When you need to find new window coverings, be that blinds or curtains, it can sometimes be a tricky to start because the colours of the remaining decor and furnishings may have faded. The colours of soft furnishings only change every few years For instance we have endured the fad of grey, dark, light, with […]
It’s a very odd thing about window dressings – they are not the most talked about item in the soft furnishing range, but they do finish a room when they are chosen with care. I have curtains to co-ordinate with the bedding upstairs – I like a streamlined look. In the bathrooms and kitchen I […]
Winter time can be a bit tricky when it comes to colours for soft furnishings. I used to have two sets of curtains downstairs – one palest cream to highlight warmth & sun. In winter I changed to darker patterned. Both were lightweight flimsy affairs. Easily washable but did not appear remarkable or noteworthy. […]
I have set myself a task which may actually defeat me. I’m hoping to make table ware to match some friends’ window blinds. . . Their cottage is very compact so each room has as little frilly or unecessary furniture & furnishings as possible. They have attractive regency themed roman blinds and pelmetted curtains made […]
I was happily watching an old 1970s detective series the other week – it’s wonderfully refreshing to see the decor and styles of furniture that were so on trend then. My family always had net curtains up at each window, regardless of blocking any view – the purpose was entirely to stop outsiders peeping in. […]
I’ve recently returned from gloriously hot holiday in the Med. Show off, I hear you cry, but the reason I mention this is because the local population don’t use curtains as such, there is a sort of voile or light net curtain affair but not proper curtains you can pull across. I stay with an […]
A good chum of mine lives in a big house that was built to look older than it is. I know not why the previous owner wanted it to look like a 1920s villa, but it does and it has beautifully proportioned sash windows throughout – very in keeping with the design ethos. The problem […]
How quickly the temperatures drop in these autumnal afternoons. Until about two weeks ago, I could rely on being able to sit working at my desk near the patio door until well towards 5pm, without having to resort to the henious crime of putting the heating back on before the timer clicked it on. However, […]
When you’re out in a hot mediterranean country for a short holiday, the extreme heat of a good summer can just be a temporary treat. For the locals however, the constant hot weather without any respite of rain or even cool wind, is exhausting and debilitating. I have a friend who lives in exactly this […]
Some people have a distinct knack of furnishing their homes with that touch of elegance and panache that singles them out from the crowd. I know two such ladies – and yes, I appreciate there will be chaps out there with the same talents but I’m not personally acquainted with any. One lady I’ve got […]