Get Your Home Ready For Autumn
With the autumnal days just around the corner, we’ve decided to pack away all our summery accessories and capture the feel of the new season with a few fabulous buys for around the house…
’20s-STYLE CUSHIONS
Capture the Downton Abbey (back this Sunday, hurray!) look with these luxe cushions.
Home by Marlo Lorenz Round Velvet Cushions in Antique White and Dusty Rose, £32 each, QVC.
www.qvcuk.com (0800 50 40 30)
MINI GARDEN
If you can’t claim to be green-fingered, you can always fill this up with pots of herbs from the supermarket and pop it on the kitchen windowsill!
Herb Trug, £39, Sparrow & Finch.
www.sparrowandfinch.co.uk (01892 861 202)
EGG HOUSE
Such a simple idea, but such a chi-chi way to store a dozen eggs.
Egg Box with Plaque, £18.95, Boutique Provençale.
www.boutiqueprovencale.co.uk (0800 954 0232)
THE-DISPLAY-ONLY TEA TOWELS
OK, we agree, they’re not cheap, but they definitely have the aah-factor and will look fab just hanging up on display.
Linen Sketch Game Tea Towels, £25 for three, Milton & Manor.
www.miltonandmanor.co.uk (01544 388 304)
CONDIMENT TRUG
Cut down on the leg work and bring all the pickles and condiments to the table in one go – there’s even space for the napkins, too.
Wicker Pickle Basket, £12.95, Velvet Brown.
www.velvetbrown.co.uk (01844 208 261)
SCENTED CANDLE
Fresh and light with the addictive scents of sweet orange, this aromatic candle has all the good ingredients of a designer candle… without the price tag!
La Maison de Senteurs Scented Filled Candle, £5, Marks & Spencer.
www.marksandspencer.com (0845 302 1234)
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