25 Beautiful Homes July 2016

1 BIRD EGGS Flamingo egg cup, £20, Hannah Turner Ceramics 2 LEAF TEASE Banana Leaf framed art print by Gul-E-Yasman Raja, from £42, Art Rookie 3 SAMBA SETTING La Selva Palma dinner plate, £8, John Lewis 4 SWAYING PALMS Palmetto lamp, £125 without shade, Oka 5 SHIMMERING REEF Coral metal bowl, £25, Marks & Spencer 6 SETTLE INTO SUMMER Woven stool, £26, Sainsbury’ 7 HANG LOOSE Indoor/outdoor suspended egg chair, £350, Cox & Cox 8 CARNIVAL OF COLOUR Scion Anneke pom pom throw in honey, £95, Bedeck 9 JUNGLE SNACK Amazon two-person wicker and cotton picnic hamper, £70, Linea at House of Fraser…

This month’s issue is full of homes that have charm and character. Obviously every house is different and the owner’s personality can shine through from the way the whole scheme’s put together, or from the inclusion of some individual personal pieces. It’s those one-off items that I find most interesting. If I look around our home, we have a few pieces that have been passed down from our family, mixed in with things the children have made at school. But both our boys must have gone through a bit of a purple period, or one of the art teachers at the school loved the colour – I have a clay angel that seems to be predominantly covered in a purple glaze, and a linocut owl that is printed in purple…

1 SUMPTUOUS STYLE Grace ceramic vase, £65, Next 2 FINE ROMANCE La Fleur Blanche wall art, £85, Dowsing & Reynolds 3 CHATEAU CHIC Provence wardrobe, £1,195, The White Company 4 GILDED FRAME Foliage oval mirror, £2,315, Christopher Guy 5 FRENCH FANCY Versailles clock, £45, Within Home 6 OPULENT UPHOLSTERY Peacock cushion, £50, Laura Ashley 7 SWANKY SEATING Winslow chair, £729, Shabby Chic collection at House of Fraser 8 DAZZLING DESIGN Chandelier table lamp, £105, Julien MacDonald at QVC 9 GOLDEN AGE Brass keys, £49, Barker & Stonehouse 10 DAINTY DETAILS Safavieh Palmetto footstool in taupe and beige, £131, Wayfair…

WOODEN SIDE TABLES Recently I spotted some beautiful occasional tables in a Housetohome advert in the magazine (p146, April 2016). Do you happen to know where I can buy them? JOANNA ARCHIBALD, BY EMAIL The perfect companions to an armchair or sofa, these elegant tables are the Puck design, pictured, by Simen Aarseth for Benchmark (01488 608020, benchmarkfurniture.com). They come in two sizes, H46 x D31cm or H55 x D37cm and you can choose from oak or walnut, or a painted finish, from £200. Another Country (020 7486 3251, anothercountry.com) has a more rustic design called the Side Table One in natural oak, H50 x D40cm, £290. For a shorter version, have a look at the timeless Originals nest of three tables by Ercol (01844 271800, ercol.com), available in nine different finishes.…

DISTINCTIVE HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Detached modern house LOCATION South Fremantle, Western Australia ROOMS Hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, library, four bedrooms, three bathrooms PURCHASED 2015 PREVIOUS PROPERTY ‘We lived in a small cottage on the same plot,’ says Emma. When architects Emma Williamson and Kieran Wong were designing their family home, they wanted a modern interior that felt lived in. The couple and their children Jemima,13, Milo, 11, and Rupert, 8, had been living in a small house in the Australian coastal town of Fremantle for four years. ‘Luckily, its location, close to the beach and the town centre, compensated for its size,’ says Emma. Keen to stay in this region, they requested planning permission to build behind their house and were eventually able to create a larger property in the area they loved. ‘We wanted…

1 BIRD EGGS Flamingo egg cup, £20, Hannah Turner Ceramics 2 LEAF TEASE Banana Leaf framed art print by Gul-E-Yasman Raja, from £42, Art Rookie 3 SAMBA SETTING La Selva Palma dinner plate, £8, John Lewis 4 SWAYING PALMS Palmetto lamp, £125 without shade, Oka 5 SHIMMERING REEF Coral metal bowl, £25, Marks & Spencer 6 SETTLE INTO SUMMER Woven stool, £26, Sainsbury’s 7 HANG LOOSE Indoor/outdoor suspended egg chair, £350, Cox & Cox 8 CARNIVAL OF COLOUR Scion Anneke pom pom throw in honey, £95, Bedeck 9 JUNGLE SNACK Amazon two-person wicker and cotton picnic hamper, £70, Linea at House of Fraser…