Done Roman?

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An airy, elegant home with decorative tiles and nature-inspired murals, where the outdoors blends seamlessly with the indoors, would be an enviable property by today's standards.

But those fashionable ingredients are contained in a Roman villa from 2,000 years ago, the centrepiece of a major new exhibition about Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum.

While it's fascinating to view the perfectly-preserved remains of a lost world, it also demonstrates the enduring and classic appeal of Roman style.

“Visitors to exhibitions are often hugely inspired by what they have seen in the displays and want to echo this in their own homes by way of a precious memento,” said Angela Poutney from the British Museum.

“We have many customers who like to take home a replica bust of a Roman goddess, for example, which makes a stunning interior design piece for their home."

If mosaic tiles, frescoes on wooden panels, busts and replicas have captured your imagination, here are a few ways for you to embrace the villa look:

Urn, £129.99, from My Maison.

Hero has fabric, priced at £118.70 per square metre, featuring a Roman-style bust. This cushion, which features the fabric is from the JAB Chivasso Exposure Collection 2011 at JAB Anstoetz (www.jabuk.co.uk)

wallpaper from Zoffany, £54 per roll which is hung horizontally, for the Pillar (column); capital border (top) and base paper (bottom).

crafted limestone flooring, starting from £375 per square metre, from Lapicida.

table console Palazzo Di Roma £2,135, from Sweet Pea & Willow.

on wooden panel by Bottega Artigiana Tifernate, £199, showing a Roman garden, from the British Museum shop.