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Alternative Cottage Charm with Kemi Lawson

Colour and texture with a splash of Nigerian and Jamaican heritage best describe Kemi’s home style. Here’s our Q&A with Kemi, founder and editor of Cottage Noir…

BOLD BRITISH DESIGN

Emilio Pimentel-Reid talks to us about his brilliant new book Bold British Design.

NEW YEAR, NEW FUN

Make your home happy! Our easy tips to refresh your interiors after the festivities.

THE NEW MIX & MATCH

Four great ways to give your home autumn glow and glamour. The new mix & match interior trend explained.

Art without walls: an Alternative wool experience at Britain’s first dedicated sculpture park

Art without walls: an Alternative experience at Britain’s first dedicated sculpture park. Read our exclusive interview with Amanda Peach from Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) and find out how the ‘Waterlake’ runner by Ella Doran for Alternative Flooring was created.

Drama for the home with Divine Savages

When Divine Savages wanted patterned carpet on their floors they turned to Alternative Flooring. It is time for a behind-the-scenes house tour and a chat with Jamie and Tom for some insider inspiration.

MID-CENTURY MODERN

Discover the beauty of Mid-Century Modern design and get inspired by our Alternative Rug Stars, Keith and Mark AKA Mini Moderns.

Mini Moderns Rug Stars: We’re talking rugs with stars of the interior world.

Creative duo Mini Moderns choose their perfect rugs. Keith’s Rug Stars choice is a Wool Milkshake Coconut rug and Mark’s Rug Stars choice is a patterned Quirky B Honeycomb Moss rug designed with our bespoke Make Me A Rug service.

Earn Your Designer Stripes with Margo Selby

We have artists and their stripes with Bridget Riley, the fashionable Paul Smith barcode and now we have designer stripes for interiors, beautifully crafted carpets by woven textile designer Margo Selby for Alternative Flooring. The perfect striped wool carpet choice for stairs, rugs, runners and wall-to-wall flooring.

Pattern Play!

Forget stars and stripes, florals and stripes make the perfect pairing this summer. Pattern play is all the rage on the catwalks walks with eye-popping florals mixing with stripes in every which way. It’s a winning fashion combination that is inspiring interiors too.

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