Country Homes & Interiors – September 2019

1 TAKEPAUSEStartbyfindinga comfortable

seatedpositionwithyourbackniceand

straight.Youcaneithersitonthefloorwith

yourlegscrossed,orona seat with your

feetflatontheground.

2 CLOSEYOUREYESBegintofocusonyour

breathing,followingeachinhaleandexhale

astheytravelthroughyourbody.

3 DEEPENYOURBREATHInhalefora count

offourandthenexhalefora countoffour.

Continuetodothisforseveralminutesuntil

youfeelyourmindandbodystarttorelax.

Geelongslouchrollneck,£105; merino lounge

pants, £79, both Celtic & Co

FEELTHEHEAT

Livingandworkingasa textileprinter

inLondon,Scandinavian-bornLoBlästa

couldn’tfinda goodreplacementforher

Vetekudde(Swedishforwheatbag),

a naturalalternativetoplastichotwater

bottles.Instead,shedecidedtodesign

andmakeherownusingsustainableflax

linenandwheatgrownandharvested

in theUK.Welovethecreaturesprint,

£25, Blästa Henriët.

Calm candles

FriendsNaomiandSarahstarted

plant-basedcandlecompany,

SevenSeventeen,in2016.Each

oftheircandlescomeswithits

ownfeel-goodmantraandhas

beenhand-pouredintoa recycled

glassjar.WeloveOffDuty,an

upliftingblendoflime,basiland

mandarin, £34, Seven Seventeen.

3 stepstohelpyou...

rebalance and find calm

WOVENWONDERS

Despitebeingoneofthe

world’smostancientcrafts,

basketryis nowtrendierthan

ever.InBaskets(£14.99,

HardieGrantPublishing),

TabaraN’Diayedemystifies

traditionalweavingmethods

withaninspirationalrange

ofprojectsforthemodern

countryhomeandmaker,

fromlampshadesandcoasters

toprettyplanthangersand

storage solutions.

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Writer,photographerand

mum-of-twoLouArchell

curatesbeautifulpostswith

a focusonseasonalliving

• withstunninginteriors
  andoutdooradventures
  thatcelebratenature
  in all its forms.

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