Indholdsfortegnelse for June 2017 i Living Etc

Lighting is my latest obsession and my relentless search for the perfect wall light for my living room sparked our shopping story on wall lights (page 35) – one of the hardest light sources to get right. But good lighting not only creates ambience and provides task-focused support, but can actually make or break a room scheme. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Cheryl and Andy’s bright white kitchen-diner (page 84), where a heavy, bold shade would have killed the space. Instead, they opted for the Zettel’z light by Ingo Maurer and their delicate, elegant scheme is finished to perfection. Elsewhere, James and Margot’s houseboat (page 94) is awash with vintage lamps, adding to the industrialmeets- Scandi-cool vibe of the space, while Lucy and Mark’s Sputnik chandelier over their…

If you go down to the woods today, make it after sundown. The tropical trend that’s been growing wild of late has taken a dark turn and it’s midnight in paradise that’s put down roots in our imagination this season. The spring/summer 2017 catwalk was rumbling in the jungle, with Max Mara’s models covered in exotic plants and animals looming out of inky backgrounds. A shadowy night is closing in on the home front too, with Timorous Beasties’ Topical Tropical wallpaper a study of vines and leaves under the blanket of darkness, while the tiger on Graham and Green’s illustrative tray is off for a night-time prowl.…

LIVING ROOM On the first floor, Fanny turned the existing storage into an intriguing display of objects new and old, including a Fornasetti plate and a set of fashion dolls by Lucie Kaas. ‘They bring a touch of fun to the house. They’re also a great talking point,’ she says. Get the look Find Fornasetti tableware and candles at Liberty. Utility sells Lucie Kaas dolls. The poster was designed by French artist Pierre Soulages for the 1972 Munich Olympics. Art.co. uk sells prints of his work. HOME PROFILE THE RESIDENTS Fanny Moizant, co-founder of designer clothes/ collectables resale website Vestiaire Collective, her husband Michael, a financier, and their daughters Louise, 11, and Jeanne, nine. THE PROPERTY A four-storey terraced house in north London. On the ground-floor is a family room,…

HOME PROFILE THE OWNERS Andy Taylor, a property developer, his wife Cheryl, a breast-cancer surgeon, and sons Barnaby, six, and Laurence, four. THE PROPERTY A semidetached Victorian house in southwest London. There’s a basement, with a media den/ playroom, a guest bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, a utility room, kitchen and wine room. On the ground floor, there’s a living room, kitchendiner, coat room and WC. The first floor has the master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, plus a study and another bathroom. A loft conversion houses three more bedrooms, plus a family bathroom. DINING AREA ‘We have a certain style, but every property is different,’ says Cheryl. ‘We love industrial lighting, for example, but a chunky chandelier would have been too heavy above the table. The Ingo Maurer paper…

HOME PROFILE THE OWNERS Lucy Thompson, who previously worked in events management, her daughter Imogen, 15, partner Mark Jones, who works in finance, and their son Bill, five. Plus Jammie the jackapoo. THE PROPERTY An Edwardian terrace in southwest London. The open-plan ground floor comprises a kitchen, dining area and living room. On the first floor is Bill’s bedroom, the family bathroom and the master suite. On the extended top floor is Imogen’s bedroom, which includes a shower and separate WC, plus a study on the half landing. LIVING ROOM Lush velvets and a texture-rich wall covering help soften the sharp edges of the metal-framed glazing. Get the look The wall covering is by Brian Yates. The sofa is from sofa.com. This is French Connection Home’s Marble Laptop table. The…

TILE STYLE Herringbone has been the pattern of the moment on floors for quite some time and now it’s moved on to walls. The lovely design team at kitchen, bathroom and lifestyle specialist Neptune is on to a winner with its new collection of marble mosaics, which come laid out in the iconic pattern. Kennet Carrara marble herringbone tiles, £76 per 33.5cm x 22.5cm sheet of 42 (neptune.com) Piping hot Your cakes may easily pass the Mary Berry taste test, but often it’s the finishing touches that can let you down. But not with this handy Write On! icing tool, which will help you keep a steady hand for creative piping. £9.95 (prezzybox.com) AMALFI BOUND Long synonymous with funky-coloured fridges, Smeg has now turned its attention to ovens with the…

