Elio Armchair, in Grenadine, at Ceraudo
(Picture: Ceraudo)Having most recently inspired Kim Jones’ Spring 23 Dior menswear collection, it’s hard to think that interest in the Bloomsbury Group aesthetic will ever abate.
Your home may not resemble Charleston, the residence of Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, but it most certainly has a selection of naked walls and plain furniture crying out for murals (ambitious) and hand-painted motifs (achievable).
Heed artist Tess Newall, whose hand-painted squiggly borders and strings of pearls adorn numerous pieces in Swedish designer Beata Heuman’s projects.
The look can also be realised with pattern-pulsing fabrics, spirited ceramics and elaborate furniture - pieces that merge the confluence of tastes and styles for which the Bohemian bunch was so famed. Proudly eccentric, it celebrates layers upon layers and an abundance of freewheeling flair.
Quash your minimalist urges and plump for a full-fat, conversation-starting chair that’s as comfy as it looks. £1775 from Ceraudo.
This delicious lampshade will light up moody corners and obligate the trial – and no doubt error – of DIY. Just choose your practice piece wisely. Lampshade, £250 from Cressida Bell.
Enliven an otherwise snoozy sofa with this peppy, painterly cushion cover. ‘Clouds’ design by Duncan Grant, £65, from Charleston.
Coffee tastes better in the company of a hand-painted hen who won’t judge the fact that you’re on your third at not yet 10am. This Amalfi pink mug costs £26.50 from Divertimenti.
A hand thrown bowl resplendent in kook and colour. Even if your dinner is drab or your well-intentioned fruit bowl growing mould, it’ll perk you right up. Poplars by Jitka Palmer costs £130 from Contemporary Ceramics.
There’s something calming about this energetic still life, which is precisely why it should hang above your WFH station. This Vanessa Bell print costs £70 from King and McGraw.
Trends can feel tyrannical yet bobbin has kept its cool — a fact that’s no more evident than in this dainty and affordable smoky green table. It costs £225 from John Lewis.
