Gabby Deeming

Gabby Deeming spent fifteen years as Creative Director of Decoration at House & Garden, becoming one of the magazine's defining voices on print, pattern and colour. After a career-shaping year in France in her twenties and a sabbatical in India in 2017, she launched Daydress — an ethically minded fashion line celebrating block-printed fabrics.

Interiors stylist, former Creative Director of Decoration for House & Garden, founder of Daydress.

Course

How to Style with Pattern & Colour

No one knows the world of interiors, fabrics and textiles better than interior stylist and House & Garden’s former Creative Director, Gabby Deeming. An expert when it comes to dressing homes and styling charming vignettes, Gabby shares 20 years worth of interior styling se...

24 Lessons

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Lesson plan — 24 lessons

01 Introduction

01 Meet Gabby

02 Styling: The foundations

02 The transformative power of styling
03 Where to begin
04 An introduction to colour and pattern
05 The art of editing
06 A few rules of thumb

03 The process of creating a scheme

07 Finding your starting place
08 Creating a scheme - Part 1: Starting with a paint colour
09 Creating a scheme - Part 2: Starting with a picture
10 Creating a scheme - Part 3: Sketching your room
11 Creating a scheme - Part 4: Pulling fabrics together

04 The practical art of arranging

12 How to display your objects: Arranging a sideboard
13 Textiles, cushions and comfort: Styling your sofa
14 Making the most of your bedroom
15 Creating character on your dresser
16 Sorting out a tricky corner
17 Creating a beautiful table
18 The power of collections and how to display them
19 Get creative
20 Styling your room for the camera

05 Expanding your style horizon

21 The New Craftsmen
22 Pentreath & Hall
23 The Conran Shop - Part 1
24 The Conran Shop - Part 2

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