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Hello and welcome back to home. 
And hosting with me, Louis. 

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Burke, I hope you're well. 
Now today we're talking about 10

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autumn and winter trends and 
more specifically the homeware 

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trends that I'm actually backing
this season because every year, 

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as soon as the weather cools 
down, interior brands start 

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releasing their home and winter 
collections. 

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And honestly, in Australia, this
is one of the main times of the 

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year where we actually see 
things shift in our homes. 

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We are so used to light bright 
breezy interiors, soft cottons, 

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white linens, pale oak, sheer 
curtains, open windows, fruit 

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bowls and coastal colours. 
And I understand why because for

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a lot of the year that really 
does make sense here. 

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But autumn and winter gives us 
permission to do something a 

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little richer, a little deeper, 
a bit more layered. 

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It's that time of year where we 
can bring about texture. 

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Colour, weight and atmosphere 
without it feeling too heavy and

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honestly it is one of the few 
times where Australians seem to 

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feel comfortable the ball moving
away from everything being. 

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White beige linen and oak. 
The only time we really start to

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venture into colour and texture 
is in winter kids bedrooms or a 

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cheeky powder room if you're 
lucky. 

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But I think autumn and winter is
a real. 

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Opportunity to show a bit. 
More personality within our 

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homes. 
Now, as you know, I love a 

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throw, I love a candle and I 
love changing the home slightly 

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for the season. 
But I also think this is where 

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seasonal styling can go wrong, 
because the question people 

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often ask is how do I decorate 
for the season without it 

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feeling obvious or costumey? 
And I think that is the right 

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question because there is a huge
difference between a home that 

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feels seasonal and a home that 
looks like you went into a shop,

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bought the autumn display and 
scattered it around your living 

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room and bedroom. 
Like leaf cushions, Beau 

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Shepherd throw blankets, vanilla
cinnamon cupcake candles, A 

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novelty mug. 
Suddenly the home has 

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technically changed for the 
season, but has it actually 

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become more beautiful? 
Probably not. 

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That's where I think autumn 
winter styling can go wrong a 

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bit. 
We can treat it as decoration 

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when it really should be about 
creating an atmosphere. 

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It's not just about seeking the 
softest, cosiest thing you can 

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find. 
It's about balancing comfort 

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with taste. 
In summer, it's. 

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Easier to create? 
Good. 

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Atmosphere, especially down 
Under. 

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You open the doors and the 
windows, put some fruit in a 

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bowl, throw flowers on the table
and use white bed linen and 

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suddenly everything just feels 
fresh and alive. 

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But autumn and winter is 
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The home has to work a little 
harder because our landscape 

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doesn't always change here the 
same way it does in the northern

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hemisphere. 
We don't get all those obvious 

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cinematic autumn moments with 
the orange trees and the 

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pumpkins and the fireplace and 
the falling leaves. 

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Sometimes you almost have to 
seek out those visual cues 

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yourself, like the light changes
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The mornings feel colder, the 
days feel shorter. 

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But if you don't create some of 
those atmospheric visual 

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symbols, it can all start to 
feel a little bit miserable. 

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That's why I do think your home 
needs to respond to the season. 

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You spend more time inside, you 
eat things differently, you 

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dress differently, you host 
differently, you move through 

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the home differently. 
And your home should support 

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that. 
So today I'm talking through the

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10 autumn and winter homeware 
trends that I am backing. 

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I've been looking at what 
publications like Home 

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Beautiful, Vogue Living and Art 
Digest are saying around 

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interiors for 2026. 
There are some clear themes 

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coming through, richer colour, 
proper texture, lived in 

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interiors, dark timber curtains,
artisanal details, heritage 

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patterns, booty of rooms and 
moving away from fast disposable

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homewares. 
But as always, I don't always 

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agree with something just 
because it's being called a 

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trend. 
So I want to talk through what I

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think is worth taking from these
ideas, what I would avoid and 

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how to bring them into your home
in a way that feels chic, cosy 

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and incredibly livable. 
Not in a seasonal display kind 

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of way, and not in the Pinterest
board way in a home. 

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So let's get into it. 
Coming in at #1 is rich spiced 

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colour. 
And by that I mean colours like 

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chocolate brown, mocha, 
burgundy, olive, plum, charcoal 

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and deep green. 
Now I'm definitely not saying 

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you need to use all these 
colours at once. 

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Actually please don't. 
But I do think the cooler months

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need a bit more depth. 
This is probably the most 

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obvious seasonal shift, but it 
is also one of the most 

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effective. 
Home needs something that 

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visually grounds it in autumn 
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It needs to have a bit of 
weight, a bit of richness, 

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something that stops and, you 
know, stops it feeling too thin 

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and flat. 
For a long time we've stuck with

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all the cream white, pale oak 
bouclet travertine bowl kind of 

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world. 
And look, I understand why it 

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photographs well. 
It feels very clean, it's calm 

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and it can look expensive even 
when you're on a budget. 

