From Pirate boy’s bedrooms to nautical colour tones and prints that complement mummy’s sailing yacht dress, add in a strand of beach hut fairy lights and you have a pretty good nautical summer from Laura Ashley.

It’s not of course the whole story but it did have some of the strongest design elements, the items you would really want and top of that list for any young boy has to be the pirate ship light.

Loving the Pirate ship light for boys bedrooms from Laura Ashley for summer 2012

Loving the Pirate ship light for boys bedrooms from Laura Ashley for summer 2012

Keeping it nautical, fairy light beach huts by Laura Ashley for summer 2012

Keeping it nautical, fairy light beach huts by Laura Ashley for summer 2012

Brilliant 'Shiver me Timbers' colouring wallpaper, those pencils are supersized by the way, Laura Ashley summer 2012

Brilliant 'Shiver me Timbers' colouring wallpaper, those pencils are supersized by the way, Laura Ashley summer 2012

Pirate theme bedding for boys at Laura Ashley summer 2012

Pirate theme bedding for boys at Laura Ashley summer 2012

Nautical colours for girls prints with pink letter bedding behind,

Nautical colours for girls prints with pink letter bedding behind

Womens styling links well with the girls without being a copycat

Womens styling links well with the girls without being a copycat

The stripe story is strong on the High St for summer 2012, Laura Ashley

The stripe story is strong on the High St for summer 2012

Other prints for girlswear were retro inspired or childlike

Other prints for girlswear were retro inspired or childlike

Candy coloured prints for Laura Ashley girlswear summer 2012

Candy coloured prints in simplistic prints at Laura Ashley spring 2012

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