Yahoo News Simple touches to refresh your home for the year ahead
Christmas is over and done with. Phew. Although dressing the home for the festive period may have been fun while it lasted, we’re sure you’re as glad as we are that the decorations are now packed away until next year.
This provides the perfect opportunity to remove anything from the home that no longer serves its purpose in order to refresh your space. Don't feel daunted by this process as it lets us pass on to others whilst also creating space for something new - it’s a great feeling!
You can choose to approach this with a big change, such as a surface colour or through changing larger pieces of furniture, but simple touches can be just as effective.
If you fancy a bold approach with repainting a wall, then explore Farrow & Ball palette of nine new colours, including our favourite: De Nimes No.299. Or why not style greenery with new pots and vases set against long-standing, much loved items to give a table top or shelf a new lease of life.
Not only will such an early spring clean and rearrangement of your environment make it look different, it's also a very rewarding process. The simplest adjustments can prove most effective, and from here you can edit objects in and out throughout the year as the seasons change.
What better way to kickstart 2019!
Att Pynta handmade Dhurrie textured tushion, £75
Update your bed or sofa with this stunning handmade cotton cushion.
Farrow and Ball De Nimes No. 299, from £46.50
This quietly elegant blue feels wonderfully down to earth so could be used on anything from a kitchen island to an airy drawing room.
Forest London Epiphyllum, £45
Plants are a great and easy way to breathe new life into a room.
Att Pynta gotain grey linen curtain, from £159
Give any room an instant refresh with a new set of curtains. These gotain linen curtains are made using 100 per cent linen fabric.
H&M Home small stoneware vase, £8.99
This small stoneware vase will look wonderful with a few dried flowers in it on a shelf or table
Arket terracotta flower pot (large), £19
Go simple with this terracotta flower and matching saucer.
Att Pynta Luca dusty pink 4 seat velvet sofa, £2,695
This style is incredibly versatile and will compliment both contemporary and traditional spaces.
Urbanara jute rug, from £39
Available in a simple block-colour, yarns of varying thicknesses were used to give the design texture, whilst placing the beauty of this natural fibre in centre stage.
The Do South Shop W153 ÎLE clamp lamp (Wästberg), from £175
This simple clamp lamp designed by Inga Sempé is inspired by the clever clamp lamps of her childhood.
Perch & Parrow arlo nesting tables, £185
The Arlo nesting tables showcase the beauty of industrial design with a contemporary spin.
Att Pynta are design columnists for the Evening Standard.
