Last year I spent 2 weeks travelling around Japan, which was an amazing experience. I’ve always been fascinated by Tokyo since I was at school and saw a TV program about businessmen sleeping in crazy sounding capsule hotels!
I was lucky enough to visit in late March, and the famous cherry blossoms were out in full bloom. People in Japan treat the sakura with a kind of reverence and celebrate with hanami parties (basically a great excuse to sit under the trees, drink and be merry!). And it’s not just a visual thing – we ate cherry blossom ice cream and cherry blossom sweets which were like mini works of art!
I recently saw this cushion from Laura Ashley and it brought back all those wonderful memories. I think it would look stunning on a bright pink armchair, perhaps upholstered in a chenille or chunky cord.
Homebase also have a beautiful cherry blossom wallpaper which could look good on a feature wall (I think a whole room would be overpowering) I’m tempted to visit my local store at the weekend to pick up a sample – even if I don’d end up using it, I could put it in a frame to make a great piece of mini-art!