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But the issue is that a lot of 
the homes become so light and so

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soft and so neutral that they 
start feeling a little bit empty

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and lifeless. 
Now I don't want you to get 

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confused and think that this 
means we need to insert pops of 

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colour because I actually hate 
that phrase a little bit because

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a pop of colour often looks like
the colour has just been dropped

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into the room at the end with no
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If you have a beige so far, 
beige rug, walls, cushions and 

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then suddenly one red vase or 
one burgundy cushion, it just 

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feels like it's screaming for 
attention and that doesn't feel 

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considered or balanced. 
It looks like someone told you 

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the room needed personality so 
you panicked and bought the 

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loudest cushion or art print you
could find in like A50 metre 

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radius or what could be 
instantly delivered next day. 

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The better way to add colour 
into a beige room is to not. 

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Think of colour. 
As an accent and start thinking 

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of it as a part of the overall 
palette. 

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Because beige is not nothing. 
Beige has undertones. 

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It might be warm, sandy grey, 
creamy taupe or linen toned. 

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So the colour you add needs to 
feel like it belongs to the 

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beige, not like it's just a 
arrive from another room 

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entirely. 
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look at colours that feel like 
they've grown out of the room. 

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So if the beige in your room is 
warm, go towards that mocha, 

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chocolate, tobacco or burgundy 
colours. 

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If the beige you have is cooler 
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towards the plums, the 
charcoals, the slate Blues and 

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deep greens. 
And then if your beige is a 

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little bit more sandy OR linen 
like, go for those olives, 

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navies, brown and muted Reds. 
They can look really beautiful. 

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The key is also repetition. 
So a burgundy cushion by itself 

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looks like a pop of colour, but 
a burgundy cushion, a small 

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floral moment, a book spine and 
a darker timber really brings 

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out the palette and it really 
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So I would use the rule of three
where you can repeating the 

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colour 3 times in three 
different ways, not all 

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clustered together in a little 
vignette. 

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You know, I don't really love 
that. 

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I mean spread out throughout the
room so the eye has somewhere to

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travel. 
It makes it feel more 

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intentional. 
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don't only use clean and bright 
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primary red, emerald green and 
lemon can absolutely work in the

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ride home, but in a beige room 
they can often quickly feel like

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accent colours or a little bit 
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So for autumn winter, the better
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little bit deeper. 
Earthier and more muted colour 

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often looks more expensive when 
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And I don't mean dirty as in 
ugly, I mean softer and like 

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it's been aged or it's muted. 
Something that feels like it can

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sit with more natural materials.
That's why these autumn and 

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winter colours work so well. 
They sit beautifully with 

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timber, linen, wool, stone, 
brass, silver, ceramics and 

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flowers. 
So when I say rich spiced 

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colour, I don't mean turning a 
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retail display. 
I mean, it's about adding in 

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those layers and depth. 
Even adding something simple 

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like a brown tray to a coffee 
table can change the entire 

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temperature of the room. 
The point is not to make your 

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home dark, the point is to make 
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Cosy doesn't have to mean cream 
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Sometimes the thing that makes a
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Which leads me on to #2 which is
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Now don't get me wrong, I do 
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It makes sense that people have 
gravitated towards it. 

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It's soft, it has texture, it 
works in light colours because a

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lot of the synthetic bouquets 
are easier to clean than what 

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people expect. 
And it also kind of hides the 

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mess of everyday life. 
That's why so many brands came 

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out with light coloured sofa in 
a bouquet because they live and 

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wear really well. 
But the issue is, is that it 

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became the answer to everything.
Like if you search for a sofa, 

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you will find that there are 30 
cream bouquet sofas staring back

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at you. 
Chairs, benches, cushions, 

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ottomans, beds, everything has 
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It came out in 2019. 
It's 2026 and we are dumb with 

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the cream bouquet. 
It's gone mad. 

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And The funny thing is, is that 
bouquet comes in so many 

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different colours and finishes. 
There are beautiful mixed 

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bouquets, like mottled bouquets,
textured versions with two or 

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three tones running through them
that look far more dynamic and 

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sophisticated. 
You can also get different piles

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where it's thicker or like 
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But that once green bouquet has 
just become the default and it's

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just, and it has us all stop 
feeling like bouquet is 

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interesting. 
It became less of a texture and 

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more of a shortcut. 
And I think this is where we 

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need to be a little bit smarter 
because this texture is not one 

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trendy fabric. 
Texture is the conversation 

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between materials, and in autumn
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that feel layered, tactile and 
purposeful. 

