For many years now we have teamed up with Lovat Mill, based in the Scottish Border town of Hawick and known as the Home of Tweed; where the artisan craftsmen follow in the footsteps of generations of tweedmakers to create beautiful, contemporary tweeds.

Taking inspiration from the rich colours of the surrounding countryside, Lovat Mill design and weave estate and country tweeds of the highest quality. Incorporating between five and forty individual colours to produce a range of specially selected herringbones and checks that will add subtle reflections of the natural world to your home interior.

THE HOME OF TWEED

It is an iconic brand with a global reputation, rooted in the land that inspired it. Tweed may be one of Scotland’s great gifts to the world, but it has never cut its ties with home. In the Border town of Hawick, which gave this most versatile of cloths its distinctive character and name, its far-reaching success is a source of pride. At Lovat Mill – the home of tweed – it is a daily, ongoing passion.

As the only remaining tweed producers in the town, Lovat Mill’s artisan craftsmen are custodians of a cloth-making tradition that dates from the dawn of the industrial age. They embody the spirit and ingenuity of their Hawick forebears who, in the 18th century, transformed textile production in the town.

HERITAGE ROOTS

Today, Lovat Mill directors Stephen Rendle and Alan Cumming maintain a keen sense of tweed’s rich heritage. Rendle, like Cumming, is keenly aware of the complexities and craft of textile production: “For us, it’s all about following in the footsteps of previous generations of tweed makers.”

NURTURING TRADITION

You know we are passionate about nuturing traditional skills when it comes to manufacturing, so to have the opportunity support another heritage craft is very important to us. Tweed making remains the ultimate craft industry, partly a work of art and partly a feat of precision engineering. At the design stage, things move slowly and precisely.

Colours are chosen with reverence, yarns twisted with care. Each thread entwined is a labour of love, bringing you the beautiful materials that we use to make shades, curtains and blinds here at Jim Lawrence.

BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN

We offer a collection of wools and tweed from the Lovat Mill in rich earthy colourways: tones that are pulled from expansive lochs, cairns and the heather of the vast hillsides.  Infusing these colours into our inventory of products was an inevitabilty. An almost mythic beauty lies between the mountainous terrain of the Scottish Highlands, which has always captured our interest and been something we longed to weave into our design.

With each fabric incorporating between five and forty individual colours, the end product is always a unique work, blending all our favourite elements of the landscape into one. We are thrilled to continue working with the mill to produce a range of specially selected herringbones and checks that will add subtle reflections of the natural world to your home interior.

STYLING AT HOME

For a soft grey influenced by the smoky quartz of the Cairngorms, our Limestone Tweed and Stirling Lovat Check are both wonderful for inviting a cool neutral into your scheme.

Pictured here on our Double Gainsborough Wall Light and Small Porter Table Lamp, both fabrics have a gentle modern rustic appeal for adding subtle texture to your lighting.

To conjure the uniquely soft purple tint that sweeps across the moorlands and mountains, the aptly named Herringbone Tweed in Heather can be paired with Talisker or Angus Check – two traditional earthy greens. The Heather Candle Shade is photographed with our Grantham Wall Light. Together with the decorative turnings on the candle arm and its elegant length, the Grantham’s are a noble choice for more traditional settings that need a classical touch: the perfect platform for a heritage tweed.

Featured with our Double Gosford Wall Light, the Candle Shades in Angus Lovat Check paralell the aged patina of the brass, offering a harmonious country style ideal for cosy living spaces or cottage bedrooms.

Our two remiaining Herringbone Tweeds in Blue and Granite mirror the surface of Scotland’s most magnificent lochs: bringing a dusky sky and grey-blue tones into your decor.

Our Reeded Wall Light is a pretty choice for a traditional period home, particularly paired with a powdery blue and an off-white paint or panelling. For a daintier shade that still packs a stylish punch, our Tapered Candle Shades in Granite are a keen choice for smaller wall lights like the Single Rowsley.

MADE TO MEASURE

Our expert team of seamstresses create beautiful made-to-measure curtains & blinds from our collection of over 60 elegant country style fabrics. From sophisticated elegance to delightful country cottage styling, our range of handmade curtains and blinds are a stunning addition to any home. The first step to measuring for new curtains is to measure the length of pole you will need to hang them. We will then need to know how long you would like your curtains to hang. Please visit our Guide on the website to learn more.

Jim Lawrence has worked hard over the past 20 years to build up an international reputation for producing classic, high quality products. All our shades, curtains, cushions and blinds are hand made by our talented soft furnishings team here at our Suffolk workshops.

Do you want to see more? We are very proud of the quality of our workmanship and designs that we feel highlight the skill of our workers and their ability to make products that suit both contemporary and period properties. To view all of our home accessories and lighting visit our website. For even more home interior ideas, keep up to date by following us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget to tag us in your home updates– we love seeing our products in their new homes.

SOURCING MORE HOME IDEAS

What does ‘country cosiness’ mean to you? For us it’s a glowing hearth, soft muted colours and a touch of well-loved rustic metal. Just like our individual tastes, it is only right that all homes are unique, but there are certainly some universal trends that stay in keeping with the well-loved country cottage style.

