Colour Focus: Grey and Yellow

Consider if you will, the constituents of the colour wheel as characters from Winnie The Pooh. Each with their own hue; from earthy and wise old brown owl to blushing, naive and jolly pink piglet. The characters that create the drama of polarity the most and whom we love to watch getting into a tangle are Eeyore and Tigger. Grey and yellow (Ok, Tigger got given a tangerine spray tan by Walt Disney but go…

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Half Term Craft Off!

Around this time of year, the Love Frankie team start thinking about half term and wondering what we’re going to do with the nippers while they’re off school. A good dose of inspiration for adventures beyond the front door comes from Pippa Small and her wonderful weekly round up of what’s going on in London for small fries Urban Explorer But it’s October and there will be some days when venturing out does not appeal.…

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Cop A Load Of This!

Here at Love Frankie Towers we are positively blushing with excitement at our new favourite material combination. Picture the scene if you will: hard, grey, masculine concrete against soft yielding pink hues. Finish it off with a flash of raunchy burnished copper and our knees are truly wobbling. Check out our haul of weekend goodies found at our local garden center and at the Crafty Fox Market . We especially love the beautiful handmade houses and…

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Love Frankie has had a face lift!

Well hello there. Coo- ee! You. Yes you, with the intelligent eyes and the oh so discerning taste. We couldn’t help but notice you were looking at us. Positively checking us out, in fact. And why wouldn’t you? Here at Love Frankie Towers we are feeling rather gorgeous though we say so ourselves *twirls around coquettishly* And we love to be looked at. So if you haven’t already, please do have a gander at our…

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Little Flea 70s Appreciation Squad!

Our lovely Vintage Kitten Pom Pom Cushion was featured in Little Fleas May Edition of their fab Blog. My top picks from the feature are Pala-Mino, WHistle & Flute and new beachwear brand Beanie & Bear.      

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The Tree House – Grand Designs

Just watched Grand Designs and was reminded of an amazing project we did with the wonderful artist Lisa Taxler. She had some incredible original 50s barkcloth which I made it into some fab bespoke lampshades for her pretty amazing tree house on the Isle of White. This reminds of very happy days working in my little studio/shop in good old Brighton…I miss you Kemp Town! x

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Love Frankie at the Ivy

Love Frankie lampshades will be rubbing shoulders with the stars as we have just kitted out the Club at The Ivy. We undertake a number of interior design projects and were happy to make The Club at The Ivy a great range of bespoke shades. These included some of our new little tapered shades and some larger drums in tangerine, acid yellow and bright blue, all made with a bespoke lining to suit their interior.…

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Living Etc Feb 2013

Well thanks Living Etc, we love you too! The lovely Holly Tucker, CEO of Notonthehighstreet.com has featured my Cole & Son ‘The Woods’ Silhouette lampshade in pictures of her beautiful home in this months Living Etc. Available in lots of sizes and now in taupe linen.

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