The Rousseau Collection from Jane Churchill

Add dynamic texture and pattern to your home

Beautiful embroidery, intricate patterns and an enviable attention to detail are all key factors in what makes the Rousseau collection from Jane Churchill really stand out and offer an interiors scheme textures and tones that create multiple points of interest throughout the home. So, if you’re looking for a timeless approach to fabrics and wallpapers but want a look that feels utterly contemporary then the Rousseau collection is really one worth considering.

Take the Orson fabric in Emerald for instance as shown below as upholstery material on dining chairs. In a nod to the genius of the Dutch Graphic Artist MC Escher, this woven geometric pattern twists and turns with right angled regularity. Rather like a maze, its ground shows through, occasionally revealing the satin base which houses Orson’s super soft, velvety structure.

Combining this with Rosseau in Indigo and Green as your curtain fabric introduces a bouquet of jungle plants combined with a celebration of embroidery techniques to create Rousseau’s layered foliage design. Satin stitchwork in a variety of sizes contrasts against a cotton and linen ground, where rich, jewel like tones play amongst a scene of light and dark. The overall statement is luxurious and rich. This is a scheme that creates sophistication with an overall laid-back style that doesn’t try too hard.

Jewel like tones play with light and dark

If you’re looking to up the glam factor in your home then Kari in Sand as shown below is a beautifully textural wallpaper which has been inspired by the inlaid wood used in traditional marquetry techniques. Its leaf pattern creates a multi tonal striation which is textural to the touch. Produced on an embossed vinyl, the design’s mesmerising appearance seems to change the more you look. With the feel of luxury hotel living, it’s a wallpaper that creates movement whilst still feeling relaxing and subdued.

Combining the Kari wallpaper Escher in Gold as your curtain fabric introduces another warm toned contrast with a design embroidered on a marble effect background. Escher’s chevron stripes introduce a modern take on an Art Deco theme and again introduce a look of an upscale boutique hotel perfect for a guest bedroom.

Beautiful subdued textures in warm tones

With its early 20th century look chairs upholstered in Floyd as shown below in the copper colourway create a dramatic impact with oscillating tiles that stack up to create a dramatic two tone stripe. Combining chenille yarns with a flat weave, Floyd’s light reflecting qualities give this handsome offset geometric an extra dimension.

Combining this with stools upholstered in Kaleido in the Orange and Midnight colour option creates a real feast for the eyes. It’s myriad of stripes, diamonds and chevrons tessellate to create a tile like appearance and with its all-over latticework combined with sumptuous chenille detail, Kaleido’s weave is bold and wonderfully confident.

The final touch in this scheme is to bring in the Rosseau design as a wallpapered panel in Teal and Coral. This paper interpretation of the Rousseau fabric is digitally printed to highlight the textural elements of the original stitchwork. Like embroidery on the wall, its layered large scale tropical leaves and finer, more delicate fronds are bold and uncompromising.

Multi dimensional geometric fabrics

Fortunei Wallpaper as featured in the scheme below in Black and Gold will make a stand out statement on any wall and is perfect for creating intimate areas or zoning in a more open plan home. Outstretched fan palms on a silk effect ground mirror the aesthetic of Fortunei’s fabric counterpart. Gravure printed on paper, its palm leaf design with intricate hand painted detail is contemporary and versatile.

Pairing this with the Kendra Stripe fabric in Charcoal and Ochre makes for a clever contrast. Sharing an interesting blend of styles, Kendra fuses formality with world influences and a flash of contrasting colour.

A real statement wallpaper to create a wow factor

Finally, the Orson fabric used again here in the scheme below shows how introducing the fabric to a scheme in the pink colourway can create a fantastically soft and feminine look. Palma Scatter Cushions in yellow cinnamon and soft pink have been added for an additional point of interest. A beautifully soft and tactile woven plain in a huge spectrum of colour with subtle light reflecting qualities and exceptional versatility, Palma draws on textural elements from the entire Rousseau collection.

Lila in Coral and Gold as the window treatment fabric really completes the subtle femininity of this look. Delicate floral fronds reach skyward in this decorative embroidery on a dry textural ground. Tonal colourways add a lovely movement to the design which is finely stitched in satin for a luxurious finish.

The Orson Fabric in Pink is feminine and subtle

All images and original content used in this post are courtesy of Jane Churchill