With a life-long passion for colour and even a stint on Carlton TV’s Our House property show, artist, decorator and interior designer Marianne Shillingford was appointed creative director for leading paint brand Dulux in 2012. In your opinion, which colours work best? Colour can energise – warm colours such as red, orange and yellow scientifically have a long visual wavelength, so the effect can be like drawing the walls towards us, creating a cosy, energetic environment. In a busy kitchen, this might be counteractive to the mood you want, so cooler ‘sea and sky’ colours such as blues and violets can calm things down. These are best used for spaces where you want to unwind. How should someone decide which colour to use? Try a digital visualisation tool, which allows…

The key to injecting personality into a space is your use of colour and nothing defines your style better than the palettes you choose. For Crown, this simple but effective message is defined as, ‘It’s not just paint. It’s personal’. Over many years, Crown has instilled its passion for colour into everything the brand creates, inspiring homeowners to experiment with bold tones and innovative techniques. For spring/summer 2017, Crown has perfected a rainbow palette of brights, pulling opposite tones from the colour wheel to come together in the Fusion collection. This trend is a mix and clash of colours to create something fresh and invigorating in your home. Another new trend, Free Spirit, is both fun and quirky – a selection of zingy shades to make you feel good about…

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When life gives you lemons… Start making a style statement. Softer than hard yellow (a tricky tone to pull off), lemon is the chicest shade in the pastel palette, offering fresh flavour or an acid shot. Delicate citrus tones brought surprising edge to Ralph Lauren’s spring/summer 2017 catwalk, with outfits that make Emma Stone’s yolky La La Land number look brash. Lemon shades are squeezing in on the home front too, with zesty velvets at The French Bedroom Company, softer sherbets at Graham and Green and even a creamy posset at Normann Copenhagen. Habitat’s Starke jug vase, meanwhile, has an open-pored texture, as if plucked from a Sicilian roadside. Ice and a slice?…

Give impressionist style a modern update with a brush-marked wallpaper – densely patterned fabric adds a splash of colour to the mix. WALL Papered in Vigor wallpaper in Sand, £119 per roll, Aoi Yoshizama for Feathr. FURNITURE Bench One, £485, Another Country. FLOOR Tiled in Mimica Venato porcelain tiles, £71.99 per sq m, Mandarin Stone. DETAILS Cushions made in Kela 120608 cotton-mix, £89 per m; for a similar trim, try Naples 141974 cotton, £29 per m, both Harlequin. Cricket bat, £380; and gloves, £50, B3 Cricket. Gin and Tonic chocolate, £4.95, The Conran Shop. Size 2 Hampton pendant, £479, Davey Lighting at Original BTC. Bygone by Jessica Jones framed print, £250, Lumitrix. This kaleidoscopic print takes the stippled look to the ultimate extreme. Balance the effect with bold primary hues.…

To celebrate the arrival of summer, Habitat has joined forces with Livingetc to offer readers an exclusive 20 per cent discount on its entire collection*. If you’re after unique and stylish design without the mega price tag, then look no further. Habitat’s spring/summer 2017 collection features a range of fun and flexible pieces designed to work in a variety of spaces, both inside and out. We love the Tico eight-seater dining set, perfect for an alfresco family feast. Add a splash of pattern with statement rugs, throws and cushions, which will bring zesty texture to your space and keep things cosy on those cooler evenings. So, take a browse online for inspiration, then get shopping with 20 per cent off in-store and online at habitat.co.uk. *The offer is valid from…

Move music The latest on-the-move wireless speaker from KAKKOii packs a style as well as a sound punch. Made from knockabout silicon, the loop’d is durable enough to hang from your wrist, hook over a bag handle or even be tied on to a tent pole without skipping a beat. Connect it to a device via Bluetooth and you shall have music wherever you go. £30 (kakkoii-me.com) MODERN UTILITY Who doesn’t aspire to a neat and tidy laundry space? Italian kitchen and bathroom specialist Scavolini has given the most functional room in the house some much-needed design attention. The Laundry Space range adapts the same quality materials and attention to detail used on its kitchen and bathroom units to create a cohesive and complementary system. Just the thing for anyone…

