GatsbysofainJadeGreen,£5,268
plus8mfabricforbaseand3.5mfor
seatcushion,Ochre.Cushions,from
left:BoweryinGreen,£50m,
SandersonatStyleLibrary;trimmed
withVeroniquefinebullionFringe,
£68m,Samuel&Sons.Polyanthusin
Apricot,£114m,JeanMonroatTurnell
&Gigon;trimmedwithLoopWool
fringe,£42m,Colefax&Fowler.
BroadwayinLinen,£35m,Clarke&
Clarke;trimmedwithLiègeLinen
brushfringe,£44m,Samuel&Sons.
Adeline in Dusky Pink, £145, Soho
Home.Percyarmchair,£885plus5m
fabric,Pimpernel&Partners;loose
coverinMonmouthinRed/green,
£79m,Colefax&Fowler.Footstoolin
PlainLineninTickledPink,£120m,
Fermoie.CurtaininWildSideinCoral/
green,£98m,MulberryHomeatGP&J
Baker.AnatolianHeritagerug,from
£1,700,TheRugCompany.Forsimilar
pedestaltable,trytablewithpie-crust
edge,£590,GeorgianAntiquesat
Antiques.co.uk.Bird’sEyeViewlamp
base,£565;silkshade,£135,Rosanna
Lonsdale. Small Strømvases, £45
each,TheConranShop.Elongated
amphora,£840,PaoloMoschinofor
NicholasHaslam.Vase,£270,Julian
Chichester.Albalampbase,£1,185,
VaughanDesigns.Silkshade,£185,
RosannaLonsdale.Sackvilletray,
£215,IndiaJane.Similarsilver
creamer,Audley,£30,SohoHome.
Edmecups,£17each;Edmesugar
bowl(withoutlid),£38;Edmeteapot,
£76,Wedgwood.Strømbowl,
£45,TheConranShop.Wallsin
StoneDarkCool 67 intelligent
eggshell, £64 for 2.5L, Little Greene.
When it’s timefortea,theEnglisheccentrichasalwaysbeenconfidentwithcolour,servingup floral prints
alongside contrasting plains and lush velvet textures. One lump or two?