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So wool, velvet, leather, linen,
brush, cotton, heavy 

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tablecloths, woven trays, 
ceramic lamps, timber balls, 

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quilted cover, let's fabric 
lampshades and proper rugs. 

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The reason texture matters so 
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cosy, but it's giving extra 
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It's how the room feels when you
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It's the weight of the blanket, 
the softness of the cushion, the

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grain of the timber, the glow 
through a fabric lampshade, the 

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thickness of a curtain, the 
feeling of a proper rug under 

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foot. 
That's what makes a room feel 

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warm. 
So if your home feels a bit 

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flat, you definitely need to add
in that tactile texture. 

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So ask yourself, what texture is
missing in your room? 

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Do you have too many smooth 
surfaces? 

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Too much glass? 
Glossy finishes? 

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Too much white? 
Too much flat cotton? 

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Too many cushions that look full
but feel a bit awful? 

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That's where the small swaps can
make a really big difference. 

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Honestly, no matter the season. 
Like a velvet cushion instead of

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another plain linen one for 
autumn. 

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Winter. 
A wool throw instead of a thin 

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decorative blanket. 
A quilted coverlet. 

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You know I love a coverlet. 
A heavy tablecloth, A ceramic 

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lamp, a leather capsule, A 
brushed cotton sheet set. 

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Texture is what a neutral lover 
can use to make a space. 

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Feel more. 
Developed sophisticated and 

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intentional. 
So if you do love beige, this is

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probably how you could make it 
stop looking so boring by adding

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in lots of beautiful natural 
textures, adding in that 

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dimension. 
But don't go too far, because if

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every single thing in the room 
is textured, it can start to 

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feel a little bit busy. 
You still need that restraint. 

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You need some smooth against the
rough, matte against the shine, 

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soft against the structure. 
Because it's the contrast and 

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the restraint that gives the 
room that chic quality. 

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And while we're on the topic of 
texture and softness, we have to

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talk about curtains. 
The third homeware update I'm 

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fully backing is proper 
curtains. 

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And I'm saying proper curtains 
because we need to stop. 

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Treating curtains like an 
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Curtains are one of the fastest 
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softer, more finished, and more 
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They add height, they add 
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they frame the architecture, 
they help with privacy, and in 

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winter, they're also helpful 
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room. 
Curtains are not just window 

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clothes, they change the 
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A lot of homes feel unfinished 
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basically naked or they have 
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or those roller blinds, and it 
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The rod is too low, the curtains
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The fabric has no body. 
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edge of the window instead of 
being, you know, off to the 

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sides. 
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you can see the full window and 
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Or even worse, it's just the 
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you're at the office. 
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doesn't feel finished. 
It's because the curtains or the

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roller blinds just don't feel 
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Hang some curtains, make them 
higher, extend them wider, let 

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them fall properly, Use enough 
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Consider lining them. 
Choose a fabric that suits the 

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room. 
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curtains become even more 
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that softness and it also needs 
some insulation and all those 

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hardwoods and white walls and 
glass windows. 

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The curtains just add a little 
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Even if you took the furniture 
away, add those proper curtains 

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and suddenly the room feels 
held. 

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And I know curtains can be 
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But even if you do one room 
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the living room, it can 
completely change how an overall

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like home feels. 
If you're renting, there are 

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still ways to work with tension 
rods as well, like from IKEA 

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shears block outs or even Cafe 
curtains depending on what you 

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can install. 
I also love a Roman shade in the

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right room, you know that, 
especially if you want to 

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highlight the beautiful window 
trim or you don't have the space

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for a full curtain drop or pets 
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So yes, curtains, Roman shades, 
Cafe curtains, laid shears, 

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blackout panels, the options are
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But the point is the same. 
Your windows matter. 

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Curtains are one of those things
that take a room from I have 

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furniture to this room feels 
more finished. 

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It feels like it has presence 
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A couple of places that I could 
recommend would be 2 pages if 

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you want to have some like 
custom curtains made online and 

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shipped to your door. 
Or you could check out Zen 

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Design if you live locally to 
Melbourne or Sydney. 

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And I do believe they have an 
office in New York as well. 