It’s easy to enjoy an authentic country interior by inviting metallic copper tones into your kitchen. A striking accent colour for lighting fixtures and fittings, copper lends a subtle blush warmth to your decor. Our Heritage Copper is a natural durable metal with a stunning patina that will turn up the modern country dial with little effort. Think vintage jelly molds and antique pots and pans…beautiful against classic white paint or alongside on-trend darker tones, it’s hard to imagine a true country kitchen without it.

Here are some simple ways to incorporate our hand finished copper lighting and accessories into your home this season that you can enjoy for a lifetime.

LIGHTING STYLES FOR YOUR COPPER KITCHEN: TIMELESS GLASS

The translucent qualities of glass can transform a room, creating a stunning focal point without losing any sense of space. Our hand blown glass shades in plain, fluted and coloured glass styles, are specially designed to hang above kitchen islands and breakfast bars where they will make the most of natural light to create a bright and airy sense of space and feeling of flow from one area of your kitchen to another. If you need tips on where to hang your kitchen pendants, the best place to go is our handy how-to guide.

The fluted hand blown glass of the Fulbourn is a striking choice, creating the illusion of softness whilst still illuminating your space with its warm white light.

A go-to for kitchens and dining rooms, the Walcot would look wonderful teamed up with a display of authentic copper pots and pans in a traditional country home.

THE FARMHOUSE LOOK

Turn up your country style with gently rustic solid metal shades. Enhance warm tones and texture with period-inspired detailing to bring an authentic farmhouse look into your home. A classic pendant ceiling light with a nod to retro styling, the Exeter is designed for a country kitchen, where it looks fabulous on its own or in a pair.

The dainty Barbican Pendant light is one of our most popular and versatile pendants lights. With its elegant silhouette and smaller proportions it works wonderfully in pairs or a trio above a dining table, breakfast bar or island unit.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

For rooms that need a lift in hard to reach places, our copper Curtis Spot Lights are a practical, modern choice that still blend effortlessly into a period room.

MATCHING YOUR LIGHTING ACCESSORIES

Swapping your old kitchen drawer handles and knobs for new ones is a great way to refresh your kitchen without resorting to a refit, while using handcrafted ones gives your room a personal touch and lovely ‘lived in’ feel. Our Napier Cupboard Knobs have quickly become a firm Jim Lawrence favourite because they serve just that purpose: creating instant style wherever they are used.

Get the vintage look using distressed Heritage Copper tones, adding warmth for that lovely lived in feel. Give your kitchen cabinets, cupboards and drawers an instant update with our handcrafted Gilby Drawer Pull: made with a quality you can appreciate with every touch. ⁠Also available in Antiqued Brass.

Handcrafted stylish switches and sockets are the perfect finishing touch to any period or contemporary home. Our range of colourways and designs allow you to think creatively so you can highlight your wiring accessories instead of hiding them.  Our light switch plates are all made with a slimline brass or steel backplate that sits flush against the wall, with either a straight bevelled edge for a sleek, modern look to your home, or an uneven, hammered edge for a more rustic feel. Try our 1 Gang Grid Switch for a traditional look with a twist.

PAIR WITH NEUTRAL LINENS FOR A NATURAL LOOK

Copper fittings look fabulous when matched together, creating a chic uniform look with their soft, buffed patina. Combine neutral linen with this unique colouring for a natural touch with a homely feel. There’s no questioning that this dreamy fabric is a interior staple…

We love the grain of linen when lit up as a lampshade, highlighting the sought after textured weave whether in its natural oatmeal hues or dyed a soft colour to match your decor. View our full soft linen available to buy as a cut length to get creative with, a ready made cushion cover or one of our luxury lampshades.

Alternatively, if you want to maximise the feeling of comfort, our heritage wools and tweeds allow for a perfect modern country marriage when paired with the rustic nature of our heritage copper metalwork. A hardy close weave, the fabric is as tough as it is attractive – both rugged and refined – a perfect amalgamation for country style.

MADE BY US

Our Heritage Copper products are created by our team of craftsmen who hand finish each solid copper piece with an antiquing solution to accelerate the natural process of tarnishing. This process produces our beautifully soft, heritage finish suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. A free metal swatch is available on request if you need a little help to decide.

As our Heritage Copper products use natural, un-lacquered copper, it will continue to age and develop a darker dull patina over time in your home. This is particularly hastened in damp or harsh outdoor environments. To decelerate this aging process we recommend applying a good quality metal cleaning solution to the tarnished areas. Simply work the cleaning solution in by rubbing briskly with a soft cloth and then buff the copper to restore its original lustre. Please note that chemical polishes can strip away the original antiquing solution too so take care to use cleaning products sparingly to retain the aged heritage look of the product.

We are very proud of the quality of our workmanship and designs that we feel highlight the skill of our metal workers and their ability to make products that suit both contemporary and period properties. To learn more about how to take care of all of our unique finishes, click here.

STYLED BY YOU

A home needs balanced lighting, so why not choose a solid spun shade to compliment a pendant within your home? If hand blown glass isn’t right for you, a full copper shade is perfect for a room than needs a focal point. We love this customer image from @catwalktocowpat featuring the Leiston Pendant Light in Heritage Copper.

Vintage copper detailing goes wonderfully with our Heritage Copper finish, but you don’t have to go far to find another match. Our Antiqued Brass finish works beautifully alongside the blush hues of copper, as you can see in this gorgeous cottage kitchen from @thelittlestonecottage. Both will further tarnish as time passes, creating our unique and sought after antiqued patina.

