Taking inspiration from delicate coral reef patterns, flowing waves and rippling sand dunes, Ocean is the beautiful new collection of contemporary fabrics from Wilman Interiors.

With lightweight qualities, a gentle sheen and soothing colour options, the collection is designed to bring harmony into the home, through the calming effects of the sea.

Ocean captures the ever-changing moods of the sea, with captivating organic designs and shimmering, light-reflecting yarns; the illusionist trend of adding interest through texture, also gives the collection hidden depths.
Sculptured and moulded ruffles, tucks and pleats offer an intriguing dimension and additional tactile appeal:

The collection comprises six stunning, organic designs, in a colour palette ranging from bold and beautiful to calm and serene:

• Soft pearls, golds and silver greys are reminiscent of the seascape at dawn, whilst high contrast burnt orange with blacks and linens, evoke the drama of the sun setting on the horizon.

• Sharp pinks and amethysts with warm sand bring the colours of the reef into the home, whilst warm coral with taupe, captures the liveable shades of shells and pebbles.

• Soft greens with cream is a tranquil colour option with a fresh, breezy feel.

Says Wilman Interiors design manager, Michelle Todd: “The Ocean theme is all about bringing the outside in and connecting with nature. By creating a calming, relaxed environment, we can bring harmony in to the home.”

All fabrics in the Ocean collection cost £30.00 per metre RRP. Available through a wide range of retailers nationwide.

For local stockist details visit:

Web: http://www.wilmaninteriors.com

Tel: (0845) 271 7333

Novatec’s new range captures the essence of nine quintessential British homes with the fabrics, textures and colours having been painstakingly selected, to mirror the individual styles of each home-owner.

From the contemporary metallic and sleek, minimalist styling of “The Wharf” through to the vibrant colour palette of “The Broadway”, there is a style to suit every interior.

It is a versatile collection, nothing too outlandish or restrictive – a real collection for real people and real homes.

As well as Roman blinds, 3 styles of curtains are available, as well as a range of matching cushions.

Featured here is the Catriona’ Roman blind from
Novatec’s ‘The Broadway’ collection.

Prices from £148 for a lined Roman blind. Curtains start from £122.

Web: http://www.novatec.co.uk
Tel: (01843) 608780

Spitalfields from Northcroft Fabrics is a reversible silk fabric, which captures the essence of summer with its delicate honeysuckle flowers on a pale background in a classic, naturalistic style.

The design, taken from an original 18th century fabric, is widely attributed to Anna Maria Garthwaite (1688-1763), England’s first recorded female textile designer, who made her name designing hand-woven silk fabrics using naturalistic motifs, carefully shaded to create a three dimensional style.
Fabric details:

· 100% silk
· Six pastel colours: Cream 11, Lichen 16, Salmon 32, Grecian Rose 42, Red 46, Horizon 62.
· Width: 140 cms.
· Pattern repeat: 29 cms.
· Suitable for curtains, soft furnishings and light upholstery.

Spitalfields retails for around £102.00 per metre.

Northcroft Fabrics specialises in high quality fabrics in classic designs and offers an extensive selection of fine silks, velvets, damasks and printed fabrics.

All collections are available from good interior decorators and upholsterers in the UK.

Web: http://www.northcroftfabrics.co.uk
Tel: (01628) 488700

Once spring is on its way, we can’t wait to open the windows and let in the fresh air; and as well as the usual spring cleaning it is a perfect time to change your window dressing.

Put away the heavy drapes for winter and take full advantage of the sunny days to come with a lighter, brighter window treatment.

The Silent Gliss Panel Glide system is ideal; its versatile design means that the panels can easily be removed for cleaning, changed for the seasons, or replaced to co-ordinate, if you change the décor of the room.

Its channelled profile fixes discreetly to the ceiling, suspending fabric from Velcro carriers; so all you have to do is detach one set and attach another.

A vast array of fabrics and materials can be used with the system as Silent Gliss offers many textiles in various textures, colours and patterns.

Choose between flat and folding panels (Panel Glide and Panel Fold); the Panel Glide system can be controlled manually by hand or cord, or operated electrically.

Since the systems look as attractive from the back as from the front, they can also be used as visual room dividers, (ceiling fixing recommended).

Web: http://www.silentgliss.co.uk
Tel: (01843) 863571

Leading fabric and wallcoverings firm, Wilman Interiors, has announced that it has taken over the contemporary interiors brand, nono.

From 5 January 2009, nono will trade from Wilman Interiors’ premises in Burnley, Lancashire and will be managed as a standalone brand, alongside the Wilman Interiors product ranges, which are sold through independent retailers across the UK and in over 30 countries across the world.

Company founder, Gill Nono, will also relocate with the firm as creative director, to maintain nono’s design direction for edgy, trend-based fabric and wallcoverings.

The nono collections will allow the Wilman Interiors business to cater for a broader customer base, with product ranges that appeal to a younger, fashion-focussed market.

The Wilman Interiors’ brand occupies the upper end of the interiors market, offering both traditional and contemporary design schemes.

Featured here is Puccini, one of the latest designs from the digital wall art collection, Wallpower Unlimited – guaranteed to bring any room to life!

View the nono wallpaper and fabric collections at:

Web: http://www.nonoliving.co.uk

Stripes were a key trend in the spring/summer ’08 catwalk collections, with leading fashion houses Chanel and Anna Sui using them to make a bold statement.

From bold monotone bands to colourful summery “deckchair” stripes - and even wavy tiger stripes, incorporating the other hot fashion trend for animal prints, there is a look to suit all moods and settings.

By cleverly combining sharp lines, complimentary patterns and trend colours, you can use stripes to give your interiors a fresh new look and create a look that is both fashionable and enduring.

