A Captivating Interior with the Sri Lanka Collection

Create a scheme bursting with colour and style

Sri Lanka is known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean and is home to fascinating natural wonders and a diverse mix of cultural elements. It seems only fitting therefore that a fabric collection named ‘Sri Lanka’ would offer a cacophony of designs inspired by the countries tropical landscape and vibrant culture to take a wide range of inspirations from this intriguing part of the world to create something truly uplifting.

This linen-look range of Jacobean floral fabrics and stylised tree designs is bursting with a unique sense of colour and style. Featuring painterly textures and intricate embroideries, the collection incorporates stunning Jacobeans, ornate damasks and a complementary mosaic tile, for a truly captivating interior scheme. With rich hues of emerald, gold and navy, Sri Lanka is rich in pattern and will make for a truly uplifting feeling for your home.

Fabrics with a unique sense of colour and style

The exquisite Kailani in Orchid shown above as upholstering a simple sofa really does have its roots firmly in the Jacobean period, as the 1600s saw Sri Lanka colonised by the Dutch and these influences filtered into the countries design aesthetic. But although the inspiration may be 400 years old the fabric feels colourful and contemporary when surrounded by a simple light palette of colours and paired back furniture. These are fabrics that need a moment to shine so keep everything else minimal and organic around them. The Tree Of Life fabric also in the Orchid colourway shows how these fabrics can effortlessly be combined together with a sense of synergy that manages to avoid everything feeling ‘samey’.

Kamala in Lichen as shown below in this stylish bedroom scheme makes for delightfully feminine curtains which have a boldness of colour in deep greens against a punch of pinkish reds that feels relaxing yet bursts with vibrancy. Combining throw pillows in Salina Lichen against a bed throw in Tiana Lichen brings together a complimentary green palette which is cohesive and subtly creative. A pale pink or plaster coloured wall really is best suited to this scheme to carry through a sense of warmth and comfort throughout.

Relaxing yet bursting with vibrancy

The six fabrics within the Sri Lanka collection all work together well and can be used in varying ways to stimulate the senses and create layering which will appear natural and thought out. If you really want to keep things clean and contemporary with just a splash of floral, then taking the embroidered Summer Fruits Fabric in Lichen as shown below creates a panelling effect that allows enough pale and neutral fabric to come through into the scheme to feel airy and light.

Summer Fruits displays how florals can be light and airy

Sri Lanka shows how fabrics steeped in history and detail really can come to life when brought into more modern colourways and designs. Contemporary furniture and brass accents sit well against all these designs along with light wooden floors and playful glass lighting to make for something that feels effortlessly relaxing yet significant. It’s all about creating a scheme which has that touch of depth and a nod to the past without feeling overly old fashioned and traditional.

All images in this post are courtesy of Prestigious Textiles