the birds
Louise Swarbrick Design

The Birds

Unlike the scary crows in Hitchcock’s film “The Birds”, bird images provide a rich source of inspiration for a wide range of wallpapers in interior design. One of the most stunning wall coverings is produce by De Gourney. This luxury wallcoverings firm owes its development to the founder – one Claud Cecil Gurney who was …

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Louise Swarbrick Design

Lincrusta

Plain painted walls are wonderful but what do you do when the room will just look flat or overwhelmed by acres of colour? A good solution is to break up a solid colour by introducing texture to the walls. The Victorians used Lincrusta (a linseed based thick wallpaper) to cover their walls. I think you …

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