Get organised for the months ahead with these top spring interiors dates for your diary, from the house tours to book to the pop ups to pop in to and a covetable homewares gem that proves eggs aren’t just for Easter.
Book now
Don’t miss the chance to check out Cosmic House, the idiosyncratic family home of late architect and landscape artist Charles Jencks, which is considered to be one of the key landmarks in the development of Post-Modernist architecture.
Mark April 18 in your diary, when tickets for May tours go on sale (at 12pm prompt); spaces are limited due to the museum’s prime residential Holland Park location.
For a day trip
Other notable properties also worth snooping around reopen in April. Farleys House, home of surrealists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose, is worth the trip to East Sussex alone (combine it with nearby Charleston, holiday home of the Bloomsbury Set, and an amble around pretty Lewes).
In Hertfordshire, the home and gardens of sculptor Henry Moore opens on April 16 with Encounters, exploring the interactions between Moore and the people and objects in his orbit.
Top pop ups
Selfridges plays host to a Milanese supermarket circa 1960 with Seletti Market, an immersive takeover by the playful Italian homewares brand (until late August).
If crafting is your thing, check out e-tailer Quinn Says’s pop-up (until April 29) in Belgravia, which will boast frame-making and flower-painting workshops alongside its desirable handmade homewares and clothes.
South of the river, So Last Century vintage fair is taking over Beckenham Place Mansion on Easter Monday.
London exhibitions for interiors fans
Drag the minimalist in your life to The Edwardians: Age of Elegance at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace (from April 11) for an historic appreciation of intentional clutter.
Through 300 exquisite objects it explores the lives and tastes of two of Britain’s most fashionable royal couples — King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and King George V and Queen Mary.
The gallery is just five minutes’ walk from The Blewcoat School, which houses award-winning interior design practice Studio Ashby.
South African artist Anico Mostert is in residence until May 16 with Interlude, providing the opportunity to discover her inks on calico and a chance to see this remarkable building IRL (by appointment: email info@studioashby.com).
Round off with a showcase by Sandra Benhamou at Invisible Collection’s chic HQ in Marylebone (until June).
The French interior architect and designer taps into her roots as a set designer to create an experiential setting imbued with a cinematic atmosphere, inspired by Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love.
Best interiors books for April
Before impulsively sloshing paint on the walls come the bank holiday, make sure to have read Master the Art of Colour (Penguin, £25) first.
Authored by Tash Bradley, colour psychologist and millennial paint brand Lick’s director of interior design, it’s a valuable resource for tips, colour theory and making the right choices from the start.
If you’re keen to steer well clear of trends, then You are Home by Africa Daley-Clarke (Orion, £25) is a beautiful guide to creating nourishing and unique spaces.
Homeware to shop this month
Tis the season of chocolate eggs, but for the chicken’s variety, there’s a new must-have: Alfred Newall’s Bobbin Egg Rack.
Its hand-turned “legs” and finials in oak are miniature versions of the designer’s revered shelves. One holds a dozen eggs; it’s the sort of piece you’ll cherish forever.
From £125, alfrednewall.com
