Beautiful Interiors

Despite the popular prediction that coral will be THE new colour story for 2019, it hasn’t made a major appearance in store for us. Our customers still love the pastels, with pale pink and pale grey as popular as ever, as well as strong jewel colours for everything from earrings to lampshades to soft furnishings.

Escape to France

Perhaps the most exciting news for us is the introduction of “The Chateau by Angel Strawbridge” range of wallpapers, cushions and throws. It really is as beautiful, inspiring and sumptuous as you would expect, if you’re as much of a fan of TV’s ‘Escape to the Chateau’ as we are! We’re so thrilled to become stockists after meeting the lovely Angel earlier in the year.

Funky and chunky

Our new range of kitchenware for spring/ summer will feature ceramic lined wooden serving bowls and platters with a nautical theme – bright, funky and chunky, and very on trend!

Going for gold

For accessories and lighting rose gold is less prominent this year but bronzy golds and gold golds (is that even a thing?) are definitely on everyone’s wish list: we even have gilded waxes available in our Annie Sloan range to give a metallic sheen to chalk painted surfaces.

Chalking it up to experience

Talking of Annie Sloan, we’re an authorised stockist with a full range of chalk paint colours, waxes, brushes, rollers and design books. We’re looking to expand our range with wall paint and fabric too. Our lovely visual merchandising team are trained to advise our customers how to get the best out of the range and can encourage beginners by explaining just how easy it is to get great results with very little effort, no sandpaper required for preparation meaning less mess! Chalk paint renovation is still a great way to refresh and revive pieces you love in a quick and economical way.

Hot botanicals

Botanicals are hot news – we do faux succulents and plants in every size and pot design for no maintenance splashes of colour and freshness in any room! Ditto with faux flowers – hydrangeas, roses and peonies to make a statement and lift an otherwise plain room setting. Our latest range of African animal masks blend right in with the abundance of greenery and natural wood in store.

Rich velvets and reclaimed wood

Velvets are everywhere – rich olives and ochres on lampshades and our everpopular large feather cushions in every conceivable colour with a choice of plain or contrasting piping.

The industrial trend continues with metal and wood tables, but not the full on stark industrial look of last year. We now stock more bare and reclaimed wood, as well as our fair share of vintage and painted furniture.

An inspirational mix

Our room settings are blended; we mix Moroccan style pieces with more modern chairs and throws. Stone and metal rustic lamp bases are matched with smart lampshades to give texture. Retro look large round basket weave shades are coming in to give a light and summery feature for ceilings.

Adding a touch of drama

Wall décor is ever popular, but not just prints. Colourful and bright metallic installation pieces can add drama and interest to that difficult wall space.

Window mirrors are another big story for us this year. They’re such a clever way to add another dimension to a room, giving the illusion of a window, reflecting light. We have them in grey, black and white and in a variety of shapes and sizes.

The new indoors outside

We’re very excited to be unpacking all our new outdoor soft furnishings – luxurious and generously padded cushions in bright spring colours. You won’t believe they can go outside but scatter at will – they’re showerproof! All our brand-new garden furniture will be landing any day: this year we’ve moved away from wood to metal, with a mix of tables with 2 or 4 chair combinations in both intricate and modern designs. Our customers still love our premium range of terracotta pots and large urns – we don’t think they’ll ever go out of fashion. Large metal gazebos and arches in various colours will also form part of our standard range for summer 2019, together with all year round firepits with barbeque racks.

Bee kind

Lastly, ‘Wellness’ products are our latest success story. Our customers want ethically sourced and safe products. We offer lovely aromatherapy oils, mists, vapour diffusers, car diffusers and even a necklace diffuser so the benefits from the special oil blends (relax, revitalise, sleep and balance) last all day. Traditional soap is also very popular and reduces the use of plastic packaging. Try our Beebombs too – wildflower seed balls to attract precious bees to your garden!

At The Packhouse we like to think of ourselves as a bit of a destination venue - free parking, carry to car service and our fabulous onsite restaurant Bears of course. We’re home to original, quirky pieces you won’t find elsewhere. Visit us at www.packhouse.com/