On a recent home consultation we were advising our client of the various ways of spanning a 4 metre recess in their drawing room. Client had recently removed the fussy pelmets they had inherited when they had bought the property – a stunning mansion nestled in the Northamptonshire countryside, and they were keen to replace them ...
Several times a year tragic news hits the press, reminding us of the perils of blind cords and chains. In our last blog on blind cord safety we ran through the issues and set out a few practical steps to make your blinds safer for children. The industry has for some time been rife with speculation ...
We were struck by how striking patterns and bright colours (think orange at Decorex) punctuated the displays at last year’s autumn home interiors shows, as the movers and shakers in the industry put their markers down for this year’s hot trends and hues. And it doesn’t take long to see where the world of soft ...
The tragic news broke a couple of weeks back that another toddler has died after becoming entangled in a blind cord – and the fact that it happened to the child of a Norwegian shipping and oil tycoon seems to make the story resonate even stronger. This sort of accident strikes indiscriminately – regardless of wealth or ...
With the nights growing ever shorter, our little ones are surging into our bedrooms earlier every morning, and taking longer to get to sleep in the evening, and so we collectively turn our thoughts to how we can make their bedrooms a little more conducive to sleepy time. So we turn to our Bath Consultant ...
“Nothing adds drama to your decor like a monochrome palette” says Katrina Burroughs in today’s Sunday Times. She starts her article by saying that she’s open to being thrilled by the pastels that are dominating this spring’s interiors collections, but then lambasts their “wan, sugery hues” for making a drama out of coffee spots and ...
So here’s the thing. You’re moving your little one into their new bedroom. The nights are shortening and so will your lie-ins, if you don’t come up with a solution for their window that keeps their bedroom dark in the morning. Curtains would always be the first solution where you’re looking for bedroom blackout. But ...
Roman blinds in square bay windows are a tricky proposition. The most obvious problem is that the folds of the side blinds will, without careful positioning, clash with those of the central blind when fully raised – and if you leave a gap between the blinds to counteract this, the chances are there will be ...
We’ve blogged before about the challenges you face when putting together window treatments for bifold doors. We faced a fairly typical situation with a client in Clapham just before Christmas – who wanted a window treatment for their kitchen bifolds. The total width of the doors was 3.8metres which included a stacking space of 60cms. ...
Shutters are a great option for a contemporary space where you’re striving for that uncluttered look, or for tricky arched windows – and the way their blades can be tilted makes them in many ways more versatile than more traditional window treatments such as curtains or blinds. But this versatility can also present a problem. ...
