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Stylish beds from The Sleep Room

pippa — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:00:24 +0000

Check out their very stylish blog, there are some great pics from their photoshoot in India…

Publish your design news on this site…!

pippa — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0000

We are offering all readers the chance to showcase their work and ideas on Pippa Jameson Interiors. If you feel that you have something ‘Design’ based that you would like to share with us then we want to hear from you. We are interested in all types of projects and features including trends, craft ideas, student work, makeovers, new shops and much much more. We can’t promise to feature everything but we will certainly take a look. Please email all copy and images to pippa@pippajamesoninteriors.co.uk

N.B all work featured on the site will be credited to the designer

Pretty vintage patchwork chairs

pippa — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:00:04 +0000

I wanted to share these pretty chairs with you as they are certainly ‘of the moment’ with the strong ‘folk’ trend still going strongthe. Each swatch of fabric has been carefully handpicked by the designer; Kelly Swallows. I think this chair would look great as a statement piece in the livingroom or bedroom. Kelly has just launched her website and is available for commissions.

Here is what Kelly has to say about hers designs-my chairs are individually sourced vintage pieces, each with its own unique charm. The personality of every piece is rediscovered by painstakingly and lovingly choosing an exciting collection of fabrics to create unique pieces with newfound splendour. The fabrics range from vintage to designer including Kenzo, Zoffany, Liberty, Andrew Martin, Designers Guild, Osborne & Little, Lorca, Mulberry – an eclectic mix with exciting and surprising contrasts.

Kelly Swallows

The Ligne Roset sale

pippa — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:53:53 +0000

I wanted to let you know about the Ligne Roset sale that runs until the 15th of July 2010. Customers are offerred 20% off all cabinets*, and 15% off everything else from the entire Ligne Roset collection (not bad!). Click the link to their website below for more information.

Above: Louis 5D wall light – Was £179; Sale price £152, Moël high-back armchair – Was from £1,816; Sale price from £1,544

Also, as part of the celebrations of its 150^th anniversary this year, Ligne Roset is offering the public the opportunity, for 150 days (from May to September 2010), to purchase the cult piece, Michel Ducaroy’s Togo (1973), at an exceptional discount of 25 % (below). The discount is offered on all items in the Togo collection (small and large settees, armchair, corner seat and footstool) when upholstered in a choice of 74 colours of plain Alcantara.

For national stockists, please call 08707 777 202, or visit Ligne Roset.

Grand Designs competition winner announced!

pippa — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:45:57 +0000

Congratulations to our winner, Karen Hogan from Middlesex. We hope you enjoy the show!

HomeSense are giving away a pair if tickets to Grand Designs Live!

For your chance to win just join Pippa Jameson Interiors on Facebook and send me a message that says ‘competition’. Click here to enter now: Pippa Jameson Interiors

We will pick the winner on the evening of 4th of May. The tickets will then be sent out the following day-good luck!

Grand Designs

Designs Live, ExCeL London, 1-9 May 2010
Grand Designs Live voted Consumer Show of the Year is the event for design and inspiration for your home! The show is set to take place over nine days from 1-9 May 2010 and will combine cutting-edge design products, interactivity and an eco-friendly message.

Grand Designs Live is perfect for anyone who has an interest in interiors, build, kitchens, bathrooms, gardens, shopping, food, village and technology. With yearly exhibitions taking place in London and Birmingham, visitors will be able to buy, build and furnish a house, all under one roof. If you’re looking to make the most of your home, the show will provide you with plenty of amazing ideas to unlock its potential and turn your dream home into a reality.

Make your home unique with HomeSense’s eclectic and ever-changing mix of branded homeware, always at up to 60% off RRP.

