The Royal Horticultural Chelsea Flower Show is in full swing this week – and what does this have to do with interior design? Well, William Morris has been mentioned on more than one occasion and one of the top interior designer Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen showed viewers how interior design and garden design are singing from the same hymn sheet so to speak. He refer to choosing garden furniture in the same way you would choose your sofa and other soft furnishings.
Of course most for us know Lawrence for his flamboyance and forward thinking interiors and room make-overs. His love of luxury bedding to transform even the most tired looking bedroom is synonymous to his interiors; along with mixing colours which can be inspired from nature itself – such as bright poppy red curtains with lime greens to create chic and stylish interiors.
The presenters of the flower show also made copious remarks about the Arts & Crafts movement (William Morris) and how the new artisan garden category has brought new structuring, colours and planting into gardens which can be viewed from even the humblest sized people's windows.
The more you look into gardening the more you'll see just how it influences interior design year on year and through the seasons.
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