home comforts
Give your space an instant uplift with these hero homewares – no planning permission required
SPRING GREENS
NO GARDEN? NO PROBLEM. BRING THE OUTSIDE IN AND PAIR NATURAL FABRICS WITH FRESH, ZINGY SHADES OF LIME AND CHARTREUSE. AND IF YOU’RE GREENFINGERED (OR NOT), KEEP A NOTE OF ALL THINGS FOLIAGE IN SMYTHSON’S NEW GARDENING JOURNAL.
Hanging plant pots, £23 for 2, Toast; Glasses, £65 for 4, Oka; Light shade, £65, Oliver Bonas; Journal, £185, Smythson; Mug, £25, Emma Bridgewater; Placemat, £3.50, Primark
Soap, £20, Jacquemus; Plant, £30, Kalinko; Cushion, £135, Liberty; The Gourmand’s Lemon, A Collection of Stories And Recipes, £40, Taschen; Pot, £77, Dinosaur Designs; Chair, £139, Ikea
FUTURISTIC PALAZZO
IF BARBARELLA OWNED AN 18TH CENTURY PARISIAN APARTMENT, THIS WOULD BE IT. COMBINE NEO-CLASSICAl ELEGANCE WITH SMOOTH SILVER AND SCULPTURAL SILHOUETTES AND ONE-OF-A-KIND VINTAGE FINDS FOR THE PERFECT MIX OF OLD AND NEW.
Ceiling light, £159, made.com; Tray, £12, Puebco; Side table, £199, Swoon; Room divider, £325, Cox & Cox; Candelabra, £119, Cotswold Luxe; Cushion, £80, Clarke & Clarke; Throw, £195, John Lewis & Partners; Metal Candle, £39, Homework
Candle sticks, £130 for 2, Georg Jensen; Michelangelo. The Complete Works, £75, Taschen; 1960s Gae Aulenti velvet armchair, £869, Vinterior; Vase, £52, Arket
POWER PATTERNS
MORE OF A MAXIMALIST THAN A MINIMALIST? PILE ON THE PATTERN AND PREPARE FOR A PRINT EXTRAVAGANZA WITH DIOR’S BLUE LOTUS PLATES, VAISSELLE’S PAINTERLY POTTERY AND CHRISTINA LUNDSTEEN’S VELVET STRIPED CUSHIONS. PLAIN IS SIMPLY NOT AN OPTION.
Wall lamp, £40, Dunelm; Rug, £140, French Connection; Glasses, £390 for 2, La Double J; Trinket tray, £50, Jonathan Adler; Plate, £100, Dior; Room spray, £56, Diptyque
Cushion, £168, Christina Lundsteen; Cutlery, £105 for 5-piece set, Ralph Lauren Home; Vase, £95, Vaisselle; Cup and saucer, £80, Themis Z; Orange Blossom toothpaste, £7.20, Marvis; Candlesticks, £60 for 2, Oka
DARK VICTORIANA
VERGE ON THE SIDE OF GOTHIC BY PAIRING EMERALD GREEN AND DEEP NAVY SOFT FURNISHINGS WITH ORNATE CANDLESTICKS AND INTRICATE CAST-IRON GARDEN CHAIRS. THE FINAL FLOURISH? FORTNUM & MASON’S BONE CHINA CUPS AND SAUCERS, WHAT ELSE?
Light shade, £396, House of Hackney; Rug, £159, Morris & Co at Ruggable; Glass, £44, Seletti at farfetch.com; Spiritus Sancti diffuser, £178, Trudon; Spode 1770 Italian cup and saucer, £82, Fortnum & Mason
Lamp, £214, and shade, £47, Pooky; Candlestick, £20, Next Home; Candles, £12.50, The Conran Shop; Elisabethan Rose Body and Hand Wash, £48, Penhaligon’s; Chair, £249, Cotswold Luxe; Soap case, £185, Celine; Cushion, £19.40, M&S
MODERN CLASSIC
CLEAR OUT THE CLUTTER TO MAKE SPACE FOR UNDERSTATED BUT COOL CONCRETE PILLARS, SLATE GREY FABRICS AND STATUESQUE FLOOR LAMPS. KEEP TABLESCAPING MINIMAL WITH SLEEK, STAINLESS STEEL KITCHENWARE AND ANN DEMEULEMEESTER’S CHIC, SHARP BLACK CUTLERY SET.
Light, £55, Wickes; Cutlery, £620, Ann Demeulemeester at Serax; Sparkling water tap, £179, Aarke; Concrete stool, £107, Marie Michielssen at Serax; Cotton Poplin candle, £70, Byredo; Vase, £625, L’Objet; Coffee pot, £190, Tom Dixon
Rug, £144, Rugvista; Duvet cover, from £135, Tekla; Lamp, £135, Oliver Bonas; Table, £1,345, Kave Home; Jug, £52, Soho Home
MONDRIAN MOVEMENT
GO GRAPHIC AND DRAW INSPIRATION FROM ONE OF THE GREATS. OPT FOR PAINT-BOX BRIGHTS IN RED, YELLOW AND COBALT BLUE AND LOOK FOR MELAMINE AND PERSPEX FOR A 2024 TAKE ON FURNITURE, IDEALLY IN THE FORM OF KARTELL’S PILLAR-BOX RED SIDE TABLE.
Radio and speaker, £575, Teenage Engineering at Goodhood; Melamine flutes, £18 for 4, Next; Boxes, from £275, Pacific Connections at Greeks Bearing Gifts; Mondrian by Susanne Deicher, £15, Taschen; Vase, £38.95, The Masie; Magazine rack, £129.99, The House of Bloc
Side table, £397, Kartell at Selfridges; Cake slice, £36.20, Sabre Paris; Chair, £1,935.26, Muller Van Severen at 1st Dibs; Mug, £5, Dunelm; Lamp, £160, &Tradition at Goodhood; Butter knife, £44, Allday Goods
RUSTIC ITALIAN
DREAMING OF GUZZLING OLIVE OIL IN THE SUN-DRENCHED TUSCAN HILLS? US TOO. INSTEAD, PUT THE APEROL ON ICE AND SET THE SCENE FOR AN ITALIAN FEAST IN YOUR VERY OWN KITCHEN, WITH NATURAL LINENS, STUDIO POTTERY AND ARTISANAL CROCKERY. YOUR FINAL ACCESSORY? PIZZA, OF COURSE.
Pizza oven, £599.99, Gozney; Bowl, £59.50, Angela Reed; Espresso cups, £43 for 6, HKLiving; Jug, £145, Alexandra Manousakis; Moka pot, £40, Bialetti
Napkins, £28 for 4, AM.PM at La Redoute; Candles, £16 for 2, Loaf; Olive oil, £13.40, Il Casolare; Oil bottle, £50, Mike Parry at Abask; Pot, £12.99, H&M Home; Salad servers, £7, Anyday at John Lewis & Partners; Pot, £225, Le Creuset
WORDS & SHOPPING JULIA HARVEY