DECORATING
Home & away
Indulge in some armchair travel with the most enchanting wallcoverings and fabrics depicting scenes and motifs of desirable destinations
FEATURE KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES
BORDER SYLVAN IN BLUE/GREEN, £84M, JAMES HARE
LA DOLCE VITA
This statement seating was inspired by grand upholstered headboards. Further the impact of the upholstery by continuing the fabric with gondolas onto a pleated skirt, then add silk and velvet cushions with trimmings in hues picked out from the pattern to complete the sumptuous effect.
SEASIDE SOJOURN
Team a sweet small-scale wallpaper with a seaside pattern repeat with bolder artwork along the same theme. To prevent the space from becoming twee, style it with simple elegant furniture and plain rather than nautical or ocean-esque accessories.
TROPICAL TASTES
Curate a corner using a contemporary palm leaf wallpaper print as the backdrop, rather than papering a whole living room. Include light wooden furniture and basketweave details to reflect the materials found in the tropics, then display objects in colours from the print to amplify its impact.
TRAVEL-INSPIRED MURALS
PASSAGE TO INDIA
A wall mural can lift a whole room without the need for patterned upholstery or drapes. Modern black metal-framed windows and scatter cushions in linear shapes temper the detailed design.
ORIENT EXPRESS
Treat a show-stopping heavy jacquard fabric as a work of art by using it for curtains in an otherwise neutrally decorated room. Combine with pieces of modern art furniture so the design is the only pattern and the star of the space.
TIGER BRIGHT
Embrace an animal motif by using it to upholster occasional seating rather than your main sofa, so you get to admire it from afar. This elegant mid-century seating should also be kept
