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Warm up your home this autumn with some inviting style updates Make sure you stay snug and on trend this season by choosing key pieces to enhance your interior. Anna Morley highlights how to create serious comfort factor with some cocooning additions.
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ITH the nights drawing in, now is the perfect time to shift your attention to your interior scheme. Prepare for hibernation by turning your space into a welcoming retreat.
Lighting Go for low-level options in living areas rather than one overhead ceiling light, unless it can be dimmed. Ideally have several table and floor lamps, so that you can control the brightness depending on the look you want to create and what task you’re doing. Both Harborough Lights and Lumison Lighting have a great selection.
Lumison Bologna brass reading light, £215
Harborough Lights Enna desk light, £POA
Under foot A well-chosen rug is a quick and easy update to your space: warm on the feet and pleasing to the eye and available in a huge variety of sizes and materials – your toes will thank you for it. Of course, carpet is the king of comfort too, and now could be a good time to upgrade your room or stairs with some wall-to-wall softness. Try the ranges at Barefoot Flooring, Oakham Rugs, the Rug Studio or Brookside Carpets.
Oakham Rugs vintage over-dyed Persian carpet, from £800 per 2m x 1.5m
Vibrant Senses “Complete Bliss” Neom candle, £30
Lily Loves Shopping “Hello” floor mat, £25
Brookside Carpets & Curtains Wool Crafty Hound Whippet alternative flooring, £48.99 per sq m
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Vibrant Senses Noble Isle Fireside Candle, £39 (including snuffer)
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Ambience Create a real comfort zone by lighting candles to give your room an atmospheric glow as well as brightening up dark corners. Opt for seasonally scented varieties to enhance the mood. Vibrant Senses stocks the Neom range, which has therapeutic benefits to relieve stress, calm and relax, aid sleep, boost energy or lift a mood.