Delft Blue, Gustavian Grey

The soft, romantic tones of the Scandinavian colour palette and the faded patina that features in the prettiest of rustic rooms is always an inspiration for me. This is a selection of some of my favourites.

Above images: Pretty Scandinavian bedroom scanned from BOOK: The Perfect Country Cottage by Bill Laws 

Above images: 1.PAINTING: Johann Zoffany The Minuet 1780 - 1783 2.Atelier September Antiques discovered via Master Henriks Blog 3.Augustus Brandt antiques 

Above image: Lars Sjoberg's house scanned from BOOK: Country Style by Judith and Martin Miller

Above images: 1.PAINTING: "White can and white cloths" by Willhem de Bont 2.Fireplace Norton Tile Company 3.Chair:  SHOP: Bouf 4.Hand painted English Delft tiles: H & H Tile and Flooring Services Ltd

Above image: Lars Sjoberg's house scanned from BOOK: Country Style by Judith and Martin Miller

Above image scanned from BOOK: The Perfect Country Room by Emma-Louise O'Reilly

Above images:1.PAINTING: "Knoflook Koffiepot" by Willhem de Bont 2.FABRIC: "Chinese Paper" by Bennison Fabrics 3.vintage ice skates    - my home 4.Ceramic ARTIST: Mari Kristofersson  5.SHOP: Pom Pom Interiors

Above image: Lars Sjoberg's house scanned from BOOK: Country Style by Judith and Martin Miller

Above image scanned from BOOK: English Cottage Interiors by Hugh Lander & Peter Rauter and features a dairy in Sussex England

Above images:1.Ceramic ARTIST: Mari Kristofersson   2. & 4. Appley Hoare Antiques 3.PAINTING: "Stilleven met Drentse archologica" by ARTIST Henk Helmantal

Above images: Pretty Scandinavian room scanned from BOOK: The Perfect Country Cottage by Bill Laws 

Above image: Swedish farmhouse scanned from BOOK: Country Style by Judith and Martin Miller

Above images:1.PAINTING: "Trenchter kan en melkkan" by Willhem de Bont 2.& 3.SHOP & BLOG: G-Style 4.18th Century English Delft bowl from Storey Antiques

Above image: ANTIQUES Brownrigg at Home

Setting the Table

Rustic tables for relaxed, everyday dining from farmhouse to cottage, eat, drink and be merry!

Above image: scanned from Natural Decorating Book by Elizabeth Wilhide and Joanna Copestick

Above images: SHOP Cote Bastide

Above image: SHOP Cote Bastide

Above images: 1.Jeanne d'Arc Living 2.SHOP: Fen & Ned 3. SHOP & BLOG: G-Style

Above image: SHOP Cote Bastide

Above image: SHOP & BLOG: G-Style

Above image: Jeanne d'Arc Living

Above images:1.Antiques SHOP: Atelier de Campagne 2.SHOP: Garden Trading 3.& 5.SHOP & BLOG: G-Style 4.SHOP: The Textile Trunk (loodylady Ebay)

Above image:SHOP: Ruffled Linens 

Above image: Photographer Joanna Maclennan

Above images:1& 4. SHOP: Summerill & Bishop 2.SHOP: The New General Store 3.Antiques: Appley Hoare

Above image: The Textile Trunk (loodylady Ebay)

Above image: SHOP: Lombok

Above images:1.SHOP: Summerill & Bishop 2.SHOP: The Textile Trunk (loodylady Ebay)3.& 4. SHOP: The French House

Above image: PHOTOGRAPHER Katie Quinn Davies & Katie's brilliant blog filled with wonderful recipes: What Katie Ate

Hemp and Grain

Grain & flour sacks, hessian, scrubbed wood and laundered linen. Recycled, upcycled rustic elements are some of my favourite interior decorating items.

Above images: SHOP: Antique vintage European textiles The Textile Trunk (loodylady Ebay)

Above images: 1.Lillian August Designs 1st Dibs 2.The Textile Trunk (loodylady Ebay) 3.Art & Decoration magazine 4.Katie Quinn Davies photographer

Above image: Creator & artist of antiques - SHOP: Daryl McMahon  

Katie Quinn Davies photographer author of What Katie Ate

Above image: SHOP: Billet Japan 

Above images: 1.Lillian August Designs 1st Dibs 2.& 3. SHOP: The Textile Trunk (loodylady Ebay) 4.Mon Jardin & Ma Maison magazine France

Above image: scanned from BOOK: The Perfect Country Room by Emma-Louise O'Reilly

Above image: scanned from the August 2011 issue of Country Homes & Interiors magazine

Above images: 1.scanned from the August 2011 issue of Country Homes & Interiors magazine 2.SHOP: Cote Bastide 3.SHOP: Full Bloom Cottage

Above image: SHOP: The Textile Trunk (loodylady Ebay)

Above images: 1.E-magdeco 2.SHOP: Billet Japan 3.SHOP: LinenMe 4.SHOP: Red Ticking 1st Dibs

Above image: SHOP: The Textile Trunk (loodylady Ebay)

Above image: scanned from BOOK: Junk Style by Melaine Molesworth

Romantic French Fabrics - Powder Blue

This is the second in my series of posts about fabulous fabrics for French style interiors. In this post features pretty shades of the softest powder blue through to deepest indigo in perfectly faded florals, delightful ginghams, Toile de Jouy and ticking stripes.

Above image: Cabbages and Roses 

FABRICS: 1.Bennison  'Chinese Paper' 100% linen - colour shown: blue on oyster 2.Clarke and Clarke 'Clifford Check'100% linen -colour shown:Denim 3.Bennison 'Phoenix Negative' 100% linen - colour shown:blue on oyster 4.Clarke and Clarke 'Cove Check'100% linen -colour shown:Denim

Above images: Kate Forman Fabrics

FABRICS: 1.Bennison 'Faded Floral' 100% linen colour shown - Blue on Oyster 2.Tinsmiths 'Cotton Ticking' 100% cotton colour shown - Dove 3.Nordic Style 'Blue Check Small' 100% cotton colour shown - Blue 4.Brocante Fabrics 'Petits Oiseaux' 100% tumbled linen colour shown - French Blue on white 

Above images - ANTIQUES: 18th Century Atelier

FABRICS: 1.Tinsmiths Linen Union French Toile linen/cotton blend colour: Silver 2.Clarke and Clarke 'Cove Check'100% linen -colour shown:Denim 3.Robert Alan 'Crystal Springs' 100% cotton colour: Aqua 4.Clarke and Clarke 'Clifford Check'100% linen -colour shown:Denim

Above images: Kate Forman Fabrics

Fabrics: 1.Brocante Fabrics 'Cabane-Rose' 100% tumbled linen colour: Ciel on white 2.Titley and Marr 'Provence Toile' 100% cotton colour: cornflower 3.Bennison Fabrics 'Liliana' 100% linen colour: pale blue on oyster 4.Pretavivre 'Classic Toile' 100% cotton colour: silver 5.Nordic Style 'Blue Small Check' 100% cotton colour: blue

Above image: Kate Forman Fabrics

Just a note: I have compiled these fabric combinations working from images online so please forgive me if in reality they don't work as well together! Most shops are happy to provide swatches.