Wall-scaping with coving and mouldings. A how to guide.

This week we talk to coving and moulding expert Stephen Biggs from Orac, one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of architectural mouldings in the world.

Wall-scaping is the process of taking a plain plastered wall and ceiling and adding practical and decorative mouldings to add architectural interest, drama, lighting (of which we discuss in the podcast the how’s and the how not to’s) and elements as a way of hiding flaws and problems.
We are used to thinking about architraves and skirtings because of their practical necessity, but what about other mouldings and coving? As your eye is drawn to the ceiling when we enter a property shouldn’t we be thinking about the ceiling first?

And if you think coving hasn’t moved on since our Victorian cousins installed it in their grand parlours – wow, the change has been in manufacture method, material, install method and use. We can now achieve all of that wonderful architectural adornment, which add such value to period properties, without the environmental impact.

And for those of you who think that wall-scaping is only for imitating historic elements – please see the amazing imagery on Orac’s Instagram page or their website. I think their contemporary ranges, designed with modern room dimension and ceiling heights in mind, are some of the most appealing and visually interesting additions a home owner can make to their contemporary property. The Every Day Design resident architectural expert said she previously didn’t realise mouldings are for contemporary properties – after seeing the Orac range, she is now specifying this for her clients!

We make reference to LED supplier Orlight who can supply LED strip (with drivers of the right capacity for the length of light supplied) as well as channels and diffuser strips with Stephen and I talk about. There is a really good video on the use lighting used with mouldings on the Orac You Tube channel. If you would like to know more specifics and technical detail on their product please see this newly launched video here.

If you want to see how exciting it is to receive and start making the changes with coving, see @In theFrow video with Victoria and follow her home changes, including decorative architectural details @Frowhome

To find out more about Orac please see their website, their instagram page @Oracdecor_uk and their really useful You Tube channel.

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Image credit to Orac

The Research Stage with special guests from The Home Page

The 1st stage of a house renovation or extension project is so exciting. Every possibility can be considered, mood boards (be it Pinterest or tagged photos on Instagram) can include images of anything from lofty hill top villas to cottages nestled amongst the foliage, it’s as much about the feeling the image gives you as it is a particular architectural or design detail. It is this research and the process of finding your project’s style which then allows you to fully communicate your wants and needs to the construction professionals at the next stage.

But equally it can be an overwhelming time. It’s easy to get lost and re-review your saved images and not see you or your family in them, or have so many that you love it feels impossible to make a decision.

So we talk to research aficionados Rosalind Sacks and Jessica Jonzen, co-founders of The Home Page, about how to access and consume images at the ‘research it’ stage and how to know which of these to filter to take to the ‘design it’ stage.

Ros and Jess set up The Home Page because they wanted emphasis of inspirational images to be on the personalities and lifestyles of the owners of the homes, not ‘just’ on making the houses look suited for an interior design coffee book.

During the podcast on research Ros and Jess make reference to some of the interiors they have showcased which have personally resonated with them, including the homes of Molly Mahon and Tom Raffield. We chatted about the Scandi forrest home which is Ros’ dream property and the experimental homeof Farrow and Ball colour expert. We also talked about how home project can become a way to heal the lives of the couple who live in it, perfectly titled the serene and soulful farmhouse.

During the conversations we found a shared love of Linwood fabric, who deserve a praise for the best fabric sample packaging and recalled favourite Farrow and Ball paint colours we’ve used and loved.

Ros and Jess reminded us The Home Page also collaborate with designers and producers, helping bring their wares to the considered and passionate audience of The Home Page, more of which can be found here.

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Image credit to Sarah Hogan for Molly Mahon taken from an article on The Home Page site.