A New English Style

At Thyme (home of Bertioli) this October, join renowned designers Mary Graham and Nicole Salvesen of Salvesen Graham, together with writer Aimee Farrell, Contributing Editor at the Financial Times’ How To Spend It, for an inspiring discussion on the art of country living and their debut book, A New English Style, at Thyme’s Tithe Barn.

Salvesen Graham will share their signature principles and explore how to bring classic English style into your home - from the art of layering and pattern, to blending antiques with contemporary pieces, and more.

Five Golden Rules for Incorporating Classic English Style into Modern Homes

1. Honour the Architecture

Details give a home its authenticity. Even something as simple as an architrave can change how the eye reads a space. A door can be disguised or, with the right moulding, it can announce itself with confidence.

2. Celebrate Pattern and Colour
Classic English interiors thrive on the mix of pattern and hue. The Georgians used colour generously but with restraint, a lesson for today. In modern homes, let context guide the palette: bold in the city, grounded in the country, softened by the sea.

3. Layering
English style is built in layers. Wood against stone, gloss beside matt, classical forms meeting modern ones. These contrasts give a room rhythm and atmosphere, never contrived but always considered.

4. Collect, Don’t Curate
The most inviting homes feel evolved over time. Antiques with contemporary pieces, inherited treasures beside new finds. Rooms are never truly finished, only enriched with each iteration.

5. The Collection
Our collection distils eighteenth-century designs for the modern home. Whether paired with antiques or set within a sparse space, these fabrics and wallpapers bring history, warmth and character.