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But there's so many places that 
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Spotlight also has a custom 
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And let's not forget the classic
places like IKEA or Freedom to 

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find those stock standard 
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If you have a stock standard 
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ones with grommets. 
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grommets. 
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at least put of the Lance or a 
pelmet over the top so you 

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cannot see them. 
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backing is lived in interiors. 
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most interesting shifts 
happening in interiors at the 

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moment. 
We have had years of homes 

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looking good online. 
They look extremely perfect, 

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like the perfectly chopped 
cushions, the perfectly empty 

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benches, perfectly styled coffee
tables after they tossed throws,

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and perfectly casual moments. 
And yes, I obviously love a 

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style home. 
I love order, You know, I'm a 

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Virgo. 
I love the intention and I love 

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a room that has been considered.
But there is a point where a 

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room becomes so styled that it 
starts to feel like no one is 

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actually allowed to live there. 
And I know that's a running joke

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on social media, but does it 
actually look good? 

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Like I don't think we want our 
houses to look like an open 

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house because if you've been 
like, if you've been to an open 

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house, do you go in there and 
go, wow, I really want to live 

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like this because half the time 
it's very dry. 

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And actually, so if you look 
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you can see it's an air mattress
or a fold out table. 

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So like the smoke and mirrors 
disappear really quickly. 

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Like maybe I've just worked on 
too many sets, but if I see a 

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display home, I'm not into it. 
It's either really underplayed 

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and styled or really over styled
with too many cushions with way 

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too many aggressive chops. 
When I've toured through homes 

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and filmed some homes, I've had 
to like, take away some cushions

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and blankets just to make it 
feel a little bit more, you 

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know, muted and lived in. 
That's the feeling we want to 

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have. 
Like people want homes with 

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atmosphere, homes with memory, 
homes and personality. 

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But a lived in home does not 
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This is when the trend can go 
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A lived in home is not just 
clutter with a poetic caption. 

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It's not piles of laundry or 
random mugs and tangled cords 

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and calling it authentic. 
That's not taste. 

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That's just life admin and it's 
also a very Australian approach 

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to things like, oh, here I am 
and behind the scenes and I'm 

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just like you, we don't need to 
have that. 

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I'm just like you humble brag of
I've got mess in my home. 

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Like we all are aware of the 
fact that we live in our houses 

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and not everything is perfect 
all the time. 

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And if you don't know that, 
that's just that comes back to 

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using the bright colours. 
It's a very juvenile, surface 

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level approach to perceiving 
things. 

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You know, we all have those 
lived in spaces and lived in 

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spaces can feel good. 
It's not about breaking down the

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4th wall and be like, aha, see, 
I'm just a normal person with 

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mess. 
It's this is my space and you 

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can see that I've been moving 
through it. 

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I haven't gone on holidays and 
come back after four months and 

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there's nothing going on like it
has life there. 

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A lived in home is not just 
clutter. 

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It you know it's books you 
actually read. 

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It's throws that you actually 
use. 

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Lamps that are turned on and 
off. 

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A tray that holds things that 
you reach for regularly. 

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Ceramics that come out when 
people are over. 

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A dining table that has hosted 
actual dinners. 

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Framed pieces that mean 
something. 

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A chair that is there because 
someone sits on it, not just 

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because it looks nice in the 
corner. 

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That's the difference. 
Purposeful pieces. 

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The goal is not to make your 
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The goal is to make it feel 
cared for and lived in at the 

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same time. 
And for autumn and winter, this 

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becomes even more important 
because you are inside more. 

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Your home needs to support the 
rituals of the season like 

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reading, cooking, having people 
over, watching a film, making 

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tea, doing your skin care, 
folding, washing, working from 

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home, eating at the table 
instead of eating at the bench, 

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lighting a candle at 5:00 PM 
because it's dark already and 

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the day has just gone weird. 
A lived in home supports those 

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moments. 
It doesn't just photograph well 

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around them and that's a very 
different thing. 

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It's the ROM com effect. 
It's taking something from a 

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beautiful still image like you 
see in a glossy mag and turning 

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it into one of your favourite 
ROM com movies. 

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It has this atmosphere as the 
camera glazes over the room with

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the character walking through. 
There's life. 

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It feels lived in, that's the 
thing, you're seeking a lived in

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beautiful space. 
Now the 5th trend that I'm 

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backing is darker timber and 
aged wood and honestly I'm very 

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happy about this because for 
years the pale oak has dominated

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and again I understand why. 
It's clean, light and easy and 

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works in apartments. 
It photographs well and it pairs

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really easily with white, cream,
beige and stone. 

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But darker timber takes us 
somewhere else. 

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It brings in the. 
Weight. 

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That brings history, it brings 
richness, and it makes the room 

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feel more settled. 
Dark wood instantly makes the 

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home feel more grounded. 
Now don't get me wrong, this 

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does not mean that we need to 
panel all of our walls and buy a

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giant antique armoire to bring 
in this effect. 

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You can do it through those 
smaller pieces like a dark tin 

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betray, a walnut side table, an 
antique stool, or a wooden bowl.

