UP AND DOWN

TEA TIME

Especially at London’s The Lanesborough hotel. A vision of impossibly beautiful Georgian splendour, it’s the perfect backdrop to a decadent afternoon tea (thelanesborough.com)

SNAKES

The hottest animal on the design scene, thanks to House of Hackney’s brass candleholder (£165; houseofhackney.com) and new illustrated book ‘The Autobiography of a Snake’ by Andy Warhol (Thames & Hudson, £14.95)

TOM FORD’S NEW SCENTED CANDLES

Bringing the fashion guru’s sexy, modern take on scent into the home, the candles come in classic scents such as ‘Neroli Portofino’ and ‘Tuscan Leather’, with bronze covers to slip over the glass holders (£165; harrods.com)

CRUSHED VELVET

The new, less stylish variant on all the plush upholstery we’ve been seeing lately. Back to good old plain velvets, please

NOVELTY WALLPAPERS

We’re talking about anything with cartoon characters, crude prints or ( heaven forbid) emoji designs. Your walls deserve better

PINEAPPLES

The homes trend that just won’t go away. They’re meant to represent hospitality, but sadly, for us, they’ve outstayed their welcome

TRIBAL DRESS REPURPOSED AS ORNAMENTS

We’ve seen several examples of this recently; it’s much better in its original context