Houseofanamerican family
inlondon,June 1976
There’ssomethingtrulytimelessaboutopen-planliving,
soit’snosurprisethatit doesn’tdate.Associateeditor
BusolaEvansisa bigfan.‘Theroommaybe 43 yearsold,
butit’sstillontrend– earthytonesareoneofthebiggest
colourtrendsforautumnand‘broken-plan’living,which
zonesa spacewithfurniture,isa verycontemporarytrick.
I’dreplacethatbrickpartitionwithwooden shelving, but
otherwise wouldn’t touch a thing.’BringHome your Holiday,
July 1959
LegendaryeditoroftheSixties,PsychePiriestartedoutinthe
decoratingdepartment,answeringreaderqueries.Onefeature
suggestedreturningfromCapribearing,notsouvenirs,buta
colourscheme:Mediterraneanbluesaccessorisedwith‘a
bowlofleaveswhichwouldechothecolourofolivetrees’.
Today’sinteriorseditorEmmaThomasapproves:‘Oceanblues
alwayslookfreshandwhodoesn’tlovea nauticalstripe?Witha
less formal approach, the scheme could still look good today.’
collecTorsaTHome,June 1966
Thisroomcouldnotbefurtherfromsleekmid-century
modernstyle,butthedesignprinciplesatworkheremean
itsstyleisjustasenduring.‘It’sthesymmetrythatdoesit
formeandmakesthiseasytoupdate,’saysgroupchief
sub-editorAnneEsden.‘We’restilllovingvelvetupholstery
anda gallerywallalwayspacksa punch.I’dkeepthelayout
butswapina larger,plumpersofaina richjewelshade,
plus a pair of statement vintage Murano lamps.’→