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If you were to ask me what I’m looking to add to my home right now, my answer would be furniture. More specifically, bedroom furniture. Now that our son’s a teenager, he treats the floor as if it were a storage system – something needs to be done. It seems his clothes have outgrown the wardrobe and I keep trying to think of a better answer without filling the room with too much furniture. This is the constant challenge of children’s rooms – when they’re young it’s all about storage for toys, and then as they get older it’s how to fit a desk in without overcrowding the space, as well as ensuring that they’re happy at all times. At the back of my mind, I know I could spend…
1 KEEP ON SHINING Henge light ring, from £3,726, Summerhill + Co 2 CELESTIAL FEAST Seletti Jupiter porcelain dinner plate, Dia 23.5cm, £29, Amara 3 STAR STRUCK Santorini stars in distressed dark blue metal, from £7 each, Nkuku 4 ALL SYSTEMS GLOW Black matte star light, £95, Bhs 5 GLITTERING COMET Gold Star tea light holder, £6, The Contemporary Home 6 SOCIAL SPACE Menu turning table in white oak, £329, The Scandinavian Shop 7 MAP TO THE STARS Diagram of the Comet of 1858 Birch Ply Print, 1 metre sq, £310, Surface View 8 FLY ME TO THE MOON The Karlsson Moon wall clock, £84, Houseology 9 AFTER DARK Pollux candle holder, £25, Habitat…
1 HIDE AND CHIC Rose gold jewellery box, £18, Joy 2 GILT EDGE Criterion coasters, £18.50 for set of four, Within 3 SWEET SCENT Athena ultrasonic aroma diffuser, £70, Madebyzen.com 4 ORE INSPIRING Terena room divider in antique gold finish, £1,120, Out There Interiors 5 ROSE BOWL Polka vase in pastel pink, £15, Annabel James 6 GOLDEN HANDSHAKE Brass hands nutcracker, £198, Jonathan Adler 7 ALL THAT GLITTERS Lisbeth pendant, £175, Laura Ashley 8 BLUSH TONES Lara peach linen hand and guest towels, £15 for two, LinenMe 9 HAPPY HOUR Boutique hotel cocktail shaker, £70, John Lewis 10 SUGAR CRUSH The Hunter chair in Moon Earth Candy wool, £1,200, Sofa Workshop…
WOOD-AND-STEEL DINING TABLE Can you tell me where Louise and Scott Coates found the beautiful dining table that takes pride of place in their kitchen-diner (p102, September 2015)? ANGELA FYFE, BY EMAIL The Coates spotted their Plank table, by Danish company Naver (navercollection.dk), while in Copenhagen. The design has oil-burned steel legs, a solid-wood top in a choice of timbers and finishes, and it comes in five sizes, with the possibility to extend with up to two extension leaves. Prices start at £4,000 for the smallest size, H74 x W180 x D100cm, from The Conran Shop (0844 848 4000, conranshop.co.uk). You might also like the Darby table (shown right) by Steven Owens for Benchmark (01488 608020, benchmarkfurniture.com), which is made from either oak or elm with legs in cast iron…
SWEET DREAMS Planning a new look for your bedroom, but don’t know where to begin? Whether you’re shopping for brighter bedding, or an entirely fresh scheme, you’ll find all the design inspiration you need to create your most beautiful boudoir at housetohome.co.uk/bedroom FIND US ON FACEBOOK See the rooms we’re lusting after on facebook.com/25beautifulhomes. We’d love to hear from you, so get in touch and tell us all about your favourite interiors. LOOKS YOU’LL LOVE Want to create the perfect look for your home? Find a scheme to inspire your interior at housetohome.co.uk/25beautifulhomes EXPERT ADVICE From planning a layout to choosing cabinetry, or buying appliances, we’ve got all aspects of kitchen design covered at housetohome.co.uk/kitchen TAKE A LOOK INSIDE Other people’s homes are always a valuable source of…
INSPIRING HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Grade-II listed 18th-century lodge LOCATION Surrey ROOMS Hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, games room, orangery, utility room, cloakroom, four bedrooms (two en suite), bathroom PURCHASED 2009 PREVIOUS PROPERTY ‘We lived in a semi-detached nearby before here,’ says Vicky. Despite having only just completed a three-year renovation on their semi-detached in Surrey, Vicky and Daniel Whatford couldn’t resist going to view a run-down Victorian lodge nearby after Vicky spotted it in a local property paper. ‘I persuaded Daniel to come to the open day, although he wasn’t very keen as we’d only just finished laying the carpets that week and hadn’t yet had time to enjoy the fruits of our labours,’ smiles Vicky. Never one to shy away from a challenge, the couple were unfazed…
