Book Review: Contemporary Upholstery by Hannah Stanton

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I promised you an awesome Book Review follow-on post </span><span style="font-size: large;">to Wednesday's Andrew Martin shrine and here it is!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4gcDiwm7LEEyTJCBZ7uSl-uLsHp6dCN-awOBEYE-1Qzh_f9R42v6sBs6bqu38cwt2DU64mTzgUUR9pK9WdQf8axJj8AM7CJpII5CDWJXFtoHuaU0QegEd9-QZJ2XykZfS5A32LlraTJC/s640/Contemporary+Upholstery+jacket.jpg" width="486" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1906417911/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1906417911&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Contemporary Upholstery</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=modecounstyl-21&l=as2&o=2&a=1906417911" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />by Hannah Stanton (published by Jacqui Small) is for anyone who has ever been inspired by an old chair that is crying out for new life, or a stool that just begs for a new cover.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://florrieandbill.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/g-plan-swivel-wing-chair-model-6250-12.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Upholstery is an age-old country tradition, taking pleasure in bringing a breath of fresh air to old possessions....</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">this book gives a fantastic Modern Country twist</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to the tradition by bringing out contemporary possibilities that you may not have even considered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEO49N44mPOvicCyku79PzvBkPiip6f8Syy1Au6CudiBcQTBp-6RTZCcHZzWNgvmaShrri2B2kCf3dwkf79SWG7hoH_c-qGX2yeQ3C69CPvlsyWkr1WlhqU1evU3AOMpcb0uhpqtlcqWP/s1600/Relics+bks+220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEO49N44mPOvicCyku79PzvBkPiip6f8Syy1Au6CudiBcQTBp-6RTZCcHZzWNgvmaShrri2B2kCf3dwkf79SWG7hoH_c-qGX2yeQ3C69CPvlsyWkr1WlhqU1evU3AOMpcb0uhpqtlcqWP/s640/Relics+bks+220.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1906417911/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1906417911&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Contemporary Upholstery</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=modecounstyl-21&l=as2&o=2&a=1906417911" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />is divided into four sections: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSEZYC5-bAgnaHRlOnG3OKHlmwTJRvIyPahnwsQIZg4JXGAeHYkyXk7DrfeWQFpsE-1y0Co0uVFKGr6GCT7NbDIK-Zecj6NJR8Is7bS2xaQNZVoF18UEqkj_NTSO3Um-9NTGf90f0rq2I/s1600/Relics+bks+159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSEZYC5-bAgnaHRlOnG3OKHlmwTJRvIyPahnwsQIZg4JXGAeHYkyXk7DrfeWQFpsE-1y0Co0uVFKGr6GCT7NbDIK-Zecj6NJR8Is7bS2xaQNZVoF18UEqkj_NTSO3Um-9NTGf90f0rq2I/s640/Relics+bks+159.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Basics</i>, which introduces you to what you'll be needing to get started.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQT8dv0838to9ssPigh4BYHYJY5TFGEUD8wLuvq46oFBTVlGfrpjXgFoL1JonuQv2Ygaz7upu9PNVC8Zow30SvVKcZ84MYHoQ6qNroj5dvq5uuMKo-cWAXzUJ1a8LaJU8WcodNrlp9gci/s1600/Relics+bks+194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQT8dv0838to9ssPigh4BYHYJY5TFGEUD8wLuvq46oFBTVlGfrpjXgFoL1JonuQv2Ygaz7upu9PNVC8Zow30SvVKcZ84MYHoQ6qNroj5dvq5uuMKo-cWAXzUJ1a8LaJU8WcodNrlp9gci/s640/Relics+bks+194.