NATURAL SELECTION
How to get the fresh botanical look in four very di erent ways – all of them brimming with precious pieces of antique and vintage design
Four fresh, botanical looks for your home using characterful antiques and vintage prints
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If you’re fortunate enough to have a window seat or well-lit alcove, use it to your advantage with towering palms, vintage cushions and, of course, a stack of well-thumbed tomes.
On floor:
Nineteenth-century French figure, £395, Chloe Cyphus Antiques; two from a set of nine architectural plaques c1840, £785, The Decorator Source; vintage bamboo hand-carved birdcage, £69, Vintage Junkie Bridport; green art nouveau jardinière (in birdcage), £35, Rachel’s & Michael’s Antiques; Asparagus fern ‘Sprengeri’, £23, Wild Leaf; large-scale fern print from a set of four c1859, £810, Lorfords. On seat: Primavera cushion, 140; Mille Fleurs cushion, 140, both Svenskt Tenn; books, from £5 each, Life of Si; majolica jardinière, £150, The Alleyways Antiques Centre; Howea forsteriana plant, £50, Wild Leaf.
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The unpainted wooden panelling in this study creates an inviting, calm and studious atmosphere. Campaign furniture, botanical prints and other travel-related ephemera are redolent of the early explorers to newly discovered lands.
Jug (with palm in), find similar at Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair. Spanish 16th-century-style globe on stand c1950, £1,850, The Decorator Source. Large-scale fern prints c1859 (three shown), £810 for four; antique Kashan rug, £3,800, all Lorfords. Campaign writing table, £1,850, Christopher Clarke Antiques. Drawings (on table), stylist’s own. Mahogany hall chair, £110, Brownrigg. Books, from £5 each, Life of Si. Old sun helmet c1940, £100, Lorfords. Oriental Bird cushion, 160, Svenskt Tenn. Trailing plant Scindapsus pictus ‘Argyraeus’, £26, Wild Leaf. Rattan storage basket, £89, Rose & Grey. Ctenanthe oppenheimiana plant, £59.50, Wild Leaf. French cotton reel shelves c1900, £1,100, Lorfords. Binoculars c1930s, £45, Rachel’s & Michael’s Antiques. Glass dome, £650 for a pair, Lorfords. Nineteenth-century mahogany campaign apothecary box, £380, Lorfords. Books, as before. Cast brass Brighton Bun travel candlesticks, £565 for a pair, Christopher Clarke Antiques. Small urn, find similar at Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair.
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Blessed with natural light thanks to the tall windows, this is the ideal spot for dining in style. The foliate-pattern service and plaques, classical urn and ornate chandelier work together to give this room understated grace. Twentieth-century pineapple finials (on window sill), £695 for a pair; marble-top garden table, £1,750; Louis XV-style chandelier c1925, £3,200; 18th-century Italian dining chairs, £3,800 for eight; Victorian hand-coloured printed bone china Cuba pattern dinner service c1875, £1,100; English iron urn c1900, £650 for a pair, all Lorfords. Canteen of cutlery, £165, Rachel’s & Michael’s Antiques. Glass decanter, £33, Focus on the Past. Wine glasses, £45 for six, Rachel’s & Michael’s Antiques. Green candelabra, £33 each, The Ark Angel. Rose resin statue and plinth, £1,295, Tobys Reclamation. On shelves: green vase, £30, Old Albion; Hedera plant, £8, Wild Leaf; architectural plaque c1840, £785 for nine; three Egyptian coptic jars in alabaster c1880, £685, all The Decorator Source;
vellum books c1636, £150 each, Chloe Cyphus Antiques; bone china swan, £25; Sylvac vase, £28, both Old Albion; Nephrolepis exaltata fern, £23, Wild Leaf; Spode mantel vase, £45, Old Albion; Hedera plant, £8, Wild Leaf; painted French urn, £175, Anne Fowler; Nephrolepis exaltata fern, £23, Wild Leaf; plate from Cuba pattern dinner service, as before. Howea forsteriana plant, £50, Wild Leaf.
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Natural jute rug with black tassels, £150, Rockett St George. 1960s French coffee table, £795, Brownrigg. 1960s botanical print tray, £15; 1960s Stelvia Snowflake Green glass vase, £65; Luminarc French green stemmed glasses, £4 each, all Clutterfingers. 1950s ceiling light, £395, Cream & Chrome. Teodor Elegant 1950s three-seater sofa, £1,600, Stedsans. Vintage Surf Boards cushion, £45, Retro Living. Primavera cushion,č ; Mille Fleurs cushion, č , both Svenskt Tenn. 1950s French advertising poster, £450, Lorfords. Brass-and-glass four-tier shelving unit, £275, Rockett St George. Mango wood plant pot, £12.99, H&M. Nephrolepis exaltata fern, £23, Wild Leaf. Green Holmgaard glass vase, £1,800 for a collection of six, Lorfords. J&G Meakin Spring Morning coffee pot, £195, Clutterfingers. Green books, stylist’s own. J&G Meakin Garden Party coffee pot, £395, Clutterfingers. Terrarium, find similar on Etsy. Books (on bottom shelf), from £5 each, Bookbarn International. Blue Holmgaard glass vase, £1,800 for a collection of six, Lorfords. Gold plant pot, £12.99, H&M. Chlorophytum comosum plant, £8, Wild Leaf. Mid-century wicker bamboo plant stand, £32, Vintage Junkie Bridport. Phlebodium aureum plant, £26, Wild Leaf.