Wirral Life July 2018 | Page 58

INTERIOR INSPIRATION BY KATE KINGSTON Kate Kingston, Managing Director of Kingston Shaw, an award winning interior design company with offices on the Wirral, London and Dubai, shares with us the latest trends for creating the perfect home. FAITH, HOPE AND ACCESSORIES Which of these statements is true? 1. Paloma Faith and I were both magician's assistants? 2. Our cover girl and I have the same milliner? 1 You are of course right in answering 1 & 2! Knowing that Miss Faith is coming to our part of the world this month got me thinking about stage design and home design, not so different, both aim to convey a mood, accentuate the positive and create interest where ever you look! With this is mind I wanted to share some of the best accessories that are available on the high street to enliven your space and make a statement: 1. Glass Bottles from refoundobjects.com make a great talking point on bookshelves. If budget allows buy lots! 2. Pick cushions in similar tones to redress your space, these are from habitat.com and start from £15.00. 3. Place a few interesting and ‘creepy’ accessories around your home, en vogue right now anything from the natural world, we found these at zarahome.co.uk. 4. Use scale to add interest, always use three objects to create drama. Ceramic Pots are from plumo.co.uk. 5. Drape a cashmere throw over any old chair or sofa to instantly update. Our favourites at the moment are from ouyna.com. 6. Trays are the perfect accessory, as they are useful to carry things on, but also to provide surfaces for accessories on a table and or on a footstool. Personally I am obsessing over this beauty from Jonathan Charles at sweetpeaandwillow.co.uk. Whatever you decide to do, remember your home reflects who you are and if you are like Paloma and I then your home will be full of weird and wonderful treasures both from the high street and your travels. WIN A FREE ROOM DESIGN! Don’t forget to enter our competition to win the free design of a room. To enter please send a photo and your reasons for wanting to change your room to [email protected]. All entries must be received by the 30th July 2018 and the lucky winner will be notified by August 12th 2018. 58 wirrallife.com 2 3 4 5 6