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Homeware, furniture and decor to add autumnal warmth and character to interiors and effortlessly enhance everyday routines

WOODLAND SCENES

Hand screen-printed in London, these four new Staffordshire colourways are inspired by designer Beki Bright’s love of antique Staffordshire ceramics. Featuring leaping deer and other animals, the pattern’s abstract movement creates a lively energy. Curtain, Staffordshire in Rust/Stafford Pink; cushions (from top): Staffordshire in Navy/Rust, Field Blue/Forest Green, Pink/Straw Yellow, all £120 a metre, Beki Bright

ELEVATED PILLOWS

If seeking to add a point of difference to plain bedlinen, scalloped pillows and cushions, edged in a soft contrasting tone, can be matched with neutral covers or paired with patterned quilts and cushions, as here, to incorporate several layers of interest. Scallop and Dot pillowcase, £32; Ruffle cushion, £78, Sarah K

STYLE UNDER FOOT

Terracotta tiles can bring a richly coloured lift to a timeless herringbone patterned floor. The clay comes from just outside Florence and is baked to create a tactile surface. This design is available in different shapes including mosaics and a newly launched brick style. It is also worth noting, once sealed, the tiles are suitable for shower walls. Ema Terracotta tiles, from £99.60 a sqm, Claybrook

COSY RETURN

For ease, comfort and organisation in the colder months, a practical place to store everything required for leaving and returning home is invaluable. This hallway unit is inspired by classical architecture and has seven cubbyholes for boots and baskets. Above a handy bench, five attachable hooks make it adaptable for different lifestyles. Ashmolean hallway storage unit £1,795; Berina rug £1,995; Allegro dining table, from £3,195, all Oka

RESPONSIBLE LUXURY

Bespoke studio Lorfords Contemporary has collaborated with Jules Haines, founder of eco-interiors platform Haines, to create a slipper chair with a loose-cover design that showcases luxury handmade furniture crafted using responsibly sourced materials. The chair can be covered in fabrics from Haines Curates range or Lorfords Contemporary’s Vintage Cloth edit. Hendal slipper chair in Pomily Checkers fabric, £5,040, Lorfords Contemporary × Haines

MARBLE EFFECT

To mark Bert & May’s tenth anniversary, the artisan tile brand is launching Marbled, a contemporary new design featuring a painterly, marbled surface. The tiles come in four colours or in any colours from the in-house palette. The mottled texture is designed

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