Our happy, homely January-February 2011 cover was shot by ace lifestyle photographer Alun Callender, who has also snapped the homes of celeb chef Jamie Oliver, Alex James from Blur, fashion designer Bella Freud and DJ Jo Whiley.
Fancy emulating the interiors scheme in our cover photograph? Here are the key elements that pull the look together.
Foreground, from left to right: Alston’s Cadiz armchair, €499 at Arnotts, www.arnotts.ie; IKEA Stockholm easy chair, €279, www.ikea.ie; Valery White Quilted Cushion Cover by Greengate, €39.99 at Garrendenny Lane Interiors, www.garrendennylane.ie; Cat and dog cushions by Ben de Lisi, €28 large, €18.50 small, from Debenhams, www.debenhams.ie; Beige jute loop rug, €164, Woven Ground, www.wovenground.com; Tassled standard lamp: available from good vintage and antiques shops; Oversize Arabian-style lantern: find similar at TK Maxx, www.tkmaxx.ie and Debenhams, www.debenhams.ie; Armenian Teapot, £69, www.plumo.com. For similar blinds, see www.luxaflex.ie.
For a matching paint colour: Try Cream Fresh by Crown paints, www.crownpaints.ie.
Background: Gilbert kitchen chairs, €26.10 each, IKEA, www.ikea.ie; Dining table: for similar, try the Play dining table, €685 at Montana, www.montana.ie; Oversized pendant light: for similar, try Leo Scarff’s Interweave and Lightweave series of pendant lights, to order from www.leoscarffdesign.com; Bread bin: Typhoon’s Vintage range is similar, from €54.95 at Arnotts, www.arnotts.ie
Beige jute loop rug
Beige jute loop rug, €164, Woven Ground, www.wovenground.com
Gilbert kitchen chairs, €26.10 each, IKEA, www.ikea.ie
For similar, try Leo Scarff’s Interweave and Lightweave series of pendant lights, to order from www.leoscarffdesign.com or the IKEA BOJA lamp, pictured above www.ikea.ie
Valery White Quilted Cushion Cover by Greengate, €39.99 at Garrendenny Lane Interiors, www.garrendennylane.ie
Cat and dog cushion
Cat and dog cushions by Ben de Lisi, €28 large, €18.50 small, from Debenhams, www.debenhams.ie
