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The expert guide to decorating walls with fabric
Oct 16, 2023 · The walls are then covered with padding, which creates a soft-to-touch feel, keeps the panels from looking flat and improves the acoustics. The fabric is cut and sewn together to create a uniform piece, which is stretched across the walls and stapled to the edges of the frame. It’s finished with a decorative braid or double piping in the same ...
21 British interior designers to know right now - ELLE Decoration
Jun 29, 2023 · From Sophie Ashby to Holloway Li and Christian Bense, we profile the hottest names in interiors right now. By Kiera Buckley-Jones, Amy Bradford and Clare Sartin Updated: 29 June 2023. Leo Davut. Considering the calibre of projects that find their way to us at ELLE Decoration, picking Britain’s very best interior designers can feel a near ...
36 of the best designer sofas to invest in now - ELLE Decoration
Apr 22, 2021 · Ligne Roset. Sebastian Herkner created this pleasingly plump sofa, where even the legs are upholstered. There are many fabric options for this design – you can even mix and match, choosing to cover just the back in leather. From £3,437, ligne-roset.com. 8.
Eight of the best modern carpet ideas - ELLE Decoration
Sep 15, 2020 · Best suited to low-traffic areas of the home, such as the dining room and bedroom, a thick velvety carpet offers a plush, luxurious look – and feels super-soft underfoot, too. Try the hand-woven ‘Heavy Velvet Mist’ wool carpet, £121 per sq m, Jacaranda Carpets, jacarandacarpets.com. Helenio Barbetta/ Living Inside. 4.
Four decades of Ralph Lauren’s interior design world - ELLE …
Nov 8, 2023 · 1983. Ralph Lauren’s first Home collection is launched, and introduces four distinct styles that would become synonymous with the brand: ‘Log Cabin’, ‘New England’,‘Thoroughbred’ (a celebration of aristocratic style and tradition) and ‘Jamaica’. Including everything from textiles and wallpapers to china, glassware and floor ...
4 contemporary British artisans revitalising the art of wood craft
May 21, 2020 · OBJECT COMPANY. Greig Jackson. Catherine Johnston (above) founded her Glasgow woodwork and pottery studio Object Company in 2014, where she practises wood carving and turning, as well as wheel-thrown pottery. ‘My work explores form, materiality and limitation,’ she says of her delicate designs. I am completely self-taught.
Parquet flooring: everything you need to know - ELLE Decoration
Jun 15, 2021 · What is parquet flooring? First used in France in the 17th century, it is made of woodblocks glued to a sub floor to create geometric patterns – available as both solid and engineered boards. The advantage of a solid floor is that it can be refreshed by sanding back and re-oiling or lacquering.
How to choose a kitchen worktop: all you need to know - ELLE …
Jul 27, 2024 · Choose from a huge range of species including oak, walnut, iroko, maple, ash, sapele and cherry, to name but a few. You get what you pay for: cheap timber deteriorates quickly, as does a poorly finished worktop; always choose FSC-certified wood, fit and seal it properly and it will last for years.
18 of the most stylish new-season cushions - ELLE Decoration
Feb 14, 2023 · Checked cushion, Atelier Raff. Designed by Carolina Irving & Daughters for Atelier Raff, this cheery checkerboard cushion is no shrinking violet. It’s handmade in the UK and supplied with a planet-friendly inner made from recycled fabric that gives it a squishy, plump feel. £135, atelierraff.co.uk. 12.