Love this #90 Contemporary Upholstery

At Grand Designs Live earlier in the year there were plenty of smaller and unique stands which I could have spent much more time looking around. Somehow though I’ve shared very few of those here so far. So it’s time to put that right.

These traditional chairs, have been given a modern look with this contemporary upholstery by Ray Clarke. Every time I look at these pictures, even now, I can’t help but smile.

I think I’d be sitting down on them carefully though.

And did you see the signs? They’re more inviting than usual, aren’t they?

They definitely give that traditional ‘brown’ furniture a fresh new, and fun, new look. What do you think?

Love this #89 Blooming wallpaper

It’s been a while since I’ve shared some wallpaper on here, but when I saw this one drop into my inbox I fell in love with its drama. And the flowers of course.

Since then I’ve seen it elsewhere - no idea if that’s online, or in a magazine, it’s been a busy week, but it’s not an image you forget easily, though as demonstrated, you may forget exactly where you saw it.

All images in this post are courtesy of Murals Wallpaper

Looking at their site, Murals Wallpaper aren’t wrong when they say:

There's something different about these designs from regular floral patterns. Beautiful bunches of in-season flowers and greenery have been photographed to create the collection, resulting in flower wallpapers with an abundance of shadows, depth and crisp details.

There’s more on their site, but I’m smitten, are you?

Love this #88 The Bonnie Potter

I’ve been meaning to share this for a while, after discovering it in a magazine - I can’t remember which one, but I know seeing Bonnie Scoggins’ work was enough for me to head over to her website to discover more about her and her work, and to drool over more loveliness.

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Trying out a different color combo. This pineapple stitch doily impression has a green base with lots of blue tones. The purple doesn’t come through as I had planned but I still really like it. #chattanoogamarket #doilyimprint #thebonniepotter

A post shared by Bonnie Scoggins (@thebonniepotter) on Jun 7, 2019 at 7:00am PDT

I wasn’t disappointed.

As she says on her website her work “revolves around imprints from her great-grandmother’s handmade doilies” which she inherited in 2012, and she sees these imprints as a way to honour the “artistry that goes into crocheting doilies.”

The process doesn’t damage the crochet and she has used other families’ heirloom doilies to make one-off pieces for those families. The work in her gallery is just stunning, and while the crocheted doilies are lovely, these platters, trinkets and mugs are something else - it’s just as well she’s based in the US, or I’d be creating a wish list right now….