Hands up who still needs to put their Christmas tree up? If walking past your neighbour’s home and seeing their tree glistening through the living room window isn’t enough inspiration to get your own tree up, then seeing Christmas 2011’s 10 best bauble designs just might be. And this year, the brighter and more colourful the better…
1. You can do so much with decorations that feature initials like these from The Letter Room. Hang them on the back of a chair as a nam...View more
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Posted by Emma Morton Turner, Interiors Stylist and Writer
December 18th, 2011
As trends go, anything with a bird detail on it is something to tweet about. Whether that’s on a cushion, a fabric design, a tea light holder or Christmas decorations. I started seeing Christmas trends in March this year and bird decorations have just started taking over in the shops. Visit any high street shop or interiors website and you’ll find a take on a bird design in one form or the other. I must say that I think they're lovely. After all the festivities, when our Christmas tree has come down, I’ll find a little spot for my bird decorati...View more
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Posted by Emma Morton Turner, Interiors Stylist and Writer
December 4th, 2011
Bedrooms are for more than just sleeping in. Aside from the obvious, they’re also a place of sanctuary, a room to hunker down in, hide from the world, and turn into a nest where nobody can reach you. A good bedroom needs to have the following: a bed, of course, and good lighting. ‘I like to have individual wall sconces on each side of the bed,’ says the interior designer Nina Campbell, who has clearly lived through the argument that happens when one half of the couple wants to go to sleep and the other st...View more
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Posted by Pip McCormac
October 1st, 2011
Autumn/Winter. That time of year that’s all about new coats, new shoes and new pencil cases. And, if you look at interiors trends, pink and purple. Yes, every year, as predictable as the lack of Indian summer, comes an array of cushions, vases, and even sofas in funky fuchsias and moody maroons. The theory, I’m guessing, is this: purple fits with the cosy feeling of log fires, nights drawing in, and snuggling into a warm sofa with a glass of port and bowl of chestnuts. Pink lifts the look...View more
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Posted by Pip McCormac
August 22nd, 2011
So 'Shabby Chic' is back this coming season and House of Fraser is rocking the trend in a bold and brazen fashion. It happens to the best of trends - they'll always come back to haunt after a decade of trying to pretend they never happened. But this time round the look is less shabby and more chic and a natural continuation of the ubiquitous trend for vintage style. Think washed out pastels and faded neutrals in...View more
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
June 10th, 2011
Despite Kat Slater’s best efforts to ruin it for everyone, fashion went wild for leopard prints last season. From shoes to shrugs, it really was an urban jungle out there - and this year’s interiors looks set to be just as full of animal magic. However, before you go all out on B&Q’s leopard print wallpaper (yes, really), this season, there’s a twist. It’s animal print, sure, but smart decorators are doing it with serious splashes of colour thrown in.
Using pattern is a...
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Posted by Pip McCormac
March 4th, 2011
Chintz has a lot to answer for. It single-handedly ruined floral prints as if it was some sort of industrial weedkiller instead of a pretty daisy design. Suddenly florals looked fussy, old fashioned and like something you might find in the back of Granny’s bureau. But then teatime made a comeback, and all those old tea sets nestling, well, in the back of Granny’s bureau, suddenly became collectable again. And like a well-tended garden, florals are b...View more
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Posted by Pip McCormac
February 24th, 2011
Refresh your bedroom with the latest bed linen ranges - from cool and calming to bold and bright, there's a bed linen design to suit every style. So before you hit the snooze button, check out our favourite 10 designs...
In at number 10...The Cumberland SuK duvet cover from Linen House at
ACHICA (from 16 Feb to 19 Feb) will add subtle style and instant charm.
Up one place to number 9...wake up feeling revitalised with the Tangerine bed...
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
February 15th, 2011
