A few well-chosen pieces can make home easier to enjoy. Explore plant stands for a greener corner, useful storage and thoughtful additions for the kitchen and the months ahead. Each has a place in mind, with our own ideas for making it work in a real room.
storage · UK
Coxmoor oak two-drawer bedside chest
A narrow bedside chest that leaves the lamp, book and water glass within reach, with two drawers to take everything else. The plain oak and wooden knobs are easy to pair with a patterned headboard.
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storage · UK
Cameo one-drawer bedside table in ivory
One drawer for the untidy bits, an open shelf for the bedtime reading pile. The gently shaped base saves this little painted bedside from looking too boxy.
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storage · UK
Bali four-drawer chest in oak effect
The black handles and raised base give this straightforward chest a sharper outline. Use the top for one generous lamp or a framed print on the wall above, and let the four drawers deal with the everyday mess.
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storage · UK
White clothes rail with lower shoe shelf
For a guest room, dressing corner or the clothes you want ready for tomorrow. The open rail makes a small edit of clothing look intentional; the low shelf keeps shoes off the floor beneath it.
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storage · UK
Cream velvet storage bench with black feet
A soft landing at the foot of the bed, with somewhere to put the spare throw when the room warms up. Cream velvet and short black feet keep it light against darker timber or patterned bedding.
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storage · UK
Murano white fluted two-drawer bedside
Fluted drawer fronts give a small bedside enough detail to hold its own beside a plain bed. The brass-coloured handles and fine legs are best echoed once elsewhere, rather than matched across the whole room.
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tables · UK
White and honey-brown two-tier side table
A slim table for the awkward strip beside an armchair. The lower shelf takes a stack of books, leaving the top clear for a cup and a lamp; black cross-braces keep the painted finish from becoming too sweet.
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tables · UK
Three nesting tables in rustic brown and black
Keep them nested while the room is quiet, then pull out a landing spot for each guest's drink. The broken-up shapes are useful where one big coffee table would make a small seating area feel crowded.
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Pale-gold glass console with three shelves
A console that gives you display space without blocking the wall behind it. A lamp, a few books and one generous vase will do more here than a crowded row of little ornaments.
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Findlay walnut-effect coffee table with black shelf
The lower shelf is the point: books and remotes can move down a level when the coffee arrives. Walnut tones, black legs and small brass-coloured feet give it enough character to sit with an otherwise quiet sofa.
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Anya oak-effect coffee table with sculptural legs
Three chunky legs and an uneven outline make this the interesting shape in a room of straight lines. Leave a little bare surface around a book and bowl so the silhouette can earn its place.
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storage · UK
Aspen grey-wash storage bench
For the hallway where bags and spare blankets otherwise collect in a heap. The pale panelled base is calm enough for a small entrance, while the timber top brings some warmth beside painted walls.
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seating · UK
Coxmoor solid-oak bench
A simple oak bench is useful well beyond the dining table. Put it in the hall for shoes, or beneath a bedroom window where a wider chair would feel cumbersome.
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storage · UK
Five-tier ladder bookshelf in rustic brown and black
Five shelves turn a narrow patch of wall into useful space for books, baskets and a few objects worth seeing. Keep the heavier visual pieces low and leave breathing room around the top shelves.
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tables · UK
Amalfi clear-glass desk
A desk for a work corner that shares its room with the rest of life. The clear glass keeps wallpaper, floorboards or a good chair visible, rather than adding another solid block to the room.
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tables · UK
Carrington white two-drawer desk
A modest desk that can live in a bedroom without turning it into an office. The two shallow drawers hide the stationery when the working day is over; a small lamp and a comfortable chair finish the corner.
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storage · UK
Tower slim semi-closed storage cart in black
A slim cart for the gap that ordinary furniture ignores. Turn the closed side outward when you want a calmer view, with the bottles and spare supplies still close to hand.
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storage · UK
Tower four-tier swivelling accessory box in black
A compact answer to the earrings, rings and hairpins scattered across a bedside. Each little tray swings out separately, then stacks back into a neat black cylinder.
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bathroom · UK
Tower white toilet-paper storage dispenser
Spare loo rolls are useful; the plastic multipack is less decorative. This slim steel store keeps them close while giving a small bathroom one less thing to look at.
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storage · UK
Picket five-hook wall rack in walnut finish
A coat rack that still looks considered when there are no coats on it. Five of the wooden dowels fold forward as hooks; the rest form a small piece of wall sculpture beside the door.
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storage · UK
Estique over-door organiser with fourteen wooden-tipped hooks
Use the back of a door for bags, scarves and the dressing gown that never reaches its hook. The rounded wooden tips soften a practical piece that might otherwise look rather office-like.
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bathroom · UK
White Selector laundry bin with two compartments,55litres
Separate the washing as it goes in, rather than creating a second sorting job on the floor. The white shell is quiet enough to stand in a bathroom or bedroom without looking like a utility-room leftover.
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bathroom · UK
Foldable forty-litre laundry basket in pepper black
A laundry carrier that can disappear when the washing is done. The bamboo rim gives it a firmer grip, while the folding fabric body is handy in a flat with no cupboard to spare.
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bathroom · UK
Allegre bamboo and rattan towel stand
A freestanding towel rail that brings texture instead of more chrome. The two heights give hand and bath towels separate places, and the woven central panel works particularly well with plain tiles.
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