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Coulson Macleod Wedding: Venue

Macleod — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:33:18 +0000

Coulson Macleod visited their first wedding venue this morning.

And we think it’s perfect.

Here’s a sneak peek of Dodmoor House…

Converted barns. Private courtyard. Flagstones. Bare brick walls. Very rustic. Very Coulson Macleod.

What do you think?

Coulson Macleod Is All Loved Up

Hungry For Handmade

Macleod — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:50:03 +0000

Great article in the Sunday Telegraph a few weeks back that said we should be very excited, because this season is all about the traditional, mixed with flea-market finds.

And we love flea-market finds. Which is why at Coulson Macleod we try to recreate this with many of our art collections.

Handmade. Hand painted. Reclaimed wood. Distressed typography.

The key theme for the autumn/winter 2010 interior is “heirloom”. The article says we’re craving timeless pieces that will look just as good a decade or two down the line, and retailers are granting our wish with handmade accessories using traditional fabrics.

Which is exactly what we at Coulson Macleod are doing.

We commission local craftsmen to handmake our distressed typographic prints. We combine their traditional skills with our contemporary art. So again, we’re bang on trend!

One of the companies highlighted in the piece is Anta, who we featured back in August. Anta has been a personal love of mine for many years. In fact, here is my collection of their slightly wonky, handpainted, stoneware mugs…

Made You Look, Made You Stare

Macleod — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:28:01 +0000

Want to introduce you to the amazing work of Christina Looker and Alissa Ross (a lovely Facebook friend) who run Made u Look, wedding/engagement photographers based in California. I’m so in love with their style.

Please let me live in their world…

And do check out their blog too… gorgeous.

Coulson Macleod Loves Vintage

Macleod — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:00:34 +0000

Anyone who regularly reads our blog will no doubt have realised that we love a bit of vintage. And we just came across a fab store in Amsterdam called Neef Louis (found via blog 26 Olive Street)

If you can’t get to Amsterdam, then have a rummage around their great website.

Coulson Macleod Says “An Apple A Day…”

Macleod — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:00:49 +0000

Coulson Macleod loves vintage apple crates. But Coulson Macleod didn’t need vintage apple crates. Until now…

We are now happy owners of six wonderful crates, also known as bushel boxes. I have no idea when ours date from, each one is different. So if anyone knows of this company Swann Morton of Wisbech (I had a quick search on Google but couldn’t find anything) then do let us know. It’s fun knowing the provenance of items.

They are really rather heavy, and are going to make superb props in our photo shoot.

Coulson Macleod Keeps Calm

Macleod — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:57:04 +0000

Coulson Macleod’s latest collection of limited edition prints… Calm Britannia

Distressed Union Jack flags printed onto natural, coarse-weave, unbleached linen and then encased in a chunky sandwich of reclaimed wood.

Three different quotes.

Each print costs £169.

The frames are all handmade using reclaimed antique Victorian roof timbers. We’re totally loving all the natural defects in the timber too, they just ooze charm and character. Bring on the knot holes, nail holes, warps, and water marks!

We’ve fallen head-over-heels in love with these prints. So unique. And we particularly enjoy seeing the linen slightly waft when you open a door!

Coulson Macleod’s Vintage Find

Macleod — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:23:22 +0000

Very excited over our new purchase and thought I’d share it with you. We were rummaging in a junk shop yesterday and came across this vintage bottle crate…

This bottle crate is from Arnold, Perrett & Co. Ltd, a brewery in Gloucestershire that was founded in 1820. Arnold, Perrett & Co. ceased brewing in 1924. The site is now used by Wickwar Brewery.

Not sure how old this crate is, but it doesn’t date to any earlier than 1887 (that’s when the company changed its name to the version on the crate).

The best thing about our new crate is that the supermarket plastic herb pots fit exactly into the bottle slots. I’m off to buy 11 more tubs of mint for a fantastic window planter.

Coulson Macleod Gets Personal

Macleod — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:29:56 +0000

Coulson Macleod now offers a personalization service.

Coulson Macleod bespoke art. Perfect wedding gift.

The bespoke piece has to based on these best-selling prints from our Love Collection:

Simply pick a similar number of words and sentences that you want to incorporate, and we do the rest, resulting in a one-off piece of bespoke artwork that’s totally personal to you.

An ideal gift for someone getting married or a wedding anniversary.

Our bespoke prints cost £249.

Coulson Macleod’s 14 Days of February: Day 9

Macleod — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:44:13 +0000

Coulson Macleod limited edition typographic art

The perfect gift for Valentine’s Day.