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22 Homes & Antiques August 2019

Statement

storage

Witha texturedfaçadeand

shimmeringbrasshandles,it’s

fairtosaythenewFandango

chestfromAtkinandThyme

issomethingofa heart-throb.

Seingyouback£599,this

distinctivepiecehasthreelarge

drawersandwouldlookmajestic

toppedwitha look-at-melamp

andvaseofowers.Wealsohear

there’sa matchingsideboard

andbedsidetable...

bestillourbeatinghearts!

01727 227500;

atkinandthyme.co.uk

Lowboy

ThisturnofphrasehailsfromAmerica

andreferstoa certaintypeofchestof

drawersorvanitytablethat’smounted

onparticularlyshortlegs.Belovedbythe

BritishandAmericansinthe18thcentury,

lowboysarealsocharacterisedbytheir

smalldrawersandcabriolesupports.

Cabinetsmountedontalllegsareoen

calledtallboysorhighboys.

Makes sense really.

SUMMER SCENTS Antique Speak

Theheadyaroma

ofa greenhouserich

withtomatoleavesand

fruitissynonymous

withsummer,andUrban

Apothecaryhasgoneand

boledit.Fora fragrance

hit,pickupa Vine

Tomatocandle,

£30,ora reed

diuser,£35.

urbanapothecary

london.com

COLOUR WHEEL

There’sa palpablebuzzaroundcoloursandpatternsfromthe1970s,andthe

newMambocollectionof upholsteryfabricsfromPrestigiousTextilesticksall

theboxeswhenit comesto retrostyle.Featuringgeometricshapesin thesoft,

earthyhuesof theera,whowouldn’tbecompelledto whipupsomescatter

cushionsorzhuzhupa vintageseatwitha full-scaleupholsteryproject?

Your homewillthankyouforit! Pricesstartfrom£15.95per metre.

01274 688448; prestigious.co.uk