STYLIST’S NOTEBOOK
1 Walls painted in ‘Sudbury Yellow’ Estate Emulsion, £ 43.50 for 2.5l, Farrow & Ball. Feature wall papered in ‘Reeds’ in ‘ Taupe’, £ 95 per roll, Zoffany. Antique console table, £745, I & JL Brown. On console
table: antique ceremonial adze blade (part of a set of three), Papua New Guinea, late 19th- century or early 20th- century, £ 3,450, Peter Petrou; antique !acon (with beetle), £ 85, Maison Artefact; antique coral stone mask, Timor, South- East Asia, c1940, from £ 280, Cubbit Antiques; antique prestige miniature lidded basket ‘igiseke’, Tutsi tribe, Rwanda or Burundi, early 20th- century, £ 650, Clive Loveless; antique whalebone kotiate club, New Zealand, £ 9,900; antique Fijian presentation whale tooth ‘ tabua’, from a selection, £1,800–£ 2,900, both The Jackson Collection at Nicholas Wells Antiques; small antique lidded basket, Lozi or Barotse, North-West Zambia, c late 19th- century, £ 650, Peter Petrou; ceramic shell, £ 24, Rockett St George; ‘Coast’ lamp, £ 85, House of Fraser; Ethiopian fertility necklace, £180; tribal beads (on lamp), £130, both Joss Graham; antique Oceanic mother- of- pearl necklace (on lamp), £1,250, The Jackson Collection at Nicholas Wells Antiques; ‘Kebaya’ mug, £12, Anthropologie. Under console table: decorative gourd, £ 40, Rockett St George; antique Chinese ginger pot, £ 50, Cubbit Antiques; antique Mende helmet mask, Sierra Leone, c1950, £ 8,600, Peter Petrou. Antique Dutch easy chair, De Ster, c1950, £ 3,200, Howe. On
chair: ‘Maroq’ cotton throw, £ 90, Cox & Cox. On wall: antique wooden Ethiopian cross, from £105; round antique woodblock, £ 24, both Joss Graham; antique whalebone club – patu, £ 8,500, The Jackson Collection at Nicholas Wells Antiques.
2 Ladder, stylist’s own, !nd similar at All Things Brighton Beautiful. Fabrics (from top): ‘Festival Stripe Embroidery’, £125 per m, Mulberry Home; woven cotton wrap ‘Bidang’, Borneo, c1950, £ 395, Joss Graham; ‘Bernwood’ in ‘Citrus’, £76 per m, Sanderson; embroidered ‘Raplia’ panel, DR Congo, £ 220; woven cotton ikat textile, Indonesia, 20th- century, £ 450; woven cotton women’s wrap, Ivory Coast, c1950, £ 800, all Joss Graham. ‘Cactus’ planter, £ 20, House of Fraser. Antique con"t pot, £149, Cubbit Antiques. ‘Geo’ basket, £ 25, Olli Ella. Plants, from £ 3, Ikea. On
wall: antique Tongan club, 18th- century, from a private collection; antique New Caledonian club, £ 3,900, both The Jackson Collection at Nicholas Wells Antiques.
3 Walls papered in ‘Drift Texture’ in ‘Biscuit’, £ 50 per roll, Harlequin. Antique dining table, £ 4,774, I & JL Brown. Antique French metal chairs, £1,500 (set of six), Puckhaber. Antique Chinese stools, £120 each, Orchid. Cushions (from left): ikat cushion, £ 47.50, Bohzaar; blue cushion made in ‘Lady Mendl BK’ in ‘Indigo’, $78 (approx £ 60) per yard, Robert Allen; cushion ( just seen) made in ‘Aucuba’ fabric in ‘Paprika/ Ochre’, £ 67 per m, Harlequin; cushion made in ‘Fleur Raf !a’ in ‘Indigo’, $230 (approx £177) per yard, Beacon Hill. Cotton waf "e throw in ‘Mustard’, £ 65, Cox & Cox.
On table: runner made in ‘Boho Flowers’ in ‘Magenta/ Multi’, £104 per m, Sanderson; large white antique French plates, £ 45 each, Maison Artefact; yellow side plates, £ 25 each, Nimmo & Spooner; patterned ‘Adele’ plates, £ 24 each, Anthropologie; blue Antibes vase, £ 55, I & JL Brown; antique yellow con "t pots, £ 50 each, Puckhaber; tall Kikapu basket vase, Swaziland, £ 90; Namibian straw bowl, £ 265 (for set of three), both Raj Tent Club; antique wooden bowl, Ethiopian, £ 55; silver lassi cup, £ 48, both Joss Graham; large con "t jar, £149, Cubbit Antiques; cutlery, !nd similar at RE. Yellow dipped belly basket (on "oor), £ 29, Olli Ella. Plants, from £15, Ikea. On walls: Batonga straw platters (below and far right), from £ 40 each, Raj Tent Club; ‘Kamina’ orange tray (in middle), £ 30, House of Fraser. ‘Croft’ pendant shade, £ 85, John Lewis.
