By Kendry Lee
For some, Cornwall is a majestic landscape that they feel inescapably drawn to call home. For others, it is an opportunity for summer breaks and the perfect place to find respite during the summer months. The county’s pervasive popularity is attributed to several factors, even outside of its fantastic weather and its celebrated reputation is unwavering.
What is particularly interesting about Cornwall is its historical sense of independence. One only needs to visit a quaint Cornish village to realise how distinct the culture is. Such uniqueness also extends to modern trends, with interior design in the region being notably distinct from elsewhere, with its own popular trends too.
Statement Wallpaper
Instead of covering your walls with images of boats and the sea, it can be more appropriate to subtly work the coastal landscape into your home with wallpaper designs. Textured and patterned wallpapers can celebrate the local area with colours and images without being too overt, making for a delightful statement wallpaper that looks great in photographs and is ideal for marketing a holiday let.
Garden Office
A Cornish break is the perfect holiday for many. However, as more individuals begin working from home, Cornish properties are seeing a demand for their usual comfort to be combined with professional practicality. As such, gardens are being used as a platform for log cabins and garden offices, giving guests and residents the ideal space to work remotely while still enjoying their getaway.
Cornish Tile
Between its mining industry and long-standing pottery tradition, Cornwall has an amazing selection of heritage tiles. These designs are now making a return with residents seeking to celebrate the local heritage with bespoke tiles to design their kitchens and bathrooms. These tiles are hard to come by and do generally have an understandable cost. However, the investment is worth it for those who want an authentic home that will stand out.
Orange
Gone are the days of being saturated in blue. Now, the Cornish interior colour scheme is exchanging the sea for the land, making use of the deep and burned oranges found in local clay and soil. This means that homes are no longer embracing the cool freshness of ocean azures and are, instead, embracing a warmer depth of rich paprikas and terracottas.
Traditional Chic
From butcher’s blocks to church pews, traditional decor is being woven into the home. Antique stores are seeing an increase in demand for items taken from local establishments and those associated with the community industry, as homeowners become infatuated with the style and story of such relics.
Sustainable Materials
Being so closely connected to the local environment, especially the sea, has seen Cornwall’s residents promote sustainability more significantly than communities elsewhere. One only needs to frequent a gift shop in the area to see the number of items made from plastics collected from the sea or materials that have washed up on the beaches. Now, this determination to clean the coast is working its way into homes too, with residents seeking decor that speaks of their environmental conscientiousness.
