Country Homes & Interiors – September 2019

THEPOWEROFSYMMETRY

Giveyourbedrooma boutiquehoteledge

bytakinga symmetricalapproachtothe

layout.Thesereneatmosphereinthismain

bedroomis largelydowntothecareful

positioningofclassicallyshapedfurniture.

‘Gooddesignis allaboutcreatingspaces

thatmakeyourlifemoresimpleandinturn

morejoyful,andoftenthiscomesfromthe

placementoffurniture,’saysinteriordesigner

EmmaSims-Hilditch.‘Workingpiecesinpairs

createsa balancingeffect.Thesymmetrical

layout achieves a real oasis of calm.’

Similarbedroom,

around£20,000,

SimsHilditch.Alex

footstools, £325

each, Neptune

ABOLDERWAYWITHBLUE

Blueandwhiteis a classiccomboforthe

bedroom– creatinga crispyetcalming

look.Workinsomeluxefabricsinregal

shadesofbluetoupdatethelookina newly

sophisticated,grown-upway.Sticktoflora

andfauna-basedpatternsandmotifsto

keepit country.We’realsoseeingnavy

onthehorizon,solookoutfordarkerblues

comingthrough.Buthoweveryouplay

theblueandwhitetrend,trytohavefun

• it’sa happy,easy-to-usecombination
  that’s ripe for a more playful approach.

Fabrics,from

£37meach,

Mysticalcollection

at Blendworth

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