Lodge in Cheshire designed by Alison Fagan-Bird. The grand Entrance hall with handpainted walls in in bronze, ruby red and silver project the royal greeting.
Lodge in Cheshire. Designed and furnished by Alison Fagan-Bird. Brief was contemporary with style a playfull element was introduced by wicker balls for extra seating. Painting 3mtrs x 1 mtr x 1 mtr high by Alison to fit the size of the room, silk curtains and funky ceramics
Lodge in Cheshire. Designed and constructed by Alison Fagan-Bird. Cutting edge kitchen with inter-changeable perspex around Bique Rad and German light.
Lodge in Cheshire. Design and constructed by Alison Fagn-bird. Master Bedroom. Brief was to create a spectacular headboard that splits the large room into a dressing area. Headborad is large strips of woven Choc real leather and tan suede where lights projected through on both area. Dressing side has sexy chunky chrome chains supporting a large mirror. Hand painted leather cushions picking up on the metallic look of Nattalie Marshalls wallcovering.
Lodge in Cheshire. Master Bathroom. Limestone walls and floors curved shower unit by velleroy & Bosch and special rad.

Stockport, Manchester Interior workshop from a professional

Workshops in the new Home Boutique

Designer Alison Fagan-Bird has over 20 years of international design experience, taught at University’s and does Wow interiors . She is now using her profession experience to give a hands-on approach, using case studies and mood boards to make the sessions as inter-active as possible. http://www.faganbirdinteriors.co.uk/courses-workshop/

Trends for Christmas and your home

Tips and advice for Christmas and your home.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/search/daylist.cgi?service_id=50228&DAY=Today


Beccy Want the presenter of BBC radio Manchester interviews Alison Fagan-Bird live about the relationship between interiors and how people can decorate their homes for Christmas to incorporate the new trend looks, along with recycle tips that creates a new take on Christmas trimmings that still fit into a contemporary space.

Alison talks about entering an era of extravagance, aesthetics cultural and provocation with crystals, silks, crushed velvet, pearlised and metallic effects, incorporating diamonds into not just fabrics but wallpaper and accessories.

Tactile elements have never been so crucial with touchy feely surfaces and natural elements of glass mirror furniture, European walnut, steel, feathers and ceramics.

Trends have several directions

• The extravagant Classical French Louis XIV looks with a modern twist
  
• Simple retro geometrics patterns
  
• Flat one colour florals on a pearlised finish
  
• Holistic digital imagery with depth and individuality bringing the outside in
  
• Modern slant Morrocan pattern
  
  Trend Colour
  Black, grey, silver grey with white, dark red accents or mains
  Acids with green, orange, yellow, pink mixes
  Green with several colours beige, white, pink, red and brown
  Brown, and orange/ Brown and yellow/ Brown and Black/ Brown and turquoise
  
  Christmas trimmings for Dec 2007 reflect the Trend colours with the following combinations:
  
  
• White Tree with black or green baubles/ crystals
  
• Black tree with silver white or red baubles/ crystals
  
• Green tree with acid baubles / crystals
  And lots and lots of glitter .
  
  Recycle ideas
  
  Tip 1. Take your old baubles, ornaments, kids toys (which could be old drums, small rocking horses, abacus, recorder), shaped cones or old Christmas trimmings etc and cover them completely with glitter in colours as above. Has impact and looks just wonderful.
  
  Tip 2. Collect all the kids past Christmas trimmings and display them either in a large Perspex box or on a large dish and scatter the new colour you wish to use between the shapes. Will look stylish and keeps all your choice memories in tact. Christmas. http://www.faganbirdinteriors.co.uk/news/