To view all of our home accessories and lighting visit our website. For even more home interior ideas, keep up to date by following us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t forget to tag us in your home updates– we love seeing our products in their new homes!

Sometimes all we need are little changes that make a big impact. We can’t always rip out our interiors whenever we want a refresh, but there are plenty ways we can enhance what we already have. DIY doesn’t have to be difficult! If your cupboards, drawers and kitchen cabinets are looking a bit tired then a quick lick of paint and some new handles and pulls are an easy way to make the room feel like new.

Match your drawer and cupboard handles to your switches and sockets to elevate all of your details. Thanks to our variety of hand finished colourways, there is plenty to choose from…

Add a charming vintage touch to your cupboards and drawers with our new Cook’s Drawer Pull. Available in Polished, Matt Black and Antiqued Brass, you can match or contrast with your interior scheme. Handcrafted by us and influenced by old timely jelly moulds, this sweet Pull would suit any country, industrial or coastal inspired décor. Pressed from steel, the Matt Black and Polished finishes would make a charming addition to a period home, whether a country cottage or Georgian town house. Our solid Antiqued Brass finish is another excellent finishing touch, but with a more period look for those into aged interiors.

Inspired by the vintage charm of our ever popular Schoolhouse Drawer Pull, we reimagined the design to create this lovely Larder Drawer Pull. A narrower version that is a little more contemporary and understated in character, but still bringing an authentic feel to the room. Available in Antiqued Brass, Matt Black and Polished.

Get the vintage look using distressed Heritage Copper tones, adding warmth for that lovely lived in feel. Give your kitchen cabinets, cupboards and drawers an instant update with our handcrafted Gilby Drawer Pull: made with a quality you can appreciate with every touch.

Possibly our most versatile cupboard handle, our small Napier Knobs are universally loved, bringing a classic look to any style of furniture that need reviving. Available in Antiqued Brass, Beeswax, Clay, Heritage Copper, Matt Black, Nickel and Polished (pictured). We polish our forged iron, then seal with a lacquer to create this gunmetal/pewter tone which works with new and old homes alike.

One for the country cottage. Hand forged with a lovely textured handle, the Stoke Pull gives your kitchen style a practical edge with a nod to traditional period homes. This Beeswax finish highlights the contrast in textures, offering a bold yet unique look that can be paired with pastel colours to finish your room off perfectly. Also available in Polished and Matt Black.

How will you style yours? To see more of our Cupboard and Drawer Pulls and the different finishes available, view them here. If you have any beautiful imagery of our Drawer Pulls, why not tag us? Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Our Hunstanton Velvets have a rich and sumptuous quality that will bring a touch of luxury to your home. Our first release of this collection was influenced by the sea and skyscapes of north Norfolk, each tone evoking the dramatic sunsets and vast stretched out sands of Hunstanton and the surrounding coastline. We felt we needed a bold, lustrous Saffron Velvet to spice up the collection just in time for the winter season, offsetting the cool colours in the range and brightening your interior during these darker days.

Renowned for our skyscapes thanks to the relatively flat terrain, we wanted this colour to mirror the burst of sunshine on still winter mornings and the climactic sunsets that Suffolk and Norfolk are celebrated for. Our Saffron Velvet is a highly pigmented cadmium yellow, inspired by the origins of velvet weaving in the far East, created as early as the thirteenth century.

Velvet is traditionally woven on a special loom that weaves two thicknesses of the material at the same time. Originally made of silk thread; the structure of velvet is created by warps that are drawn up over rods or wires to make the loops. As the weaving progresses, the rods are removed. The resulting loops may be cut to form dense pile, or left uncut. This gives velvet its weighty and compact yet very soft nap: the rough/smooth feeling you get when you run your palm across it.

Associated with wealth and luxury since its creation, it’s hard to separate this distinctive cloth from its regal and reverent beginnings. Fortunately we are all now able to enjoy the deluxe nature of velvet in the everyday, drawing inspiration from it’s opulent past and weaving this story into the contemporary. Still just as romantic, kingly and divine to the touch, a hint of velvet at home goes a long way. It revives a rooms with colour and its signature glimmering presence: a subtle magic that will continue to capture our interest for many ages to come.

Characterised by its rich depth of colour and nap, our Hunstanton collection is coveted for headboards, drapes, cushions and upholstery. Enjoy our collection of Cushions, Lamp Shades and Cut Lengths.

It’s no wonder that the Club Wall Light is one of our most popular designs. With its simply striking look and vintage inspired elegance, it’s a staple for many interior styles. Our take on the traditional lighting found in gentleman’s clubs, this classic design produces lovely subdued pools of light that are ideal for tasking. The Club is made for creating cosy corners out of alcoves, archways and other architectural nooks, but is also extraordinarily apt at creating pockets of light in larger rooms for boosting the ambience where needed.

