A shoppable scheme inspired by classic Hollywood style
High glamour interiors have staying power when done right. Ruth Sleightholme shows us how to do it now
Christopher Horwood
Paying homage to the timeless style of classic Hollywood decorators, Ruth Sleightholme devises glamorous, subtly coloured schemes featuring mirrored accents, elegant prints and silky fabrics.
Christopher Horwood1/3- ‘The Hunt’ hand-painted paper-backed silk wallcovering, £1,008 a 300 x 95cm panel, from de Gournay; (below) ‘Amoir Fou’ paperbacked textile wallcovering (onyx), 145cm wide, £190 a metre, from Dedar; border in ‘Polaris’ tape (night), by Clarence House, linen, £93.20 a metre, from Turnell & Gigon.
- Curtains in ‘Antibes’ (beige/taupe), by Rose Cumming, cotton, £196.80 a metre, from Tissus d’Hélène.
- Mirror chrome vinyl car wrap (black), £35.99 a 5-metre roll, from Jerry’s Materials Online.
- ‘Kidney’ MDF dressing table, £875 with glass top, from The Dormy House; top (under glass) in ‘Antibes’ (beige/taupe), by Rose Cumming, cotton, £196.80 a metre, from Tissus d’Hélène; skirt in ‘Cecil’ (white), cotton, £106 a metre, from Schumacher.
- French Art Deco steel and leopard-print chair, £1,550 a pair, from Quindry.
- Brass and leather ‘Parsons’ lamp (cream), £1,400 including shade, from Studio Atkinson.
- Fifties pique-fleur vase, £380, from Dorian Caffot de Fawes.
- ‘The Marbled Wiggle’ terracotta and earthenware mug, by Harlie Brown Studio, £42, from Glasette.
- Composition ledger, in ‘1000 Cranes’ Sogara Yuzen papers, £50, from Choosing Keeping.
Christopher Horwood2/3- ‘The Hunt’ wallcovering, as before, from de Gournay; ‘Amoir Fou’ wallcovering, as before, from Dedar; border in ‘Polaris’ tape (night), as before, from Turnell & Gigon.
- Mirror chrome vinyl car wrap (black), as before, from Jerry’s Materials Online.
- Fifties kidney shaped sofa, upholstered in ‘Double Cream’, wool, £15,000 including fabric; ‘Marble Cube 1’ arabescato marble side table, £1,695; both from Eagle & Hodges.
- Beechwood X-frame stool; covered in ‘Serengeti’ (tigre), polyester mix, from Schumacher; £1,440 including fabric, from Hossack & Gray.
- ‘Trifoglio’ Marquina marble coffee table, by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, £7,500, from Béton Brut.
- ‘Copenhagen’ vintage beech and leather chair, by Mogens Voltelen, £12,500, from Foster & Gane.
- ‘Senso’ ceramic lamp (autumn copper), by Kelly Wearstler, £1,067 including linen shade, from Circa Lighting.
- Antique specimen marble eggs on a boxwood stand, £1,850 a pair (two stands, each with 12 eggs), from Tarquin Bilgen.
- ‘Georgiana Tulipiere No 17’ earthenware vase, by John Wheeldon, £530, from The New Craftsmen.
- Green French plate, £65, from M Charpentier Antiques.
- Curtains and cushions in ‘Antibes’ (beige/taupe), by Rose Cumming, cotton, £196.80 a metre, from Tissus d’Hélène.
- Cushion ties in ‘Aplomb’ (nero), wool, £189 a metre, from Dedar
Christopher Horwood3/3- ‘The Hunt’ wallcovering, as before, from de Gournay; ‘Amoir Fou’ wallcovering, as before, from Dedar; border in ‘Polaris’ tape, as before, from Turnell & Gigon.
- Mirror chrome vinyl car wrap (black), as before, from Jerry’s Materials Online.
- Goat-hair rug/throw, £750, from Adam Bray.
- 19th-century Anglo Chinese padouk stool with cushion, £7,500, from Rose Uniacke.
- (above dado) ‘Amoir Fou’ wallcovering (mastice), as before, from Dedar; (below) ‘GP1 Old Gold’ antique-finish mirror glass panels, £605 each, from Dominic Schuster; border in ‘Tussaud’ tape (black), by Clarence House, wool mix, £237 a metre, from Turnell & Gigon.
- Deep pile Merino rug (natural), £7,146, from The Rug Company.
- ‘Richter’ leather and brass bed, £5,615 for a king size, from Julian Chichester.
- Bed hangings in ‘Dalton Gingham’ (café), silk, £105 a metre, from Schumacher; and ‘Limelight’ (cream), polyester, 300cm wide, by Larsen, £83 a metre; headboard and bed-hanging ties in ‘Tigris’ (tobacco), by Larsen, viscose mix, £115 a metre; both from Colefax and Fowler.
- Bed-hanging ties trim ‘Printemps 1/4”’ woven piping (ebony), acrylic, £29 a metre, from Samuel & Sons.
- Thirties French hammered iron and glass console table, £1,450, from Quindry.
- ‘The Mahon’ enamelled iron bench, £1,850, from Dorian Caffot de Fawes.
- Felted cashmere bedspread (light cream), £6,000, from Rose Uniacke.
- Bolster cushion in ‘Dalton Gingham’, as before, from Schumacher; with ‘Printemps 1/4”’ woven piping, as before, from Samuel & Sons.
- ‘Jackson’ bronze table lamp, £90, from Pooky; with ‘Wavy’ silk lampshade (black), £185, from Munro and Kerr.
- Fifties ceramic pique-fleur vase, £990, from Dorian Caffot de Fawes.
- Green French plate, £65, from M Charpentier Antiques
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Back to TopRuth joined House & Garden in 2010, having graduated from Newcastle University - where she edited the student magazine and literary review - and after a summer internship at The Week. Rising through the ranks to Style Director, she has been producing and art directing House & Garden’s lead decoration ... Read More
