Trend or travesty?
Recent reports of its hotness – “Colefax and Fowler on acid” anyone – led me to investigate new company House of Hackney. They sell wallpaper, bedlinen, beds and, er, one mirror. I thought I was going to love it, but when I took a look I felt maybe I needed a second opinion.
I don’t like this! It looks like Laura Ashley with a brothel trim. Is it the future of fashionable decorating? Or a version of what our Mum’s were doing with the spare room circa 1984?
A bed for sulking on? Yeah, I could do with one of those. But let me tell you, an abundance of ruffled cushions + a cat = asthma attack.
…and I just can’t believe that frilly bed skirts are coming back. Am I lacking vision?
But it’s not all bad, and the black-and-boho parts of their collection I can enjoy a bit more.
It’s fun, and a strange mix of decadent and suburban. One thing to think about though hipsters… Barbara Cartland did it first.
What do you think? Trend? Or Hackney Hipster Hype?
I’m so there with you on this….thought it was a bit of a case of the emperor’s new clothing (more styling than substance if you ask me). But hey, great minds and all that. (I’d quite like to live in Barbara’s world though)
It wasn’t to my taste either but they did it well and I do like that whole thing of using your house to sell design and even art… lovely idea ; )
I hate it, I don’t get it at all! But you never know we all may think its super cool by next summer…
Sorry, I vote travesty. One edgy girl doth not a trend make.