We have many items that you can recognise quickly as a Jim Lawrence design, but with over 8,000 products there’s plenty that you might not know you needed. We’ve collated some perfect partners to the Club Wall Light, or some daintier alternatives if you adore the look but are short on space. Our highly skilled metal workers have created a whole family of products with timeless quality, all available to be used in your gorgeous interiors. If you like the Club Wall Light, then you’ll love these…

With its dainty proportions and simple lines, the Holt Wall Light is ideally suited to a smaller space. Very similar to the Club, it is cast in solid natural brass with a spun shade but features a pretty hexagonal detail on the backplate. Whether fitted solitarily or in a row of three or more along a hallway or landing, the Holt has a gentle art deco appeal that is perfect for task or accent lighting.

A curvier option than our popular Club and wearing the beautiful spun shade of our Barbican Pendant, our  Barbican Wall Light is a softer take on industrial lighting. Choose from Antiqued Brass, Clay or Slate Grey to enjoy the rusticity of warehouse style with our signature luxury look.

A traditionally styled, hand crafted, single spotlight, our Curtis Spot Light combines the practicality of a spotlight with the beauty of our Club Wall Light, with which it shares a similarly shaped shade. The Curtis is ideally suited as a down lighter for your kitchen, bedroom or living room. Its pretty spun shade, raised edge and visible braided cable, gives it a retro feel that would suit a contemporary home as much as it would a period one.

The Curtis is scaled to work in a small space as well as a large one and features a head that can be angled through 90 degrees and rotated through 350 degrees so you can focus your light wherever you want it.

If you like the backplate of the Holt but are attracted to the delicate nature of hand blown glass, the Fisher Wall Light is for you. The light from the Fisher is softly diffused through the fluted shade, helping to create a gentle atmosphere for the home.

The Salthouse Wall Light is the first light we have designed that puts its bulb centre stage. A Jim Lawrence take on industrial lighting styles from the 50s and 60s, we recommend pairing this retro inspired light with an oversized bulb for maximum effect.⁠
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What the dainty Salthouse lacks in size it makes up for in character. With its simple lines, spun metal shade and tilting head that can move through 90 degrees, this light packs a stylish punch despite its dainty proportions. Choose from Antiqued Brass, Matt Black, Clay or Slate Grey to best complement your interior.⁠ Do pay close attention to the measurements of this little light.

The Coastal look is an interior style close to our hearts with the stretched out sands of the Suffolk and Norfolk coasts a stones throw away from our head office. We love the laid back feel and how we can include elements from the landscape into the decor.⁠ A sizeable wall light with a unique shade, the Scallop is carefully designed to combine a decorative shade with a subdued backlight, perfect for creating mood lighting whilst making a statement. Also available in Nickel and Old Ivory.

For those of you who love the look of a brass shade and already have one of our wall lights that takes a candle bulb, our Solid Brass Candle Shade is a wonderful choice for turning up the luxury in a room.

If you would like to know how best to maintain your Jim Lawrence products, then we have created a selection of guides for you to follow which will help you clean and look after your hand finished items making them look just as good as new for years to come. Visit the Knowledge Base to find out How To Clean Your Brass Shade.

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We’re looking forward to embracing autumn and the cosy late afternoons and evenings that are to unfold with the season. Think golden sunsets, russet tones in the leaves, the lingering of bonfire smoke on knitwear and scented candlelight. Autumn can prove mulchy, frosty and sometimes damp, but when your home is prepared you’ll be ready to hunker down and enjoy the season at its finest.

Layering your lighting with table lamps is essential for that sought after seasonal feel of nesting, so we’ve compiled a collection of our best selling table lamps. A requisite for comfort and calm, creating pools of light from different sources is the key to a balanced interior. Fortunately with us there’s ample choice and an extensive catalogue of fabrics to bring a little texture and colour to your room.⁠..

One of our most popular table lamps, the Abercrombie has a heritage look that will hit the spot for those after a vintage look in the home. Incorporating a spun brass shade and base with a contemporary steel stem, and our beautiful, braided cable, the Abercrombie will sit as comfortably in a modern setting as it would a period one.

A simple, understated desk lamp that will bring a classical touch to your study or bedroom, our Studio Desk Lamp combines practicality with its classic good looks. Handcrafted from solid, natural brass with a spun brass shade, the Studio moves on an elbow joint so you can angle light where you most need it.

Our handsome brass Hendon Table Lamp is traditionally designed and stylishly simple so you have scope to get a little more creative with your shade choice. Featuring roundel detailing on its column and a spun brass base, it has a clean silhouette that will brighten up any sideboard, bedside table or console and fits seamlessly into a living room or study. Pictured with our Featherdown fabric in Stone on a 20cm Medium French Drum Shade.

You’d be hard pressed not to be able to merge this simply elegant lamp base into any interior scheme, but we feel it’s the best option for a modern home that might need a subtle period accent. The simplicity of the Porter Table Lamp’s design means it will suit any shade shape that is around 30cm in size. We think it looks particularly good with a Medium French Drum Shade as pictured above. Available in Beeswax, Clay, Matt Black and Polished as well as a smaller base size.

If you are looking for a beautifully reflective glass lamp for your lounge, hallway or bedroom, our fluted Harleston should fit the bill. Handblown here in Suffolk, it sports an eye-catching, fluted glass ball base that surrounds the central stem, ensuring it becomes a focal point in any room in your home. Choose from Fluted or Plain handblown glass accompanied by Antiqued Brass, Polished, Beeswax or Nickel hardware.

