s yellow.

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You don’t need a lot.  In fact I don’t think I could live with yellow walls.  My childhood kitchen was saturated with yellow of the very vivid kind on almost all surfaces and I don’t think I could go through that again.

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But just think how a vase of simple yellow daffodils can brighten the day and bring a smile to your face.  It’s the unexpected jolt of a yellow accent or the colour used in unexpected places that really adds a cheerful note.

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Do you love it or hate it?

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Designer Envy – Fiona Barratt

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Fiona Barratt interiors was founded in 2006 and designs high-end, international residential and commercial interiors.

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Her philosophy behind creating fluid and elegant spaces is that they are born of understanding the aspirations of the client, the relevance of the location and maximising the potential of the existing elements of the space.  Then add in imagination and vision and the result is an interior that tells a story in relation to its location, the consideration of the four walls in which it exists, and most importantly reflects in essence the client’s individuality…

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“A successful interior should enhance, not dictate the way you live“.

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 And as if these beautiful interiors don’t keep her busy enough, Fiona is opening her first retail store in London in June on the Pimlico Road called FBC London.

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More Slices to Your Loaf?

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Did you know that online homeware brand Loaf is getting even bigger?

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Having recently launched sofas in 2012 to add to their collection of beds and bedroom furniture (they were formally know as The Sleep Room), they are now branching out into all areas of the home including designs for the kitchen and bathroom.

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On 1st March 2013 they will launch over 150 gorgeous new pieces from kitchen tables and chairs, coffee tables, side tables and floor rugs, to bathroom furniture and a kids’ furniture range for the first time.

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Expect to see a load more comfy beds and sofas too.

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Loaf aims to be cheaper, faster and less hassle than the high street and the one-stop shop means that you can now ‘Loaf’ all of your home.

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Interior Design by Increation

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Do you ever wish you could wave your magic wand and a team of elves would descend and turn your home into your dream home?

Well, they may not be elves but the team at Increation can certainly take care of the designing, the planning, the project management, the building, the plumbing and especially the cabinet making. From visualising the big picture, to finessing the small details; you hand over your home to them and they hand it back to you; finished.

Established a little over ten years ago by Vincent Cullane, an experienced and dedicated cabinetmaker and furniture designer, they now offer bespoke kitchens and bathrooms as well as the full interior designer service and don’t the pictures just speak for themselves?

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*Sigh*

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The Scandic Grand Central, Stockholm and Meettheblogger

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Last weekend the Heart Home team went to the first Meetthebloggerstockholm event.

The schedule was packed with inspirational talks from Will of Bright Bazaar, Thea and Toni Neubauer, the editors of Sister Mag, and of course Heart Home :-) And there were workshops from the lovely Jeanette Lunde of FrydDesign about photography styling and others that I sadly didn’t get to go to about SEO and creating inspiration boards. You can see all of the photo’s over on the official website.

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One of the highlights of the trip, it has to be said, was the Scandic Grand Central Hotel.

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We couldn’t have had a warmer welcome and the fact that it’s open to Stockholm residents as well as hotel guests means that the bar, restaurant and bistro is vibrant and bustling.  In fact there is live music 3 to 5 days a week.

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The interior was designed by one of Stockholm’s most prestigious architecture firms, Koncept and we loved the muted colour schemes, the artwork that used lines from well-known songs and the gorgeous bathroom tiles.

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And if that wasn’t enough the food was exceptional.

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Oh, and one other thing that you might be interested to know.  The Scandic Grand Central has a ‘Bloggers Inn’ which was developed with the help of Frida Ramstedt of Trendenser.se.  The room’s amenities and fixings are carefully tailored to the needs of digital entrepreneurs.

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We’ll definitely be going back to make use of that!

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Dutch by Design

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Do you ever wonder what the homes of the big names in design look like?

Well, this is a glimpse of the home of Casper Vissers and his wife Suzy.  Casper is the co-founder of Dutch company Moooi and the house is in Breda, the Netherlands.

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I love the quality of light and the view from the dining room window is to die for.  I’m quite partial to some clipped hedges.

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The house has some wonderful period features and the addition of the more contemporary Moooi designs just seems to highlight the mouldings and the ceiling roses.

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Its also a good lesson in the use of a restained colour scheme.

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The full story can be found on Elle Decoration.

 

Styled by Tatjana Quax; Photography by Inga Powilleit

 

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A Little Green Goes a Long Way

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As I look out of the windows at another grey miserable day I feel blessed that I have a room in my house where plants will flourish.  Building a conservatory on the back of the house was one of my better decisions, and it is always filled with light even if it’s only for a few short hours at this time of the year.

Just take a look at these lovely images from Finnish website Ullamaija Hanninen and then try to imagine them without the green.  They would still be undeniably handsome but it’s the living, breathing plants that really make the rooms so inviting.

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I can’t promise you that plants will look this good in every room in every house.  They do need lots of light to look this green and healthy but just try to add one or two to a window ledge and see how they brighten up your day.

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