2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

Withusexploringtheoutdoorroomideamoreandmore,

practicallightinginthegardenhasbeensurpassedby

statementpieces.A fineexampleisKasvaa,thestunning

recycled-brasslightshownhere,createdforChris

Beardshaw’sShowGardenatthisyear’sRHSChelsea

FlowerShowbyCameronDesignHouse,from£19,500to

order.‘Bringinga sculpturallightingpieceintothegarden

cantransforma spaceandaddyear-roundintrigueand

interest,’sayscreativedirectorIanCameron.Garden

designerKateGouldagrees.‘Therightlightingwillgive

a senseofdramatooutsideseatingordiningareasor

createmagicaleffectsontreesandplanting.’If youneed

a placetostartyourstatementoutdoorlightinghunt,

Curiousa&Curiousaisnowmakingitsgloriousall-the-

colours-of-the-rainbowblown-glasspendantstoIP45

safety specifications, meaning they can be taken outside.

Theincreasingpopularityofhavinga libraryathome,like

thisonedesignedbyBenPentreath,assomewhereto

escapethedemandsofsmartphonesandlaptopscomes

asnosurprise.KatieGlaisterandHenryMiller-Robinson

ofK&HDesign,whohaveincludedseveralinrecent

projects,say:‘Don’tthinkofthemjustasroomswith

bookshelves– weincludeartandaccessoriestomakea

featureofit.Importantly,wedesignhomesforpeople,so

througha librarywecanreallygroundthemandcreate

something that feels like they have lived there forever.’→

“usetheshelvingina

librarytostoremore

thanjustbooks.Display

ornaments,photographs

anD accessoriestocreate

a homelyfeeling”

Karenconn,

furniture designer, Neville Johnson

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