So how do you size up a shade for a table lamp? Before the ‘rules’ it’s important to bear in mind there is no such thing as the wrong shade. If you love it – it’s the right shade. Experimenting with lamp shades in new fabrics, shapes and colours is great way to instantly update your home’s style. Table lamps come in all shapes and sizes so it is important to keep the shade proportional to the size and shape of the base . You don’t want your look dwarfed by a huge shade or unbalanced by a small one. A perfectly fitting shade should hide the bulb holder underneath without encroaching on the lamp base itself.

Lamp shades are sized by measuring cross the diameter at the bottom of the shade – so if the shade diameter measures 25cm across the bottom, then it is known as a 25cm shade. As a rule, you should be looking for 15-20 cm wide shades for a smaller lamp base, between 20-35 cm for an average lamp base and anything up to about 50 cm for a larger lamp base.

A rough guide to working out the size of shade you require is to measure the height of your table lamp from the bottom of the base to the top of the lamp stem just below the lamp holder. The shade you select should then have a diameter of plus or minus 5cm of this measured height. So, if you have lamp that is 40cm tall, you should choose a shade that is 35 to 45cm wide. Visit our Knowledge Base for further technical information.

As a rule of thumb, we say the shape of the shade should reflect the shape of your lamp base. If the base is straight, square or rectangular, a similar shaped shade that mirrors its lines will look better than a round one. If your lamp base is round or tapered, a sloping or straight round shade such as an Empire, French Drum or Oval shade will suit it.

All of our lampshades are made in our Suffolk workshop by our talented team of shade makers from our range of beautiful fabrics that have all been handpicked as a perfect partner for our lighting range. A new lampshade will instantly refresh your room by breathing new life into your light fittings by helping to tie together your decor with colour, texture and ultimately character. We’ve curated a wonderful collection of cotton, wool, linens, silks and velvets for you to choose from.

It has never been easier to click and order items straight to the door, and though a world of convenience has many merits, we still think it’s vital these products are made the best way they can be. Often, that means by hand and with great care. We invite you to join us on on a journey behind the scenes to embracing the hand made quality of our lampshades. See our shade making process from start to finish here.

Introducing the talented Soft Furnishings team who make your Jim Lawrence lampshades in our Suffolk workshop. All Jim Lawrence lampshades that you see online are individually handmade, including any ready made designs and made to order styles. This means every one that we lovingly send out to you is that bit more personal, which is why we want to introduce you to the lovely people behind them. We catch up with Supervisor Julie to ask a few questions…

We would love to see our lampshades and lighting in your homes. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook @JimLawrenceMade and be sure to tag us in your home updates.

In celebration of our rural roots, we are thrilled to introduce our new Cow Parsley Collection in three pretty colourways. This fabric features an almond coloured Cow Parsley motif on a cotton mix of Duck Egg Blue, Soft Gold and Soft Grey.

We feel it only natural to embrace our British heritage when it comes to our products. We live in a place of such historical richness where inspiration is all around, constantly influencing our design choices whether through architecture, colour or age-old manufacturing techniques.

We have all spent a great deal of time reassessing what it means to be home, and one thing that has united many of us is the appreciation for the beautiful landscapes that we have on our doorstep in Britain. What better way to pay tribute to the beautiful countryside of England than creating a product that celebrates our natural surroundings every month of the year?

Still based on the farm where the business began over 20 years ago, Jim and Sheena are well versed in the landscape of rural Suffolk. In Spring, the familiar sight of Cow Parsley is laced through the hedgerows, dancing its way down the bumpy country lane customers once travelled down to find us.

Synonymous with country living, this delicate wild plant was a first choice for our fabric pattern. When it came to choosing the colour palette, it was clear that plucking their favourite views rom the farm across all mesmerising seasons would be translated into this new collection.

We opted for Grey, Blue and Gold to summarise the best parts of country life from January-December. Soft Grey to emulate the fresh dew of early spring mornings, autumnal woodsmoke and the crisp frost of winter. Soft Gold inspired by the glowing warmth of late September light, fire embers in December and the flourishing tones of daffodils come March. Suffolk is renowned for its skyscapes thanks to its relatively flat terrain, so a sprightly Duck Egg hue honours the large expanse of blue that creates a striking backdrop no matter the weather.

There is nothing quite like returning home from a walk in the countryside and pulling your arms from your coat sleeves to a hint of lingering woodsmoke or cut grass before putting the kettle on. This collection conjures memories just like these: kicking off muddy boots at the doorstep and warming your hands on the radiator, admiring the first blooms of spring and the hum of wildlife in the trees. Our Cow Parsley collection neatly encapsulates all of these small seasonal joys into something you can admire all year round as part of your interior.

Swapping out your soft furnishings like cushions is a great way to update a room without having to redesign fully. Blending or contrasting these natural neutrals creates a beautiful country colour palette.

Choose from our Classic Candle Shades, French Drum Candle Shades and 20cm French Drum style to suit your home style. Cotton is one of the most commonly used fabrics for lamp shades as it is lightweight, durable and has a softness that is ideal for diffusing light evenly around a room.

Order any length you need to incorporate these colourways into your interior design. Alternatively, our expert team of seamstresses create beautiful made-to-measure curtains & blinds from our collection. Call us for a quotation.

Our Cow Parsley has a loose, rustic weave that gives it a wonderful texture akin to linen. It is uniform appearance and brings a fresh, understated elegance for a laid-back kitchen, living room or bedroom whether enjoyed as a shade or cut fabric like curtains and blinds.

