“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”…

It’s the time of year for a bit of seasonal sparkle. This month inspiration for a window treatment was taken from the magnificent Christmas interior styling feature in Livingetc magazine (December edition), which has been adapted.

 

Below; the finished window treatment, would you like to know how?  Please read on…

Below; large silver metallic paper chains were made from florists ribbon and fixed using double-sided tape.  Carnmeal Cottage sells a myriad of beautiful colours of ribbon for the job.

The unexpected contrast of brightly coloured wreaths (Paperchase) seem to work well in traditional frames (eBay), although you could let you imagination run wild…. Oversized baubles, vintage children’s ballet shoes, antique toys could be other possibilities that would work….

Below; the picture frame was attached to the window using Velcro.  The wreath suspended from clear extra strong Nylon thread.  

I do hope your enjoying decking the halls, windows, doors, mantelpieces and tree as much as I am!

Thank you for visiting J Loves Interiors and ‘merry festooning’, until next time…

*Main finished window treatment photo by Matt Davis and cropped a bit by me (thank you wonderful Matt), the rest of the photos are mine.

In the beginning there was a labour of love…

Well with great excitement it’s the first post; what to write? Since friends and family are most likely to be reading this (although hopefully in time this will grow) I thought I would start off with a personal project I have adored doing. This has been the design, build and decoration of the nursery for our newborn baby boy.

The tiny space was less than 3 meters square which was challenging as it needed to be multifunctional and incorporate both a nursery and a guest bed for visitors to use.  Repositioning the radiator and sourcing a cotbed on wheels gave the option for the bed to be rolled into the parent’s bedroom room with ease when guests visit.   

Building the new room involved erecting a stud wall complete with soundproofing and a reclaimed original Georgian door.  The dado and skirting were also copied exactly so they would sit sympathetically with the existing Georgian architectural details.

 

Inspiration for the safari adventure scheme decoration came from some well-loved family copies of the Jean De Brunhoff Babar books (below) and both parents love of travel and adventure.  

 

Below; sofa-bed from The Futon Company, cushion Jefferys Interiors, Babar print  Jean De Brunhoff, cotbed on wheels Stokke, cow skin zebra print rug, Heals.  

 Below; sepia toned mural map of the world from Wallpaper Direct, paper mache animal head Anthropolgie.  

Below; animal hangers The Wooden Toyshop  

  Below; folding wardrobe The Futon Company; papier mache animal heads, Anthropolgie; bookcase The White Company.  

 

A big thank you to the wonderful Matt Davis for taking some lovely pictures of the nursery. 

I hope our newborn grows up finding this an inspiring and imaginative space to sleep and play, along with the odd guest….

Fancy creating a stylish and stimulating environment for your little one?  Then I can highly recommend a 'Room for Children: Stylish Spaces for Sleep and Play' by Susanna Salk for further inspiration...

Thank you for visiting J loves Interiors, until next time….