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HOMES & INTERIORS Celebrate
WELCOME IN WINTER
This month we’ve feel-good furnishings and textiles to prove that blue is anything but cold and gloomy...
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Top: Colefax & Fowler Dereham in blue used on blinds, from the designer’s autumn/winter 2021 collection. Above: Warm up your winter with one of Colefax & Fowler’s classic ticking stripes; sofa in Porth Stripe, aqua.Cushions Tyrell and Hardy Stripe.
Lincolnshire’s independent interior design studios can create furnishings in designer fabrics that are beautifully bespoke to suit your home...
Top: Bramble wallpaper from Morris & Co, indigo/mineral colourway. Above/Right: Jane Churchill Bryony curtain in blue colourway. Back curtain in Millie, blue colourway. Right: Sofa in Ian Mankin Sutton Stripe, dark navy colourway.
Tattershall fabric from Sanderson’s Elysium range, in Indigo colourway.
Blinds and chair in Jane Churchill’s Walk in the Park fabric, blue colourway.
Lincolnshire Interiors: Aitch Interiors: 01522 810961, www.aitchinteriors.co.uk. Anelise Home: 01522 530400, www.anelisehome.co.uk. Askews Furniture of Alford: 01507 462936, www.askewsfurniture.co.uk. Delcor: 01780 762579, www.delcor.co.uk. Hunters Interiors of Stamford: 01780 757946, www.huntersinteriorsofstamford.co.uk. Richard Sutton Interiors: 01472 268377, richardsuttondesigninteriors.com. Simply Stamford: St Mary’s Street, Stamford, 01780 481852, www.simplystamford.co.uk. Stevensons: 01472 233111, www.stevensonsgroup.co.uk. n
KITCHENS & BATHROOMS German precision and design
If you’re looking to update your home in 2022, you’ll find innovative, design-led ranges for your kitchen or bathrooms at Lincoln’s Luna Living, a company which celebrates its 10th anniversary as Pride goes to press...
IF YOU’RE LOOKING to update your home in 2022, you’ll find innovative, ergonomic and design-led German ranges for your kitchen or bathrooms at Luna Living in Lincoln, a company which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year… Luna’s Mark Franklin has been focusing on a significant refurbishment of the showroom this year, to showcase a new concept in German kitchen design. This launch centres around integrating a high attention to design detail with an unwavering commitment to excellent craftsmanship. “Each year the design and innovation of our products evolves and something even more impressive is unveiled,” he says. “It makes being a part of the industry a pleasure, but we’re also, fundamentally, very practical too. Any product must also offer functionality and longevity for us to be able to recommend it to our customers.”
“One of the most challenging aspects of choosing your kitchen or bathroom is visualising how your finished room will look and feel, so we put great care into producing accurate computer-generated 3D rendering with our complementary design service.” “Our designers, with backgrounds in interior and product design, offer invaluable design and practical guidance during the planning and decision process, to create your final concept” “The range of manufacturers we work with means we have design freedom and can offer style flexibility, from painted solid wood kitchen
Top: AV6055 RAL kitchen. Above: Bali kitchen.
Above: Bali kitchen in walnut. Opposite: Dansani Urban modular furniture, Dansani Vintage Vanity, Walnut/RAL colour kitchen, Keuco Plan and illuminated vanity mirror; Volcano Oak kitchen, Dansani You bathroom. and bathroom ranges, to sleek contemporary options, as well as something in between!”
“Many also offer bespoke options, giving you total freedom to develop something to suit your own personal vision so the choices are near endless”
“We also update our bathroom displays constantly, to ensure that they’re always evolving and always reflect trends or designs that our customers most identify with.”
“We’ve over 20,000sq ft in total and have around 10 kitchens and 15 bathroom displays, each paired with some of the thousands of tiles we have access to. Enabling clients to see and feel the products we offer in the showroom enables them to get a feel for how their project will look, which we think is crucial when they’re investing not just money, but also trust, in us as a company.” “We’ve been established in Lincoln for 10 years and our reputation has been hardearned. We’ve fostered good working relationships with specialists in kitchen and bathroom installation, providing a professionally project managed end-to-end service” “Our clients report that they’re delighted with our service and with infinite choices to suit your preferences, your imagination is the only limitation. 2022 is the most exciting year yet to talk to us about updating your home.” Kitchens and bathrooms, German made. n
Find Out More: All of the products featured here are available from Luna Living, based at Bishops Road, Lincoln LN2 4JZ. Call 01522 521112, www.lunaliving.co.uk.
