Have a sneak peak at this gorgeous cool blue,grey and silver scheme starring all our best brands.  Zimmer and Rohde silks for the blinds, lighting by Porta Romana, upholstery velvets by JAB and Romo and sumptuous tactile cushions from Chivasso, Carlucci, Designers Guild and Andrew Martin all available online at Julia Clare. Now who says grey days are bad ones? The room eminates a cool calming style with some quirky details to reflect our clients personality. And relax......

Just take a look at this gorgeous Romo wallcovering in what must be one of Surrey's most sumptuous cloakrooms.  The Romo Grandis Flock damask adds such a rich and decadentf eel to the area, and reflected against the silver tones of the mirror frame, it has worked really well in a small space where you wouldn't usually be so daring with pattern.

Romo wallcoverings are all available on line so if you are looking for something similar just look up Grandis Flock under the Romo wallcoverings section at Julia Clare and shop shop shop!

We are really pleased to say that you can now buy Osborne and Little fabrics at Julia Clare. Free samples are available as with all of our 100 designer collections, and free postage within the UK also makes the buget stretch a little further.  What is more you can buy Osborne and Little wallcoverings and soon to follow will be Lorca Liberty and Nina Campbell collections which we will let you know about as soon as they are available.  So if you need something that isnt shown on the site just get into contact and we will get it for you. The only trouble is choosing our favourites among such a huge selection. Osborne and Little fabrics are just too gorgeous!

Well its official - Romo Linara fabric is the bestselling material in our on-line range! Not a great surpirse really - Linara fabric is so tactile you just want to be close to it, and if you also take account of the practicality aspects - it has a 36,000 rub test, comes in a standard or flame treated finish ready for upholstery and is washable at 40 degrees it just ticks every box.

It cant be just us who find this a winner of a fabric - the Romo Linara Fabric book is now on its third addition and in total offers approximately 250 colours, so a big cheer for Romo from us - our clients love Linara fabric and we look forward to book number four, five and six at least! View the collection at: http://www.juliaclare.co.uk/Fabric/Linara.aspx

I was getting a little bored the other weekend so thought I would apply a bit of a makeover to the house. What is it they say about necessity being the mother of invention? Well the current economic climate has really made the make do and mend, handmade type style fashionable, and its just great fun to work with. Lots of colour, pattern and texture all mixed around, make it a really easy look to create.

I re-vamped a few old Ikea lampshades and cushion pads in a couple of hours - have a look and see what you think. You can get bags of fabric pieces from our workrooms, along with sample ribbons and trims but also have a look on line - there are masses of odd bits and pieces around. The possibilities are endless......... watch out for more on trend ideas soon.

We are delighted here at Julia Clare to have been asked to be the new on-line face of James Hare Fabrics, stocking their fabulous new range of materials for you all to see and buy direct on-line. Aside from the fact that they have launched a stunning range of materials, they are also pitched at such a great price point we feel sure our customers will be beating a path to the website shop.  James Hare Fabrics have long been seen as an established quality British brand, but check out the attached pictures to see just how "now" the ranges are. A great colour palette, amazing textures and still effortlessly understated and elegant.  You can pick up a plain Dupion for as little as £15 per metre and a stunning embroidered silk for as alittle as £56.  Have a look below and see what you think......

We know that trying to match colours on fabrics or wallpapers from a website can be difficult. Thats why we've launched the Colour-Match Service.

You can send us fabric or wallpaper cuttings, magazine cuttings... infact anything and we'll try to match it to a colourway of your chosen fabric or wallpaper.

So if you've a Sofa you want to make cushions for or you're looking to make curtains to match your carpet, simply send us a cutting and we'll do our best to match it!

Oh and it's absolutely free. We'll match it, send you samples absolutely free!

For more details : http://www.juliaclare.co.uk/colourmatch.aspx

Thanks,

Julia.

I have just seen the Clarke and Clarke rep who showed me the new Modern Classics book - and what a great replacment for the Cath Kidston range!  Much better value at only £14.99 per metre it has all the design and style Cath kidston followers love on a high quality background fabric. What a find!

I have just finished fitting the most amazing Andrew Martin window dressings. We used Andrew Martin Pushkin velvet in the Amethyst colour as a top curtain with a dark amethyst silk curtain underneath. With a little help from some massive crystal tie backs, we pulled the top curtain up into big voluminous balloon, leaving the working silk curtain underneath just peeping through,  and the hem puddling down on the floor. They just look amazing and we are going to be able to photograph them next month so watch this space for some great images!

What an exciting week ahead! Willa is in with the new Autumn launch from Barbara Barry and Kravett Design. I cant wait as this is a personal favourite of mine!  Im looking forward to seeing lots of cut velvets and beautiful trimmings so we will update the site with the best of whats new later this week.

The contact sheets have arrived for a cinema room we photographed in London. We completed this project with our friends at Bang & Olufsen. I do love looking back over what we have completed - its like Grand Designs revisited! It was a real challenge with a star lit ceiling, a long base storage unit hung from the wall and underlit so it appeared to float off the floor, a bar, skirting lit floors and the biggest flat screen TV I have ever seen!  The accent colour was a deep Teal and looked amazing against the chocolate brown of the furniture. This was an interior you could just curl up in and loose yourself for days! As ever the guys at Bang & Olufsen did an amzing job of the AV installation and I think the clients children took over the room shortly after we left!

Finally on my things to do this week - I am trying to get ready for more curtain making courses here at Chiddingfold.  After the feedback from the radio show on Saturday, it looks like it could be busy this month!

Anyway - must run now but more updates later.....