Scallop pendant lights

Scallop two-tone, hand-finished pendants, £390 each, David Hunt Lighting

What to do this month...

LISTEN Matt Gibberd, co-founder of The Modern House (the estate agency helping us to live in more thoughtful ways), invites guests from the worlds of design and architecture and creative industries to discuss their three favourite homes in the world. A Desert Island Discs for design lovers, The Modern House podcast drops weekly.

READ Awardwinning gardening author Lucy Bellamy presents 52 simple planting ‘recipes’ in her book Grow5. Using a palette of just five plants, she inspires beautiful outdoor spaces and gives a fresh take on gardening for even the smallest of spaces (£22, Mitchell Beazley).

DO Come to the capital this month and you’ll be met with two interiors fairs to inspire and delight. From 23 to 26 June, both The Arts & Antiques Fair (a treasure trove of irresistible items) and the Spirit of Summer Fair (accessories in home interiors, beauty and fashion) run alongside each other at Olympia.