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This is also a great way to add 
warmth without adding more 

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softer furnishings because 
sometimes people think cosy 

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means more cushions, throws and 
fabric. 

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And yes, those things do help, 
but warmth can also come. 

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From furniture and materiality, 
a dark timber piece up against a

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pale wall can do more for a room
than 5 beige cushions can. 

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And I also think aged timber is 
important because it breaks that

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showroom new feeling. 
When everything has that new 

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clean, smooth, perfect look, it 
can feel a little bit soulless 

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and all the timber piece brings 
in that patina. 

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It has marks, it has variation, 
it has a sense of time, which I 

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do think is important because we
are living things, things we 

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age, we are imperfect. 
So you need some imperfect 

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pieces like tarnished metals and
aged timber to bring a sense of 

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balance to the space. 
Because if you have everything 

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that's too perfect, it feels a 
bit dollhouse. 

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But then you also have to look 
like a doll in order to fit in 

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the space. 
So having some of those, you 

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know, wrap around the edges 
pieces here and there makes 

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things feel a bit more lived in,
which again is the thing that 

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we're seeking. 
The 6th trend is colour 

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drenching and moodier rooms. 
Now colour drenching is one of 

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those trends that's been 
everywhere and I do like it in 

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theory. 
I do have a fear that it's very 

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90s because I do remember my mum
paying our whole house orange at

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a time. 
It was very Tuscan, it was very 

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happening and now and then it 
dated really quickly and I'm 

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worried that that's what this is
like. 

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We're doing a lot of colour 
drenching and we're doing a lot 

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of lime wash. 
And if you remember, there's 

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cross hatch painted walls in 
like Navy blue and burgundy from

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the 90s. 
Like you can definitely see that

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there's a 30 year trend cycle. 
You know, it's the same as how 

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everything has a box pleat and a
frill at the moment. 

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Like I am obsessed. 
Like I love that we're bringing 

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in this personality, but we have
definitely seen it all before 

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and it's so interesting to see 
it happen again and how it's 

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come about slightly differently.
Anyway, back to the colour 

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drenching. 
A fully colour drenched room can

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be incredibly chic, like a deep 
green powder room, a burgundy 

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study, a chocolate brown 
bedroom, a blue pantry. 

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But, and this this is important,
not everyone needs to paint the 

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entire room plum. 
This is where the trends can 

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become a little bit dangerous. 
You see a beautiful designer 

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room online and suddenly 
everyone thinks the answer is to

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paint all the walls, the 
ceilings, the skating boards, 

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the doors and the shelves in one
colour. 

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And sometimes yes, but sometimes
absolutely not. 

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Because it depends on the room, 
the light, the architecture and 

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furniture, the colour and 
whether you're actually going to

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want to live with it for six 
months. 

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So my version of this trend for 
autumn and winter is not 

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necessarily full colour 
drenching, but it is moodier 

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corners that create one 
committed moment. 

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A darker bedroom with all the 
tonal bedding, an instant 

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transformation that you usually 
just have for one week or 10 

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days because you swap the bed 
linen out. 

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You could do a small entryway 
painted in a beautiful rich 

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colour, or a powder room with 
deep walls and a good mirror. 

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A bookcase painted in the same 
colour as the wall. 

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Like doing smaller moments that 
approach that sort of colour 

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drenching effect and have that 
appeal without fully committing.

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Especially good if you're 
renting, but if you can't paint 

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it all and you're renting, just 
go with the tonal styling like 

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that bed linen moment. 
It can instantly make the room 

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feel a lot moodier. 
If you're to change that, the 

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bed linen, the rug and the lamps
and the curtains, that will 

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create that moodier effect 
without having to paint all the 

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walls. 
So the idea here is to create a 

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pocket of atmosphere because 
autumn and winter are all about 

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atmosphere. 
And this is where I think people

453
00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,000
have more fun because you don't 
have to change your whole house.

454
00:23:57,120 --> 00:24:00,120
You can just make one area feel 
more intentional. 

455
00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:04,120
One corner, one room, 1 table or
one bedside moment. 

456
00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,600
That is often enough. 
The 7th trend that I'm backing 

457
00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:11,160
cautiously is collected metals, 
and yes, that includes Chrome 

458
00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,960
and silver. 
For a long time everyone wanted 

459
00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,880
brass, now the aged brass and 
then. 

460
00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,760
Also, there's a real. 
Rise in trend with polished 

461
00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,640
nickel and silver and let's not 
forget to mention the rise of 

462
00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:26,840
Chrome and polished metals like 
Home Beautiful has talked about 

463
00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,160
Chrome having a renaissance 
while also noting that you do 

464
00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:31,680
not need to RIP out the. 
Brass. 

