The Natural Home (creative Interiors Inspired By The Beauty Of The Natural World)

The Natural Home is a place where biophilic design comes to life. Organic materials and motifs are the key elements of this decorating style, which is a joy to live with and a joy to behold.

The Natural Home is a place where biophilic design comes to life. Organic materials and motifs are the key elements of this decorating style, which is a joy to live with and a joy to behold.

‘If you love the idea of living in a relaxed environment filled with vintage finds, texture, industrial touches, old meets new and natural earthy colors you will adore The Natural Home.’ Holly Becker, Decor8 blog

Influential art director and stylist Hans Blomquist starts off by exploring the essence of his style. Firstly, Plants and Flowers celebrates the beauty of nature, botanical prints and pictures, and the cycles of the natural world. Display reveals Hans’ passion for creating vignettes that showcase treasured pieces, while Colour presents his favourite earthy palette, which provides the perfect muted backdrop for hits of brighter natural hues. In Texture, he revels in the textures and patinas of natural materials – scuffed wood, frayed rope, beaten metal and bare stone. Finally, Hans shows how to use Fabrics to bring warmth and softness to any interior. In the second part of the book, The Natural Homes, through a series of case studies, Hans explores houses and apartments that showcase the beautiful simplicity and elegance of the natural look. First published in 2012, this a new edition. 

Hans Blomquist is an art director and stylist who is sought after by many prestigious brands. His clients include IKEA, where he started his career, Lexington Company, Marks & Spencer, Bloomingdales and H&M. He is also the author of In the Mood for Colour, Inspired by Nature and Details Make a Home (all published by Ryland Peters & Small). Hans lives between rural Sweden, Paris and Greece, where he is renovating a home on a lesser-known island.