STYLE & CREATIVITY
AT HUNTERS INTERIORS OF STAMFORD
Helping to make the most of the home you cherish, Hunters Interiors of Stamford is founded on creating collaborative working relationships with local clients, like Kathryn White...
YOUR HOME has never been more important. Over the past couple of years we’ve all spent more time in our home, and we’ve begun to work from home as well as conducting our family life there too. No two properties are the same, no two families are the same, and your sense of taste and style, too, is unique. And so, that being the case, why would you choose anything other than an interior design service that values your individuality and aims to bring your vision to life, whether it’s the creation of a single room, complete house or bespoke curtains, blinds, headboards or furniture? “People are at the heart of everything we do, and everything that we do is a reflection of our clients’ individuality and personality,” say Candida Smith and Georgina Teesdale, of Hunters Interiors of Stamford. “We’ve a collective 40 years of experience in the industry and we’re proud to say that every single commission has been different.” Hunters Interiors has become a destination venue to which people from across Stamford & Rutland visit to gain inspiration and ideas from home accessories and finishing touches to complete projects. That led the company to create The Hayloft, their adjacent coffee shop which serves excellent coffee, homemade cakes, lunches and salads with Hambleton Bakery bread. “The Hayloft is a great place to meet, with lots of free parking and cosy indoor spaces plus a large sunny terrace for the spring and summer months.” “It’s become a popular meeting place and somewhere to sit and consider a project you’re contemplating for your home.”
“Every consultation with us begins with a discussion over a coffee and it’s a really important feature of Hunters Interiors that interior design is a collaborative process, bringing to fruition your ideas and your vision.”
In 2019, Stamford resident Kathryn White moved from a large Georgian property into a cottage adjacent to The Meadows in the town and sought Candida’s advice for how to impart her existing property’s sense of style into her new home.
“We’d decorated before but never renovated a property to this extent,” she says. “I really
liked my existing furniture and the colours, the look and feel of the place. I’m quite decisive but Candida still helped me to ratify my own ideas and to pull everything together.” “Hunters Interiors of Stamford reupholstered chairs and stools, created bespoke curtains and really helped me to think outside the box. It really was a very collaborative experience.” “Even now I return home and smile. I love the place, and that’s due to the way we’ve created the interiors,” says Kathryn. “Good design is a partnership and we’re proud not just of our ability to provide the brands, the know-how and an ability to project manage according to your needs, but also the personal approach we take and the care we invest in building relationships with clients,” says Candida. “The brands we work with include some of the finest names in the interior design world in terms of quality and innovation.”
“These include paint from Little Greene and Zoffany, fabrics from Colefax & Fowler, Nina Campbell, Mulberry, GPJ Baker and Designers’ Guild.” “We’ve also curated a range of accessories from mirrors and lighting to cushions and home fragrance, and we partner with some of the UK’s most skilled furniture makers to create completely bespoke sofas, chairs, upholstered headboards and other furniture for our customers.” “Its a misnomer that interior designers are only interested in larger projects. In fact, we’re interested in any project that you’re involved with in your home. Our reputation is founded on a passion for good design and in nurturing great working relationships.” n
Find Out More: Hunters Interiors of Stamford is based at The Stables Copthill Farm Deeping Road, Stamford PE9 4TD. Call 01780 757946 or see www.huntersinteriorsofstamford.co.uk.
Oxford double wall lamp £call. David Hunt Pimlico floor lamp in antique brass £450.
Aspen Table Lamp
By David Hunt, crafted in wood effect resin, £210.
Joshua Bronze
Six light pendant, taupe, silk shade by David Hunt, £793. Cecilia Oval Pendant
Finished in chrome, by DAR Lighting, £261.
Dynamo Bar Pendant
Triple light in antique chrome, by DAR Lighting, £122.
SEE THE LIGHT
This month we’ve a selection of luxury lighting to help brighten up the darkest months courtesy of specialist lighting and ironmongery supplier Broughtons
All products featured are available at Broughtons, The Old Cinema, Cropston Rd, Anstey, Leicester LE7 7BP. Call 0116 234 1888 or see www.broughtons.com. Academy Pendant
Five light in black, by DAR Lighting, £306.
Croc Wall Light Bailey Chandelier
In light bronze, by David Hunt, £199. 12 light, by David Hunt in Rich Bronze, £850.
Boavista Table Lamp
By David Hunt in gold and cream glass, £285.
CELEBRATING ENGLISH STONE
This month we’re celebrating a natural product that’s beautiful, durable and timeless. Stamford Stone is the home of a truly versatile building material for both indoor and outdoor use...
Words: Kate Cadman.
SUSTAINABILITY is key these days and sourcing materials with a low carbon footprint is becoming increasingly important for many of us. So why source stone from around the world when English stone is perfectly suited for the job?
