Showing posts with label english. Show all posts
Showing posts with label english. Show all posts

Friday, 6 May 2016

FLASHBACK TO A WINTER WEDDING


Before we all get totally immersed in the current warm spell and think of all things summer, we wanted to share the photos of Charlie's wedding that took place in February (it has been a busy start to the year in the WH studio on all fronts)! 

Winter weddings can seem a challenge to some, with a cooler light and less natural colour by way of sunshine, flowers and (if you’re lucky) blue skies - but Charlie was inspired by the romance of dark evenings and candlelight.  Like the starting point to any of our projects Charlie started by sourcing inspiration and a colour palette.  Rich faded tones, soft textures (velvet ribbon and feathers featured throughout) and hints of gold, would all be set off by plenty of candlelight.  Charlie's Mother's honey was used as table favours and the bee motif carried through as her marital name is now Humm!

We hope you enjoy seeing the beautiful photos of the day along with Charlie's inspirations that allowed her to create the most stunning Winter Wedding... 


INSPIRATION BOARD


PHOTOS FROM THE WEDDING

Charlie hand drew a feather motif which was then used throughout the wedding stationery on invitations, RSVP cards, details for the day and the menu placed on the tables... And of course she designed all stationery herself (perfectionism is the curse of the Interior Designer)!
  

Feathers featured in buttonholes, whilst the bouquets were tied with a faded crimson velvet ribbon. 



The local church was filled with an abundance of foliage and candles.  


When designing we consider all views of a scheme and Charlie did the same when looking at the church flowers, every guest had stunning displays in their sights. 



The dinner tables perfectly captured the feel of the wedding; elegant feathers tied with velvet ribbon were used as place settings, with simple silver cutlery and candelabra.  Small pots of honey from the Mother of the Brides’  bees were finished with printed labels and varying shades of thin velvet ribbon around their neck for guests to take home as a sweet reminder of the day.

   

Charlie hand drew animal motifs for all of the place settings and table names and put her amazing calligraphy skills to good use! 







Simple decoration of hellebores, cherries and macaroons on their three tiered cake. (Bottom to top: Berry and vanilla, Earl Grey and Lemon, Coffee and Walnut).


Huge Congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs Humm! (and Raffia).




Friday, 5 July 2013

GETTING READY FOR THE WEEKEND...


As we prepare for a weekend of beautiful weather we thought a new summer cocktail recipe was in order!

The 'English Eccentric Garden' uses flavours that are reminiscent of an English garden... cucumber, mint, elderflower and apples... See below for the recipe of this summer's must have cocktail.

INGREDIENTS

1oz of St Germain elderflower liqueur

1oz of Hendrick's gin


Splash of soda water

Fresh mint

Sliced cucumber

Lots of ice





PREPARATION

Muddle the mint, gin and elderflower liqueur in a cocktail shaker...




Add lots of ice and the apple juice (shake well), then strain into a tall glass filled with ice...



Slice the cucumber as thinly as possible with a sharp knife.




Top up with soda water and garnish with a couple of paper thin cucumber slices and a sprig of fresh mint.




Enjoy and have a good weekend! 


Tuesday, 11 June 2013

AN ENGLISH SUMMER GARDEN

After a recent visit to Petersham Nurseries in Richmond we were reminded of how inspirational the natural English Garden can be.  Their stunning range of garden and home accessories, not to mention the exquisite plants for sale, help create that quintessential worn and eclectic space (they also offer a range of dates to dine amongst the plants by candle light over the summer if you're lucky enough to book one of very sought after reservations!).

Here are some of our favourite images and how you can try to replicate a similar feel in your own garden...

INSPIRATION


Clockwise from the Top Left: Rose Archway 'Rose Garden of Ca' delle Rose' from Stefano Scata Photography II Potting Shed from Visualphotos.com II Box hedging with worn stone Box hedging with worn stone II  Overgrown window box with bistro table and chairs II Stone archway with climbers II Outdoor dining with overhead wisteria from House Beautiful II Dining under a green canopy with an overhead outdoor lantern from Just the Design II Planting selection from Petersham Nurseries II A display of a gardener's tools from Vita Ranunkler

GET THE LOOK


1. Collection of cushions from Toast II 2. Recycled glass bird feeder from Anthropologie II 3. Gardener's twine from Garden Trading  4. Small forged iron scissors from Not On The Highstreet II 5.  Ivory Epoch pot from Anthropologie II 6. Copper watering can from Haws II 7. Pair of stone troughs from Holloways Garden II 8. Gilt and brass lantern from Patrick Jefferson II 9. Four terracotta pots in a box from Liberty II 10. Linen napkins from The Linen Works II 11. Willow cutlery basket from Not On The Highstreet II 12. Planters from Garden Trading II 13. Pashley Bicycle from Pashley II 14. Iron chair from Heveningham II 15. Fois de Bois outdoor candle from Diptyque Paris II 16. Antique marble urn from Holloways Garden Antiques