Decoration

A shoppable scheme contrasting rich colour and delicate pattern

Gabby Deeming creates vivid schemes that combine contrasting colours with bold patterns and interesting objets

Every month House & Garden's decoration editors curate a fictional, shoppable home, using a painstakingly researched selection of beautiful objects old and new. Welcome to The Scheme. This month Gabby Deeming brings together bold tones of red, pink and green with eye-catching patterns.

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    WALL
    • Paint, ‘Invisible Green’, £41.50 for 2.5 litres natural emulsion, from Edward Bulmer Natural Paints.
    • Wall lights, ‘Shaped Leaf’, by A Shade Above, small, 29 x 19 x 7cm, £249.60 each excluding
    fabric, £280.80 each covered in ‘Fermoie Plain’, as seen (from top: L-065, L-143, L-257), cotton, from Fermoie; large, 42 x 25 x 7cm, £280.80 excluding fabric, £312 covered in ‘Fermoie Plain’, as seen (L-074), cotton, from Fermoie; from the House & Garden Pop-up Shop*.

    FURNITURE
    • Beech chair, ‘Alexis’, 88 x 53.5 x 58cm, £2,050; covered in ‘Tulips and Butterflies’, silk, £290 a metre; both from Soane.

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    • Beech chair, ‘Alexis’, 88 x 53.5 x 58cm, £2,050; covered in ‘Tulips and Butterflies’, silk, £290 a metre; both from Soane. Fabric, ‘Les Chenapans’ (015), by Brunschwig & Fils, cotton, £88 a metre, from G P & J Baker.
    • Beech chair, ‘Alexis’, 88 x 53.5 x 58cm, £2,050; covered in ‘Tulips and Butterflies’, silk, £290 a metre; both from Soane.
    • Painted punched steel wall lights (maize yellow), by David Turner, 40 x 12cm diameter, £900 a pair, from Pentreath & Hall.
    • Antiqued brass mirror, ‘Sharks Tooth’, 96 x 72cm, £5,600, from Soane.

    FLOOR
    • Seagrass ‘Basketweave’, 400cm wide, £39 a square metre, from Crucial Trading.

    FURNITURE
    • Beech side table, ‘McIlarth’, 72 x 46 x 36cm, £1,625, from Ensemblier.
    • Mohair-velvet-upholstered sofa, ‘Serpentine’ (bottle green), 86 x 220 x 95cm, £12,000, from Rose Uniacke.
    • Beech-framed armchair, ‘Clareville’, 80 x 56 x 60cm, £1,600 excluding fabric, from David Seyfried; covered in ‘Romilly’ (pink blush on natural), by Virginia White Collection, linen, £110 a metre, from Tissus d’Hélène.

    ACCESSORIES
    • Glass and brass lamp base, ‘Column’ (blue), by Bridie Hall, 33 x 10cm diameter, £450; with cotton lampshade, ‘Bookcloth’ (blue), 27cm diameter, £90; paper-covered box files, ‘Regency Caning’, A5, £21 each, and A4, £26 each; all from Pentreath & Hall.
    • Pink linen cushions, ‘Box’ (colonel), 50cm square, £96 each, from Fermoie. Cotton cushions, ‘Picasso’, 45cm square, £85 each, from The Conran Shop

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    WALLS
    • Paint, 'Azurite', £41.50 for 2.5 litres natural emulsion, from Edward Bulmer Natural Paints. Framed vintage print (left), 85 x 115cm, £850, from William Yeoward. Framed lithograph, Surrounded Islands, by Christo and Jeanne Claude, 75 x 110cm, £1,200, from Wilson Stephens & Jones.

    FLOOR
    • Seagrass 'Basketweave', 400cm wide, £39 a square metre, from Crucial Trading.

    FURNITURE
    • Hand-lacquered hardwood side tables, 'Hudson' (marine blue), by Rita Konig, 63 x 71 x 56cm, £1,975 each, from The Lacquer Company.
    • Beech-framed bespoke canopy bed, 210 x 151 x 200cm, in 'Paisley Parrott' (jewel), cotton, and 'Coral' (pink), cotton, from £25,000 as shown, from Soane.
    • Oak and paper-cord bench, '63A', by J L Møllers, 46 x 120 x 40cm, £632, from Skandium.

    ACCESSORIES
    • Plaster table lamps, 'Very Good Seconds', by Viola Lanari, 50 x 10cm diameter; with cotton lampshades, 'Bedwyn' (yellow wicker), 35cm diameter, £135 each, from Fermoie.
    • Cotton oxford pillowcases, 'Mariette', £26 each, from Cologne & Cotton.
    • Linen quilt (light blue/natural), 140 x 210cm, £390, from Once Milano
    • Early-nineteenth-century cotton cushion, 45 x 70cm, £140, from Katharine Pole.