4 On top step: Namibian straw bowl, £ 265 (for set of three), Raj Tent Club. On middle step (from left): antique miniature ceremonial bowl, ‘agakoko’, Tutsi tribe, c1900, £ 400; medium lidded basket, ‘igiseke’, Tutsi tribe, Rwanda or Burundi, early 20th- century, £ 800; large prestige lidded basket, Tutsi, Rwanda or Burundi, early 20th- century, £1,200, all Clive Loveless.
On bottom step: antique lidded basket, Lozi or Barotse, North-West Zambia, c late 19th- century, £ 625,
Peter Petrou. On wall: artisan wall hanging, £ 49, Rockett St George.
5 Wall papered in ‘ Zardozi’ in ‘Rose Gold’, £100 per roll, Black Edition. Walls painted in ‘Shaded White’ Estate Emulsion, £ 43.50 for 2.5l, Farrow & Ball. Antique chair covered in ‘Sundance’, £ 95 per m, GP & J Baker. On chair: cushion made in ‘Orion’ in ‘Indigo’, £129 per m, GP & J Baker; antique handwoven cloth from Mali, £120, Raj Tent Club. Antique Kenyan stool, £ 625, Joss Graham. On stool: lassi cup, £ 48, Joss Graham; tall Kikapu basket vase, Swaziland, £130, Raj Tent Club; antique books, £120 for a bundle, Nimmo & Spooner. Antique Swedish doors, £ 550 for a pair, Maison Artefact. On wall (from left): Tribal Dan ‘Dean Gle’ mask, Ivory Coast, Liberia c1900, £ 850; female Songye Kifwebe mask, Congo, c1890, £ 550, both Robert Young Antiques; carved ritual mask, Fang tribe, Gabon, £120, Raj Tent Club. Antique ladder, Dogon tribe, Mali, c1890, £ 3,200, Robert Young Antiques. Plants, from £15, Ikea. Tasselled belly basket, £ 35, Olli Ella. ‘Ouazarzate’ wedding blanket (seen here as a rug), £ 380, Raj Tent Club. Blue tasselled cushion made in ‘Handira Stripe’ in ‘Indigo’, $ 490 (approx £ 379) per yard, Beacon Hill. ‘Sa ra’ cushion in ‘Orange’, £ 88, Anthropologie.
6 Walls painted in ‘Sudbury Yellow’ Estate Emulsion, £ 43.50 for 2.5l, Farrow & Ball. Feature wall papered in ‘Reeds’ in ‘ Taupe’, £ 95 per roll, Zoffany. ‘Burdock’ bed frame, ‘Contemporary Plain Texture’ in ‘Desert’, £ 545; pocket sprung mattress, £ 545, both Button & Sprung. On bed: ‘Indah’ pillowcases, £ 55 (for a set including double duvet cover), John Lewis; ‘Risa’ quilted bedspread, from £148, Anthropologie; orange cushion made in ‘Cupola’ in ‘Paprika’, £ 49 per m, Harlequin; grey cushion made in ‘Handira Stripe’ in ‘Ash’, $ 490 (approx £ 379) per yard, Beacon Hill; yellow cushion made in ‘Lunette’ in ‘ Zest’, £ 52 per m, Harlequin; pink cushion made in ‘Palladio’ in ‘Framboise’, £79 per m, Manuel Canovas; antique red and black Khasa blanket, Niger Bend, c1940, £ 475, Joss Graham; yellow throw, £ 80, House of Fraser; embroidered throw made in ‘Shaftesbury’ in ‘Blue/ Lovat’, £115 per m, Mulberry Home. On wall: antique handwoven cloth from Mali, £120, Raj Tent Club. Antique wooden Nigerian stool, £ 595, Joss Graham.
On stool: beaded antique belt, South Africa, £180, Joss Graham; industrial antique lamp, £ 390, Nimmo & Spooner; postcards, stylist’s own. Straw pouffe, £ 60, Raj Tent Club. Orange dipped belly basket, £ 29, Olli Ella. Plants, from £15, Ikea. Antique books, £ 45 for a bundle, Maison Artefact. Antique wooden bowl, £ 250, Puckhaber.
7 Clockwise from bottom: antique Oceanic motherof-pearl necklace, £1,250, The Jackson Collection at Nicholas Wells Antiques; antique Ethiopian silver ring, £ 65; hippo’s tooth and clamshell necklace, West Africa, £165; silver lip plugs, East Africa, £75 each; red and silver Ethiopian fertility necklace, £180, all Joss Graham. Bottle, £ 20; antique book, £120 for a bundle, both Nimmo & Spooner.