Interior Design

The Ever Popular English Country Linens Collection

9 May 2024

Our ever popular English Country Linens collection is a carefully curated collection of beautiful patterned fabrics from celebrated British designers. Featuring esteemed brands including Kate Forman and Jean Monro as well as inspiring brands like Cloth & Clover and Sarah Hardaker, the collection houses charming designs that capture the joy of the British outdoors.

From delicate floral clusters to jumping hares, subtle checked fabrics to charming stripes, all are designed in the UK and printed onto soft natural linens. Featuring a wonderfully adaptable colour palette that can be mixed together to create the ultimate country interior, read on to discover our favourite designs and how to style them...

"Beautiful, versatile fabrics that encapsulate that English country style"

Where to Use English Country Linens

The popularity of this collection is due to the versatility of the fabrics. Known to be the world's strongest natural fibre, our country linens are perfect for both upholstery and window dressings as it is an incredibly hardwearing fabric. Also suited to headboardscushions, table cloths and napkins, it is especially lovely to use in bedrooms as its natural hypoallergenic and anti-bacterial properties makes it ideal for those with sensitives skin or allergies.

Being a natural fibre, linen takes dye much better than synthetic alternatives, making it a popular base cloth for creating beautiful, printed designs. Featuring charming florals, leaf and tree prints, bird motifs and timeless toiles, our huge array of scenic designs has something to suit all variety of interior styles, but sits especially well in country cottages and period properties.

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How to Style English Country Linens

Quaint, cosy and bursting with character, many of us are charmed by English Country features. And no matter what style of home you live in, you can recreate this interior look across your home.

One of the easiest ways you can bring a dose of English cottage charm into your interior space is by decorating with pattern. Mix florals and checks with plains and stripes, that each marry together through a shared colour palette of pinks and soft greens, duck egg and warm creams will instantly inject some charm.

Choosing fabrics in a variety of scales, from small design polka dots to large scale blooms, will add depth to your scheme and will stop it looking too uniform. Sometimes difficult to strike the right balance, begin by collecting samples of your favourites and laying them together to see how they sit side by side.

Accessories are key to adding personality and character, and a trip out to your local antique emporium or pre-loved shops are a great source of inspiration.

Adorn your shelves with pretty mis-match ceramics and your walls with antique prints and frames, and of course inject some texture, colour and heavenly scent through pretty vases of seasonal flowers and flora.

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Choosing where your fabrics will sit across the room is key to achieving this look, as soft furnishings and upholstery is synonymous with the English country style. Depending on the height of your ceilings, both full length and sill-length curtains work well in characterful homes, but we would encourage you to opt for a simple gather or a floppy top curtain heading style as it adds a pleasing design feature that oozes cottage charm. Complete the look with matching tiebacks that can draw your curtains softly to one side.

Design features such as ruffles and frills can also be added across soft furnishings including cushions and pretty lampshades. Adding a softness to sharp edges, they can also be a clever way to either highlight a colour that features in the cushion fabric, or be used to introduce a contrasting tone that appears elsewhere across your scheme.

Finally, no classic English cottage would be complete without a cosy upholstered armchair. Whether you have a family heirloom that needs restoring and reupholstering in a charming floral linen, or you are looking for a traditional style chair like our Bramber, Witley or Mowbray, we can help you to create a stunning centrepiece for your home.

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English Country Linen Inspirations

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This playful country bedroom has a wonderful mix of patterns that feels lively and exciting, whilst still maintaining the cosy cottage style through its muted palette. Mixing blues, pinks and soft greens in a range of florals prints of varying scales, the scheme has maximised its use of fabrics to include upholstery, a bed canopy and skirt, pleated lampshade, and curtains. The perfect example of how embracing an interior look to the full can achieve wonderful results!

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A vintage country sitting room featuring faded floral fabrics, plains and checks in lovely stonewashed pinks, neutrals and duck egg blue. The mixture of printed linens adds pattern and interest while the neutral walls help to keep things feeling balanced and not too busy. Featuring floppy top curtains and a mixture of bespoke cushion in varying shapes and sizes, the room is tied together using similar colours and repeating fabrics throughout.

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