Come on over
Create a bright and colourful home to welcome your Easter guests
Hello, sunshine!
Mix vibrant yellows and soft pinks with a splash of on-trend lilac to create a welcoming scheme for your sitting room. Introduce a ‘wow’ rug, plus a few seasonal cushions to bring the look bang up to date. Flowers are essential and will instantly bring the outdoors in! From left: Ives armchair, from £1,895, Sofa Workshop. Sinclair dining chair in Canary velvet, from £370, sofa.com. Bee cushion, £10, Next. Watercolour Villa rug, from £49.99, Carpetright. Gladom side table, £20, Ikea. Meadow Flowers in bottle decoration, £6, Tesco Direct. Popp table lamp, £40, Habitat. Florence sofa, from £1,415, Sofa Workshop. Cushions, from left: floral, £30, Debenhams. Tulip; Easter Greetings; wildlife, all £29.99 each, Welovecushions. Indy, £35, Habitat. Wild flower, £8, Tesco Direct. Geometric, £12, Next. Footstool, £49.99, Very. Coffee table, £225, Loaf. Intagande glasses, £1.25 each; Carafe, £5, all Ikea. Tray, £50, Habitat. On tray, from left: pussy willow nest, £8, Sainsbury’s. Diamond-cut tall vase, £25, Marks & Spencer. Artificial blossom, £15 a branch, Bloom. Jug, £21.99, Katie Alice for Creative
Tops. Floor lamp (behind sofa), £190, Habitat. Bleaker dining chair, £265, Loaf. Pink cushion, £6, Wilko. Yellow twill throw, £12, Tesco Direct. Tickety shelves, £595, Loaf (see top right for accessories). Footstool, from £371, Willow & Hall. Cushion, from a selection, Sofa Workshop
Smell the flowers
Surround yourself with tulips and hyacinths and your home will smell as good as it looks. Ives armchair, as before; cushion, from a selection, both Sofa Workshop. Butterfly cushion, £29.99, Perkins & Morley. Folding table, £40, Habitat. On table, from left: Lantern, £9.50, M&S. Candle, £18, Laura Ashley. Vase, £6, Flying Tiger Stores. Mug, £4, Sainsbury’s. Jug, from a selection, Gisela Graham. On mantelpiece: candle holders; decorative eggs;
bucket, all from a selection, Gisela Graham. Vases, from a selection, Wilko and Tesco Direct. Tall vase, as before; jug, £19.50, both M&S. Chick, £9; rabbits,
£9 for 2, all Bloom. Wreath, £8, Sainsbury’s
On the shelf
Update shelves for spring with seasonal buys in pretty pastel colours. Add potted plants and dot around Easter cards. Shelves, £595, Loaf. Top, from left: trinket pot, £6, George Home. Rose glasses, £42 for 6, Raj Tent Club. Watering can decoration,
£15; candle, £4, both George
Home. Desk lamp, £30, Habitat. Rabbit china, from a selection, George Home. Second level, from left: spring egg floral decorations,
£12, Bloom. Easter card, from a selection, Paperchase. Latte bowls,
£24 for 6, Anthropologie at John Lewis. Wreath, from a selection, Gisela Graham. Third level, from left: yellow vase, £10, George Home. Nest tealight holder,
£7.50, John Lewis. Vase, £25, Debenhams. Lowest levels, from left: hop narcissus and
egg decoration, £20, Sainsbury’s. Bowls, from £28 for 4, Monsoon for Denby ➺
What a line up!
How about this for a simple, yet stunning, window display? Dress a windowsill with pots of spring bulbs and sweet faux birds’ nests and hang a few eggs suspended from ribbon above them. A colourful spring wreath completes the look. Flowers in pots, all from a selection, Morrisons. Enamel buckets; spring flower wreath, £30; decorative
nests and eggs, from a selection, all Gisela Graham. Ribbon, from a selection, Jane Means
Warm welcome
Add some pretty Easter decorations to your hallway. Faux-flower garland (on staircase), from a selection, Gisela Graham.
Wreath, £30, The Contemporary Home. Hancock bench, from £185, Barker & Stonehouse. On bench, from left: cushion, £15, Marks & Spencer. Bonnet, £5, Sainsbury’s. Geometric
cushion, £20, Habitat. Linen cushion,
£19.50, M&S. Helsinki basket, £16; wicker rabbit, £15, both Sainsbury’s. In basket: throw, £65, Habitat.
Yellow throw, £12, Tesco Direct
Mix ’n’ match
Brighten any corner of your home with colourful spring blooms.
Jugs, from left: floral, £10.50, The Contemporary Home. Rose glass, £38, Raj Tent Club. English Garden jug (in background), £21.99, Katie Alice for Creative Tops. Bunny, £15, Paperchase.
Nicola large jug, £14.99, Rinkit
Spring showstopper Set an Easter scene by putting a few long twigs in a vase and hanging eggs from the branches – it’ll wow your friends when they visit.
Janinge chair, £40, Ikea. Malvern console,
£225, Next. On console, top, from left: jar,
from a selection, Neptune; garland; wreath; baubles; decorations, all from a selection, Gisela Graham. Rabbit, £10, Sainsbury’s. Vase, £35, Habitat. Jug, £21.99, Katie Alice for Creative Tops. Candle, £18, Laura Ashley. On top shelf, from left: tumblers, from a selection, Gisela Graham. Bowls; plate,
from £2 for a cereal bowl, all George Home. Glasses, £28 for 2, Denby. On lower shelf, from left: pussy willow nest, £8, Sainsbury’s. Tin, from a selection, Gisela Graham. Throw, £65, Habitat. Vase, £35, Habitat. Artificial blossom, £15 a branch, Bloom