To help you to select the right look for your home, Wilman Interiors’ design manager, Michelle Todd offers some tips on how to make the most of the stripes trend:

• Bright colours cut through with narrow black bands can look fantastic on curtains and accessories, to add drama to an otherwise neutral room.
  Subtle dots can also be combined with stripes to add interest.
• Wilman Interiors’ Tempo collection in Cameo, includes a burnt orange woven fabric with thin black stripes and understated dots – ideal for dressing a feature window.
• Mock animal print stripes and monochrome bands can create a really glamorous look.
  The Poeme collection in Granite pictured here, features broad black bands, stylish wavy stripes and warm neutral backgrounds.
• Multi-coloured stripes can have a summery “deckchair” feel – why not upholster an armchair in bright stripes, to create a stunning focal point for your living room?

For more inspiration visit:

Web: http://www.wilmaninteriors.com

The traditional damask designs of the 18th century, have remained popular since the day they were first woven; more than 200 years later, they are still a fundamental design element of many classically inspired drawing rooms and living rooms.

From their Limoges collection, Northcroft Fabrics offer an authentic replica of an 18th century French fabric, in an extensive colour selection, featuring a typically regal and symmetrical design of stylised flowers and leaves.   Suitable for both upholstery and curtains, Limoges retails at around £44.00 per metre.

• Fabric details:
  . Made from: 50% cotton, 50% modacrylic.
  · Colours: Cream, Beige, Donkey Rose, Brick Red, Maroon,
  Pompadour, Blue, Eau de Nil, Bottle, Gold and Grey.
  · Pattern repeat: 45cms.
  · Width: 140cms.

Limoges can be co-ordinated with Loire, which is a small repeat pattern, designed as a contrasting fabric and available in the same colour selection; both fabrics are fire-retardant to domestic standard and have a soil resistant finish.

Northcroft Fabrics specialises in high quality fabrics in classic designs and offers an extensive selection of fine silks, velvets, damasks and printed fabrics.

Web: http://www.northcroftfabrics.co.uk

Tel: (01628) 488 700

Digetex is a leading UK luxury home furnishing brand, designing and manufacturing furnishing fabrics, wall coverings, murals, roller, panel and roman blinds, bespoke wall art canvasses and a wide range of soft furnishing accessories.

Their philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with quality designs and products - “Wallpaper is back but this time it’s different - a means to express your individuality - playing with scale and using your wall as a canvas.”

The business offers bespoke interior products, which are individually designed and made to client specification, at optimal standards of quality scale and colour at competitive prices; work can also be created from the client’s own images.

Wall Art offers the ultimate creative visual medium:

Gallery style art canvasses are printed onto 100% cotton-canvas with Digi-Gard for added durability; stretched over a stable wooden frame for contemporary style with no size limitation.

The spectacular murals are all size specific and digitally printed to client specification.

Featured here is the Ying Mural from their First Emperor range.

The Digetex samples encompassing over 7,000 images/designs from Classic Masters, Fine to Pop Art, Zen and Contemporary, to name but a few can be viewed online.

There is no minimum order and prices start at £35 per panel for murals, £20 per metre for fabric, £40 a canvas and £65 for a blind.

Web: http://www.digetex.com/collection.asp 

Tel: (0161) 873 8891

Northcroft Fabrics specialises in high quality fabrics in classic designs and offers a vast selection of velvets including plain, striped and Gaufrage in cotton, silk, linen and mohair combinations.

Latest additions to their outstanding collection of velvets are authentic, plain antique velvets made from 100% silk pile and a co-ordinating Gaufrage design.

The Buckingham features a plain, slubbed texture with a closely woven velvet pile and is a natural choice for period properties and grand decorating schemes.

Voltaire is a co-ordinating Gaufrage design made on the Buckingham silk and inspired by 18th century, traditional French fabric designs.

Both fabrics are available in ten traditional colours and are specifically designed for re-upholstering antique furniture and also suitable for full drop formal curtains.

Featured here are the Buckingham and Voltaire both in Brunswick Green.

Buckingham information:
Pile: 100% silk
Construction: antique velvet i.e. slubbed velvet.
Colours stocked: Stone11, Mole 22, Tan 34, Cardinal 44, Claret 54, Aubergine 56, Flanders Blue 64, Brunswick Green 72, Emerald 78, Bronze 86
Plain fabric – no pattern repeat, 137 cms. wide
Retails for around £180 per metre.

Voltaire information:
Pile: 100% silk
Construction: antique velvet i.e. slubbed velvet
Colours stocked: as listed above.
Pattern repeat: 60 cms. 137 cms wide
Retails for around £220 per metre.

Web: http://www.northcroftfabrics.co.uk

Tel: (01628) 488700

Do you have ideas and dreams of creating a unique look in your home, but require a helping hand to put it into action?

John Lewis has lots of solutions, with its array of useful and bespoke services for the home, to enable customers to turn their creative ideas into reality.

A choice of everything from fabric to flooring, and anything in between, to ensure that their home will look and feel exactly how they imagine.

As part of the Standard Furnishing Advice Service, a free one-to-one consultation is available in John Lewis’s stores with one of their experienced Furnishing Advisors, to help turn a favourite fabric, magazine image or simply an idea into a whole new scheme for a room.

Express Furnishing is also now available online and this service is ideal for customers who can’t wait to get cracking with their new look.

The express service will make any soft furnishings from curtains and bed covers, to cushions and blinds to specification in 7 days; with over 200 fabrics to choose from including Designer’s Guild, Osborne and Little and Cath Kidston to fulfil the dream.

Customers can opt for the Premier Service, which is a home visit including measurements, a style board and the attendance of an advisor, to oversee the delivery and fitting, at a cost of just £200, which is refundable against any purchases made.

Web: http://www.johnlewis.com

Tel: (08456) 049 049