STEP CHANGE

A handrail heaving with greenery might be a decorating tradition, but gently threading foliage along the base of the bannister is a subtler take on the same idea. Feathery options like olive branches are contemporary and easy to work with.

‘Richardt’ chair by Frama, £3,000, Monologue London (monologuelondon.com). ‘Pelican’ chair by Finn Juhl for House of Finn Juhl, £8,389, Skandium (skandium. com). ‘Epic’ coffee table by GamFratesi for Gubi, £3,005, TwentyTwentyOne (twentytwentyone.com)