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Tap into ‘quiet luxury’ Display only the pieces
It’s been stealing the headlines in fashion
circles, but ‘quiet luxury’ is a key way to ensure that you love the most, or
your home looks perpetually stylish too.
In a nutshell, quiet luxury means adopting have the most sentimental
tones, textures and styles that look and feel value – like photographs or
luxurious, but in an understated way. Choose
soft, neutral tones that will outlast the trends, special ornaments – rather
and opt for the most luxurious textures your
budget will allow for. Focus on making your than bric-a-brac from
home feel comfortable and inviting, rather trends a few years ago.
than overly trendsetting or ostentatious, and
it will always feel good to be in.

Natural materials Lean into the look of your home
Opting for natural materials means that You might love period features, but if you’re
your home will never go out of style. Wood, living in a sleek new build, the styles can clash.
leather, linen, jute, glass, cotton, wicker, wool, Similarly, going too contemporary in an older
stone… There are so many options available tenement property might mean that the fit
that it’s incredibly easy to pull together a isn’t quite right. For interiors that are timeless,
natural look to your home that will always try leaning into the architecture of your
be elegant. Natural textiles like cushions, home, and find a way to blend your personal
blankets and curtains also help to keep your taste with the bones of your property.
home warm in the winter and cool in the
summer, so you don’t need to switch them Make the features the focal point
for lighter or heavier alternatives.
Instead of a bold sofa or a glitzy coffee
table, play up to the built-in features of your
Clear the clutter home for a classical look. Feature fireplace?
Maximalism might be your thing, but for Place vases of fresh flowers or candles
interiors that look chic for the long term, close by, or choose chic patterned tiles for
clearing the clutter is the way to go. Display the hearth, and dress the mantlepiece with
only the pieces that you love the most, sentimental photographs. Or if you have
or have the most sentimental value – like particularly large windows or a gorgeous
photographs or special ornaments – rather view, hang luxurious curtains to frame them
than bric-a-brac from trends a few years ago, and create a showstopping look. If you’re in
which dates your home. If you’re selling, this a period property and are lucky enough to
is an instant way to make your home look have beautiful cornicing on your ceiling, try a
more inviting and appealing, so why not statement light fitting to draw the eye up to
practice this for yourself too? the details that never get old.

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