LIGHTING UP WITH PRETTY IN PINK
Nothing transforms a room quite like the mood of the lighting. At Laura Ashley we make sure each piece of lighting looks stunning as an item on its own or in a pair, whether it is lit or unlit.
This season, incorporating Cerise lighting in the home will tick all the right fashion trend boxes. The colour is both sassy and flamboyant combining practicality and style. It would certainly inject colour into any bedroom with matching accessories of cushions and bed linen.
The simplest way to introduce exotic colours like cerise into the home is through accessories. Laura Ashley's new AW09 lighting range accents a sophisticated and airy interior with a contemporary British flavour. The star piece most certainly is the Elly cerise hand blown twisted glass base, which would stand proudly on a side cabinet in any living room as a quirky centre piece. Or why not pair it up and sit two either side of a grand king size bed. For a matching shade, nothing suits better than Laura Ashley's new Marissa printed shade for an uber feminine feel.
If it is Parisian boudoir chic you are seeking then Laura Ashley's stunning new cerise glass Bryony pendant with beaded fringing is an absolute key piece. It is striking yet classically shaped and will bring any bedroom up to date while keeping it fashionably vintage.
For just a subtle hint of the pink, replace plain ivory shades with simple cerise drums. Laura Ashley's Lucille cerise shade would compliment any basic crystal base.
It is easy to brighten up your home and bring the latest colour trends to any roomset. Autumn/Winter 2009 is Laura Ashley's year to shine with vast arrays of must have cerise, teal, wisteria and gold colours. We are in a world where colours dominate our lives, so go and experience it at Laura Ashley - For the way you live!
Living in Lighting
Staying in is the new going out so what better time to smarten up your home to create the perfect living space.
Our living rooms are now multi-purpose spaces used for everything from watching television and reading to dining, entertaining and hobbies. With a flexible lighting scheme, you can create the illusion of different spaces for different activities, all within one room. The lounge is where accent lighting really comes into its own. Use it to highlight collections of books, glass, pictures, plants or just one cherished piece to make a real statement.
Choose soft bulbs for a rosy, welcoming glow. With so many products on the market, you can choose your fittings to blend in with your overall scheme, whether you go for the period look or minimalist hi-tech.
Use table lamps dotted around the outside edges of the room on shelves. Laura Ashley have some simple yet effective completes. Try the Ellis Brass complete or the Mayer twisted base with a raspberry fenn double pleat shade for a more traditional style. They'll radiate light inwards making the room feel spacious yet cosy.
A staple adjustable floor lamp for an evening of curling up with a first class book is crucial to any living room. Laura Ashley's Malone swing arm brass floor lamp would suit perfectly. A couple of wall lights to break up the atmosphere of the living room would flatter. Laura Ashley's new Adelphi Wall light in a classic brass finish with beautiful tiered glass drops would add sophistication and elegance.
At the end of the day, lighting you choose in your living room should support numerous needs. With a combination of ambient, task and feature lighting, you will sustain such a wide range of day to day activities.
Everything Flora & Forna
What's better in the spring than some fresh new interior decorating to spruce up your home? And Laura Ashley is certainly hot on trend this season. Birds are a key and feature on everything from drapes, to wallpaper and have found their spot on Laura Ashley luxurious lighting. The Cecille inner print ceiling shade with a pretty floral and bird design sits perfectly in our new spring story Momento.
To further update your lighting look at your lamps. By replacing old lamp bases with glass bases to open up your tabletops and give the illusion of expanded space. Laura Ashley new Ledley crystal stacked ball base has a bold distinctive position on any table.
And don't forget the flowers. Nothing says spring more than a splash of fresh flowers. The stunning new Megan Flower 3 light Pendant adorned with pretty glass flowers is a perfect bedroom piece and for any side table the Bluma complete lamp with hand crafted metal flower shapes and suspended glass crystals will add instant sparkle to any spring roomset.
Partying with pendants
This season pendants are glittering our paths for us to party all summer long. They intensify a taste for the enchanting and add a hint of glam to any entertaining setting. With our British weather being as unpredictable as it is, the great outdoors is not always a likely option for a party scene. Make sure you have your pendants at the ready to transform an atmosphere fit for royalty. Sophisticated pearl swagging on exquisite non-electrics can be attached easily to existing light fittings.
Pick up a Perla pendant for just £50 and see your guests eyes light up. Laura Ashley has excelled this season with subtle infusions of coloured glass and crystal adding authenticity.
The sparkling Estella beaded non-electric pendant for under £50 is noticeably a much-loved favourite with its stunning clear and duck egg droplets. Clearly the frontrunner of the season by far is the Bluma decorative ball pendant, a bargain at £150 which is simply flying off the shelves. Larger deliveries have just arrived to steady the popular demand of this unique masterpiece with the definite wow factor!
Estella Glass Beaded Pendant
The Season of Garden delights
With the longest evenings of the year upon us, why not take advantage of summer entertaining in the Garden. The growing desire of homeowners to spend more time in the comfortable outdoors has made way for a major trend in innovative outdoor lighting.
Lighting accessories shine bright this season for Laura Ashley so be sure to snatch up our exciting range of LED lights in store or online now. These lights glow for hours without requiring a bulb change and are among the most efficient sources available today. The LED silk Flowers and the LED fibre optic butterflies can be dotted around a picnic rug or placed conveniently in plant pots and offer a touch of class to any outdoor evening entertainment. They are versatile too so when the evening draws to a close, they are the perfect party piece to cheer up any living room.
Imagine yourself sipping Sangria under the muted evening colours of Laura Ashley's Ivory fabric flower lights or entwine some silver metal etched butterfly lights between the branches of your honeysuckle. These can both be bought online or in store now.
However Spring Summer 2008 has seen the launch of three new beautiful and striking lighting pieces.
The Bluma electric pendant
is a hand-crafted ball with metal flower fretwork and glass crystals. This piece is very prominent and would add interest to any room.
The Tiffany glass pendant is also a magnificent new product. Although this has a higher price point it offers fantastic value for money with a mass of suspended sparkling glass crystals and is a real statement piece that would add grandeur to either a living or dining room.
For those people that are looking for something slightly smaller, both in price and size, the Birdcage complete table lamp is a great modern twist on the standard table lamp. This is a cream metal cage with suspended sparkling glass droplets. This complete lamp can be placed anywhere around the home but would look especially effective in a bedroom or living room.
All of these pieces follow the trend for ornamental, sparkling lights and they all live up to Laura Ashley's excellent reputation for design and quality and will create a talking point in any home.
There are currently some stunning lasercut lights in the Laura Ashley range and there is a strong trend for this technique in the market at the moment.
When lit these lights project beautiful patterns onto walls and ceilings. With the non-electric pendants and shades it is quick and easy to update your home.
Currently in the range are the Lara pendant, the Colette triple layer pendant, the Isodore laser cut pendant, the Mallow pierced pendant, the Isodore wall light, the Isodore drum shade and the Isodore complete lamp.
The new Lara pendant is the highest priced item in the range but it is the most striking and an inner cascade of tiered droplets really make this a statement piece.
The Isodore complete lamp would look great anywhere in the home, especially in a bedroom or living space and its stylish cylindrical shape make it the perfect addition to the modern or traditional home. The Isodore wall light is a simple but stylish item that will brighten up any wall. Look out for the Isodore plaster cut out wall light that will be launching in Autumn...
Highlights
"Love the new cerise collection"
BBC Homes and Antiques
"Gorgeous pinks and brown - lovely"
Beautiful Kitchens
"Inspiring and glamorous"
House Beautiful
ISLA EMBROIDERED BEDLINEN
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