Fabulous Fabrics

I spotted this fabric in the recent issue of Living Etc magazine. It's by Sandberg a Swedish Textile and wallpaper company and is called Laurent, it's available in two colourways Black and Light Turquoise as seen below. I love the kid's party feel of the pattern, it would look great in a little girl's room, mind you I think it would be great in a kitchen, makes me hungry just looking at it. There are a few UK stockists that stock their textiles and wallpapers so take a look

All Images from Sandberg

Best Birds

As well as having a thing for all things butterfly related I am also loving bird related interior themes. So I thought I would post about my choice of the best in interior birds.

1. Owls of the British Isles Wallpaper, £68 per roll, Abigail Edwards.

Images from Abigail Edwards

2. Penguin Wallpaper from Bodie and Fou.

Images from Bodie and Fou

3.  I love this Birdcage Wall Sticker from Mode Twenty One.

Image from Mode Twenty One

4. The Clacket Lane Grey Wallpaper from Mibo is also wonderful.

5. These glass owls from Iittala are fantastic and definitely future design pieces.

Images from iittala

6. Last but certainly not least, continuing with the Owl theme this White ceramic Candle holder from Rose and Grey is really sweet.

Image from Rose and Grey

'Changing Guards at Buckingham Palace' Wallpaper

I was flicking through Living Etc and noticed this fab 'Changing Guards at Buckingham Palace' Wallpaper. It's available in two colourways Spring and Autumn Gold shown below.

Inspired by a A. A. Milnes poem, Changing Guards is a whimsical scene of The Royal Guards marching in front of Her Majesty's palace wearing the distinctive red and black uniform and busby hats. 

The spring versions would look great in a little boy's bedroom.

(Images from Lizzie Allen)

Paper Tiles by Louise Body

As I've said in previous posts my husband and I have a thing for Morrocan look tiles, we would love to have a wall or patio covered in them but unfortunately they are quite expensive. Fired Earth sell a good selection but they are anything from £4 to £11 each which could add up. So when I noticed these Paper Tiles by Louise Body I was very excited. She has created wallpapers that look like vintage tiles and at £25 per metre would be considerably cheaper than the real thing. My particular favourite is the 'Old Blue' design seen below.

The 'Mixed Folk' design is also really pretty, thus would look great it you had a summer room and fancied giving it a victorian feel.

(All images from Louise Body)

Fabulous Fabrics!

I was reading the May issue of Living Etc and came across Harlequin's Anoushka collection of pretty fabrics, which draws its inspiration from Folklore influences. There is also a selection of co-ordinating wallpapers.

I particularly like the inky blue colourways below.

(Images from Harlequin)

Another great introduction into Designers Guilds already fantastic range of fabrics is Miami. This selection of fabrics just makes you think of all those elegant art deco hotels and buildings that you find in Miami. The bright colours just remind you of sunnier times and what better way to see in the start of spring/summer than to use these fabrics. I am in love with the Hayward sofa below in a mixture of at least 4 of the prints. Unfortunately my husband is 6 ft 5, which in some ways does have it's uses, but it also means we are restricted to higher back sofas, but a girl can at least dream!

(Images from Designers Guild)

Illustrated Wallpapers

It's hard not to notice, as you flick through the interiors magazines a trend for illustrated Wallpapers. Harlequin's identity range includes two fantastic designs. The Acacia design is based on famous lighting designs, including the artichoke lamp by Poul Henningsen, in beautiful retro colourways.

The Brighton wallpaper is a wonderful collection of Victorian house fronts, naively illustrated but with the odd punch of colour in retro hues. As you can see both of these wallpapers fit perfectly with the Eames and Sarrinen furniture that I love!

(Images from Harlequin)

Little Greene also produce a wonderful monochrome version called Hampstead shown here in Ink, If you fancy a bit of colour, they also produce it in 4 other shades - Cloister, Cool Grey, James Blue and Yellow.

(Image from Little Greene)

If you're interested, the desk shown in this image happens to be an Ercol for John Lewis design called Treviso created by Matthew Hilton.

If you're interested in modernist architectural illustrations then take a look at Mini Modern's 'Festival' wallpaper shown here in the Concrete colourway, designed as a celebration of the enduring influence of the 1951 Festival of Britain. It features abstract drawings of the The Royal Festival Hall, the iconic Skylon, the Dome of Discovery and the Transport pavilion. It also comes in 'Bunting Blue and Red' and 'Stone' colourways. This wallpaper would add a lovely modernist look to any home.

(images from Mini Moderns)