Stately home chic is yours with these clever buys

Indulge in decorative wallpapers and fabrics that ooze stately glamour and bring period drama to life

James Hare Artissima Collection

Homes & Antiques

Published: May 21, 2026 at 8:53 am

Fabric

FROM LEFT Somerton in Red/Green by Mulberry Home, £198 per m, GP & J Baker; Agra in Fushsia, £210 per m, GP & J Baker; Albertine in Summer Rose, £77.90 per m, Linwood; V&A Paradise in Blush, £95 per m, Arley House - -

Wallpaper

FROM LEFT Bouquet textile wallcovering in Emerald, £160 per m, Arte; Coulderton Leaves in Olive Green by Laura Ashley, £52 per roll, World of Wallpaper; Forest Flower in Earth, £149 per roll, GP & J Baker x Kit Kemp II; Lorcan Reverse in Rose, £288 per roll, Cinny - -

Country House style — Ottoman upholstered in Mirage in Green, £100 per m; sofa upholstered in Artissima in Coral Sky, £100 per m; cushion fabrics and trims from the Artissima Collection, all James Hare - -

Country classics

Add a sense of grandeur to your home with these distinguished finds

Edith crystal chandelier, £210, Pooky - -

Framed mid-20th-century landscape by Simon Hohenegger (1898-1990), £350, Vinterior - -

Immortal Love green velvet bedspread, £220, French Bedroom - -

Cushion pair in Hallerton chintz (one shown), £900, Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler - -

Kilim Rug in Fez Red by Louis de Poortere, from £599, Heal’s - -

Victorian burr walnut dresser, £2,500, The Architectural Forum - -

Handcrafted bird print ceramic tall vase, £129, Pottery Barn - -

Devana lamp base, £246; 40cm gathered pleat bespoke empire shade in Indigo Stripe, £176.40, David Hunt Lighting - -

Abington two-seater sofa in Soft Blue linen, £2,698, Rowen & Wren - -

Khaneh coffee table in Kirmani Green, £795, Oka - -

Books by the foot, £99.99, Country House Library - -

Hadley tray in natural rattan, £185, Sharland England - -

The focal point of all English country house sitting room schemes should be a large-scale, attention-grabbing chintz sofa. Layer in more chintz through cushions, curtains and lampshades, mixing in stripes and faded graphic prints for a look that feels collected rather than coordinated. Up the antiques, too, with bookcases, side tables, lamps, mirrors and mismatched chairs – the more the merrier

Bed curtains and valance in Cobnut Stripe in Leaf Green/Berry, £90 per m; window curtains in Nectar Fields in Sage/Blossom, £84 per m; coverlet in Barneby Stripe in Berry/Leaf, £74 per m; bolster in Goldings Hops in Lichen/White Blossom, £80 per m, all Sanderson x National Trust II collection. Throw cushions in Toba in Spiirulina, £74 per m, all Sanderson - -

Armchair in Fulbrook in Red/Green, £130 per m; piping in Tyndall in Forest, £134 per m; cushion in Mellar in Red, £192 per m; lampshade in Alberta in Red, £122 per m, trimmed with Arlington narrow braid in Tomato/Olive, £26 per m; tablecloth in Ruskin in Old Blue, £114 per m, all Colefax and Fowler - -

Wallflower wallpaper in Woad, £122 per roll, Morris & Co. - -

Bespoke wallpaper for Temple Newsam, £POA, Zoffany - -

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