

Trend Watch - Must Have Colours and Prints for 2017
It’s no secret that the fashion industry has long since influenced the big paint and wallpaper designers and producers when honing their ins


The Importance of Colour
When looking to refresh a room or specific area of the house, one of the main considerations has to be the existing palette of the room.
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New Year, New Projects
We've had a very busy New Year here at The Cornish House, with lots of furniture on the go and some very exciting interiors projects on


Farmhouse Table Make-over
With Christmas just a few days away, I decided it was time to revert some attention to a couple of my own interiors projects that have been


12 Tasteful Christmas Table Design Ideas
With only two weeks left until the big day, if you are hosting this year's festive dinner, no doubt you haven't had much time to con


Three on-trend interior styles for Christmas. No. 2 - The English Country Cottage
Nothing says ‘Christmas’ quite like a traditional English country cottage.
Packed with character and charm, it really is very easy to see


Three on-trend interior styles for Christmas. No. 1 - Scandi
Scandinavian influenced Christmas décor isn’t a new thing, but it has grown in popularity over the years and evolved somewhat. There are sti


Let there be Light!
As a designer, one of the regular faux pas’ I encounter in residential home design, is not spending enough time considering light, how it wo


To distress, or not to distress, that is the question
I purchased this elegant Edwardian chest of drawers / vanity dressing table chiffonier with oval swinging mirror, a few months ago now and t


A right royal Cornish knees-up
What could be better than spending a beautiful mild Autumn weekend by the Cornish coast. Not much you might think. Add to the mix fresh local seafood, shellfish, molluscs, ale and sea shanties and you may well have just described the Oyster Festival that took place in Falmouth this weekend. Celebrating its 20th anniversary and the start of the Oyster dredging season, the festival focuses very much on the traditional methods of sail powered, hand-pulled Oyster dredging that is