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Working With Fabrics</i>, which includes a fantastically thorough guide to the properties of a whole host of different materials.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcfn3fSWCzhdTxJTlXUkuznOKpUfGWyEs8jM3W6-loMK375PADYGfXdrAXJ6ArQhQB56cyPLHpngvT4e0p0l2K2x0ba7vQAC4c-hc6r-va4aHHJqlAf1T2zMTxTrKWID2Gt6WAJLUzTzP/s1600/Relics+bks+224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcfn3fSWCzhdTxJTlXUkuznOKpUfGWyEs8jM3W6-loMK375PADYGfXdrAXJ6ArQhQB56cyPLHpngvT4e0p0l2K2x0ba7vQAC4c-hc6r-va4aHHJqlAf1T2zMTxTrKWID2Gt6WAJLUzTzP/s640/Relics+bks+224.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Upholstery Techniques</i>, which takes you through a large range of techniques, from quick makeovers to starting from scratch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zz5uDFZ7xaHZnlL7lQ31KqbrEpxwpmR0Ubezcdyt95hQNaLSK3waaOZjl42E4eJbp0pt6NH4U4_AgMTKZfLV3K5GbL77CndeeTPv8kmBdo_W65D3dxaSttOEHEOMMi4rx-rWtQ6qnVKs/s1600/Relics+bks+204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zz5uDFZ7xaHZnlL7lQ31KqbrEpxwpmR0Ubezcdyt95hQNaLSK3waaOZjl42E4eJbp0pt6NH4U4_AgMTKZfLV3K5GbL77CndeeTPv8kmBdo_W65D3dxaSttOEHEOMMi4rx-rWtQ6qnVKs/s640/Relics+bks+204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, lastly, <i>Resources</i>, which includes a glossary, list of useful shops and more information on the designers featured.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8blm0c5O9_K4Fd8ww8lJQrp-Ev1j8iUsSw9Mw4O75ZUeJvyvrY3kDoSw9RHIfL8yoXHPtyYSYtILlJj1QEANXA0knTh8n1HnrRuh2byesQD0nIw7WNxWSjDEOUC-o3CzrPiYY9wpPW_B/s1600/Relics+bks+211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8blm0c5O9_K4Fd8ww8lJQrp-Ev1j8iUsSw9Mw4O75ZUeJvyvrY3kDoSw9RHIfL8yoXHPtyYSYtILlJj1QEANXA0knTh8n1HnrRuh2byesQD0nIw7WNxWSjDEOUC-o3CzrPiYY9wpPW_B/s640/Relics+bks+211.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...which brings me delightfully on to my favourite part of <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1906417911/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1906417911&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Contemporary Upholstery</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=modecounstyl-21&l=as2&o=2&a=1906417911" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Included within the pages are profiles of lots of contemporary upholsterers, as well as samples of their work. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2g7lE8vui2-FMV9Hp-WU90PF5kFRsdHXlk-k9a_raBqBkTqdIDURGAfAT01zH07hQijkd2AsmbF6wPI9jskfeGgk3Q3BotZyMgJv3YK0gx0Zq76V9Lr_jTaea28JiQnivxtWaLXecIPQ/s1600/Relics+bks+176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2g7lE8vui2-FMV9Hp-WU90PF5kFRsdHXlk-k9a_raBqBkTqdIDURGAfAT01zH07hQijkd2AsmbF6wPI9jskfeGgk3Q3BotZyMgJv3YK0gx0Zq76V9Lr_jTaea28JiQnivxtWaLXecIPQ/s640/Relics+bks+176.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These will simultaneously take your breath away, and inspire you to grab the nearest chair and get cracking on your own contemporary upholstery project!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Book Review: Contemporary Upholstery by Hannah Stanton

