Wirral Life October 2018 | Page 56

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. SPICE UP YOUR LIFE... Autumn is my favourite season it is when nature in my opinion is at her very best. Look outside the window dear reader and just bask in the abundant and rich colour that is all around you. Available from Habitat Hues of Pumpkin, Witches tar and Hawthorne green, both inspiring and comforting. Evoking spiced lattes and snuggles by the fire. Colour plays a vital role in our work at Kingston Shaw, as interior designers we use colour to weave the intricacies of telling the story of a space, set a tone and create atmosphere, sometimes using paint but often through accents or accessories. The renaissance of paint happened tens of thousands of years ago, when humans discovered that combining coloured earth with a sticky liquid resulted in something with creative potential. Ceramic Pumpkins from Etsy Coloured rocks, earth and minerals could be ground into powders and mixed with a binding medium such as egg or animal fat to make paint. By using paints coloured with yellow, red and black earths or clays, patterns and stories could be created on rocks and inside caves. Now it’s time to create your own autumnal story with some of our favourite paints, and accessories of the season. Paint from the Little Greene Company Available from Rocket St George 56 wirrallife.com Lampshade available from House of Hackney Available from Zara Home Available from Ouyna Available from Clarissa Hulse