Design Watch

Looking for stunning handcrafted modern & vintage style jewellerry??  Well then look no further than the creation at lazy giraffe jewellery. Handmade by the talented Deepa from her home studio near Cambridge she creates simple shapes for everyday jewellery and incorporates pearls, vintage beads and gemstones if you are looking for something a bit more special. A self taught jewellerry maker her fabulous designs can be found at 'Not On The High Street', 'Folksy', 'From The Wild', 'Etsy', 'DaWanda'& 'Poppy And Pearls' or you can find a full collection of her designs on her own website http://www.lazygiraffe.com/

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House Tour

Todays snoop is around a light & spacious four storey victorian house. Decorated white throughout for a fresh & contemporary feel this property has little alchoves built within it to display quirky artwork.



The fresh white paintwork flows throughout from the walls to the floors & the ceiling working as a fantastic canvass for statement furniture pieces.



The quirky alchoves creates some character & gives the unusual & ecclectic artwork a display place



An open plan kitchen, dining space has been created for a light, airy & spacious feel with plenty of natural light flooding into the room



Wood & wicker look stunning against the white paintwork & add some warmth to the scheme



A glamourous bathroom with sleek dark tiles & stunning tin bath add a twist to the white & bright house by adding a little drama with its contrasting pallete

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bathroom inspiration

Looking for luxurious bathroom style then look no further than the stunning Grosvenor Hotel. The ultimate in glamorous bathroom styling. 

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So Whats New

.........at Finishing Touch Interiors?

Well quite a lot actually, there are lots of brand new bathroom ranges now available including Montrose bathrooms as shown below, 

           

With some fantastic contemporary space saving ideas for small bathrooms, en-suites & cloakrooms like the cleverly designed Inca bathroom collection

                 


          Another new range includes stunning traditional bathroom pottery from Burlington Bathrooms

                 ALSO CHECK OUT OUR BRAND NEW TILE COLLECTIONS

British Tile Ceramics are now available at Finishing Touch Interiors including stunning ranges from The Laura Ashley tile collection Shown here is 'The Hinton Range'. Stunning award winning ceramics that are designed in Britian & made in Britian.

And yes there is more but its all top secret right now, its very exciting with much more to reveal very soon so keep stopping by for our fantastic news

                 watch this space.

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Salthouse Harbour Hotel

As promised last week here is a little sneeky peek at the Angel Hotels sister hotel on the waterfront in Ipswich  'The Salthouse Harbour Hotel'.

An eclectic mix of rich modern interiors & vintage furniture & sculptures is what makes this luxury boutique hotel stand out. With 70 individually designed rooms it is chic & artfully decorated with comfort & style coming together perfectly. Modern patterned wallpaper & statement pieces of art are a winning combination. There is even an appearance of that stunning freestanding cooper bath in the luxury Salt Loft Marina rooms.

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Hotel Interiors

With all my chatter about the wonderful Angel Hotel in Bury St Edmunds I have been off on a tangent again pinning away on Pinterest with some stunning hotel interiors inspiration. Here is a little hotel bedroom style to tickle your fancy


                                         Mandarin Oriental Hotel Paris!

                       Colourful bedroom at The De Vere Carden Park Hotel

                             Elegant, timeless and classic at The Savoy in London

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The Angal Hotel

After this weeks post on the launch of the wingspan bar at the Angel Hotel I thought I would share a few more images from the hotel. you see the lovely people at the hotel put me & my partner up as guests for the night & the room we had was amazing so I decided to go with a follow up post & some sneak pictures

I have to say this was the comfiest hotel bed I have EVER stayed in, it was heavenly. But its the stunning en-suite bathroom that blew me away, check out the gorgeous tin bath & the huge walk-in shower.... 

The bath tub was very deep I almost needed a life jacketespecially after taking a dip after several glasses of champagne...

I loved the rustic feeling tiles against the copper bath a beautiful colour pallette.

The Gough family who owns The Angel also owns the SaltHouse Hotel in Ipswich we will take a little snoop at that next week.....

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launch party

Well as promised I am going to share some snaps from the launch of the brand new Wingspan Bar. Hidden in the vaults beneath The Angel Hotel the bar has been decorated in vinatge aviator style   & the bar itself has been cleverly created from half an aircraft engine.

Take a sneak peak with me at some fabulous interior finds including this coffee table created out of part of an areoplane wing

      ...and this gorgeous chandellier made of bottles

As well as chairs covered in old sand sacks

Each individual cubby hole has its own curriosities to find, its a very comfortable & grown up style the perfect place for pre dinner drinks

Food was prepared by the hotels new head chef Jay Scrimshaw

(runner up in Gordon Ramseys show last year)

Here he is talking about his food & creative inspirations including some rather scrumptious bacon donoughts (YES bacon & they were awesome.)

And here's little ole me chatting about interiors & my popular blog posts

Here I am again with the lovely Elaine Carr from

The Best Of Haverhill

(my friend & mentor)

I would like to say a huge thank you to Aime & Matt from Montage Communications who arranged the whole event. It really was a fantastic evening guys thank you xxxx

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Launch Of New Wingspan Bar At The Angel Hotel

Tomorrow I have the honour of attending the launch of the brand new Wingspan Bar at the Angel Hotel in Bury St Edmunds. I am attending as a guest speaker (something I am a little nervous about I have to say), but also very excited about. I had the pleasure a couple of weeks ago of having a tour of the new bar which is located under the hotel itself within the secret 12th centuary
tunnels that run under much of Bury St Edmunds. 
The Wingspan bar is an eccelctic designed space featuring a mix of ancient architecture with modern furniture. Its an extremely comfortable space perfect for a few pre or post meal drinks. The bar itself has been created from half & aircraft engine & the tables are designed from aeroplane doors. Each sofa has been individually covered in German flour sacks. Its all together a cleverly designed space & I cannot wait to share more images with you later in the week.



The Angel Hotel, a Georgian Ivy clad boutique hotel, is an exotic blend of contemporary chic & vintage design. Eccentric curiosities are the flavour of style here with vintage furniture mixed with pop art, decadent fabrics & exotic finds from all over the world. 
Owned by Robert Gough, the hotel has been in his family since 1973. It had 50 bedrooms back then but has since gone through extensive renovation & now boasts 80 bedrooms & the Eaterie. A wide range of accommadation including suites & family rooms all flamboyantly designed.  






 
     watch this space for more photos after my guest stay......

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