Amy Eld the founder of Rock the Heirloom has written a step by step guide on how to recreate our gorgeous striped rooms: There’s something quite liberating about stripes! You know where you are with them: they’re trustworthy, clean and pleasing to the eye, giving a sense of complexity, order and sophistication. Even in a room full of bold colour, they’ll always stand out. So we thought we’d give them a whirl in our home office. It’s an unusually shaped room, so we had a lot of fun playing around with horizontal, diagonal and vertical lines. We wanted a marriage of orderly, bold, fun and functional, so we kept all stripes the same 5cm width and used a classic two-colour stripe with @edwardbulmerpaint – it was a great holiday project to get the kids involved in. The plant-derived paint contains no nasties, so is safe enough for children to use! 'Fine Green' and 'Spanish White' Office Designed by @rocktheheirloom and photography by @cathy.pyle and @cici.interiors Fine Green Order a Sample Spanish White Order a Sample Fancy giving it a go? Here are 10 steps to get the look: 1. You’ll need painter’s tape, tape measure, pencil/pen, laser level and paint. 2. Measure out the lines with a laser level to create vertical and horizontal lines. 3. Mark the lines with a pencil, then tape the lines as straight as possible. 4. Repeat the taping and measuring steps across the entire wall. 5. Run your hand across all of the pieces of tape to ensure they’re tightly stuck to the walls, with no bubbles or lifting pieces, to help keep the lines crisp. 6. Paint the entire wall the colour of your choice. We used @edwardbulmerpaint ‘Spanish White’ to ‘seal’ the tape to the wall. Any paint that gets under the tape will be the same colour as the wall. 7. After that coat dries, paint over the stripes with the new colour – we used @edwardbulmerpaint ‘Fine Green’ 8. Remove the tape and touch up any spots as needed. 9. Enjoy! The entire process took two days to complete and we finished it off with a gorgeous vintage rug from @thatrebelhouse to complement the space. Stripes are also the perfect way to use up left over paint and are also inexpensive compared to wallpaper. 'Persian' and 'Garter Blue' Bathroom Designed by @rocktheheirloom and photography by @cathy.pyle Persian Order a Sample Garter Blue Order a Sample 'Aquatic' and 'Paris Grey' Bedroom Designed by @sarah.corbettwinder, hand painted stripes by @lucyjmahon and help of @blockhousebuild and photography by @aliciawaite Aquatic Order a Sample Paris Grey Order a Sample 100 60 40 20 'Naples Yellow' and 'Whiting' Drawing Room At Lorfords-Antiques and styled by Toby Lorford Naples Yellow Order a Sample 100 60 40 20 Whiting Order a Sample Our founder Edward Bulmer has created colours which convey unrivalled depth and light, whilst protecting the planets’ finite resources by using plant-based, plastic free, natural ingredients. Using our beautiful natural paints means your walls will not give off any harmful toxins and you can go to sleep the same day as painting with its odourless finish. For more striped room inspiration like this head over to our gallery.
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What are microplastics and how can we reduce them in mainstream paints? Microplastics, microbeads and nano particles are so tiny (measuring 0.006 to 1 millimetre, but they can be up to 5mm) that they are now everywhere! We are probably all inadvertently responsible for this as it is not mandatory to be told when they are used in a product and only a small number of their uses has been outlawed. Furthermore, plastics that are dumped in soils or water are being broken down to become microplastics.
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Under the Acanthus Leaves: A collaboration with artist, Jess Wheeler Two creative minds, united by a shared passion for the outdoors, we are so pleased to introduce you to a new collection of lighting inspired by nature and it’s colours. Read on for an exclusive Q&A with Jess.