Match our soft natural neutrals with seasonal wool and tweed, or choose the rich nap of sumptous velvets in teal and pink for a beautiful modern country look.

The story of Jim Lawrence began in 1994 at his Suffolk farm. Jim was busy rearing pigs and cows but it was clear that stock farming on such a small scale was not going to be profitable and Jim needed to find something else to do. He decided to set up a forge in one of the farm buildings and experimented by making specialist pieces for friends and neighbours.

From this modest beginning, Jim began producing a small range of candlesticks and chandeliers and selling them at fairs and markets. He then moved on to gates, railings and curtain poles and from the reaction of his customers’ he realised there was a demand for stylish, designer quality fixtures and fittings for the home, made with natural materials.

By 2000 Jim Lawrence had expanded to such a degree that Jim knew he had to move. The business had outgrown the farm buildings it was housed in and customers, staff and delivery men struggled daily down a bumpy farm track to find it. Since most of the staff came from the nearby market town of Hadleigh, in 2008 Jim moved the company there, taking over an empty bottling factory on the outskirts of town that came with lots of room for workshops, offices and a warehouse.

Over the past 20 years Jim Lawrence has worked very hard to build up a reputation for making classic, high quality products using traditional, handcrafted techniques. Today we employ a skilled team of 150 engineers, welders, painters, seamstresses, designers, lampshade makers and technicians, alongside a full cohort of support staff. The workshops sit alongside a large and airy showroom where customers can view our full range of products, all clearly displayed to make choosing your perfect lighting and home accessories as straightforward as possible. We also now have a showroom in the beautiful area of Walcot in Bath.

By focusing on quality of materials, craftsmanship, outstanding customer service and the well-being of the Jim Lawrence community, our mission is to create stylish, designer quality fixtures and fittings for the home made with natural materials. It is our belief that by selling directly to our customers, we can guarantee that every product we sell meets the exacting quality control standards we have set and for which we are renowned.We have come a long way since our farm days and you may no longer have to bump down a track to find us. But our ethos remains the same: to provide individually handmade products and the highest possible levels of customer service. Read the whole story here, and view our full collection of products.

We would love to see more Beautiful Homes! Tag your images with #JimLawrenceMade or email to press@jim-lawrence.co.uk so we won’t miss out. For further styling inspiration you can browse our Pinterest.

From capturing the essence of your four-legged friends to creating bespoke carvings of your own home, fellow East-Anglian Laurie Cripps prints on beautiful card stock, cotton and linen to create timeless keepsakes for your interiors under the brand name Ratty Golightly.

Laurie’s quaint signature style can be found on many a Jim Lawrence product, so we felt it time to revisit her charming hand-crafted lino prints and share more about them. You can enjoy her designs on a selection of our stylish modern country fabrics, available in a range of original candle shades and cut lengths exclusive to Jim Lawrence.

Laurie, can you tell our audience a little bit about why you started up Ratty Golightly?

Ratty Golightly evolved out of a number of projects. I’ve always been drawn to the process of print from typewriting to calligraphy. I’m also passionate about letter writing and think it is an art to be cherished. There is something so relaxing about putting pen to paper that you cannot replicate with a text message or email. Ratty Golightly designs and creates hand carved linoprints for stationery and fabrics.

Why lino?

Like many people I dabbled with print making at school but it wasn’t until recent years that it became a passion. Lino print produces a very naïve form of the original subject. I love the process of taking a subject and reducing it to a series of cuts in a block. You never quite know how a piece will turn out until you ink the block and transfer it to paper.

What does your typical work day look like?

Running a small business is always busy and varied. A typical day could include a trip to the local post office to send out orders from Rattygolightly.com, hand-printing cards to maintain stock levels and drawing a house in preparation for the linoprint of a client’s home. Depending on the time of year there is also preparation for Pop-up shops and sales. There’s also a lot of time spent creating new prints!

Lino printing is an inky business! Describe your work space, are you a messy or tidy worker?

To make the most of every moment I have to be quite methodical and try to contain the messy bits wherever possible. That said I think its hard to find a creative who works in a totally tidy manner. One of the biggest challenges for me is that I am left handed which means I am a natural ‘smudger’…

As a very dog orientated workplace, our favourite prints have got to be the Labrador fabrics. Which item that you have created do you treasure the most?

I love the print of my own four legged friend, Tatty. She is a Bedlington Terrier X Whippet so it was the first time that I had her in print. This year I also made the time to make a block of my own cottage which I then used as the basis of our family Christmas card. The designs I’ve done for Jim Lawrence are very special to me as they represent something that has been really fun and rewarding.

A close second for us are the bespoke prints of your customers homes. Where did the idea behind ‘capturing the castle’ come from?

Well its a play on a few things, most notably Dodie Smith’s Suffolk-based novel I Capture the Castle, which I love and also the old maxim that ‘an Englishman’s home is his castle’. A Ratty Golightly linoprint of your home is a unique way to capture your own castle to have framed or use in your own personal stationery.

We know about the quirks of Ratty Golightly, but do you consider your own home a creative space as well?

