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Rust washed velvet cushion covers in polyester bringing autumn colour to a sofa

Should You Change Cushion Covers With the Seasons?

Swapping covers is the simplest seasonal refresh for a living room. Keep the inserts, rotate two sets of covers, and store the off-season set clean and dry.

Should You Change Cushion Covers With the Seasons?

Swapping covers is the simplest seasonal refresh for a living room. Keep the inserts, rotate two sets of covers, and store the off-season set clean and dry.

Heathered wool loop-pile rug under a grey corner sofa in a living room

How Do You Clean a Rug at Home? A Guide by Fibre

Weekly vacuuming, quick blotting and the right method for the fibre keep most rugs clean for years. Here is how to clean wool, jute and synthetic rugs at home.

How Do You Clean a Rug at Home? A Guide by Fibre

Weekly vacuuming, quick blotting and the right method for the fibre keep most rugs clean for years. Here is how to clean wool, jute and synthetic rugs at home.

Charcoal vintage-pattern rug laid in front of a black leather sofa

How to Choose a Rug Colour and Pattern for Your Room

Start with the floor, then the sofa, then the walls. A practical order for choosing rug colour and pattern, with a floor-by-floor table.

How to Choose a Rug Colour and Pattern for Your Room

Start with the floor, then the sofa, then the walls. A practical order for choosing rug colour and pattern, with a floor-by-floor table.

Stone and black vine jacquard throw folded across the foot of a made bed

How Do You Put a Throw on a Bed? Placement, Size and Colour

Where a throw goes on a bed, how to fold it, and the throw size each UK bed needs, with a simple guide to choosing a colour against your bedding.

How Do You Put a Throw on a Bed? Placement, Size and Colour

Where a throw goes on a bed, how to fold it, and the throw size each UK bed needs, with a simple guide to choosing a colour against your bedding.

Black and white check wool mohair throw over a cream armchair

What Colour Throw Goes With a Grey, Cream or Leather Sofa?

A throw should contrast with the sofa in tone and repeat one colour already in the room. Here are the colours that work on grey, cream and leather sofas, with...

What Colour Throw Goes With a Grey, Cream or Leather Sofa?

A throw should contrast with the sofa in tone and repeat one colour already in the room. Here are the colours that work on grey, cream and leather sofas, with...

Ivory and terracotta striped printed cushion covers grouped on a sofa

How Do You Mix Cushion Patterns and Colours?

Vary the scale, share two or three colours, and give the eye one plain cushion to rest on. A practical guide to pairing stripes, checks, damask and embroidery.

How Do You Mix Cushion Patterns and Colours?

Vary the scale, share two or three colours, and give the eye one plain cushion to rest on. A practical guide to pairing stripes, checks, damask and embroidery.