Homes & Gardens
April, 2012
night’s slumber Zandra Rhodes The British fashion designer is known for her flamboyant, joie de vivre designs and renowned for her use of colour and pattern. “I think when your bedroom looks fabulous it makes your home very special,” she says. “Just as you change your look with what you wear, by changing the bedding and bedspreads, a new look can be achieved in an instant.” One of her favourite themes for a bedroom is her trademark vivid pink, and she’s used cerise cabbage roses for the walls, with a focal point of a queen-sized heart-shaped bed. Her tip: Re-dressing the bed completely revamps a scheme, so take your lead from that and accessorise around it. The Summer Collection of bed linen from Zandra Rhodes starts from £60 for a double duvet cover. For stockists visit www.ashleywildegroup.com. Kylie Minogue The singing star has her own collection of bed linen and says: “Bed should be a place for just two things – love and sleep. “I’ve actually become a better sleeper than I used to be by doing the things
you should do in bed rather than the things you shouldn’t, such as being on my laptop or watching TV. “I love making beds with fresh linen – either from my At Home range or vintage – but I hate hospital corners. I like to be able to pull things around me. “Travel and vintage finds are my main inspiration for my bed linen designs. “I have a gorgeous eiderdown from the 1930s that I found a couple of years ago on eBay, beautiful vintage fabrics I have owned for close to 20 years, a hand-painted book of Japanese kimono designs bought 10 years ago in Melbourne, and my focal point is the silk and crystal-studded panelled wall of my bedroom.” Her tip: Make a bedroom a place of refuge with lovely linen, throws and cushions. Banish TVs, computers, iPads and mobile phones, and run a hot bath with oil and scented candles to relax you before you turn in. The Kylie Minogue At Home collection starts from £55 for a single quilt cover and is available in stores throughout the UK, including Debenhams, House of Fraser, selected Fenwicks and Next online.
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Above: Kylie Minogue loves linen and finds inspiration in travel and the vintage look. Below: Rachel Ashworth’s shabby chic