465
00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:36,080
And that Chrome can be mixed 
with warmer metals like aged 

466
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,160
brass and I. 
Agree like Chrome can look. 

467
00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:41,720
Incredibly chic. 
As well as polished nickel and 

468
00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:45,040
silver candlesticks, there are 
also Chrome lamp bases and 

469
00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,400
stainless trays. 
Like we do not need to RIP out 

470
00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,120
all the metal that we already 
have existing in our home. 

471
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,280
Mix the tones. 
Together, it's also the. 

472
00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,440
Same in fashion at the. 
Moment, a lot of people. 

473
00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:59,080
Are mixing their medals from 
rose gold to yellow gold, white 

474
00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,760
gold and silver. 
The thing I will note about 

475
00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,880
Chrome is that it can go very 
cold quite quickly. 

476
00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:09,480
It can feel quiet dentist chair 
or office lobby and it can feel 

477
00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,320
a bit. 
I bought this because TikTok 

478
00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:15,720
told me Chrome was back. 
So my take is I like Chrome and 

479
00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,680
silver when they sharpen the 
room. 

480
00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:19,960
I don't like them when they make
the room feel. 

481
00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:23,200
Cold or like a display? 
The real trick? 

482
00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,360
Is to mix them with warmth, so 
silver candlesticks on a timber 

483
00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:30,560
dining table, a matte stainless 
lamp. 

484
00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:35,600
With a beautiful fabric. 
Shade or mixing pewter with 

485
00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:39,680
beautiful burgundies. 
Olives and chocolate metals are.

486
00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,240
Great for autumn and they work 
really well because they catch 

487
00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:46,360
the light and in the cooler 
months when the light is. 

488
00:25:46,360 --> 00:25:49,280
Lower and softer. 
A bit of metal can make the room

489
00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:53,120
feel more alive, but don't treat
metal like a matching set. 

490
00:25:53,120 --> 00:25:56,600
A home feels more collected when
the metals are not all 

491
00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:59,560
identical. 
So mix those brass, bronze, 

492
00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:03,720
silvers and pewters together to 
create a more well rounded 

493
00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:08,000
dimensional space. 
It just makes way more sense to 

494
00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,400
have the home feel layered and 
it feels less like you bought 

495
00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:15,040
everything from one store across
1 range. 

496
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,480
And you know what I mean? 
Because you may have seen that 

497
00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,120
stainless matte. 
Metal look over at places. 

498
00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:25,360
Like MCM House, Fleur Studios or
even McMullen and Co Beautiful 

499
00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:28,120
pieces but don't buy everything 
from there. 

500
00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,840
Mix it all together because. 
All of those. 

501
00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:36,000
Brands also carry linen and 
stone and usually timber. 

502
00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,480
As well. 
To mix it up and make it feel 

503
00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,440
more dynamic. 
Now the 8th trend that I'm 

504
00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:42,840
backing for autumn and winter 
is. 

505
00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,960
Heritage pattern. 
Cheques, stripes, tartans, 

506
00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,760
gingham's herring bones, a 
ticking stripe, they all bring 

507
00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,880
out that feeling like they 
belong in the homes that have 

508
00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:56,000
been there for a while. 
This is one of the easiest. 

509
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:59,160
Ways to make a home feel warmer 
without making it feel heavy. 

510
00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:03,080
Pattern brings about rhythm and 
rhythm is something a lot of 

511
00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,560
modern homes are missing and 
this is really good for those 

512
00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:08,400
neutral lovers. 
If you're afraid of 

513
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:12,080
incorporating colour, of course 
going with the texture, but also

514
00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:16,080
mix in some patterns in some 
neutral tones and that again 

515
00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,600
will add more character and 
personality versus going in with

516
00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:24,640
a bright red bin cushion kettle.
You could do a ticking stripe 

517
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:28,120
cushion, a Plaid throw, a 
gingham tablecloth or a herring 

518
00:27:28,120 --> 00:27:31,560
bone blanket or even. 
I've been loving block print at 

519
00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:35,520
the moment for tablecloths and 
napkins or hey, even a striped 

520
00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:39,080
lampshade. 
A check cushion on a plain sofa.

521
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,320
A patterned quilt folded at the 
end of the. 

522
00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,920
Bed The key is to. 
Balance it with the solids. 

523
00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:48,280
So if you have a check cushion, 
pair it with a plain linen 

524
00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:52,040
cushion if you have a patterned.
Tablecloth use separate simple. 

525
00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,040
Plates. 
If you have a striped lamp 

526
00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,440
shade, keep the base quite. 
Classic. 

