Soft Furnishings Galore

I thought I would finish off the year with some photos from different projects in the past year involving curtains and blinds

Kitchen No. 2

Kitchen number 2 is now complete. With buttermilk cupboards, curved lines and beautiful Zimbabwe black granite worktops - even the radiator was black. I hope you agree it looks fabulous.

East Grinstead Renovation

At last a beautiful house has been restored and remodelled to its full glory.

I first met one of the owners of this house at a course I was running on Interior Design back in April. I have since spent a lot of time with her and her husband advising on colours and designs, as well as implementing the final project. Today we hung the last of the curtains.

I do hope they have a long and happy life in their beautiful new home.

Villa Nova - New Designs

Villa Nova have just brought out some beautiful new fabrics.

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Arlington is a luxurious collection of silks including embroideries, a grand scale print, a lustrous plain, a simple stripe and a coordinating sheer. Coloured in a sophisticated

palette.

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Foxley consists of free flowing botanically inspired prints on soft viscose linen, a crinkle effect wide width sheer and a brushed cotton plain

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Rosemoor is an elegantaly modern chenille damask and textured plain, immensely stylish, highly durable and beautifully soft. Available in over 20 colours.

Kitchen No. 1

The first of our 3 kitchens is now complete. As well as designing and installing a new kitchen, we also redecorated the house, supplied new oak flooring and new curtains and blinds throughout.

Beautiful granite worktops and upstands were installed.

A bespoke bookcase was built for all the clients cookery books.

Romo - New Collections

Romo fabrics have just produced their new collections:-

Licia - silks and embroideries. Four equisite botanical designs stitched on to a mix of silk and linen.

Samsara - inspired by nature with hints of the Orient.

Samsara Wallcoverings

Cabin Fever

The great day arrived around 2 weeks ago when the cabin was delivered. It took 1.5 hours to take everything off the lorry and then a further 2 hours to move to back garden (lorry driver only paid to deposit in front garden!)

There the cabin sat for a week, as we waited with excitement for David, Roger, Ben and Gordon to arrive (otherwise known as Uncle David, Uncle Roger, Cousin Ben and Grampa - Granny had decided she would rather go to St Tropez - whatever for?). The morning of the erection arrived. Cooked breakfast (I am told builders must have one) and then thrown into the garden (them, not me). I drove off with son to his guitar lesson, wondering what I would come home to? Perhaps it would be built? Perhaps one of them was already in hospital? Perhaps the beers had already been opened?

Well, I have to say they had got a long way - all four walls were up. However they later informed me that was the easy, quick bit. The roof was not as simple, and seemed to go up and come down several times. Several cups of tea later and a round of fish and chips, and they were really cracking on. By the end of Saturday the roof was on and there was a window. Now they were off to the pub - back in an hour for dinner - funny - they didn't invite me to the pub??

Sunday dawned, and everyone was looking a little jaded but determined to complete the task - doors went on, waterproof membrane on roof and then wonderful workers had to return back to the cold North. They had done a fabulous job, and worked like Trojans. The rest was up to Duncan and I........