ONE OF LIVINGETC’S FAVOURITE STYLISTS, MARIANNE Cotterill contributes to many of the world’s leading magazines, consults with brands such as Farrow & Ball and works as an interior designer for private clients. Here, she explains how to team modern style with vintage…
My mum and aunty used to run the church jumble sales where we lived in North Wales and I remember sitting on black bin bags watching with great excitement to see if they found a fur coat or a handbag with extraordinary jewellery inside. Later on, I helped out with the bric-abrac and one day, when I was about nine, I had a stall that took more money than anyone else in the hall!
What do you love most about finding interesting pieces?
It’s like a hunt – why spend £18k on a sideboard when you can find one for £800? I look for things that make me smile. I love the one-off rather than the uniform – when things are replicated and reproduced, they lose their fascination and beauty for me.
How does vintage work in your own home?
This story is from the August 2017 edition of Living Etc Magazine.
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