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    • Paint, 'Invisible Green', £41.50 for 2.5 litres natural emulsion, from Edward Bulmer Natural Paints. Rattan mirror, 70cm diameter, £195, from William Yeoward; painted in 'Azurite', £41.50 for 2.5 litres natural emulsion, from Edward Bulmer Natural Paints.

    FLOOR
    • Seagrass 'Basketweave', 400cm wide, £39 a square metre, from Crucial Trading.

    FURNITURE
    • Laminated fibreboard dressing table, 'Kidney A', 76 x 86 x 41cm, £225, from The Dormy House; covered in 'Feuilles Nina', by Décors Barbares, cotton, £196 a metre, from Tissus d'Hélène.
    • Mid-nineteenth-century cast-iron and cane stool, 46 x 51cm diameter, £1,500, from Rose Uniacke.

    ACCESSORIES
    • Polished brass and leather floor lamp, 'Cavesson', 138.5 (maximum height) x 28cm diameter, £2,550; with linen shade, 'Seaweed Lace' (indigo), 30cm diameter, £450; both from Soane.
    • Brass tray, 'Unity Half Circle', 21.5cm wide, £35; glass vase, 'Spatia' (forest), 19cm high, £29; both by Couverture & the Garbstore.

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    • Paint, 'Invisible Green', £41.50 for 2.5 litres natural emulsion, from Edward Bulmer Natural Paints. Hand-printed and painted papers in cardboard frames, 'Domino', by Antoinette Poisson, from £57 each.

    FLOOR
    • Wool kilim, 'NK0014.S1', 120 x 180cm, £518, from Vaughan.

    FURNITURE
    • Beech-framed armchairs, 'Clareville', 80 x 56 x 60cm, £1,600 each excluding fabric, from David Seyfried; upholstered in 'Romilly'(hunting green on natural), by Virginia White Collection, linen, £110 a metre, from Tissus d'Hélène.
    • Painted hardwood 'French Cane Console Table' (black), 82 x 104 x 32cm, £1,434, from Vaughan

    ACCESSORIES
    • Glass vase, 'Candy Couture', by Glashütte Comploj, £99; brass bowl, by Louise Roe, £65; both from Couverture & the Garbstore.
    • Glass and brass lamp base, 'End of Day' (white splatter), by Bridie Hall, 33 x 10cm diameter, £465, from Pentreath & Hall; with cotton lampshade, 'Gathered Bedwyn' (yellow Fermoie plain), 35cm diameter, £185, from Fermoie.

    ACCESSORIES
    • Paper-covered box files (on linen press), 'Regency Caning', A5, £21 each; and A4, £26 each; from Pentreath & Hall
    • Linen cushion, 'Wicker' (N-092), 54cm square, £96, from Fermoie.
    • Ceramic candlesticks, 'Golden Carp', by Claudia Rankin, 20 x 28 x 7.5cm, £800 a pair, from Wilson Stephens & Jones.
    • Candles (yellow), £3 each, from The Conran Shop.

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    WALLS
    • Paint, ‘Drab Green’, £41.50 for 2.5 litres natural emulsion, from Edward Bulmer Natural Paints.
    • Framed original artworks (clockwise from bottom), Final Sip, £1,150; Oh Charles, £1,300; Swan and Lemons, £1,000; Final Sip, £95; Boy in a Beret, £600; Boxing Day, £600; all by Luke Edward Hall.
    • Lacquered ash mirror, ‘Pediment’ (red), by Bridie Hall, 60 x 38.5cm, £750, from Pentreath & Hall.

    FLOOR
    • Seagrass ‘Basketweave’, 400cm wide, £39 a square metre, from Crucial Trading.

    FURNITURE
    • Late-Victorian ash linen press, 210 x 123 x 56cm, £5,775, from Howe.
    • Beech and horsehair sofa, ‘Hepplewhite’, 80 x 172 x 63cm, upholstered in ‘Seville’ (blue), linen, by Bernard Thorp, £7,250 as shown, from Ensemblier.
    • Painted hardwood table, ‘Noughts and Crosses’, 75 x 161 x 91cm, £7,590, from Studio Atkinson.
    • Leather-wrapped steel chair, ‘Caribou’ (quince), 80 x 53 x 58cm, £1,824, from Ochre.

    ACCESSORIES
    • Paper-covered box files (on linen press), ‘Regency Caning’, A5, £21 each; and A4, £26 each; from Pentreath & Hall.
    • Linen cushion, ‘Wicker’ (N-092), 54cm square, £96, from Fermoie.
    • Ceramic candlesticks, ‘Golden Carp’, by Claudia Rankin, 20 x 28 x 7.5cm, £800 a pair, from Wilson Stephens & Jones.
    • Candles (yellow), £3 each, from The Conran Shop.

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