Oxfordshire Limited Edition – August 2019

68 |OxfordshireLimitedEdition|August 2019

Whatdoyoudotounwind?
WhenI’mnotworkingIenjoygoingto
ZumbaandBounceclasses.Ialsolove
walkingmytwodogsRalphandBarney
amongstthebeautifulcountrysidewelive
in.Ialsodocharitywalkingincludingthe
MoonwalkforBreastCancerand“Walkwith
Me”forSueRyderandMaggie’s.I’malso
asingleparentoftwoteenagegirlssothat
keepsmeonmytoes!

Wheredoyougetyourinspirationfrom?
Itakemydesigninspirationfromeverything
aroundme.I’mveryintomindfulnessand
theartoflivinginthemoment.Ourworld
todayissofastweoftengetcaughtupwith
thinkingaboutwhatthenextthingontheto
dolistisratherthantakinginthatmoment
youareliving.It’samazingwhatyoucan
takeinspirationfromifyoupracticethat.
SomeofthedesignersIaminspiredbyare
JaneChurchillandColefaxandFowlerfor
theirabilitytocreatetimelessliveablespaces
andtheirconsistentlongevitywithinthe
industry.NickyHaslamhasdistinguishable
styleincreatingbespokepieces.IloveRita
Konigforhervision“whatIaminterested
inishowtobecomfortable”,whichisvery
muchthesameethosIhaveformybusiness.
IalsolikeSimsHilditchwhosaythat“good
designcantransformnotonlyhowwelive
buthowwefeel”,whichintoday’sworldis
soimportant.

Whatareyourtoptipswhenitcomesto
designingaroom?
Whenitcomestodesigningaroomthere
aresomanyelementsthatneedtocome
togethertocreateaharmoniousspace.I
wouldalwaysthinkabouthowyouwantto
feelinthespace,e.g.relaxed,informal,calm,
energised,cosyandintimate,airyandlight.
Thenthinkaboutwhatyouwanttodoin
thatspaceandwhatpiecesoffurnitureand
accessoriesyouwouldneed.Thenlayeron
topofthathowthespacewouldbebest
laidouttoachievethosethingsandfeel
comfortablei.e.proportionalityandflow.
Lastlypullallofthoseelementstogether
usingcolour,textureandlightingtocreate
theperfectscheme!

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WhatarethekeytrendsforAutumn/

Winterthisyear?

TherearemanykeytrendsforA/W 2019 but

theonesthatIaminspiredbyare:

• Brasstapsinkitchensandbathroomsset
  againstconcreteormarblewithdarkkitchen
  cabinetry.


• Scallopsandscalesbeingincorporatedinto
  scallopedfurnitureandfishscaletiles.


• Fringingwhichistakendirectlyfromthe
  catwalksismakingitswayontocushions,
  curtains,mirrorsandlamps.


• Crittall-stylewindowsanddoorsbeingused
  forextensions,roomdividersandshower
  screens.


• Lastly“nude”–barelytherewarmearthy
  neutralswhichisthewarmertonedevolution
  ofthegrey,thathasbeenpopularforso
  long.

‘Itissuchapersonal

spaceforeach

individualandtheir

ownsanctuary.Iam

veryluckytohave

thatjob!’

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