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Create a quaint English study using prints, wall art and a couple of traditional furniture pieces, then uplift the conventional look with bright colours and pretty patterns. Interior designer Kimberley Seldon and her stylish daughter, Raleigh, pick these nine accents and accessories to decorate your home in English style.
Roger Davies/ The Interior ArchiveTry a pretty
graphic on an
upholstered chair.
Eleanor fabric, Madison and Grow, from $158/yd.,
Y&Co.
Use a turned-column
lamp on
a desk or table to
light up the task
at hand.
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Skylar table
lamp, $150, Elte.
You can’t beat a broad
surface to get the job done.
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Shelby writing desk,
$1,915, Elte.
Brass casters and
classic styling give
the traditional
armchair
a Continental
twist.
Regency
chair, $6,486, Baker Furniture.com.
Suzani Medallion salad and
dinner plates, $14 to $15, Pier 1 Imports (image left).
Uptown picks (below): Umbria Deruta salad and dinner plates, $96 to $104, Vietri.
This paper is pretty
enough to take your
mind off those
deadlines.
Mystique wallpaper
in avocado, $140/roll, Crown Wallpaper & Fabrics.
Lay on the colour with
piles of toss cushions
in felted wool .
Punch pillow, $137, Quasi Modo Modern Furniture.
The wide-mouth Aalto
vase is a chic way to
organize office supplies.
Aalto vase, from $69, Quasi Modo Modern Furniture.
Gain more
seating or table space
with sculptural stools.
Eames walnut stool,
$829, Design Within Reach.
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