'Inspiration' for Christmas

I love the pure white backdrop .....a mix of rustic decadence
First published in Country Homes and Interiors, December 2005

No21 French gilded mirror £450

French mirror with elaborate gilded frame with a wonderful aged patina to the glass

No21 Small metal Buddha £22 (sold)

Religious or not religious there is something calming about a Buddha. I have enclosed this image to reflect on the calm before the storm ...the storm being Christmas. Christmas preparation has started early for us this year now that we have No21. I am sure my next image will reflect the spirit of Christmas.

'Chandelier in the garden'

Imagine the extravagance of a chandelier hanging from a tree in the garden, something quite magical!
Photograph taken in the grounds of the luxury boutique hotel Glencot House in Somerset http://www.glencothouse.co.uk/

'No21' Chandelier

I cannot resist anything light reflecting and transparent, we have another chandelier in at No21..... I am finding it difficult to resist putting it in our kitchen! hanging on an rustic beam.

No21 'Vintage glass jelly moulds'

No21 Vintage glass jelly moulds make lovely containers for flowers from £4-£6

No21 Colour palette 'plaster pink & mauve'

A gorgeous warm and feminine palette which would also make a wonderful childs bedroom scheme

'Inspiration' Headboards

Headboards have now become desirable and you can be inventive, this image shows a gorgeous gilded and padded silk version in a pale plaster pink

Photograph; No21 archive unknown source

No21 Archangels and Guardians

No21 is featuring talented ceramic artist Joanna Lucksted

Joanna was inspired by studying carved marble sculptures of Bishops, prominent clergy in Wells Cathedral and figurative chess sets. Pawns have become guardians or angels and the Bishop has lent itself to becoming an Archangel.

Each Angel is sculpted to give them individual features and 'personality' they are made from white earthenware and aged using manganese dioxide and transparent glaze, in the third firing metal lustre’s or on-glaze enamel colour is applied.

The whole process takes three weeks.
Archangels and Guardians are available to buy at No21 or we will take orders....for very special gifts.
Cube base size 6cm £35 Tall base 12cm £38 (not including postage)

'Inspiration' Day beds

Day beds with lots of cushions, very French.
Photo;This is Glamourous

No21 French Mirror

L:155cm H:73cm

'Inspiration'

Love the plaster pink tones with the gilded furniture
Image and furniture by; www.sweetpeaandwillow.com

No21 pretty gilded side table with marble top (sold)

H:48cm W:56cm D:40cm £75

'Inspiration' tones of gold, linen & silk

Le Pavillion St Lambert by British Interior designer Blahnaid Behan

No21 French, Georgian style x 8 chairs £1,200

It is unusual to find eight matching chairs in good condition, all with original finials..... thought to be 1950's French, Georgian influence. Re-covered in a corn gold woven fabric complementing the subtle gold paintwork.

'Inspiration' warm yellow golds

New 18th Century style by British Interior designer, Blahnaid Behan for Le Pavillon St Lambert in the mountainous Luberon area in France.

No21 French mirror

French Oval gilded mirror with delicate swag decoration

No21 colour palette 'Ivory with warm and old gold'

'Inspiration' ivory and old gold

Love the decadence of this hotel bedroom (Ismail room) at the ZamZam-Riad in the Medina of Marrakech

No21 Antique beaded bags from £30-£55

Beautiful, intricate beaded & sequined bags

No21 Victorian wedding boots £120

Beautiful ivory calf leather boots make a lovely interior display in your home

No21 colour palette 'plaster pink'

Plaster pink

Love the plaster pink tones and the luxurius silk against a lime washed wall

No21 Early 20th century (possibly 1930's) collectors or opticians cabinet £325

Love the mauve/pink tint to this limed oak cabinet

One large draw and 36 small drawers, each divided into 5 sections, lined with ivory coloured velvet, each drawer is covered by an embosed reptile look. All have a 'slip-in' name plates. The cabinet itself is of limed oak and is in beautiful condition. W54cm H87cm D34cm

Mauve & grey

A wondeful way of using subtle hints of mauve in this neutral interior

Mauve & grey

Pink tones in the mauve quilt

Mauve & grey

A gorgeous mix of harmonious tones of mauve with a hint of pink

Mauve & Grey

Such a glamorous combination

Mauve & grey

Raw luxury! where dark tones of grey and mauve are accented with copper brown

No21 'weekly' COLOUR inspiration

Pale to mid grey with mauve tones..... a palette to inspire bedroom interiors
Left image from httpwww.carolondon.co.uk.jpg. No21 colour palette

'Create the look'

Chandeliers work wonderfully with a soft neutral colour palette
Photograph from http://plushpalate.blogspot.com/ Home of Australian photographer Deborah McLean

No21 French chandelier £275

No21 French Chandelier -barley twist £285

'Create the look'

A great example where rustic meets glamour in this French interior by Francois and Michelle Joubert.....The Chateau de Gignac
Featured in Provencal Escapes book by Caroline Clifton-Mogg with photography by Christopher Drake

No21 'French pieces & French style' Console table in dove grey with aged guilding £340 (sold)

This is a real statement piece and would look great in a hall, imagine it with blue lias flagstones , a mix of rustic and glamour. L:128cm D:47cm H: 84cm

No21 painted cupboard in a white distressed finish £345

Due to the depth of this cupboard it would also convert to a great bathroom or bedroom sink unit with perhaps a free standing bowl. 74cm wide 56cm deep 93cm high

No21 love the mix of aged and raw textures with the luxurious grey velvet

No21 'weekly' COLOUR inspiration

No21 Lampshade & guilded base £45. (sold) Croc case (sold) 1950's Lucite handbag (collectable) £55.(sold) 50's Rayne shoes (collectable with box) £120

No21 Warm Amber tones

No21 'weekly' COLOUR inspiration

COLOUR inspiration 'French Cafe Society'
Warm amber tones inspired by image fromVogue 07 Photographed by Steven Meisel

"Create the look"

" A large clear glass chandelier works perfectly in this grey and white French interior"

No21
Original antique glass chandelier from a large Georgian town house in Nottingham @£325

"Create the look"

" An inventive display of a girl's favourite things"

No21 Vintage Pebble-grain shoes @£80. Tan leather gloves @£18. Vintage 1950's handbag (collectable) @£55

'Create the look'

"Love the contemporary mix of pure white with African artifacts" from the home of French furniture and interior designer Bruno Reymond.

No21
Featuring African sculptures carved from one piece of wood @£65 other scultures available depict male faces and animals from £45-£65. (Sculpture in photo now sold)

No21 Antique Fallow deer antler mount (sold) & Roe deer antler mount @£120"

"Create the look"


"Multi-functional antlers"


"Paint the traditional wooden antler mount, a great look for a modern-classic twist"


"For a manor house feel group antler mounts on one wall, as seen in Hotel Boulevard Leopald, Antwerp"

'Create the look'

"Group Sunburst mirrors & clocks on one wall"

No21 Vintage Sunburst Clock £40

Wooden Painted Rocking Horse (sold)

Wooden Painted Rocking Horse
£225

Italian Wall Sconces (Sold)

Victorian Wedding Boots in Ivory leather

Early Butchers Block, made from one piece of elm

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