Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

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Inrecentyearsdesignisasmuchpartof
theexteriorofthepropertyastheinterior.
Tellushowwecancreateastylishoutside
spaceforthesummermonths?
Inthesummeryoushouldtreatyouroutdoor
spaceasanotherroom.Ifyouwantarelaxing
spacetoreadabookorgetsomesun,think
aboutbuyingchairswithdeepsoftpadded
cushions.Tocreateanextradiningarea,be
clearonhowmuchspaceyouhavetouseand
don’tworryifit’slimited.Ifyouaretighton
spaceourSanSebastianBalconySetisperfect
astheseatsslotunderneaththetable.Whether
youhaveacityterraceoracountrygarden,
OKAhassomethingtosuiteveryspace.

Pointusinthedirectionofsomefabulous
outdoorlivingproductsthatcanhelpus
makethemostofoutdoorliving–even
withatypicallycoolBritishsummer
OutdoorlanternswithLEDcandleswilladd
thatstunningglow(andwon’tblowoutinthe
breeze!).We’vealsoaddedmorepiecestoour
melaminerangeoftableware,they’reperfect
foroutdooruseandlookjustlikerealchina.
Pairthesewithacrylicglassesandprinted
napkinsforasplashofcolour.Lastly,layerup
withcushionsandalwayshaveacoupleof
throwsonhandforwhenthesundisappears.

Bringingtheoutsidein:whichflowersand
plantsarecurrentlypopularaspartofan
interiorsschemeandwhy?
Ourfauxorchidshavealwaysbeenbest-sellers,
it’salmostimpossibletotellthedifference
betweenthemandtherealthing.Hydrangeas
arealsoverypopularallyear-round,andwe
haveplentyofcolourstochoosefrom.Wealso
haveaselectionofpre-tiedbunchesthatare
alsoverypopularandeasyforpeopletostylein
theirownhomes.Alwaysremembertobend
andtweakyourfauxstemstomakethemlook
evenmorerealistic.

Whichisyourfavouriteseasonandwhy?
Youcan’tbeatanEnglishsummer,andwhen
theweatherallowsIliketomakethemostof
theoutdoors,howeverIlovecreatingawarm
andinvitinghomeinwinter.

Traditionalorcontemporary.Whichisbest?
Ialwaysuseamixoftraditionaland
contemporarypieceswhendesigninga
scheme.Don’tbeafraidofmixingdifferent
stylesandusingmoretraditionalpiecesof
furnituretocreateastatementeffect.

Pickapieceyouloveforaslick,citypad?
OurWallaceCoffeeTableistheperfect
centrepieceforalargesittingroom.It’salsoa
practicalpieceoffurnitureasitcanbeusedfor
extraseatingwhenyou’reentertainingandthe
blendofleatherandmetalmakeitaglamorous
yetmasculinechoice. L

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Abingdon
OX 144 SD
01235820320

‘Youcan’tbeatanEnglishsummer,

andwhentheweatherallowsIliketo

makethemostofoutdoors’

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