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Chelsea Mclaine | Tel: 0141 357 4007 | Bearsden & West End, Glasgow
Interiors expert, Margot Paton of Glasgow based Chelsea Mclaine
uses her creative flair to answer your design dilemmas.
BED HEAD - a bespoke designed headboard with
upholstered and studded fabric can produce a strong
visual feature for a bedroom.
I’m planning a new bedroom but
quite fancy a headboard that
stands out a bit. Any suggestions?
Statement headboards are a fantastic way
of introducing different elements to the
bedroom, utilising the fabric’s texture and
upholstery styles to deliver the impact. As
you can see in this image we have created
a stylish headboard using quilting and
studding techniques in colour tones that
work really well with the rest of the room’s
tones and furniture. The great bonus too
is you can always give the room a fresh
new look just by changing the fabric on
the headboard further down the line.
We’ve inherited my grandmother’s house.
There’s a fairly newish – but boring looking
- 3-piece suite in what’s otherwise a lovely
bright room. We want to shake it up a bit
so are selling the suite. What should we
replace it with?
Think about using chairs rather than sofas to create
more sociable – and interesting - seating arrangements.
Increasingly we’re seeing a move away from groups of
sofas to a more eclectic mix of one or two sofas mixed
with chairs. So no longer are we seeing suits of furniture
or even ‘matching’ sofas and chairs. Modular seating units
along with feature chairs – often in contrasting colours
or fabrics – all add up to something more sociable and
welcoming for gatherings.
My partner and I are arguing over colour choices for a very small study. It’s a
clear cut battle over dark versus light. Can you adjudicate for us please?
Go for the darker hues. Light colours can often appear cold and lacking atmosphere in small or cellular
rooms. Where space is at a premium we have to make the most of every square inch of wall, floor, nook
and corner and even the ceiling to deliver impact. Use the same or complementing dark, saturated
colour in various forms – paint, wallcoverings, carpets, wood finishes - to create a real sense of identity
and personality in the room. You won’t be disappointed.
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