Most definitely. I once read an article where an artist commented that the visual impact of their home is highly important to creative people. I was thrilled to discover this as I think some of my family and friends are sometimes baffled by the constant evolution of our home. I’m forever shuffling furniture and rehanging pictures. There are so many ways to be creative in a home, cooking is a great way to be creative from trying out new recipes to decorating the dining table.

Are there any unique Suffolk spots our readers should know about for finding homeware inspiration?

I had a wonderful shopping trip to Vanil in Woodbridge. They stock genuinely different and unusual pieces that have been carefully made. It can be hard to find unique gifts on the high street so I love it when I find a treasure trove. Suffolk is a wonderful county for quality craftsmanship. Last year I stumbled on a Pop Up promoting the slow craft movement in Orford – there were some amazing items all carefully handmade.

To incorporate her hand crafted designs into your home, shop the entire Ratty Golightly collection for Jim Lawrence here. If you want to take a look at more of Laurie’s bespoke designs, you can browse her official site.

We would love to see any pictures of the Ratty Golightly collection in your home! Tag your images on Instagram with #JimLawrenceMade or email to press@jim-lawrence.co.uk.so we won’t miss out. We love seeing our products in their new homes. For further styling inspiration you can browse our Pinterest.

Inspired by the colourways in August’s Home & Gardens Colour Of The Month, we have choreographed an Earthy Pink Edit that really celebrates using blush tones with soft accents of antiqued brass to create a warm welcoming feel in your home.

When we originally put this collection together we absolutely fell for Farrow and Ball’s ‘Sulking Room Pink’. A grown up pastel pink is perfect for offsetting bolder colours (such as a rich teal) and in many respects can act as a neutral in your interior when layered well. We loved this muted warm rose colour the minute we saw it and couldn’t wait to pair it with some of our soft grey textures and antiqued brass pieces.

Blush pink is a delicate update for a space that you want to keep fairly neutral but are after an exciting refresh. Sulking Room Pink is a muted rose tone, with the right amount of warmth to make a room feel cosier, but light and powdery enough to compliment with similar tones and contrast with bright white. See how the Fluted Harleston Lamp with a linen Cylinder Shade blends effortlessly into the space.

We always feel that Farrow and Ball’s hues look gorgeous with our products, but dusky pink and brass is absolutely a match made in heaven.  You may know that we create this traditional look by treating solid brass with an antiquing solution, which simply speeds up the natural tarnishing process. This vintage-inspired look is ideal for Sulking Room Pink, as it is evocative of the colours so often used in boudoirs. Paired, they conjure a romanticised intimate old-timely feel, perfect for bedrooms and living rooms that require a soft touch. We love the way the colour shifts with the light from pink to grey – beautifully reflected here in the glass Walcot Pendant.

Why contain trends to the indoors? We love putting emphasis on the exterior of your home, because as we always say…there really is no need to forsake style for function. We promise you can have it all! This is probably our favourite combination. The bulb of our Peacock Lantern looks like welcoming candlelight, and we think it would look beautiful on each side of a soft pink front or back door. You could complete the look with antiqued brass door furniture, creating a sought after but long-lasting external décor design you won’t tire of.

Our fabrics are all available to buy as cut lengths for when you want to get creative at home. Whether used to create curtains, shades or cushions, you can bring an organic texture into your home in a series of beautifully dusky tones with our soft and tactile Waterford Linens and Hunstanton Velvets. This Dusky Pink Velvet is a beautiful muted pink that will add a touch of drama to any interior, reviving your existing scheme without the need to fully redecorate.

This Vintage Pink is a gentle enough to feel neutral and blend effortlessly into your scheme whilst offering a lightly blush accent for a hint of colour. For a deeper colour, opt for our sumptuous oversized cushion cover in Velvet. Above we’ve paired pink with a timeless soft grey, but it works wonderfully with deep tones like navy or a repeat pattern for further visual interest. All of our cushions are handmade here in our Suffolk workshop by our talented team of cushion makers and are available in a wide range of coloured fabrics.

Waterford Linen Cushion Cover in Vintage Pink, Double Morston Wall Light in Antiqued Brass & Clear Glass, Dusky Pink Holborn Pendant Light in Antiqued Brass, French Drum Candle Shade in Dusky Pink Hunstanton Velvet, Curtis Spotlight in Antiqued Brass

We would love to see how you interpret this new look! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook @JimLawrenceMade and be sure to tag us in your delicious home updates using antiqued brass and pink. We are sure it’s a style that’s here to stay.

We are extremely proud of all of our finishes, but it’s no secret that Antiqued Brass is our signature look. Though colour trends may come and go, we are confident our Brass will match any colour combination you want to throw at it, making it a lasting staple no matter your changing decor decisions. This sought after ‘living finish’ can elevate any room and we’d be hard pushed to find a paint colour it doesn’t look lovely with.

We are fortunate that there are so many excellent paint brands to help us discover new colour combinations for our rustic metallic lighting and homeware. Lately, deeper and more dramatic jewel hues are showing up throughout our customer homes, with an emphasis on neutrals and greens inspired by the natural world emerging in others. With more time spent indoors we’ve all been able to reflect on what we really want from our interiors, leading us to make choices we might have otherwise shied away from. Whether a blend of bold and energetic choices or more low key soothing tones, whatever you love we know our brass will be a great fit. We’ve collated some of our favourite customer homes with beautiful palettes, showcasing the best paint colours to complement their brass accents.