Stamford Stone’s renowned Clipsham limestone has won a variety of awards. This year alone, judges at the Stone Federation National Stone Awards, named the winning project of the New Build Modern Category as a redevelopment project at St John’s College, Oxford, built with Clipsham limestone. In addition, a private build project to create a seven-bed country house in Cambridgeshire, again using Clipsham stone, was judged as Highly Commended in the Traditional Style Stonemasonry Category of the same Awards.
Dan Wilson, Director of Stamford Stone: “We have worked hard to promote our own Clipsham limestone to be the go-to stone for both development and restoration projects throughout the UK over the years and this work is beginning to pay dividends.”
“The limestone we excavate from our quarries is the most recognised stone in the area for large-scale commercial projects.”
“Stamford Stone is the exclusive global supplier of Clipsham limestone. As owners and operators of two Clipsham Quarries just north of Stamford, in addition to Clipsham’s proven history as a building material spanning hundreds of years, and the fact we can guarantee reserves for the next 900 years, are all important factors when architects are specifying materials,” adds Dan.
English limestone is an exquisite, natural material. Its versatility means it is often used for restoration works on many prestigious buildings. Indeed, Stamford Stone has supplied Clipsham limestone to The Palace of Westminster, Windsor Castle and many historical college buildings in Oxford and Cambridge for both restoration and new development.
“At Stamford Stone, we are continually changing and upgrading our processes with a view to becoming carbon neutral by 2025, we are constantly researching ways to make our production as streamlined and energy efficient as possible,” explains Dan.
Limestone ticks all the sustainability and environmentally friendly boxes, making it a sought-after material for new builds too.
In addition, limestone requires minimal maintenance, controls sound and insulates against fluctuating temperatures, making it as popular today as a building material as it has always been. n
UNVEILING WESTBY AGED FLOORING...
Stamford Stone is excited to be unveiling a beautiful new stone to add to their English limestone natural stone flooring range Westby Limestone Flooring, which will be available in an Aged or Honed finish. The limestone for Stamford Stone’s range of English limestone flooring is extracted from the company’s Clipsham Bidwells Quarry. “We have recently begun excavating in the new area of the Clipsham Bidwells Quarry and discovered a new bed of limestone, which is a gorgeous pale cream colour, with minimal fossil content, giving a really clean but beautifully understated look to the flooring,” explains Stamford Stone at Home’s showroom sales manager, Luciana Ciarla. “The testing of the stone gave excellent durability results and the ability to process in both a Honed and a Hand Aged finish, so it complements both traditional and modern schemes.” n
PICTURE PERFECT NATURAL STONE FIREPLACES...
Your fireplace is often the focal point of a room. If you really want to make a statement, why not install a natural stone fireplace that will frame your fire beautifully. Take a look at some inspirational interiors featuring Stamford Stone at Home’s handcrafted stone products. n Visit www.ssathome.co.uk to view the range, order a free sample or book a showroom visit. The company is based at Swaddywell Quarry, PE6 7EL, or call 01780 740970.
WINTER WILDLIFE
Lincolnshire comprises towns, villages and vast expanses of countryside in-between, in which a diverse amount of wildlife lives. And the best time to enjoy the natural world? Winter, unfortunately, so wrap up warm and be sure to take a flask of coffee on your nature walk!
THIS FEBRUARY what could be a better celebration of the season than enjoying the stark, crisp tranquillity of winter, and watching the natural world go about its business. Mammals, birds, they’re all acutely aware of the changing seasons, as each species adopts its different techniques and strategies to survive the winter. It’s a sort of silent wonder, going on all around us, life or death for so many creatures, and yet we’re busily oblivious to it, unless we make time to notice nature this month.
At least, Lincolnshire’s countryside, towns and villages are ideal places from which to enjoy observing the natural world, and there’s so something mindful about watching animals with more to concern themselves about than all of the self-induced stress of festive preparations.
