Susie Watson’s eleven stores provide inspiration to anyone planning to bring any interior to life. They offer a seductive mix of furniture, fabric, wallpaper and paint, tiles, lighting and rugs, plus a wide range of art and accessories — all the ingredients required to achieve a distinctive look that is her customers’ own.
As well as an interior design service, people can order both made-toorder curtains and blinds. Here, she shares her thoughts on creating a well loved home.
Warm colours
Injecting rich, cosseting hues in the form of paint colours, textiles and accessories will make a room feel both welcoming and relaxing.
Simple pattern
Simple, large scale patterns in a limited number of colours are so easy to integrate into a scheme — also so easy on the eye.
Adding texture
A mix of textures adds real depth to a space. Velvet, in particular, looks and feels wonderfully indulgent. Rugs are great to introduce both texture and colour and, together with curtains, do so much to add warmth to a room (and will help to deaden sound). Wooden furniture adds character to a room and a mix of old and new is nicer than all new.
Creating comfort
Comfort relies on well-made, generously proportioned sofas and armchairs, but there’s a range of other factors that are important, too — notably, lighting should be plentiful, pretty and below eye level.
Eleven inspiring stores
There are Susie Watson stores at Alresford, Chichester, Marlow, Harrogate, Knutsford, Marlborough, Saffron Walden, Salcombe, Sherborne and Tunbridge Wells, with a new store and flagship showroom about to open in Broadway.
For further information, please visit www.susiewatsondesigns.co.uk, or telephone 0344 980 8185
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