Divine bedroom detailing from @charlotteboundy featured in June’s @englishhomemag photographed by @james_mcdonald_photography. Here Charlotte has opted for Farrow & Ball’s Light Blue on the walls with the deeper De Nimes across the woodwork for a quietly elegant regency look. The Burnt orange soft furnishings against the powder blues create a rich but soothing tapestry of colour for this spare room: a truly idyllic backdrop for our Club Wall Lights.

Matching the sockets, switch and a Single Curtis Wall Light for bedside task lighting is a winning trio in this room to remember from @ballintaggart at The Grandtully Hotel. Painted in the since archived Book Room Red, this stunning panneling gives the patina of our brass a beautiful blushing hue. Framed by the soft pink of Setting Plaster, this grown up pastel pink perfectly offsets the aged dusky red.

Everything in this bedroom from @gladyscottage compliments the item before and after it, creating a considered but organic homely country cottage feel that we could just sink right into. Our Hanson Wall Lights look gorgeous topped with a linen candle shade, matched to more rustic oatmeal colours throughout. Painted in Farrow & Ball’s Skimming Stone, this slightly warmer light grey is an elevated alternative to plain plaster, creating a clean slate and allowing for a pleasing jumble of patterns and texture. Look at our Waterford Cushion Covers and layer Limestone and Grey for a similar look.

Our Lymington looks extremely elegant in this rustic french country style bedroom styled by @marthamiddleton. We already know that tactile linen and naturally aged brass is a match made in interior heaven, but we particularly love how the Half Shade blends into the wall here in our Natural Isabelle Linen, helping every little detail in the brass to stand out. This wall colour from Earthborn is Flutterby , described as ‘nearly white but not quite’, a pretty alternative to an earthy clay. A soothing feel radiates effortlessly from this room: exactly what you want for a laid back bedroom setting.

A gregarious green close up from @far.interiors painted in Invisible Green by Edward Bulmer. This grass green is inspired by the 19th century idea of painting ironwork in the landscape to ‘vanish’ it, truly bringing the outside in. The Victorians were particularly taken by shades of emerald like this, using dyes and paints made with arsenic to create similar vivid green hues. You certainly won’t find anything frightening in these beautiful colours from Edward Bulmer, who are utterly transparent in making eco-friendly paint. Doesn’t knowing this make the room feel even more lovely? Get the vintage look using distressed brass tones, adding warmth for that lovely lived in feel. Give your kitchen cabinets, cupboards and drawers an instant update with our handcrafted Gilby Drawer Pull: made with a quality you can appreciate with every touch. ⁠

A wonderful option for those of you who prefer a more relaxed palette: Green Smoke by Farrow & Ball lends a dusky antiqued charm to this beautiful bathroom featuring our Cheltenham Wall Lights. A vintage vanity unit, scalloped tiles and beautiful brass detailing make for a showstopping space from designers @charnleyandcharnley. What’s not to love about burnished details against this weathered sage green? ⁠⁠

Off-Black by Farrow & Ball is the perfect choice in this striking kitchen from @warehouse_townhouse. Dark and brooding but softer than a too-intense true black, this colour really makes our brass sing. A stylish backdrop for a shaker kitchen that has an industrial edge, this room is proof that daring decor choices can really pay off. The lights featured are our Fisher Wall Lights, inviting a touch of elegant art deco design with its fluted glass shade.

Whatever your home style, we are confident you will find inspiration to pick up a paint brush and try something new. Opt for dynamic jewel tones for regency inspired period detailing, or go neutral for something a little more modern rustic. Moody dark rooms will always be favoured by some, naturally suiting those who sway towards industrial luxe. Our Antiqued Brass may be versatile enough for all of these looks, but one thing is consistent: we know how much you love it! As with things that take time and effort to make, they need to be cared for accordingly to ensure longevity. Find out more about how to care for and maintain your antiqued brass finish below.

This is our most popular finish and deservedly so. We create the Antiqued Brass look by treating our solid brass with an antiquing solution. This solution simply speeds up the natural tarnishing process and means that you are able to take home an authentic aged brass product from day one that will only improve and darken over time.

In the trade this finish is often referred to as a ‘living’ finish because of the natural oxidisation process that occurs to the brass over time leaving it to dull down to an authentic antique look. This darkening and dulling is accelerated outdoors or in damp environments.

To clean the brass, we recommend using a small amount of soapy water and/or buffing it with beeswax or a good quality wax polish to help protect the finish. To remove smudges or finger marks, gently brush the entire surface of the product with a Scotch-Brite pad so there is an even tone over the whole surface. If you concentrate the brushing in one area, it may look patchy. Then buff with a soft cotton cloth.

If you are wishing to slow down the natural tarnishing process then we recommend regular polishing with a good quality brush and a soft cloth. One thing we do have to warn our customers about is that chemical polishes may strip away the original antiquing solution too so take care.

We know it is a tough decision deciding on which finish to go for, which is why you can request a free metal swatch of any of our finishes, not just Brass. Alternatively, our sales team not only see all the finishes on a daily basis but also are extremely knowledgeable on which ones work best in certain environments. So, please do not hesitate to give them a call on 01473 828176 or email us at sales@jim-lawrence.co.uk for any advice.

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