Articles — vintage textiles

Recently I caught up with the brilliant Sarah Davenport, founder of the Stamford based 'That Rebel House'.  Sarah created 'That Rebel House' as a safe place for people to feel free to bend or even break the rules when designing and decorating your home. With vibrant homewares and regular stock drops, 'That Rebel House' is well worth keeping an eye on! Here is what Sarah had to say with regards to decorating your home with vintage textiles: @thatrebelhouse How do you go about incorporating them into your work? Vintage rugs made from natural materials i.e. wool and cotton are my...

This month I chatted to the lovely Brooke Copp-Barton about why she loves vintage textiles and how she uses them to such great affect in her work. Brooke Copp-Barton Interiors was set up in 2017 and is based in Chiswick, West London. Brooke’s interior design philosophy is rooted in simplicity and practicality, with a passion for bringing colour, pattern and vintage finds to each interior. @home_at_brookes How do you go about incorporating them into your work? We always love to include all manner of vintage in our schemes as we love the idea of having pre-loved items in a home; both...

Having been neck-deep in the interior world for much of my professional life, I have built wonderful relationships with fellow vintage and textile enthusiasts, plus gained some incredible friendships along the way. It was my absolute pleasure to catch up with the wonderfully eclectic Octavia Dickinson and pick her brains on all things interiors. We endlessly discussed disrupting room designs with fun pieces that work inexplicably, and about making unique statements that represent yourself, your home and how you live in it.  Octavia’s interiors are joyful, layered and decorative. Drawing on her art-history training at the Courtauld Institute in London, she...

One of the loveliest parts of my work is having the opportunity to meet inspiring people and other women who bring so much to the design world. My most recent meet-up was with the ever inspiring Louisa Greville Williams of LGW Designs. With over 30 years of experience as an interior designer and a House and Garden Top 100 firm that she established with her long time friend Sarah Vanrenen. Louisa has firmly placed herself as a leading interior designer helping clients around the world to express their lifestyle and personality in their homes. Read below about our meeting and all...