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Making its debut at the Chelsea Flower Show earlier this year was a stunning collaboration between bespoke sofa experts, Sofas & Stuff and the Royal Horticultural Society. The enchanting new furnishing fabric collection, inspired by the botanical drawing archives of the RHS Lindley Collections, can be used across Sofas & Stuff’s range, including sofas, chairs, beds and cushions. Fabric designs include exquisite sketches by Gertrude Jekyll and William Hooker’s distinctive fruit paintings. As the UK’s leading garden charity, the RHS seeks to inspire a passion for gardening – something it’s achieved beautifully with this new collection.
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The Guardian’s restaurant critic Grace Dent chats to celebs about friendship, family and which comfort foods have seen them through the ups and downs of life, making us all feel better about the goodies we treat ourselves to.
Head to The Great British Food Festival to discover food you love and food you’ve never heard of at this open-air festival at various locations from July to September. Find one near you at greatbritishfoodfestival.com.
Ever wondered what our fave musicians eat at home? In Love. Food.
Family: Recipes from the Kitchen Disco (£20, Hamlyn) Sophie Ellis-Bextor and rocker husband Richard Jones reveal humble family meals to dishes they’ve eaten on the road, plus cocktail recipes to get the party started!
A guilty pleasure for some, Changing Rooms returns to our TV screens. Once again, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is joined by Russell and Jordan of 2LG to transform lacklustre rooms.
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Gone are the days of stocking up on ivory d inner candles whenever you’re at Ikea, now it’s all ab out candles that will elevate, rather than complement, your dinner table. Tall, twisted taper candles , short, fat pillar candles and even candles that look like pieces of art, can all be found in a whole host of rainbow hues, sat in equally colourful, exquisite candle holders, too.
SPOTLIGHT ON
Coloured glass has been a huge trend for interiors, from jewel-hued wine glasses to vases in across statement lighting too. While glass globe pendant lights and bulbs have been firm favourites on the lighting scene for a while, the addition of pairing coloured glass in a variety of different finishes takes direction. Think cut, ribbed and etched glass globes in smokey blue, golden amber and emerald green, wrapped around filament bulbs to create real showstoppers.
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