We may previously have mocked them as the preserve of queens and Barbara Cartland, but could it be that the four-poster bed is making a comeback? After Jill and I saw the gorgeous Abacus bed at Heal’s the other week, we think there could be a trend starting.
At the Heal’s Autumn winter press show last week Ros and I cooed over the many new products. A few things caught our eye especially. Number 1 – a fab contemporary four poster bed by Kirstie Whyte, who is the in-house product and designer manager. She started her relationship with the company as one of […]
Expensive Mega Trend part II: Lighting. I meant to blog about Areti yonks ago – the design studio, run by two sisters makes beautiful, expensive lighting. It’s beautiful what they do. It’s expensive though. Ok, I won’t be ignorant you can totally see the craftsmanship in the pieces and thus understand why. Here’s their look […]
We love nothing more than ruminating over a trend here at ‘the House. So when super-chic bathroom supplier CP Hart asked us to explore a bathroom trend they identified as involving textured finishes, raw wood and tribal patterns on tiles, we didn’t need asking twice. They’ve appropriately named the trend Tactile Textures. We started by […]
I’d read that Donna Wilson designed a new tartan for her home town Aberdeen with the input of some school children, and just found out about this film all about the work. I recommend you watch when you can listen too, it’s a really sweet production. A heads up: There’s some great shots of machinery […]