Heatherly Design

The Design Files features Heatherly Design…..

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:02:26 +0000

Lucy Feagins from The Design Files showcases every day something new in design. Whether it be interiors, fashion or an interview with a leading designer, her take on what’s in is always fascinating and insightful to read.

Here at Heatherly Design, we were most humbled when our designs were featured in April. Below is her feature……

I discovered Heatherly Design recently at Magnolia Square Fair – prompting another ‘why didn’t I know about this already!?’ moment! Wow, what a brilliant little local design company! Based in rural Victoria, Heatherly started out in 2000 with an initial focus on interior design and colour consultation. Heatherly’s owner/director Georgie Leckey soon recognised a gap in the market for stylish custom upholstered bedheads, and seized the opportunity to adapt and fill this niche.

The Heatherly Design website allows customers to design a custom bedhead according to Heatherly’s range of designs, sizes and fabrics – or you can source and supply your own fabric if you prefer. The prices are extremely reasonable, particularly for a customised locally-made product!

My fave has got to be the raw Belgian linen with cross-stitch detail (below)… beautiful! (There is a stunning shot of it, styled by Glen Proebstel, which featured in Country Style magazine – check it out on the Heatherly Press Page).

Do yourself a favour in keeping up with the latest in design and subscribe to her blog each day. It will be one email in your inbox you will look forward to each morning…..

Behind the scenes at Studio DI photo shoot

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 04:50:20 +0000

We were priviledged to cross paths with the talented team at Studio DI in Collingwood. Being in the hands of a professional team of stylists and photographers saw our designs come to life. Never again will I take for granted how these stylists eye for detail ensures a perfectly folded eiderdown, a pillow that captures the light just right or a vase of flowers so elegantly positioned. Dan and his team were inspiring to work with and we look forward to many more fabulous shoots under their careful eye for detail.

Launching the Islington upholstered bed option……

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:37:20 +0000

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to launch the new Islington upholstered bed.

We give you the opportunity to create your own bed design.
You can incorporate any bedhead design from our collection, choose from either timber legs or an upholstered base to the floor. Bedends can also be included if required.

This option is perfect for leather or faux leather fabrics. Alternatively for those who are wanting to update their bedroom furniture but already have a comfortable mattress,
this design can be modified to include a slat base for your existing mattess.

Beds are flat packed and easily freighted interstate.

A magical ellen key is all that is needed to install!

It really is that simple!
Contact us to discuss your design personally.

Georgie,

Thank you so much for your advice/input on our bedhead and base surround.
The end result is fantastic, better than the picture portrays!
Our bedroom looks complete now!!
You run a great operation, highly recommend your business to everyone. All the very best for the future!!

It really makes my room now……so rapt!

Thanks again.

Linda S
Melbourne

Behind the scenes at Mt Rael Retreat photoshoot

admin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:23:30 +0000

Recently the Heatherly Design Team showcased our latest designs at the beautiful Mt Rael Retreat in Healesville.

It was the perfect setting and a big thank you to our hosts, photographers and support crew for the exhaustive schedule set. Our bedheads were complemented by Bed bath and table’s lastest linen collections and bedside lighting by Mayfield Lamps. After a day of styling, we felt sympathy for Grace in the latest movie “The September Issue” where she spent long days creating beautiful images for Vogue only for Anna Wintour (editor) to cut from publishing!

Three cheers for all the Graces out there!

Profiling a client’s request for her son’s bedroom

admin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:18:37 +0000

We were delighted we could supply a bedhead for a young boy with haemophilia, a rare bleeding disorder. A soft bedhead was critical at night to prevent injury during sleep.
It is emails like this that bring us so much joy and satisfaction.

Dear Georgie,

I wanted to write and thank you for our bedhead. It has been the perfect addition to our son’s new bedroom in more ways than you can imagine.

Tom is three years old and is a severe hemophiliac- his blood contains no clotting factor. This makes life with a very active boy complicated! We were very concerned when purchasing a bed for him as we feared bleeds to his head with a wooden bedhead and also the risk of falling out of bed and hitting the side sections of a traditional bed. Therefore we opted for a bed and base as the safest option. The only drawback was often in a restless sleep Tom would bang is head on the wall (very loudly!) and although this rarely resulted in a bleed it was awful to hear and very worrying. The other issue was his bedroom never looked ‘finished’ with the bed and base up against the wall.
When I saw your article in an issue of ‘House and Garden’ magazine I was very excited. The bedheads featured were exactly what I had in mind, yet had never managed to find in a shop. Your website was very user friendly and the service you provided – outstanding. I appreciated your offer of a discounted bedhead used in a photo shoot and luckily it matched in perfectly with everything else!
Whilst it looks sensational it has answered my prayers in more ways than being visually pleasing. When I tuck Tom into bed at night he is snuggled up with his head on the pillow right next to his lovely padded bedhead. It is so much safer for him and we have not heard a sickening bump in the night since.
Whilst the intention of this email was to thank you for the excellent product and service, I also wanted to request your permission. We are members of the Victorian Haemophilia Foundation (HFV) which supports individuals and families with bleeding disorders such as haemophilia. They produce a regular newsletter and it is very useful to read of other families experiences and things that make life easier. I was wondering if you would mind me passing on your business postcard and a short letter explaining our experiences with Tom’s bed and what a fantastic solution your bedhead has been. There may be other families who are having the same problems we experienced and would be interested in your product.

