• Slipper Chair Secrets: How to Use Chairs as Room Accents

    A room's accents, accessories and final flourishes are the key to good design. This takes on many forms but often, an accent chair is a chance for upholstery to really earn its keep and play into the details that make a room feel special...

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  • How We Do Block Colours & Neutrals

    Join us as we explore neutral tones and block colours as well as ideas on how to use them...

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  • Platinum Jubilee - Fabric Fit for a Queen!

    As we get ready to celebrate the upcoming Platinum Jubilee we thought we’d get creative and have fun redesigning some of our fabrics to honour Her Majesty’s 70 year reign...

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  • Our Tips for Concealing with Design Features

    Concealing essential yet unsightly interior elements is a work of art and so we thought we’d share some smart and creative ways to disguise these functional eyesores...

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  • Meet the Maker: Molly Mahon

    Molly creates beautiful, original fabrics and wallpapers which we often use in our schemes. As fellow lovers of craft we spoke to Molly about her design inspirations...

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  • Design Threads: Food or Fabric

    With so much time at home and with our beloved hospitality industry at a standstill, our kitchens are seeing more action than ever. Whether you’re cooking for one or a family of five, it’s important to keep things interesting...

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  • Design Detail: Leading Edges

    Whether in a bedroom, a living room or even a bathroom, a beautiful set of curtains can bring just as much to a scheme as the furniture...

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  • Residence 24 at Ham Yard Hotel

    Step inside Residence 24 at Ham Yard Hotel, one of our newly designed residences.  Decorated with warm, sunny hues, it’s a cosy and inviting space spread across two floors with striking rooftop views across the city.

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  • One Fabric, Two Schemes

    Schumacher's happy and humble 'Marguerite Embroidery' features a hand-stitched floral design on a linen ground. Subtle irregularities in the wool yarns adds texture and charm to any room. Here are two very different ways we have used this embroidered fabric in our schemes...

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  • Soho Residence at The Soho Hotel

    We'd like to show you our new scheme for The Soho Hotel's 'Soho Residence'. Here, you'll find colours that bring warmth and sunshine to your stay! Join us as we explore further...

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  • Room 202 at Charlotte Street Hotel

    We are delighted that our Charlotte Street Hotel in Bloomsbury is back up and running. Up on the second floor, you will discover our newly refurbished bedroom, Room 202. This room has two large windows which look over the charming cafes and historic buildings on Charlotte Street...

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  • Room 1002 at The Whitby Hotel

    Find a balance of warm and cool tones in room 1002 at The Whitby Hotel. This new scheme has punchy corals and blue hues that invigorate the senses, whilst whimsical patterns keep the tone playful. Join us as we explore the space further...

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  • Meet The Maker: A Rum Fellow

    We ‘Meet The Maker’ with the founders of A Rum Fellow: Caroline Lindsell and Dylan O’Shea. This London based design studio is dedicated to artisan textiles, rugs and statement interior pieces which are full of colour and intricate patterns...

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  • How We Use Ozone

    One of my favourite fabrics from my Christopher Farr Collection has to be ‘Ozone’. Its diversity means it is such a pleasure to work with. It’s one of those fabrics that looks and feels so different from colourway to colourway and scheme to scheme. This post visits each colourway and the fun and different ways we have played with ‘Ozone’ in our designs...

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  • Introducing GP & J Baker X Kit Kemp Wallpaper Collection

    We are so excited to announce our new wallpaper and fabric collection with GP & J Baker. Here is a look at the seven vibrant and versatile wallpapers from our new collection with GP & J Baker...

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  • Amenophis - The Bloomsbury Furnishing Fabric

    Lucy, our Head of Marketing recently brought some treasure into our Design Studio. A cutting of a furnishing fabric from the Bloomsbury era...

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  • Homes & Gardens Fabric Awards

    I recently took part in the Homes & Gardens judging for the Fabric Awards 2018 with interior designer Emma Sims-Hilditch and the team at Homes & Gardens.

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  • The Soho Suite at The Soho Hotel

    Step inside The Soho Suite at The Soho Hotel....

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  • The Power of Paint - Our Dos and Don'ts

    At Firmdale Hotels we are known for our padded fabric walls and our love of beautifully patterned wallpaper. However, we mustn’t overlook the power of flat emulsion paint...

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  • Turnell & Gigon ‘Pop-Up’ Caribbean Suite by Kit Kemp

    We have created a pop-up ‘Caribbean Suite’ in Turnell & Gigon’s Chelsea Harbour showroom in time for Focus/18, part of the London Design Festival.

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  • Pink Isn't Just for Girls at Number Sixteen

    In a new scheme we have designed for Room 206 at Number Sixteen in South Kensington, we’ve decided that pink isn’t just for girls...

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  • Room 207 at The Soho Hotel

    Let's explore room 207 at The Soho Hotel where we have unveiled a new scheme. Here a combination of soft colours are mixed with cool shades of blue to create an elegant space...

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  • Patriotic Paralympics: How We Use Red, White and Blue

    We're out of the starting blocks once again as the 2021 Paralympic Games have begun. With hotels on both sides of the pond that proudly wear patriotic colours, what better time to showcase how we use red, white and blue in our schemes...

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  • The Garden Suite at Warren Street Hotel

    Step into The Garden Suite at Warren Street Hotel in New York, where you’re instantly transported to a sunlit oasis...

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