Latest Interiors brightens up the home in the hope that the weather will quickly follow suit
Ren double duvet cover £45; Housewife pillowcase £10; Pink standard pillowcase £7; Barrel glass vase £12/10, all by Linea for House of Fraser, www.hof.co.uk
Spring is here (yes, really) and it’s high time you brightened up your home with some of the season’s most desirable fabrics and textiles. In need of a home fashion fix? This week, Latest Interiors talks you through three key trends for Spring 2010.
Bold, bright and beautiful,
Ben de Lisi polka dot green and red cushions £10 each; Ella dog cushions, purple and green, £18 each; Spots green mug £5; Red Ella dog mug £5; Green fleece throw £30, all www.debenhams.com
It seems we’re all bucking against the recession now, and banishing doom and gloom from our homes as well as the high street. Bold, bright prints are a strong theme this spring: rich shades of coral, saffron, green, and bright blues are all highlighted in the style press. Look out for modern abstracts and oriental-style prints: bold colours can add a cheery highlight to more neutral colour schemes, giving an instant update.
Nature calls
Floral fabric £14.99 per metre, www.jeffbanks.co.uk
Prints and colours inspired by nature are another continuing trend for home textiles and fabrics. Plants, flowers, insects and animals adorn curtains, cushions and pretty much everything else this spring. Birds are a particularly strong motif this year. If you like quirky prints, then you absolutely have to check out the Alexander Henry fabric collection (US based, but there are now UK suppliers: www.ahfabrics.com). We’re wild about Alexander’s ‘Owls’ fabric (www.ahfabrics.com/products.php?cat_id=1054).
Home comforts
Mister Smith, 23 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UF, 01273 605574
Another post-recession trend is tradition. We’re surrounding ourselves with familiar home comforts, patterns and textiles. Well, it makes you feel better, doesn’t it? Traditional designs and materials: lawn prints, solid colour, and maybe a touch of luxury in velvet, chenille, and wool. Check out Liberty’s range of fabrics and textiles for some good old-fashioned style, along with a few modern twists. We adore the lawn prints – and the tigers – at Liberty’s this season (www.liberty.co.uk).
Re-cover, re-use, recyle
Mister Smith, 23 New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UF, 01273 605574
As well as buying new, don’t forget to re-use and re-vamp old favourites. Throws, eiderdowns, covers and cushions give tired furniture an instant and inexpensive update. If you want to bring some of the season’s colour and style into your home on a low budget, pick one or two fabrics you like and improvise a couple of throws. If you’ve got a sewing machine (or can persuade someone who has), you could even try whipping up a cushion cover or two.
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