As with cosmetics, the home sector has really gone to town over the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and boy there is some awful stuff out there. However, there are some pretty good pieces too, and even when they’re perhaps not particularly stylish they possess that kitsch quality, which means they will take pride of place in lots of homes.
Here are a few of my favourites from the many cups, linens, decorations and items of furniture I have seen over the past few weeks. That’s not to say I would give them all house room, but they do have a certain something…
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Back view – this chair looks so comfy! |
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Makes a change from the flags and red, white and blue. Linen tea towel, £12.99, designed by Maria Holmer Dahlgren and available from The Contemporary Home, www.tch.net |
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That cake looks good. The Alison Gardiner Diamond Jubilee Collection tarts at £12.95 from Roman At Home, www.romanathome.com |