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WACKY WALLPAPER
1971: Quirky, colourful, patterned and printed –
wallpaper in all its forms was hugely on-trend
A VINTAGE YEAR in the 70s, and it’s returning to the fore in 2021.
Many brands are on board the bandwagon, so
Did you know that it’s ESPC’s 50th birthday you can choose from a plethora of statement
this year? Formed in 1971, we’re proud to have shapes, textures, colours, and prints to suit
helped thousands of customers find their dream your taste.
homes over the last fifty years. Those dream
homes might have changed in terms of design Nouveau Reflection Wallpaper by Nici Gabriel,
throughout the decades, but one thing’s for wallsauce.com, from £35 per sq. metre
sure – the 70s have never been so fashionable!

We’re taking a trip down memory lane, to bring
you the 1970s design trends that are firmly
back on the style map for 2021 and show you DRIED FLOWERS
what else is so fabulous about this golden era – Popular in all stylish homes of the
besides ESPC, of course. 70s, a statement vase stuffed with
an abundance of preserved grasses,
flowers and ferns was the décor du
jour. Sound familiar? Dried flowers
LUXE LAMPS and grasses, particularly pampas
Vintage-inspired lamps and grass, are all the rage this year and are
lights are an easy way to add a easily found on the high street, or you
touch of nostalgia to your décor. can make your own.
Particularly chic are glamorous
fringed lampshades, which look Dried avena grass, Heavenly Homes & Gardens,
opulent and add a sprinkle of £14, heavenlyhomesandgardens.co.uk
antique style to your interiors,
without feeling OTT.
Suzani floral pendant lamp, Mind The Gap, £195, mindtheg.com
OVOID AT ALL COSTS
The ‘egg chair’ was a design
classic of the 70s, and it’s CROCHET CRAZY
returned with a bang in 2021. You may remember it from your
More commonly found in the granny’s sofa, but the craze for
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MACRAME ALL THE WAY garden these days, you can find crochet is making a comeback!
Think brightly coloured throws
self-supporting egg chairs on
Macrame was a huge DIY trend the high street that will make and blankets, cushion covers
in the 1970s, but if you’re not a real impact placed inside and even wall hangings, to
too crafty, you can easily pick the home too (and there’s no bring a retro flair to your
up a variety of macrame drilling in the ceiling required!). interiors.
accessories on the high street,
including shelves, mirrors, and
wall hangings. Alps egg chair, Dobbies, £279, Freja recycled cotton throw, Beaumonde, £20.90,
dobbies.com
beaumonde.co.uk
Macrame wall shelf, Oliver Bonas, £29.50, oliverbonas.com

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