I promised you an awesome Book Review follow-on post  to Wednesday's Andrew Martin shrine and here it is! Contemporary Upholstery by Han...

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Wow! Upholstered Pieces Using Andrew Martin's Concourse Fabric

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Andrew Martin's Concourse fabric is currently making me drool. A gorgeous fusion of industrial bus-blind chic melded with Belgian Style's muted colours, it's one of my favourites! It's not always easy to imagine the upholstered end product when faced with rolls of fabric in a shop, or, even worse, online sooooooo I had the very great pleasure rounding up some of the very best projects featuring this lush fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Andrew Martin Vintage Settee: Sold" src="http://www.vintagekids.co.nz/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5df4ab7ce16361132807e672456ee1e7/m/y/my410_1.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage Kids</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.alexanderinteriorsltd.co.uk/user/products/large/contemporary_image8_lg.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alexander Interiors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://florrieandbill.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/g-plan-swivel-wing-chair-model-6250-12.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Florrie and Bill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://florrieandbill.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/404172_337387066289285_235968466431146_1293827_82966106_n.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elle Deco</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.vintagekids.co.nz/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5df4ab7ce16361132807e672456ee1e7/m/y/my402.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage Kids</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.uniquefabrics.com/blog/2011/coco-licious/Essex_concourse.jpg/image_full-width-blog" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unique Fabrics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.antique2chic.co.uk/cms-assets/zoom-cropped-images/129422_13_e9cb134abd9a.jpg?rand=0.41712685264134164" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Antique2Chic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aren't they awesome? Are you joining with with drooling over this gorgeous Concourse fabric by Andrew Martin? If you're feeling a fresh wave of upholstery-related inspiration, then come back on Friday, when I'll be reviewing the book of your dreams!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Wow! Upholstered Pieces Using Andrew Martin's Concourse Fabric

Andrew Martin's Concourse fabric is currently making me drool. A gorgeous fusion of industrial bus-blind chic melded with Belgian Style...