Hedgehogs It’s widely stated that hedgehogs hibernate. In fact, their state is more accurately one of torpor. The creatures build thick-walled nests known as hibernacula and rather than sleeping, lower their body temperature and slow their bodily processes to enter a sort of silent running state. Hedgehogs will, occasionally, venture out of their hibernacula, especially if it’s particularly cold, and they will sometimes relocated to a warmer place. Hoglets are typically born in midsummer but can make an appearance as late on as mid-autumn. That being the case, the race is on for hoglets to reach about 750g, the weight that experts reckon is sufficient to allow them to survive in the winter. Wildlife Trusts The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is just one member of a network of 46 wildlife trusts, which Badgers collectively manage 2,300 If there’s one species akin reserves and have to humans in their winter 17,000 members. habits, it’s badgers. Whilst they don’t hibernate per se, badgers nonetheless put on weight around Christmas and then live off that bloat during January and February. Living with their kin, a badger’s sett can be shared by anything from three or four to 15 badgers. Foxes Whilst many mammals take it easy during the cooler months, though, vulpes are very much up and about during the winter months, even in daylight. There are about 350,000 foxes in the UK and their sense of derring do often leads them into urban areas as much as the countryside. The winter months are mating season for foxes and so they’re more vocal than at other times of the year in winter. A vixen during heat will make the most extraordinary and blood-curdling screech, usually into January and February before she retreats to a den or ‘earth’ to give birth typically to four or five cubs in March or April. Foxes may look cute but can, of course be very territorial and vicious!
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust - Est 1948...
LRWT manages 99 reserves, assisted by over 25,000 members across 16 area groups...
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is your local wildlife conservation charity. It looks after nearly 100 nature reserves, give wildlife a voice, and inspire people to take action for wildlife. Over 25,000 members and more than 1,000 volunteers work together with the Trust to make Lincolnshire wilder and make nature part of life, for everyone. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is one of the oldest of these county trusts, founded in 1948. “The Trust has worked for over 70 years protecting wildlife and wild places, and educating, influencing and empowering people. We manage almost 100 of the best sites for wildlife in Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire. Our work is helping to secure the future of many important habitats and species, which might otherwise be lost.” n For more information call 0116 262 9968 or see www.lrwt.org.uk. Deer October and November mark the deer rut, so this month, they’ll to be a little calmer, making spotting deer a little easier. The best time to see deer is early morning or late evening, and the area’s estates are the best places to observe deer. Photograph them with a long lens and keep at least 50 metres from them.
Starlings The collective term is a murmuration of starlings. But the sight is extraordinary. The flock can number up to 100,000 birds and later November into December is usually the most prolific time for murmurations of starlings, most of which are native, although some migrate to the UK from Northern Europe, arriving via the East Coast. Owls Barn owls are the UK’s best loved owls, seen at dusk around farmland and woodland. You’ll see them more often during winter given that their prey tends to be less active and therefore trickier to hunt. Meanwhile barn owls are poorly insulated and require extra energy to survive winter. Starvation for barn owls peaks between December and March. Garden Birds Every January, the RSPB launches its Big Garden Birdwatch campaign, one of the UK’s largest surveys of native birdlife. This year’s survey asks members of the public to spend one hour counting the number of common bird species observed in their garden, park or local woodland. Last year’s survey revealed that the region’s top five bird species are the House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Starling, Blackbird and Woodpigeon. Among our most conspicuous garden birds this month is the robin, which is far less tolerant of others as temperatures drop. Despite their demure appearance, robins are territorial birds and can be highly 109
aggressive… to another bird they’re hardly the friendly little fellow we’re used to seeing on our Christmas cards!
Wildfowl The winter may feel chilly to us, but for waders nesting in the Arctic, the British coast is positively balmy. From autumn, the tundra wastes and taiga boglands empty, and wading birds head for our food-rich estuaries in astounding numbers. Over half a million lapwings from across northern Europe, half a million dunlin from Scandinavia, 300,000 knot from northern Canada, 300,000 oystercatchers from Iceland and Norway, 60,000 bar-tailed godwits from north west Russia, 50,000
Icelandic redshanks, and 40,000 grey plovers from the Arctic join local birds, bickering and jostling for space on our UK mudflats.
These can be seen on Lincolnshire’s coastal reserves, from Frampton Marsh to Gibraltar Point to Far Ings. During the winter months, watch for the build-up of wading birds such as knot, grey plover, bar-tailed godwit and sanderling arriving from their wintering grounds to the south. Pausing on The Wash for a while to rest and re-fuel, they find food on the vast mudflats before heading north to the Arctic breeding grounds from Siberia across to Greenland. When high tides cover the mud-flats they must find safe places to roost such as at Gibraltar Point. Flocks of lapwing also begin to group over winter. If you don't get to see their iridescence close up, instead listen out for their ‘peewit’ sound or look for their distinctive black and white rounded wings when in flight. Oystercatchers can also be seen probing the muddy shores looking for shellfish to eat. Its red bill and legs look striking against its black and white body, though a loud ‘peep-ing’ call means it’s often heard before it's seen. n
For inspiration and advice on where to find wildlife in the area and what species you can expect to see, the Lincolnshire WildlifeTrust manages 99 reserves and is assisted by over 25,000 members. For more information see www.lrwt.org.uk.
