Create a Sacred Space in Your Home - Female owned businesses creating seductive interiors

In the Netflix series 'How to Build a Sex Room', interior designer Melanie Rose makes it her mission to re-discover intimacy and create ‘sacred spaces’ in the home.

We thought we’d introduce you to some of our favourite seductive designs, all created by female owned businesses.

Daring wallpapers and fabrics

Award winning interiors brand The Monkey Puzzle Tree has collaborated with artist Sarah Jane Palmer to create subtle but daring erotic designs.

Their monochrome Maitrise wallpaper shows intertwined couples amidst handcuffs and chains, all subtly concealed in a baroque pattern in black on white.

'Maitrise' wallpaper, £132 per 10m roll, from The Monkey Puzzle Tree

Artist Sarah Jane Palmer also creates bespoke erotic wallpaper designs and hand printed papers under her own brand Muriel Design.  

Naughty Nets! 

A distraction from prying eyes, these secretly naughty voile curtains may look innocent but take a closer look…

'At first you don't see the couples, but when you make out their shapes you have the notion of something forbidden hiding beneath the respectability of a traditional net curtain' - artist Sarah Jane Palmer

 Body Lace voile fabric, £78/m from The Monkey Puzzle Tree

Perfect for giving you privacy with a pretty twist.

Lighting for your boudoir

Of course, seductive lighting is a must for your new space. 

Trikonasana black multi-arm light £204.99 from Dowsing & Reynolds

Dowsing & Reynolds, headed up by Ally Dowsing Reynolds, creates stunning moody lighting. From the industrial to the decadent, they also stock a beautiful coordinating range of metal dimmer switches in a range of finishes, essential for creating the right mood.

Black double dimmer switch, £65.99 from Dowsing & Reynolds.

Accessories

Hand made by female fronted Yorkshire based company Something Wicked, this beautifully presented bondage kit is an essential accessory for your boudoir.

Bondage Starter Kit £235 from Something Wicked 

Something Wicked also have an extensive range of exquisite luxury leather lingerie.

And for after...

Perfect for your post coital cup of tea, Tease Me, founded by Santa Sakic make stunning china tea sets and vases which celebrate the female form. All hand made in Stoke on Trent.

Tea set, £55 from Tease Me

The Soundtrack

We've been listening to the critically acclaimed album 'Prioritise Pleasure' by Self Esteem. A frank and insightful exploration of the complexities of female sexuality.

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About The Monkey Puzzle Tree

Multi award winning English made interiors with a twist and a conscience.

Combining a love of colour and pattern with a strong ethical purpose, their exquisite textiles and wallcoverings enrich interiors with character, authenticity and a quiet sense of rebellion.

Established in 2017 by Charlotte Raffo, The Monkey Puzzle Tree carved out a new way to harness creative ideas by collaborating with carefully selected Yorkshire artists, celebrating the best of the North of England's creativity, eccentricity and innovation.

The company works to support local communities and minimise the environmental impact of their products, paying their artists generous royalties and manufacturing their luxury designs within 100 miles of their Leeds studio.

Awarded ‘Best in British Product Design’ at the Hotel Designs Brit List Awards 2021 for ‘Metamorphosis’ linen union fabric
Awarded a Design Guild Mark in 2021 for ‘Hit the North’ real cork wallpaper.