Botanical Beauty & Timeless Textures: Stuart Graham’s Modern Take on the Arts and Crafts Revival

There’s a quiet magic woven through the fabrics and forms of the Arts and Crafts movement – a design language born in the 19th century, yet remarkably at home in the modern interior. Defined by its celebration of craftsmanship, nature, and ornamentation, this enduring style continues to bloom with fresh interpretations that feel both timeless and theatrical.

Today, the Arts and Crafts aesthetic finds new life in richly layered florals, elaborate embroideries, and sweeping Jacobean motifs that bring a sense of storybook wonder to any space. Rooted in the belief that beauty should be handmade and heartfelt, it favours natural materials, botanical inspirations, and a romantic palette of earthy greens, deep berry tones, and dusky blues.

From sprawling garden scenes to delicately drawn leaves, the style is unmistakably grounded in the organic world – a visual ode to flora and fauna that invites a sense of calm and whimsy indoors. As interiors continue to lean into warmth, texture, and character, the Arts and Crafts revival feels not only welcome – but wonderfully inevitable.

Here, the team from Stuart Graham shares how to introduce the style into the home today.

Go Bold in Your Home with Highly Detailed Designs

The more large-scale the design, the bigger the impact. Fabrics featuring trailing florals, playful wildlife and sprawling foliage, as well as conversational scenes of nature, convey the movement perfectly. Looking for the ideal fabric for your next upholstery project? Create a centrepiece and present it on a large footstool, or make a feature of your window space with vibrant, free-flowing embroideries that echo high fashion’s revival of the folklore trend.

Make a Handful of Small Changes for an Impactful Spring Refresh

Recreate current trends, whilst enjoying the flexibility to swap out designs as seasons or tastes change. Alternate your cushion covers for designs showcasing large-scale, pattern-on-pattern designs, Jacobean-inspired florals, or rich blooms found within English country gardens, ensuring maximum impact through quick and easy updates. Coordinate with colourways featured in your upholstery, or pair with vibrant striped designs for a striking contrast of pattern. Drape a matching throw across your sofa for added impact, and place next to a curation of your favourite flowers in a carefully arranged bouquet.

Take Inspiration from Nature’s Rich Palette

Found consistently in Arts-and-Crafts-inspired designs, green should be your first choice when selecting colourways for your Jacobean scheme. From delicate sages to richer, more verdant hues, green is intrinsically connected to nature and all of its healing properties, and is therefore perfect for creating tranquil schemes. Other colourways we would recommend include fresh hues spanning rose and fuchsia to teal, or ruby reds for a more impactful look. Add in mushroom browns and powder blues for a contemporary twist.

Showcase Intricate Techniques for a Diverse Space

Mix densely layered prints, intricate embroideries showcasing free-flowing natural scenes, and richly hued weaves. Woven stripes provide the perfect base for layering when used for upholstery, too. The movement also places an importance on natural materials, so pair with elements such as distressed wood, stone flooring, and exposed brickwork for a rustic, lived-in feel.

Add Greenery Featured Within Your Fabrics Into Your Space

Take inspiration from wild blooms spotted within your fabrics, and present a curation of your favourite florals in vases finished in complementary colourways. Alternatively, add trailing vines or potted greenery in brightly coloured pots for a true nod to nature. Present proudly within window spaces to create an extension of the outdoors.