Cool Britannia

Cool Britannia is a media term that was used during the late 20th century to describe the contemporary culture of the United Kingdom. There is something of a parallel between this and the catch-phrase "Swinging London" of which the concept of "Cool Britannia" is a pastiche.  In 2011, we had the Royal wedding, the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain and of course the publicity surrounding the build-up to the Olympic Games and 2012 is the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.

So as you are not going to get away from the Union Jack this year, how about including it within one of your up and coming articles..? Our newsletter pays homage to Cool Britannia.

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Christmas images

66 days till Christmas and despite promising yourself to be super organised this year, there are always those last minute items that appear on your shopping list… a beautifully adorned living room with gifts and presents; children making hand crafted decorations; a cosy fireplace with candles and ornaments or families gathered round the Christmas tree. Whether you’re looking for seasonal features of a contemporary renovation, a seaside Christmas celebration or a Nordic apartment let us know – in case you can’t wait for Santa… click here to contact our features team.

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Eclectic Style

Eclectic, definition: borrowing freely from various sources, not exclusive in opinion or taste.
Combining a unique mixture of furnishings and décor to create a cohesive design, the homeowners of our eclectic features often feel most at home when they’re surrounded by gathered objects from a variety of sources. Eclectic rooms cross styles and periods; mix contemporary design favourites with renovated furniture finds; old fashioned heirlooms with flea market treasures and collected mementoes from travels, family and friends.

However, eclectic decorating is not a jumble of whatever catches your eye. It only works when the basic principles of design are understood and the individual elements work together to create a unified whole. Whether you mix design classics with retro furniture, display a fornasetti plate on an antique dresser don’t forget the basic design principles of line, colour, texture, mass and form.

In our features section you’ll find homes that have successfully achieved this... view features section

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Well, you have spoken; we have listened and changed things. We are doing our best, I know we are never going to please all of you all of the time but we really try to listen to what you have to say, good and bad. The good is great but it’s the bad that we are interested in because if we fix that hopefully it will be easier for you guys to find and buy images.

The things that we have changed: we now have a dedicated section for new features coming into the library; we have added 2 new categories to our feature theme page, which are Designers and Scandinavian Style; plus you can now use the top search box for free text or job and images numbers. More good news, we told you last month about new photographers joining us, well you can now see a selection of their work in their new portfolios on our photographers page, please have a look. Pin It Now!