Inspire: The Art of Living with Nature
Floral stylist Willow Crossley presents 50 uplifting projects to help you bring nature into your home.
In Inspire: The Art of Living with Nature, Willow embraces her passion for plants and shows how to use both flower-shop purchases, beachcombing bounty, home-grown harvests and hedgerow finds foraged on countryside walks to decorate your home. Divided into five chapters on Woodland, Flora, Fauna, Edibles and Beach, here are more than 50 ideas ranging from hellebores displayed in test tubes to a wreath made from hydrangeas, spring narcissi planted in wooden wine boxes, a tabletop display incorporating apples and pears, displays of pebbles, coral and shells, sea urchins fashioned into napkin rings, hollowed-out red cabbages used as vases, a colourful posy of chillies and a stylish wall display of antlers and feathers.
Willow Crossley has a background in design. After a degree in fashion journalism at University of the Arts London, she worked on magazines before moving to the south of France. From here she began her online business Willow Rose Boutique, selling her word-art designs, fabric-covered books and bespoke jewellery. Her first book, The Art of Handmade Living, was published by CICO Books in 2012. Her website is www.willowcrossley.com. Willow is based in Oxfordshire.