When putting your stamp on a new house, the best place to start is those blank walls! Unleash your animalistic side or embrace this season’s metallic trend with a sculpture or aluminium print.
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Interior design Whether your focus is to embrace spending more time at home by redecorating, renovating or perhaps just a few new purchases to give the finishing touches you need, we thought we’d lend a hand and research some interior design trends for this autumn winter season.
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If this appeals to you, we recommend taking a look at the artworks recently painted by our cityscape master, Paul Kenton. In a progression from his use of aluminium, Paul opted for a copper sheet base upon which to create his dazzling vistas. Paul says: “Recently I have been working on lustrous copper sheets, which inject my paintings with a beautiful warmth and allow me to explore further the effects of light in the urban landscape. I have also been excited to find a new dripping technique to achieve finer, more detailed lines. These dripped layers of lines add interest, and work together with the other elements of the painting to give depth, texture and movement. Many of my recent works are over-layered with liquid resin, which enhances the luminosity of the paint and allows for high shine reflections.”
Market trends While other industries have sadly suffered the effects of loss of trade and lack of consumer appetite since the UK went into lockdown in March 2020, the housing market is not among the casualties. Based on figures collated at the end of June 2020, the Land Registry reported that property prices rose by 2.7% compared to the previous month, and had risen by 3.4% compared to the previous year*. The Chancellor’s decision to raise the stamp duty threshold from £125,000 to £500,000 in England and Northern Ireland until 31 March 2021 has left property market insiders confident that this upward trend will continue, as potential and existing homeowners seek to take advantage of this opportunity. One of the UK’s most popular property websites, Zoopla, subsequently reported in August 2020 that the housing market was at its strongest in five
years, as shown in their House Price Index, with buyer appetite 34% higher than the same period in 2019**. Here at Castle, we heard from many of you during lockdown that you had embarked upon home renovation projects or were indeed looking to move, so we thought we’d hear from the experts about how art can make your property stand out from the crowd. Tom Parker, Consumer Spokesperson at Zoopla comments: " Artwork has long been a way to stamp your personality on your home and add some character. When it comes to selling your home, the artwork illustrates to potential buyers how much you have invested in making the property a 'home' and the lifestyle they could lead by purchasing the property. It's also a simple way to subtly inject colours like red and yellow that are associated with happiness. This will help create a warm feeling when potential buyers enter the property for viewings. "
WARM METALLICS
When the falling leaves signal the start of autumn, it’s the perfect time to make your home cosy for the change of the seasons. Design experts advise choosing soothing materials and comforting colours to give rooms a cosy feel. As luck would have it, the rose gold and copper tones we’ve seen dominating lifestyle imagery in magazine spreads and across Instagram in recent years seem to be holding fast. The softening hues of these metal finishes seem perfectly designed to reflect the warm glow of candlelight, or a welcoming fire.
This stunning property, The Long Barn in Wiltshire, was featured in Horse & Hound , the Mail Online and The Modern House among others when it was listed for sale. Understandably, we were just a little bit thrilled to see artwork by Bob Dylan and Robert Oxley gracing the walls of this incredible home!
NATURE’S BOUNTY
With its varied and rich tones, and myriad finishes, wood has long been a popular choice for interiors, and this trend is set to become even more prevalent in UK homes this year. From chairs and coffee tables, to shelving and decorative goods, our taste for bringing elements of natures into our homes seems to be on the rise. Similarly, sales of house plants rocketed during lockdown, with people determined to create their own oasis no matter their living arrangements or budget. Raphael Mazzucco is a keen advocate for surrounding oneself with nature, as seen in his latest collection. Taking its title from the Mother Earth goddess of Greek mythology, the Gaia collection intertwines nature with photography and portraiture. Every element of these beautiful limited editions silkscreens has been faithfully rendered to respect its natural roots. From the 100% cotton watercolour paper, to the rustic edges and the addition of the feathers, leaves and flowers, the finished works bring a little piece of Connecticut’s forests into your home. Raphael says: “This recipe creates the realness and rawness that brings us down to earth and connects us to it.”
*Source: landregistry.data.gov.uk **Source: zoopla.co.uk
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Gaia (above) Silkscreen & Mixed Media on Saunders Waterford 640gsm | Edition of 95 Image Size 61cm x 91cm | Framed Size 86cm x 120cm £1,450
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Natural Soul (top left) Silkscreen & Mixed Media on Saunders Waterford 640gsm | Edition of 95 Image Size 61cm x 91cm | Framed Size 86cm x 120cm £1,450
London City Scatter Original Resin on Copper Image Size 152cm x 61cm £8,950
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And On Monday, God Made The World (Stainless Steel) Stainless steel sculpture with granite base | Billy Connolly £6,950
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