Living
MAKING A STATEMENT
Give your shelves the wow factor by decorating behind them with a bold wallpaper, as Janie has done at their latest Thornham cottage, using Cole & Son’s Acquario paper from their Fornasetti II collection.
Going all out
Add a quick pop of colour and texture with a bright Irish mohair throw, £120 each from a selection at Laking Art.
Make way for maximalism! Amanda Loose gets the lowdown on decorating to the max, one of this season’s biggest trends, from our panel of interiors experts
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HINK strong colours, large scale patterns, clashing, colour blocking, luxe materials and bold monochrome and geometric schemes. We’re talking exotic prints, marvellous metals and velvets, as the interiors volume is turned up to loud and almost anything goes.
Above: From Harlequin’s new Zapara collection. Wallpaper Bavero 111765 £58 per roll; day bed Folia velvet 130422 £62 per metre; cushions left to right Folia velvet 130395, 130396, 130422, 130400, 130402. Stocked by Burnham Interiors and The Old Stores
Nanci Gillett, interior designer, Burnham Interiors This season we’re seeing deep vibrant, sumptuous colours, big scale prints and wallpapers inspired by global influences, velvets and embroidery all in one collection from the fabric houses. They’re showing us something else we can do, nothing’s right or wrong. I think people want a bit of colour again. It’s not just clashing patterns either. People are colour blocking and using metals - it can be one colour with metals and no pattern – pink is still trending and black is huge. Good design is all about layering textures, colours and materials. You can have one bold flash or lots of colour, and layer on as much and be as crazy as you want. TOP TIP:
You should enjoy your home, it should make you smile. A bit of colour, a bit of bold, there’s nothing better to put a smile on your face!
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NORTH NORFOLK LIVING SPRING 2018
Use an amazing rug as a bold statement, and build your scheme around it suggests Nanci. We love this Starburst dhurrie rug in pink and gold, £275 from Bombay Sprout.
Amazon wallpaper in navy and Kruger wallpaper in flame both £49 per roll, from Clarke & Clarke’s new Animalia collection, available from The Old Stores
Janie Thompson, Thornham Deli Interior Styling This season is all about the use of strong vibrant colours and clashing textures and designs. We have decorated our latest Thornham cottage in stunning Cole & Son wallpapers with huge all over designs and then complemented these with rich dark velvet coloured chairs with a twist of hessian (see making a statement above). Velvet is very in again this season and works well with strong wallcoverings - don’t be frightened to go all out there with the wallcovering as you can complement it with neutral furnishings but again, be bold and use strong fabrics that have texture, like velvet and wide weave linen. TOP TIP:
You need to have courage to use some of the latest trends in wallpaper so be brave, create a mood board and go for it!