Break with tradition by dressing a chimney breast in mismatched parquet tiles.

Walls Painted in Purbeck Stone and Pitch Black estate emulsions, as before. Chimney breast tiled with oak planks in Dalston (light), Hoxton (medium) and Bronx (dark), all £120 per sq m, Urbanist collection at Ted Todd. FURNITURE Vintage armchair, Nim coffee table and side table, all as before. Alseda stool, £20, Ikea. FLOOR Artwork 22 rug, as before. DETAILS Line Two floor lamp, £529, Norr11 at Heal’s. Vase and cloche, as before. Malachite Pyramid stacking box, £398 Jonathan Adler. Swan Head vase, £16, Graham and Green. Throw, £192, Larusi. Potted faux-staghorn plant, £80, Abigail Ahern.