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Beautiful fish; blue & white, part III
I read somewhere wherever you are in the UK, you are never more than 50 miles from the sea* and it may be this proximity to the seaside which provides our affinity with it, and likewise the inspiration...
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Bring your walls to life; Peacock blue
Super-bright, colour-rich paint shades for interior walls are coming back into fashion, and one shade that keeps popping up on rooms and paint charts is peacock blue. A hard colour to define, this blue...
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Aria: contemporary, design-led homewares for 2013
A recent desire to revisit of one of my favourite parts of London, Islington: now an interiors shopper’s paradise, but for me, years ago was simply home: somewhere I lived and played as a small child....
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Decorating a cottage hallway; some of the best patterned fabrics
Back to the house, I’m determined to bring in colour: and so transform the walls here from their current dull, battered, beige/magnolia existence: Susie Watson‘s deep, rich Ramsbury Red colours the...
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Geometric, graphic, colourful: Mid Century patterns, at home
Archives: reading press releases for fabric collections that include what are described as ‘archival prints’ prompts me to think about these fascinating hunting grounds for inspiration. How lucky we...
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Vintage football memorabilia? In Tunbridge Wells? And a whirlwind shopping trip…
A flying visit into The Pantiles, in Tunbridge Wells, specifically to get a present for a football-mad friend. With its nationwide reputation for all that’s genteel in life, Tunbridge Wells may seem an...
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Gehry comes to London: Battersea Power Station
For years, as buses and trains ferried me across the River Thames and back, like many Londoners I watched as the magnificent Battersea Power Station stood empty; occupying a huge, derelict wasteland...
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Blown away: pendant lighting in a rainbow of shades
The beautiful hand-blown glass pendant lights created by Rothschild & Bickers just serve to emphasise my indecisiveness: how can I choose just one? But their Pick N Mix collection of simple glass...
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Bunnies for life (not just for Easter)
If, like me, you adore HAM’s prints featuring the quirky antics of a unflappable rabbit going about his daily business (as they do), then you’ll love artist Jo’s latest designs: [All images, courtesy...
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