Thanks again for everything,

Rebecca B

Bannockburn VICTORIA

Profiling a client’s request for a hospital bed….

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:08:07 +0000

We enjoy a challenge and when a request came through to disguise a hospital bed for a lady living with MS, we set out to create a bedroom makeover she could be proud of.

We too were thrilled with the end result

Here is Jane’s story…..

Dear Georgie,

I would once again like to say “I love you” and a big thank you for my absolutely amazing bedroom transformation. It is even better then we imagined.

I have lived with MS for the past 18 years but 2005 began my journey being confined to wheelchair and having to adjust to changes in our home. It was difficult having to give up our much loved queen size bed for 2 single
“hospital” beds, which are not very stylish, to say the least!

So began my search for a bedroom makeover! Surfing the net I came across Heatherly Design Bedheads. I knew a bedhead would help but given the design of a hospital bed with wheels and adjustable heights, it would be complicated to transform our hospital bed to a normal bed setting.

Georgie assisted me with forwarding fabric samples and advising me on what style would best suit my existing furniture in the room. We considered several different options with how to disguise the base of the bed and eventually settled on a velcroed valance option. I was a little hesitant yet confident in Georgie’s professional manner and expertise.

David from Heatherly Design delivered and installed and the end result was amazing! There is absolutely no way anyone would know we are sleeping in hospital beds. My bedroom is stylish and my friends cannot believe my glamourous new bedroom.

Thank you for everything – my bedroom now is a place I am proud of.
We highly recommend Heatherly Design for any bedroom needs.
Jane R
Pascoe Vale South

Profiling a client’s request for an original cowhide bedhead

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:34:04 +0000

Here at Heatherly Design, we pride ourselves on creating unique bedheads. When gorgeous Sada from Adelaide emailed asking if we made cowhide bedheads we “jumped to” and quickly sourced a range of cow hides for her to select from on line. You can see from the attached photo, Sada’s distinct decorating style has come together with the cowhide bedhead as her centrepiece.

You can feel Sada’s excitement when receiving her bedhead late one Friday afternoon. I am sure there are so many girls who can relate to ”remerchandising” late at night.

Dear Georgie,

WHAT HAVE WE DONE???

Circumstances led to me not being able to unwrap my bedhead until about 10.30pm last night…..Well…..what do you think happened between 10.30pm and 1am? Every piece of furniture, bedding, artwork and accessory has been up ended and shifted turning the house completely upside down!
My husband really doesn’t like either one of us right now!!
Because you are right….I am unwilling to put my new purchase in the guest bedroom as initially planned.
I have an amazing hand-forged iron bed from France in the master bedroom that I swore I’d be buried in…. it will soon find itself shifted to the guest room so I can enjoy my new bedhead.

Photos will be forthcoming but since now it looks like a total overhaul of TWO bedrooms, I’m not so sure when.
A most sincere THANK YOU for a job exceptionally well done,
Sada

Sada’s Testimonial

I thought it would be difficult if not impossible to locate a bedhead made from genuine cowhide. However, finding Heatherly Design on the internet made it easier than I dreamed possible! I sent an email explaining my request and quickly received an encouraging reply from proprietor Georgie Leckey. She endeavored to locate a cowhide supplier, sent photo selections, and then closely worked with me to create a georgeous custom-made end product which was then safely shipped interstate. Georgie and her team were professional, helpful, creative and understanding of my needs throughout the entire process. I highly recommend Heatherly Design to make your wildest bedhead dreams a reality.”

Heatherly Design can help you too find the perfect cowhide

Cowhides make a fabulous statement in an upholstered bedhead – they are not just suited to the floor!
Let us help you choose a cowhide for your own bedhead. For all those girls who would rather a cowhide on the floor and a textured linen on the bedhead, we can still assist you with sourcing a cowhide at a most competitive price and freighted direct to your door. It is just a case of specifying size and design and we then can email images for you to choose from. It really is that simple!!