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AT COCKINGTON COURT

Creating warmth and relaxed style in your home can be achieved by adding some truly beautiful artisan-made pieces. We had a chat with Nic Moody and Andy Bouchard, the founders of MooBoo Home.

Andy & Nic

Nic and Andy’s studio workshop at Cockington Court is a haven of old timber and warm lighting – it radiates that ‘Hygge feel’ of peace, wellbeing and cosiness with its beautiful handcrafted chandeliers and home furnishings. They believe in recycling old and historic timber to make beautiful statement pieces for our homes and to make a difference to our planet. e couple moved to Torbay in 2017 and joined the artisan community at Cockington Court Craft Centre in the summer of 2019. Here we see some of their stunning hand-made pieces and hear a few of their top tips for styling your home.  mooboohome.co.uk

>> Be brave, try a bold colour. Don’t like it, paint over it! >>Don’t be afraid of feature colours in your home, incandescent light works wonderfully against bold dark backgrounds and evokes a feeling of luxury and warmth.

>> Lighting doesn’t have to cling to the ceiling, dropping bulbs low over a table gives a feeling of intimacy and warmth >> Not everything has to match, try mixing vintage with modern and bring elements of the room together with accent colours. together with accent colours. >>MooBoo’s Italian fabric cables come in hundreds of colours and textures, and are a great way to match or contrast against accent colours in your home. come in hundreds of colours and textures, and are a great way to match or contrast against accent colours in your home.