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Dip into Cornell's sumptuous range of seasonal prints and fabrics and let yourself be inspired. For many, April Cornell floral prints are quite simply a way of life. Famous for bold prints in vivid colours, devoted fans avidly follow and collect each season's range of table-cloths, napkins, linens, and home accessories. From springtime yellows and summery shades, to even more intense winter hues, April Cornell's fresh, seasonal interpretations have kept customers coming back for more. ""April Cornell at Home"" is the first book to showcase April's incredible range of home furnishings - from textiles to teapots - using April's own home in Vermont as an example. Here are all those exquisite floral-painted fabrics that go into her bestselling tablecloths, place mats and quilts. Using April's specialised palettes presented here, any of her patterns - whether they be striped, plaid or floral - can be combined effortlessly to give your home the look you want.While most interior design books leave readers in a no-man's land when it comes to sourcing materials, or actually getting the look they want, the French/Victorian patterns and floral prints in this volume are commonly available from high street retailers and April's website.

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She's an artist whose skilled eye and painter's brush creates her signature brightly colored bedding, table linens, and clothing. The book is as much biography as design tome, and both aspects are inspiring to anyone who delights in Cornell's expressive colour choices and exuberant attitude. - Bedroom & Bath Magazine A self-described flower child in the 70s, April Cornell has spread the bright blossoms of her distinctive home linens and clothing all across North America. - Victoria Magazine Waking up in a bed with bright yellows and limes and the crispness of white, the country patchwork duvet cover and matching pillowcases join the white-crochet cushion cover to make April Cornell's fresh collection say spring. - Southern Lady Magazine

"""She's an artist whose skilled eye and painter's brush creates her signature brightly colored bedding, table linens, and clothing. The book is as much biography as design tome, and both aspects are inspiring to anyone who delights in Cornell's expressive colour choices and exuberant attitude."" - Bedroom & Bath Magazine ""A self-described flower child in the 70s, April Cornell has spread the bright blossoms of her distinctive home linens and clothing all across North America."" - Victoria Magazine ""Waking up in a bed with bright yellows and limes and the crispness of white, the country patchwork duvet cover and matching pillowcases join the white-crochet cushion cover to make April Cornell's ""fresh"" collection say spring."" - Southern Lady Magazine"""

""She's an artist whose skilled eye and painter's brush creates her signature brightly colored bedding, table linens, and clothing. The book is as much biography as design tome, and both aspects are inspiring to anyone who delights in Cornell's expressive colour choices and exuberant attitude."" - Bedroom & Bath Magazine ""A self-described flower child in the 70s, April Cornell has spread the bright blossoms of her distinctive home linens and clothing all across North America."" - Victoria Magazine ""Waking up in a bed with bright yellows and limes and the crispness of white, the country patchwork duvet cover and matching pillowcases join the white-crochet cushion cover to make April Cornell's ""fresh"" collection say spring."" - Southern Lady Magazine""

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April Cornell was raised in Canada and studied Fine Arts at Dawson College in Montreal. It was at Dawson that she met her husband and business partner, Chris Cornell. After travelling the world for more than 25 years in pursuit of beauty, art and products, their company, first started in 1975, has blossomed into a thriving wholesale and retail business.

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