527
00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:59,000
This is where autumn. 
And winter styling can become 

528
00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,000
really beautiful because the 
home starts to feel layered and 

529
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:05,120
not chaotic. 
And I think a heritage pattern 

530
00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:07,240
also connects to this. 
Broader move towards. 

531
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,200
Homing feeling a bit more. 
Collected. 

532
00:28:09,360 --> 00:28:13,360
Personal and a bit more keyword 
timeless. 

533
00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:17,160
Everyone seems to be seeking out
that timeless look at the moment

534
00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:20,960
and I do think we can find that 
in those classic heritage 

535
00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,200
patterns. 
It says I did not just bite the 

536
00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,200
most viral thing, I chose 
something with a bit more. 

537
00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,400
History. 
Or at least something that feels

538
00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:33,320
like it could have history. 
Which is much more interesting. 

539
00:28:34,120 --> 00:28:36,640
Now the 9th trend that I'm 
backing is artisanal and 

540
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,760
handmade details. 
Architectural Digest has pointed

541
00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,560
to artisanal. 
Details as part of the. 2026 

542
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,680
interior direction and vogue has
also been talking about 

543
00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:49,520
antiques, reusing smaller makers
and pieces that feel more 

544
00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:52,040
collected over time and 
generally I. 

545
00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:53,560
Agree. 
I think people are. 

546
00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:55,800
Tired of homes that feel like 
everything has come from the 

547
00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,920
same online store. 
There is something really 

548
00:28:58,920 --> 00:28:59,520
lovely. 
About. 

549
00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,880
Pieces that have been touched by
a person. 

550
00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:06,840
And by that I mean handmade 
ceramics, woven baskets, hand 

551
00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,720
blocked table linen, antique 
silver or small batch 

552
00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:14,600
lampshades, timber. 
Pieces or framed textiles, these

553
00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:15,960
all. 
Add soul. 

554
00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,200
But I do have to say. 
Handmade does not automatically 

555
00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:20,200
mean. 
Good. 

556
00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:24,680
Like that wonky mug is not a 
personality and I say that with.

557
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,440
Love. 
Because a lot of people. 

558
00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:29,440
Start their first businesses in 
that ceramics space. 

559
00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:31,760
And also the same goes for. 
Candles. 

560
00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:33,720
There is a. 
Version of this trend where 

561
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,480
people start buying random 
handmade things. 

562
00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,320
Just because they are. 
Handmade. 

563
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:42,040
And then suddenly the home is 
full of lumpy ceramics, wobbly 

564
00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:43,520
candles. 
Strange. 

565
00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:47,000
Little objects and nothing 
actually works together. 

566
00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:50,080
Like there's a difference 
between applying this style to 

567
00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:52,880
your home to. 
Create a space versus. 

568
00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:54,640
Collecting things like it's 
your. 

569
00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,360
Hobby. 
Artisanal pieces still need 

570
00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,880
editing, they still need to suit
the home, and they still need to

571
00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:04,160
have scale, colour, purpose and 
taste. 

572
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:07,560
So my advice is to use handmade 
pieces where they add. 

573
00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:11,440
Warmth and function A ceramic 
bowl you actually use. 

574
00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:15,480
A lampshade that softens the 
light, a hand woven basket for 

575
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:19,160
serving or storing all those 
blankets, and a small vase for 

576
00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:22,080
winter flowers or. 
Foliage These pieces are 

577
00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:23,840
especially good in autumn and 
winter. 

578
00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,080
Because they add a sense of 
intimacy and they make the home.

579
00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:30,200
Feel less slick less. 
Retail Less. 

580
00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,040
Perfect. 
And don't buy them just because 

581
00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,440
they're handmade. 
Buy them because they add 

582
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,000
something. 
They also carry a story. 

583
00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:42,240
And that's the difference. 
So the 10th and final trend I'm 

584
00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,920
backing is less fast homewares 
and more collected pieces. 

585
00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:48,920
And this is probably the most 
important one, because autumn 

586
00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:51,800
and winter are dangerous. 
The shops get very good at 

587
00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,680
convincing you that you need a 
whole new version of your home. 

588
00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,960
A new throw, new cushions, new 
mugs, new candles, new 

589
00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,680
tableware, new bedding. 
It all suddenly feels like 

590
00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:02,320
you're buying little things 
everywhere. 

591
00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,720
But the home doesn't actually. 
Get better. 

592
00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,480
It just gets fuller. 
Home Beautiful has called out 

593
00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:10,560
the move away from fast fashion.
Homewares, especially the issue 

594
00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:12,400
of. 
Constantly buying and replacing 

595
00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:16,640
cheap trend decor, while Vogue 
has also leaned into antiques 

596
00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:20,040
reusing pieces that make a home 
feel more layered overtime. 