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Colonial Chic House Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the colour palette throughout this gorgeous </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Modern Country Colonial Chic house tour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vZcuUf03avN0UMHYA957dgGtnzmVH22d0Cx38yL6TEzrf98U3fr-BsIobb1O4jX4DycLMe1txc2puUNTReyzN516NfnHuIJDIxy0rWPTpUJmCvDVcEPqXcbnfH_-LaQUAKXQAPfoNBc/s800/111021__289new_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vZcuUf03avN0UMHYA957dgGtnzmVH22d0Cx38yL6TEzrf98U3fr-BsIobb1O4jX4DycLMe1txc2puUNTReyzN516NfnHuIJDIxy0rWPTpUJmCvDVcEPqXcbnfH_-LaQUAKXQAPfoNBc/s640/111021__289new_0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckgbC_XPFpG42N-ZwkGn_jkIwrjid044Km-OrE77nK6hCVXZomSu3SWNqu58ejMm_d4HCep61XvlzXy6_ZxN_LIhkN_TYp77Xh90oOcSWyKJ_q3U-h8KvrhdzK5yQYe5BWxutYz9vBZw/s1187/111021__268_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckgbC_XPFpG42N-ZwkGn_jkIwrjid044Km-OrE77nK6hCVXZomSu3SWNqu58ejMm_d4HCep61XvlzXy6_ZxN_LIhkN_TYp77Xh90oOcSWyKJ_q3U-h8KvrhdzK5yQYe5BWxutYz9vBZw/s640/111021__268_0.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shall we take a stroll inside?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aBskj_8CtWxzn9yxKstkJK1udkb3F1VZ_f2XQtj5RflG4rFoBPXwH-VcxGj9tSsEOrKjQNR1T5-ai4B8T8Te8-46RplNASxWEJ_ASObq2lDJy_2OYblkZYdjNukV0qE7dsZZJVifOzY/s1081/111021-_143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aBskj_8CtWxzn9yxKstkJK1udkb3F1VZ_f2XQtj5RflG4rFoBPXwH-VcxGj9tSsEOrKjQNR1T5-ai4B8T8Te8-46RplNASxWEJ_ASObq2lDJy_2OYblkZYdjNukV0qE7dsZZJVifOzY/s640/111021-_143.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another gorgeous blend of charcoal grey, natural browns and pure white. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We can't get enough, can we?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4sTPUHgfKwLjMu3ArEH-uIZFNHNEcmG5IlmfzEo3k_SRnurZ1Pz0WcivUHI7qXEMlgk-12YZKJ1520wMC-R1a46B65zipWCUrD6Of8EkGfWMl1u4U0op_AI9-ig160suzevZ8sF_QqE/s1050/111021-_009new_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4sTPUHgfKwLjMu3ArEH-uIZFNHNEcmG5IlmfzEo3k_SRnurZ1Pz0WcivUHI7qXEMlgk-12YZKJ1520wMC-R1a46B65zipWCUrD6Of8EkGfWMl1u4U0op_AI9-ig160suzevZ8sF_QqE/s640/111021-_009new_0.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you're going with this classic Modern Country look then remember to include lots of texture to lift the whole scheme to stratospheric proportions of utter loveliness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTeePdyM3yYg-EW2Hop0RsplHf4oL6t2L2AAvA8icJtNqVpKfl5OfNah4fgl3msted39csH2FyzrJG9RNbSCa1m56OoPdWDqqakvUyEauU54thdpp9TnugUpHYuGKVd8tOUmcooFBBpY/s1054/111021-_022new_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTeePdyM3yYg-EW2Hop0RsplHf4oL6t2L2AAvA8icJtNqVpKfl5OfNah4fgl3msted39csH2FyzrJG9RNbSCa1m56OoPdWDqqakvUyEauU54thdpp9TnugUpHYuGKVd8tOUmcooFBBpY/s640/111021-_022new_0.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2e8WDPytVthDnM85ibcvsbOXhHcWT7jISJ4yJX7WGmWh330EmH6uOmIv5WsTV-5-V2JdcnsfVvguNq3Gfeo2XxOP0eyGhNum3zPFeDV017FxFCC8nWS3H_22_z8omuQGRmU8dioCJvE/s800/111021-_032new_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2e8WDPytVthDnM85ibcvsbOXhHcWT7jISJ4yJX7WGmWh330EmH6uOmIv5WsTV-5-V2JdcnsfVvguNq3Gfeo2XxOP0eyGhNum3zPFeDV017FxFCC8nWS3H_22_z8omuQGRmU8dioCJvE/s640/111021-_032new_0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The owners of this home have done exactly that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Using a huge range of tactics, they've covered pretty much every front...</span><span style="font-size: large;"> from the floor (<i>stone paving, wooden floorboards, rugs, painted floorboards</i>)...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLx9iidh3CR7oqYcFxbrjsnpcudLlXlKHfHMwuuIopZR2kCxBha08NtZhOPCSqIbtIe3c5QYSdsgw6Qy0KcAzKaowGhn3byHU3P3q1GmyBzwuTHDA6UtNUohBmozDVq4Ykrurotv1yfjE/s640/111021-_113_0.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">to the ceiling (<i>wooden beams, metal beams, painted tongue and groove, timber, grey paint</i>)...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLJetcFO7kB6Shz5y8sSF4ElmpXBrvRsx0ucdvnLmuh8XMEwFOx5FljAI1doS15w4Wn_1u4bB4Pan9SlTnzfameDuRvUGCXMyDkkIHOeQ17bvGq50iW_7bBP64ibWnsLoYLI_oVQBsjM/s800/111021-_086new_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLJetcFO7kB6Shz5y8sSF4ElmpXBrvRsx0ucdvnLmuh8XMEwFOx5FljAI1doS15w4Wn_1u4bB4Pan9SlTnzfameDuRvUGCXMyDkkIHOeQ17bvGq50iW_7bBP64ibWnsLoYLI_oVQBsjM/s640/111021-_086new_0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">and a whole host of natural materials in between: wood, wicker, glass, sisal, linen, stone, brass, velvet to name just a few.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPgLh2M8Qst1N4Jnpb_ZtcQdjiVpsG-RiVRAvzvA93mgQr7Q0XkitnoKOf3xOvXJc-clTyjQqUBeEyBFPcBsneDMBnX7-Us9ZlhI11ChbLf3OJg2kelIeHRfggfJv3Wl7v83KATYB5bs/s1054/111021-_046_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Colonial Chic House Tour

I love the colour palette throughout this gorgeous  Modern Country Colonial Chic house tour. Shall we take a stroll inside? Another gorgeous...

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