We’re on a mission to reimagine archival design for today’s interiors. Here we showcase five beautiful and best-selling looks in the trending colours of the season.
KNOTTED SASH CHARCOAL
The interiors world continues to have a timeless affection for monochrome. This season, shadowy and watery blacks leave starkness behind. Ushering in fluidity and softness, choose charcoal to take the edge away from the harsher ebony blacks.
Looser blacks work particularly well on flamboyant patterns, such as Knotted Sash. ‘The magic of this charming design is its ability to evoke a feeling of modern nostalgia,” says Lee Clarke, Founder of Warner House. “With its large-scale and decorative vertical stripe effect, it adds rhythmic depth and playful charm to large spaces.”
This trompe-l'oeil archive wallpaper with its ribbon and lattice design
came from the Parisian manufacturer Andre Brault, who sold his blocks
and designs to Warner in 1938.
Knotted Sash Charcoal wallpaper. Also available as a linen mix fabric.
PARAKEET NATURAL AND LEAF TRAIL OCHRE
Quiet luxury is hot on everyone’s lips. Mix ochre, cocoa and slubby taupe for a high/low and hushed combination that is the talk of interior decorators. For rooms that usher you in hospitably, but don’t shout, contrast subtle small and large prints on upholstery, with plains on cushions.
“We like to use the evocative fabric Parakeet as an accent alongside
the delightful small print Leaf Trail,” says Lee Clarke, Founder of Warner
House. “The former is based on an original early 20th century design
by William Turner and depicts parakeets within a crab apple tree; its
shadowing effect adding to its dramatic illusion.”
Keep wall colours plain and blissful with a backdrop of soft taupe that will cosset and comfort the space.
Parakeet Natural fabric and Leaf Trail Ochre fabric, both available by the metre or upholstered onto one of our many furniture styles.
LEILANI GINGER
Heartwarming terracottas and spice oranges are taking centre stage this season as interior designers reconnect with this aromatic decorating palette that is reminiscent of sun-baked landscapes.
Choose Leilani Ginger, an inspired reinterpretation of an early 19th century Alsace pattern. Its starburst floral centre with a long floral boteh (tear-drop shaped) surround will gently envelope a cold looking room or less-than-interesting corner. “The patterning is given an air of mystique by its delicate watercolour effect,” says Lee Clarke, Founder of Warner House.
Here we see it in the guest bedroom of interior decorator Olya Lammas
(ahousetolove_) who kept “everything soft and mid tone”, adding the intricate ikat effect of Suri in Sage woven fabric on the occasional chair.
Leilani Ginger wallpaper, also available as a linen mix fabric.
ORISSA INDIGO
This age-old and historical inky blue dominates interior design mood boards in the coming season, thanks to its ability to infuse spaces with
effortless good taste.
Curtains are the ultimate way to showcase archival designs, such as
Orissa. This majestic design of floral circles and matching border seeks
its inspiration from an early 19th century Paisley shawl which would have
graced the arms of many a notable Victorian lady’s crinoline. “Now
reimagined for a modern interior setting, this bold motif sits with flair on drapes or Roman blinds,” says Lee Clarke, Founder of Warner House.
Layer up the blues on upholstered seating with complementary patterns
such as Janita, a majestic tree of life fabric design that seeks its inspiration from the Indian Chintzes of the mid 18th century.
Orissa Indigo curtains paired with Janita Wedgwood fabric (sofa).
PARADISO SALSA
Autumn/Winter 2023 sees the spicy red spectrum gift rooms a powerful sense of energy and exuberance. Go for a riotous aesthetic with all-over wall (possibly even ceiling) coverage in a large room or use sparingly in a small space. Ravishing impact will be the effect, whichever you choose.
Our Salsa colourway is the perfect companion to the captivating English toile wallpaper, Paradiso. “This design is a rebirth of a mid-18th century copper plate print from Bromley Hall, an early Tudor period manor house in Bromley-by-Bow,” says Lee Clarke, Founder of Warner House.
Here we see it in the beautifully “fancy” cloakroom of @thegarthhome
where the red echoes the colour of the front door at the opposite end of
the space and contrast/clashes with the encaustic floor tiles.
Discover the power of pattern and browse our extensive range of wallpapers, fabrics, furniture and soft furnishings.
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