Juniper from Harlequin Fabrics and Wallcoverings

Available from Gail Hunt Interiors

New product coming January 2011

We are pleased that we have been selected as a preferred supplier of James Hare fabrics. You may have guessed from our pictures that we love working with silk and source many of them from James Hare. We will have all their product on display from January 2011.

Fabrics and Trimmings

For those of you who like to make your own furnishings we are happy just to supply the materials you need, fabric, linings, trimmings etc.

We can supply fabrics and wallpapers from the top design houses including Romo, Colefax & Fowler, Jane Churchill, Osborne and Little and Harlequin.

If you are working to a budget you can often pick up some bargain fabric remnants from our eBay shop where we also well trimmings for the finishing touches.

Beaded Cushions

Trimmings available from Gail Hunt Interiors or our eBay shop

Silk Curtains Crystal Tiebacks

Simple silk curtains with beaded tiebacks to complement the sparkly wallpaper from Ulf Moritz.

All product available from Gail Hunt Interiors

Trims, trims, trims!

Loving this new beaded trim.

The Colour Purple

Loving these purple silk satin curtains

A Round Bed

Here are some images of a Round Bed we've 'dressed' this week.

This was a challenge - not many people have round beds but we did it and had a happy customer!

Crystal Tiebacks

The Most Beautiful Tiebacks - Coming Soon!

I can't believe I didn't photograph some gorgeous tiebacks that arrived for one of our customers today.

This job has been fraught with problems, faulty wallpaper, out of stock wallpaper, faulty carpet, tieback manufacturer a victim of the recession just as we placed our order!

The original tiebacks were perfect and I thought I'd never find a replacement but Handsome Trimmings have done us proud and created the most beautiful tassels with crystal and ribbon embellishment - I'll post images tomorrow for you to see.

I'll be so relieved when this project is finally complete! Watch this space.

Contemporary Floral Bedroom

Here's some images from one of our latest projects.

Happy customers!

Today we've fitted some beautiful curtains but I left my camera at the office! Our customer loved them.
We also received a lovely thank you card from customers pleased with the work we did for them last week. I love to get a thank you card amongst all the bills!

Country House

Today we've had an appointment with clients we worked with a few years ago. They have not been in a position to work on their home over the last few years due to family commitments but are now ready to start again and having employed a few businesses to help them in the past have chosen us to complete the work on their home as they've loved what we did for them previously!

The house is effectively a new build with a 'Country House' feel, spacious rooms, high ceilings and elaborate covings.

Having selected a lot of the furnishings with other interior designers the clients feel they have not achieved the look or feel they intended and our brief is to 'finish the house so that it has a country house feel with a homely, comfortable, inviting feel' and we welcome the challenge!

We hope to report back on this project soon.

Opulent Velvet

Here's some fantastic curtains in a fluid claret velvet with antique gold scroll embroidery, this fabric falls in the most amazing way. In this setting with the gold and cream wallpaper it's traditional but fits in with contemporary interiors too especially in the other colours available such as silver and mole.

Contemporary Flowers!

Here's a statement blind we fitted for one of our newest customers today, its in a Dining Room and when the decorator gets round to it will be complemented by a feature wallpaper on the opposite wall and a plain on the remaining walls with a soft suede metallic effect.

Sorry!

I've been a bit lazy with my blog lately - SORRY!

There will be some exciting new projects to show you next week, so come back soon!

This week's work.

This fabric is a semi sheer weave with ribbon stripes of black and beige which we selected to co-ordinate with the existing carpet and wallpaper.

The curtain heading is a narrow goblet pleat which accentuates the ribbon stripe. The curtains are suspended from an antique silver curtain pole and held back with a contemporary tassel tieback.

The Eclectic Home

You may recognise this fabric from our previous postings!

When this client came to me I thought the world had gone mad, my brief was to select a minimum of 5 upholstery fabrics and 3 curtain fabrics, along with co-ordinating paint colours all for one room!

On my first home visit it became clear that although it technically was 1 room it is actually an enormous conservatory at the back of the house used as a sitting room and dining room off which there is a tv room and the kitchen.

Whilst this project was a little out of my comfort zone, I've enjoyed working with this client and both of us are delighted with the results.................

We chose quite a glamorous claret and bronze metallic damask for the windows at the dining area of the conservatory. It's opulent enough to create a formal dining area when required but subtle enough not to detract from the gardens and the views during the day. Most of the upholstery fabrics we selected have been used in the conservatory area and are a combination of earthy colour wool checks and stripes and a delicate satin dobby weave in beige.

This fabric is actually a vertical stripe but we turned it on it's side to make the most of the colours. It has been used on 2 sets of doors, 1 overlooking a tranquil courtyard garden and the others open from the tv room onto decking and a covered outdoor eating area. The curtains are suspended on a Silent Gliss Metropole with an integrated 'Wave' system which creates a contemporary and unfussy fold to the curtain. The upholstery fabric selected for the traditional furniture in the tv room is a very narrow vertical stripe with the same colours as the curtain fabric and cream.

And finally, 'Gormandise Chantilly' which we used for 2 Roman blinds in the kitchen, one overlooking the courtyard and the other looking through to the conservatory and the garden beyond.

I'm sure many of you think these fabrics would not work together - but they do, especially for an eclectic home!

Some more of our work!

Next week!

Sunday afternoon and planning work for the week ahead!

My blinds made from cakes will be fitted this week, my customer is just going to love them!

The sewing machine will be busy and we are starting on a bedroom for a customer which is going to be fab. It will be a few weeks before we can post photos of this project as the main fabric is out of stock until mid August - any other businesses have this problem?

Contemporary Roller Blinds

Decorative Cushions - More Tassels!

Swags and Tails

Villa Nova Sylvie & Inspiration Trimmings

Villa Nova Sylvie & Troynorth Trimmings

James Hare Silk Dupion

Zoffany Fabrics & Houles Trims

Swags, Tails, Puffballs and Tassels

Lovely cushions - more tomorrow!

Grand Designs!

A Girly Bedroom

Beautiful curtains and pelmet in white silk embellished with silver embroidery and pearls

to compliment the sparkly wallpaper and French style bedstead.

Today's Job - a Tricky Bay Window

The Thrifty Home Stylish & Contemporary Cushions from Scraps!

I’m not the greatest fan of patchwork and shabby chic (even though I used to teach it!) but one thing I do hoard and find difficult to throw away are remnants of fabric, no matter how small.

Here’s a cushion which has been made from very small pieces of fabric but looks nothing like patchwork and I think is extremely stylish.

The strips of silk on the front are overlaid on a co-ordinating linen, in this case I had enough to double the fabric to the back but you could just turn and stitch the edges,

Just overlay the strips on the backing, this could be made up of smaller pieces if necessary as joins can be concealed behind the silk. Stitch the strips together through the backing to hold in position, I’ve used tiny almost invisible stitching in the centre but you could be more decorative, apply more stitching or even embellish with a lovely button.

The back of the cover could be the same or a co-ordinating fabric.

Pipe the front (if you want to), apply zip, stitch back to front and there you have a non shabby chic patchwork cushion!

If you’re more adventurous with colour you could you use 2 or 3 colours for the front strips, patterned or plain - be creative in your home!

For fabric remnants click here

Silk fabrics - so versatile!

James Brindley Opulence