It’s officially winter, but the temperate weather keeps the bloom of summer fresh in our hearts and homes. Invest in floral arrangements that will keep conjuring a blooming marvellous mood.
There may not be many flowers left to pick in the garden or forage from the hedgerows, but florals continue to liven up the mood.
You could try adding a bunch of dried blooms, but a far more vibrant approach is to work blossoms into your décor.
Floral on floral prints
Charlotte Gaisford is a British fabric and wallpaper house whose collections celebrate colour, pattern and the art of traditional decoration.
Made to be mixed, matched, seen here are multiple layers of florals from the red Sharanshar wallpaper, €211.95 per roll, to the Knot Verty trellis print, seen on the headboards, the Tea for Two fabric on the square cushions and the Emma Verty, shown on the bolsters.
All three are cotton/linen blends and cost €117.75 per linear metre.
Blooming gorgeous floors
Created in collaboration with heritage British design house, Sanderson, this rose and peony madder porcelain tile collection celebrates botanical forms reimagined through the medium of porcelain.
Suitable for use on floors and walls, it brings a blousyness to kitchen and bathroom settings. The hexagon repeats cost about €124, from Ca’ Pietra, excluding delivery and charges.
The power of flowers to banish winter blues
Designed in defiance of the company’s ban on floral prints, Unikko, the classic pattern created by Maija Isola for Mariemekko in 1964, mixes jammy damson and plum with autumnal amber orange and chestnut brown.
A serving plate, 32 cm, costs €103; mugs are €27.60 each; bowls, €28.60 each; and plates, 25cm dinner, €33.50 and 20cm salad, €27.60 each from Finnish Design Shop, excluding delivery and charges.
Start a budding romance with your bedside table
Hale is a poplar wood and beech veneer, three-drawer bedside locker that has been finished with cotton canvas inlay. It’s pretty, practical and costs €945, excluding delivery charges from Anthropologie.
Heavenly way to drift off
Add a luxurious layer to your bedtime routine.
Crafted from 100 per cent mulberry silk and featuring a vintage-style floral print, this pillowcase and matching eye mask set, €50, will make bedding down for winter feel a little more indulgent. It’s part of Carolyn Donnelly’s current collection for Dunnes Stores.
Crisp, cool containers
If you’re partial to a biscuit with your cuppa, you can ensure they stay crisp by storing them in these Charlo floral-shaped containers.
Made of dolomite with a silicone seal to keep the contents airtight and fresh, the jar to the fore of shot stands 10.5 cm high, is 23 cm wide, and costs €57.50 from Stoneybatter-based Pieces.
Dual-purpose pretty
Lisa Corti’s new scented candle collection is aimed at the gifting market, be it for someone else or to self-gift.
It features four fragrances in lidded porcelain jars, designed to be reused. Each has a decorative floral design, comes complete with a list of top, middle, and base notes, and costs €120.