Calling all students & graduates!

pippa — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:03:51 +0000

I regularly get approached by graduates who are looking for work experience placements with us. Sometimes I am able to offer a position but not all the time. Rather than just filling away CV’s and examples of their work, I thought it would be a great idea to showcase some of the students who really stood out to me (with their permission of course!) Below is the work of Aidie Liggins, a Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design student at Leeds College of Art. Aidie says that she is “passionate about colour and pattern and loves the idea of bringing an interior to life with a bit of imagination”. I think her work is stunning.

Above is a picture of Aidie’s work in situ. I think the fabric looks great on the chair.

A happy marriage of buildings

pippa — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:42:32 +0000

I took a relaxing walk along Regents canal yesterday, starting from Roman road and finishing at the Limehouse Basin It’s a great walk to do as there are so many different styles of buildings along the way. You have the old factories and warehouses which are now uber modern flats, the contemporary new-build blocks and then the odd scattering of period houses. The picture below is a great example of old and new coming together. You couldn’t get more of a contrast if you tried! Another example we came across was just past the Mile End Stadium where a lone brick built chimney stands isolated besides the canal bank in stark contrast to the modern buildings behind it. Below is a picture of Limehouse Basin – a far cry from Roman road…!

A/W 2011 Trends: Digital Prints

pippa — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:46:39 +0000

Following on from the exciting London fashion week, Pippa Jameson Interiors will be bringing you a round up of our favourite trends from the show. We will demonstrate how to take the look from fashion through to interiors with a selection of gorgeous homeware pieces. Our first moodboard is all about Digital Prints…

Credits: Fashion model, Mary Katrantzou for EnglishVogue; Face cushions, c/o If it’s Hip it’s Here; Chinaware, Habitat; Louis chairs, Teo Jasmin c/o Fresh Home; Lamps, Plumo; Digital wall print & chair illustration, Max55

Asian inspired Valentine’s treats

Keinton Butler — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:41:46 +0000

It’s Valentine’s Day on Sunday, and this year it is particularly special, as Chinese New Year also falls on February 14th! With this in mind, I thought it would be a great opportunity to create some Asian inspired Valentine’s treats.

Fortune cookies are unique gifts which can be made at home and given to friends, or to that special someone. For Valentine’s Day, enclose with your personal messages of love, romance of friendship.

Here are few suggestions to get you started…

A secret admirer will soon send you a sign of affection

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved

If I know what love is, it is because of you

The one you love is closer than you think

Your heart is a place to draw true happiness

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven

The best thing about me is you

Somewhere there’s someone who dreams of your smile

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence

Count your blessings by thinking of those whom you love

Those who have love, have wealth beyond measure

This is the recipe that I used for my homemade fortune cookies. I made pink cookies this time, but using colour is optional. (NB. these cookies are softer (and tastier) than the store bought variety).

1/2 cup plain flour

1/4 cup white sugar

Pinch of salt

1 large egg white

Two drops of vanilla extract

Red food colouring (optional)

Mix egg whites and vanilla until foamy

Mix the flour, salt and sugar

Blend all ingredients

Add food colouring to the desired colour (optional)

Drop two desert spoons of mixture onto a cool, greased baking sheet on a baking tray

Moving the tray in a circular motion, creating two even circles approximately 7cm in diameter

Bake the cookies for 5 minutes on Gas Mark 6

Remove from oven and insert the fortune in the centre of the circles, before folding them in half

Whilst still warm gently bend the cookies over the rim of a glass to create the centre fold

Keep folded cookies in muffin trays until cool to keep their shape

Package in cellophane bags, tie with a pretty ribbon and give to your loved ones

Makes approximately 10 cookies

A question for our readers:

pippa — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:03:53 +0000

As you can see we have now launched our newly designed blog site. And although we still have some more updates to do, it would be really great to get some feedback from you; what do you think works or doesn’t work? What would you like to see more of? Is it user friendly? Are there any more topics that you would like to see covered? We want you to get as much from the site as possible and so your feedback is really important to us. Please comment below or feel free email me directly at blog@pippajamesoninteriors.co.uk