With Finland and Estonia jointly hosting 2011’s European Capitals of Culture, our focus shifts to our folkloric past. It’s about taking a step back and building our future on the foundations of the old; respecting our heritage and seeking elements that tie us all together. The renewal of craft skills presents opportunities for customisation and personal craft projects and a new appreciation of needlework skill such as knitting, crochet, embroidery and appliqué.

This trend is a charming mix of patterns that are a little bit kitsch yet very trendy!

This style is a wonderful mix & match of Old Europe’s local crafts … quaint and pretty but robust and bold. This trend is an evolution of our Indian Odyssey and Jubilant Indigo trends; full of colour and pattern.

By breaking seasonal colour rules to brighten up your Autumn/Winter by using vibrant shades of lime, daisy yellow, tulip and peony pinks, and a fabulous combination of red and turquoise. Floral patterns are still seen but this season they are in the form of stylised old rose bouquets which decorate tablecloths, cushions, rugs, and comfortable accent chairs. Let pattern play a central role, with needlework inspired structures, horizontal stripes, cross-stitching, and patchwork details on lighting, upholstery fabrics and wallpaper.

Add hand-painted furniture reminiscent of old caravans, embroidered cushions, granny square crochets on seat covers, and fabulous patchwork pouffes.

With carpets in bold colour choices of pink, plum, red, and aqua; striped rugs; and white wood laminate or vinyl flooring … cosy, comforting, and cheerful for every room in your home!