Timeless Interior Design Themes 4: Country

October 20, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments 

The key feature of this interior design style is cosy, lived-in comfort, with an emphasis on the use of natural materials, hand-crafted or home-made soft furnishings and accessories, along with a time-worn natural look on furniture.

Shapes:
Soft natural shapes can be used in furnishings and furniture. Cane and hand woven cane chairs or rustic wooden furniture [...]

A Roma Round the Countryside

August 15, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments 

The Roma fabric collection is a heady mix of natural charm and warm yet soothing shades. Cyan blue, cool mustard, burnt red and every shade of cream all feature in this beautiful floral collection. Despite being named after the Italian capital, the English countryside is where I’m placing it today. It is my feeling that this classic, [...]

Timeless Design- The Inglenook

November 27, 2008 by james.brennan · View Comments 

The word Inglenook translates literally as “chimney corner”. Invented during mid to late fifteenth century, this particular type of fireplace was originally limited in use to the very wealthy and would only have been seen in castles, monasteries and ecclesiastical buildings Their popularisation amongst the rest of society did not come about until a full [...]