How we transformed a room 2

April/May 2008

We were asked to design a scheme for the master bedroom for the Duke of Cumberland, Clifton near Banbury. The brief given was to create a room that evoked ‘smart stylish country’ & given the lovely room height, this should be utilised.

We soon decided that bed drapes in the form of a ‘coronet’ over the bed would work admirably. With the room’s westerly aspect, although benefiting from the evening light, warmth & texture should be included for the time when the room is used in the mornings & daytime.

A warm French blue/ ivory & dark cream palette was chosen, featuring a smart cotton check from Pierre Frey for the internal bed drapes & Isle Mill’s ivory pure wool sateen for the main bed curtains set against a backdrop of Sanderson’s Pillemont Toile wallpaper. This reaches high up into the eaves & also on the mezzanine wall overlooking the bed. The fantastic weight & drape quality of the sateen wool is superb, a fabric we love using. On the adjacent wall which includes the window, we used Sanderson’s fabric design of Pillemont Toile against cream walls. We heightened this window treatment to give the same height as the bed drapes by taking the pelmet further up the eaves walls. Deep pelmets were made for the window & bed drapes, trimmed with the little French check & dark blue tuck banding. The window was fitted with a semi-sheer voile roller blind. Coordinating bullion tiebacks were used on the curtains.

The bed was dressed with a kick pleat valance using a darker cream wool, again from Isle Mill, a quilted throw using G P & J Baker’s Venetian Damask & upholstered bed headboard in Nobilis’ Easy heavy weave. The room was finished off with a chair upholstered in Baker’s Auvergne.

Crisp white bed linen, a selection of cushions, the bedside tables repainted & new glass tops with new lamps complete the story to absolutely everyone’s huge approval! As with all commissions, this was a pleasure to work on & all delivered on time!

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