2008 January 10 | Remodelista

Hardware: Instant Curtains

From Julie:

The Anywhere Telescoping Drapery System pressure-fits any floor-to-ceiling vertical span; no permanent hardware required. $89 at plushpod.com:

Pair with Ikea’s easily hemmed (iron-on strips included), grommeted Merete 100-percent cotton curtains; $39.99 a pair, and you’re done. Go to ikea.com:

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While perusing the online site for Angie Lewin’s shop, St. Jude’s, we noticed photos of her Bloomsbury-esque village house—parts of which date to the 1600s—originally published in Country Living. “We love the Festival of Britain period, when designers were shaking off the sense of postwar austerity and introducing more playful shapes and forms, such as Lucienne Day with her abstract fabrics and Ernest Race with his neatly curved furniture,” says Angie’s husband Simon. Throughout the house, the couple uses fabrics designed by Angie Lewin, stjudes.co.uk, and pieces by artists such as Elizabeth Merriman (see her work at stjudesgallery.co.uk):

Below: An Ernest Race Wing sofa has been reupholstered in a subtle check:

Below: A suite of vintage Ercol chairs surrounds the dining table:

Below: Corin Mellor bent birch plywood stools; £99.50 at stylingworld.com;

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Furniture: Ercol Originals

From Julie:

Seeing photos of Angie Lewin’s dining room (featuring a suite of Ercol chairs) reminded us of our affection for midcentury Ercol furniture. Margaret Howell carries a few vintage pieces at her stores; go to margarethowell.co.uk. The venerable Ercol firm has also reissued a few pieces from the 1950s, designed by the company’s founder, Lucian Ercolani. The furniture is only available online from ercol.com:

Below: Nest of stacking tables; £495: