The Art of Design Issue 40 2019 | Page 101

101 I prefer a mixture of wall lights and hanging your taste in art, so it can then recommend lights and, of course, I love them to be pieces to suit you. antiques! Good art doesn't have to be expensive or If you would like an antique feel, but don't a certain style. The most important thing is quite feel up to the challenge of finding that you like it and that it fits in your home. lightbulbs or having to rewire a lamp, I have just discovered the brilliant Hector Finch. After sofas, tables, lighting and art come the Their Sophie Chandelier with emerald stones soft furnishings that make your living room hanging from it is especially pretty and cosy and warm. I always have one or two unique. blankets in my living room; it's important to really be able to snuggle up on chilly nights. I don't know if you have ever considered a Rose Uniacke has some wonderful blankets glass coffee table, but there is an amazing – and they're a great way of having a little artist right here in London who makes these something from her amazing store! pieces. She's called Victoria Stainow and has this perfect coffee table where you can have The living room really is a place where your display special keepsakes or memories. personal touch makes the room. Without the little details that showcase your style, it is I think striking or important works of art are just another beautifully decorated room, so perfectly suited for the living room. Rise Art is take the time to make it your own perfectly a wonderful online site with a vast collection imperfect space. of quality artwork – at a range of prices. It has a really clever 'art personality' test to discover Nowadays, with the super thin screens available and the ability to transform them into paintings, I like to hang the screen on a wall and hide the cables inside the wall. This can actually be done quite easily – check out the great blog Smart Aerials to find out how to do it. The trick is then to make sure you keep your cables clean and rolled up in the same place you have your TV Box, Sky and Apple TV. Next, the details to decorate the room to your taste. Good lighting, which you can adapt for different atmospheres, is an important feature. I love dimmers and old-fashioned yellow halogen lights, although as they're being phased out. I'm not a fan of downlights or the bright white LEDs; they feel cold to me and, in my opinion, don't add anything positive to the space. www.anaengelhorn.com