EVER GREEN Happy birthday Delcor! To celebrate 50 years in the business, the Northumberlandbased furniture designer and manufacturer has combined its wealth of experience with up-to-the-minute tweaks to create a bespoke collection offering quality and style. ‘Our homes are smaller than 50 years ago and our latest designs reflect this fact, with pieces that have slimmer arms and a narrower footprint,’ says Delcor’s MD Rick Petini. It’s not just the design blueprint that’s been tweaked. Delcor has always worked with great fabric and textile houses and Livingetc felt the fresh vibe from the Metro range which, with its green and botanical prints by Christian Lacroix, sweetie, is very summer 2017. Also, keep an eye out for Delcor’s new upholstered beds, launching this month in its flagship showroom in Chelsea Design…

Details Nelson leather, beech and brass armchair, £2,950, Linley. Background The phrase ‘fit for a king’ takes on a rather literal meaning with master furniture brand Linley’s regal Nelson chair – or it would, were the expression actually ‘fit for an admiral’. Designed by one of the UK’s leading exponents of traditional craft techniques, the hand-stitched leather armchair mimics the exact style of seating Admiral Lord Nelson used aboard his flagship HMS Victory. Reportedly Nelson’s favourite chair, Linley’s replica, launched in 2005 to celebrate the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar (where Nelson famously lost his life even as his naval forces were defeating the combined fleets of France and Spain), joins the likes of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square in honouring the Admiral’s service to his country. The beech-framed…

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HALLWAY ‘The Connaught Hotel was having a refit and got rid of all its amazing original lights. Lucky us!’ says Michelle. Get the look A print of this 1965 photograph of Jane Birkin is available from Duffy © Duffy Archive. The Zellige floor tiles are from Mosaic del Sur. The wall is painted in Oval Room Blue estate emulsion by Farrow & Ball. LIVING ROOM ‘I stuck to a trad palette for the paintwork here,’ says Michelle. A pop art print, Sixties pendant and modernist armchair put the fizz in the formula. Get the look The Fifties armchair is upholstered in Designers Guild’s Varese velvet in Sea. The pendant is from Two Columbia Road. The artwork is by Peter Blake – find prints of his work at Hang-Up Gallery. The…

Summer’s here, and we’ve got alfresco entertaining on our minds. It’s time to dust off the barbecue, mix up the mojitos and open up your home and garden to friends and family. And from tropical tableware to punchy prints, there are endless ways to get that carefree holiday mood in your own home. Next Home is your one-stop shop for all your interior styling needs this summer and its brand-new Cuba collection will transport you to the sunnier climes of old Havana. This fun, vibrant range brings nostalgic pieces in hot hues such as teal, chartreuse and candy pink to the table, from dinnerware to retrolook solar lighting in cactus or flamingo shapes. But if the great British weather lets you down, the colourful Cuban climate can follow you indoors,…

MAKE A SPLASH The sound of gently flowing water is wonderfully relaxing, so it’s no surprise that ponds and water features have made a comeback as a counterbalance to our hectic, urban lives. The new generation is somewhat slicker than its predecessors: think channels, geometric ponds or water filtering down statement walls of metal or stone. ‘Go for minimal and clean-lined when constructing a contemporary pond,’ says Roger Smith of Quercus Gardens, ‘then border with planting for interest.’ Project details This garden was designed by Frederic Whyte for the Pro Corda Trust – a music charity that works with children of mixed ability. It took its inspiration from the arts and crafts of Suffolk and picks up on local materials and skills – hence the flintwork wall and the water…

Lobster with lime butter and zesty spring vegetables Serves 4 FOR THE SALAD * 150g Tenderstem broccoli * 150g fine French beans * 150g baby carrots FOR THE LOBSTER * Finely grated zest and juice of 1 unwaxed lime * Handful of chopped flat-leaf parsley * Sea salt and black pepper * 100g unsalted butter, softened * 8 small or 4 large lobsters, shell on, halved and cleaned * Good handful of chopped dill * Sprinkle of chilli flakes FOR THE DRESSING * 2 tablespoons olive oil * 2 garlic cloves, smashed * 1 strip of unwaxed lime zest, plus juice of 1 lime * 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Blanch the vegetables for the salad in boiling water for 4-5 minutes, then transfer to a large bowl of cold water…