The arcs, globes and sculptures worth giving floor space to, from design icons to clever buys at a fraction of the price.

How the floor lamp learnt to become a statement

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Most rooms don’t need more lights. They need the right ones in the right places. This Edit brings together floor lamps, table lamps, wall lights and pendants that layer properly: soft light to live in, focused light to read by, and a few pieces worth looking at even when they’re off.

Colour is one of the quickest ways to change a room, and one of the easiest to lose your nerve over. The Cloud House doesn’t. This Edit brings together colourful furniture, lighting, wallpaper and accessories that use bold colour with confidence: strong shapes, saturated tones and enough plain...

Stone. Concrete. Timber. Metal. Bond’s best interiors weren’t about filling rooms with expensive things. They were about strong materials, sculptural shapes and knowing when to stop. These are the pieces that get you there.

A listening room doesn’t need to be a shrine to hi-fi. It needs a good chair, a rug, somewhere to put your drink, low lighting and, admittedly, a very good record player. These are the pieces for creating a dedicated home listening space that sounds good, feels better and rewards staying for the...

The Shaker kitchen has survived for good reason. Simple cabinetry, useful details and honest materials make it remarkably difficult to date. The trick is keeping it on the right side of traditional. Contemporary lighting, good hardware, natural timber and a few carefully chosen pieces bring the...

Nine picks to turn a standard student room into a space that feels like yours. Good bedding. A great lamp. Something on the walls. Somewhere to hide the mess. And at least one thing your parents don’t understand. From student room storage and lighting to bedding, art and desk essentials, a few...

The Montecito garden isn’t about recreating California. It’s about borrowing the best bits: oversized terracotta, generous planting, natural materials, beautifully relaxed outdoor furniture and somewhere comfortable enough to stay awhile. These are the pieces that bring a little sun-baked...

The best poolside spaces feel less like somewhere to swim and more like somewhere to spend the day. Striped parasols. Proper loungers. Towels worth wrapping yourself in. A side table for something cold. These are the pieces that borrow the easy glamour of a private members’ club and bring it home,...

You don’t need a vegetable plot, a flock of hens or Barbara Good levels of commitment.

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Most rooms have one light doing five jobs, then everyone wonders why the room feels like a corridor after dark.

Most of it is noise. A few things are worth having at full price, which makes them very worth having for less.

Celebrity Traitors is back, and Scotland is back in the spotlight. I’m cheering on Glasgow’s Sharon Rooney, whom I loved as Sophie in Two Doors Down. I’m looking forward to seeing how all that warmth and charm fares in a castle full of traitors.

Some houses behave themselves. This one absolutely does not.

My north-facing Victorian kitchen needed more space and more light. The standard answer was a side return. Instead, I kept the garden, protected the dining room and made the existing space work harder.

Tom and Barbara would approve of the hens. Margo would understand the Manhattan roof terrace.

Forget the car. I want to see the houses.

What would it take to actually sit down, switch off, and listen?

How do you make a room that isn't yours feel like it is?