Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

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Makingyourhomevegan–NikkiOwentalkshousesand

wellbeingtoSiobhanLoates,theUK’ssecond-onlyinterior

designerofferingavegandesignservice

BEING ETHICAL

IN ALL THINGS

H

ealthandhomearetwo

ofthemostimportant

thingsforourwellbeing

today.Wearemindful

creatures,ushomesouls,

knowledgeablemoreand

moreaboutwhattoeat,ofhowfoodand,

particularly,veganismcontributenotonlyto

ourownpersonalhealthbuttothehealthof

theenvironment,too.

ButneverbeforehaveIconsideredhow

veganismcanbegoodforthehealthofour

homes.So,Iwasreallykeentomeetaward-

winninginteriordesigner,SiobhanLoates.

Withyearsofexperienceunderherbelt,

nottomentionreceivingthecovetedBestof

Houzzawardsixconsecutiveyearsrunning,

Siobhanisdoingsomethingalmostnoother

interiordesignerintheUKhasdonebefore:

provideaveganinteriordesignservice.

WemeetupinsunnyStroud,Siobhan’s

Cotswold’sbase,justonthebackofherbeing

announcedastheUK’ssecond-onlyever

interiordesignertobecertifiedandregistered

toofferavegandesignservice.

Surroundedbytherichredsand

sumptuousgoldsofaCotswoldtownpub,I

askLoatesstraightaway,whatonearthvegan

interiordesignactuallyis.

“Avegan,humaneorcruelty-freeproduct

isonethatdoesnotoriginatefromanyliving

creature,isnotananimalby-productandis

nottestedonanimals,”Siobhantellsme,her

honedEnglishtonescoupledwithanearnest,

girl-next-doorquality,withclothesthatsayshe

hasaneyeforbothcountryandcitystyle.

“Theideaisthatifyouliveinahome

wherethefabricsandmaterialshavebeen

madeinacruelty-freeway,thenyourhome

environmentwillbeamuchmoreharmonious

spacetobein.”

Loatesisabsolutelyspotontotapintothis