Decorating with stripes

Stripes get a fabulously fresh, modern makeover...

Striped seating

A sofa in muted stripes teamed with a vintage chair with flashes of renegade swirls makes perfect statement seating.


Dream three-seat sofa, £2,336; Platner stool covered in Cantavelli fabric, £884; both Designers Guild
Kenzo cushion (left), £80; Alpa Mistry cushion (right), £99; both Liberty
Wool Shire in Cheshire Chalk rug, £30 per sq m, Crucial Trading
For a similar mirror, see the French overmantel mirror with the original mercury-backed mirror plate (160 x 106cm), £2,250, The Old French Mirror Company

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