by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
1.The early name for a wall mounted bracket to hold candles and the means by which most rooms were lit pre-electricity. Today the term is used for any decorative wall mounted light fixture made to hold candles or electric fittings. Particularly...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
The Schiffli machine, invented by Isaak Groebli in Switzerland in 1863, changed the face of embroidery. With multi-needles and a two-thread system similar to a sewing machine, the shuttle holding the bobbin resembled the hull of a sailboat– in German, schifli...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
All interior decoration and furnishings set a scene, the stage for life events. It is the background against which you, your friends and family will live, so it is vitally important that you feel it is an environment in which you can be yourself. This is why...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
Any cushion that is supplementary, chosen for both comfort and decorative impact. Stylistically a scatter cushion can be anything – large, small, square, round, and made of absolutely any fabric. It is perhaps partly this diversity and scope that makes scatter...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A very bright red colour that can look stunning in an interior scheme, either on its own in a textured weave, or as a splash of colour, an – accent – included in an accessory,, a piping or edging, or just a touch of colour in a painting. Scarlet works...