597
00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:22,480
And I strongly agree now with 
that. 

598
00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,680
I'm not saying everything has to
be expensive, I'm not saying 

599
00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:29,000
never buy anything affordable 
ever again, and I'm not saying 

600
00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:31,320
that you can't find something 
great in a chain store. 

601
00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,080
Some of my favourite pieces in 
people's homes are affordable 

602
00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,920
pieces chosen well. 
But I'm saying that we need to 

603
00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:40,160
stop panic buying. 
Especially things from big box 

604
00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,400
stores like bouquet WAVY 
mirrors. 

605
00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,800
Another cushion is not always 
the answer and another candle is

606
00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:48,200
not always the answer. 
Sometimes the chicest thing you 

607
00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,560
can do is stop buying all those 
little things. 

608
00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,680
Because they really. 
Don't solve the room. 

609
00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:57,240
Save for a proper lamp or a 
better rug or get the curtains 

610
00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,800
done. 
Find an antique side table. 

611
00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:02,680
Invest in good bedding. 
Buy tables and in that you'll 

612
00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:06,160
use every year. 
Choose that beautiful tray frame

613
00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:09,280
something properly. 
Replace the bad cushion inserts.

614
00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:13,560
Buy fewer but better pieces. 
Autumn and winter styling should

615
00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,760
not mean reinventing your home 
every year. 

616
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,200
It should mean bringing out the 
things that add warmth and. 

617
00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,720
Atmosphere. 
And slowly building a seasonal 

618
00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:22,720
rhythm. 
And when things start to change,

619
00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:26,280
you can store them away and they
hold their quality and character

620
00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:29,000
because you're looking after 
these pieces because you've 

621
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,880
spent time, energy and effort 
finding them, buying them and 

622
00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:34,840
having them out for a short 
period of time. 

623
00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:39,240
So they last the test of time. 
If you do it well, this is where

624
00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:40,640
I think. 
The home becomes much more 

625
00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:42,720
personal. 
Maybe you have a winter. 

626
00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,400
Table. 
Cloth you bring out every year, 

627
00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,560
or the heavier quilt, or a 
favourite candle scent, or 

628
00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,320
burgundy napkins, or a wool 
throw that goes over the 

629
00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:52,800
armchair. 
A silver Candlestick that you 

630
00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,120
found at a second hand store 
when you went on a winter 

631
00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:58,640
escape, or that darker cushion 
you cover when you swap when the

632
00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,680
weather cools down. 
That feels much more. 

633
00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,640
Chic than buying random seasonal
decor that gets donated or 

634
00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,920
thrown out six months later, a 
home should build on itself. 

635
00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:10,240
That is what makes it feel 
collected and more considered. 

636
00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:14,040
So those are the 10 autumn and 
winter homeware trends that I'm 

637
00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:16,960
backing. 
This year rich spice colour. 

638
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:20,560
Texture Beyond the bouquet, 
proper curtains lived in 

639
00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:24,240
interiors, darker timber and 
aged wood, moodier corners and 

640
00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:27,720
colour drenching and collected 
medals, heritage patterns, 

641
00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:31,720
artisanal details and less fast 
homewares and more. 

642
00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:34,680
Collected pieces. 
And I think the common thread 

643
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,240
here is that autumn winter 
styling should not be about 

644
00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:39,680
making your home. 
Look like a seasonal display. 

645
00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,720
It's not about buying a bunch of
brown things and calling it 

646
00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,800
cosy. 
It's about warmth, depth, 

647
00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:50,080
texture, lighting, softness, 
rhythm and atmosphere. 

648
00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:52,680
It's about making the home feel 
more inviting when the weather 

649
00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:54,840
changes. 
It's about creating rooms that. 

650
00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:56,960
Hold you a little better rooms 
that make you. 

651
00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,600
Want to sit down and cook 
something or invite someone 

652
00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:01,760
over? 
And making a proper bed and 

653
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:04,760
setting the table, turning on 
the lamps and closing off the 

654
00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,880
curtains to actually enjoy being
at home. 

655
00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:11,199
And I think this is where the 
best seasonal styling lives. 

656
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:15,040
Not in novelty, not in clutter, 
and not in buying for the sake 

657
00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,920
of buying, but in small, 
considered shifts that make your

658
00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:21,320
existing home feel more alive 
for the season that you're in. 

659
00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:25,199
Because a cosy home is not just 
a home with a throw blanket. 

660
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,560
A cosy home is a home with 
atmosphere. 

661
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:29,639
And that's what we're all aiming
for. 

662
00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:33,120
As always, thank you so much for
listening to Home and Hosting 

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00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:35,120
with me, Louis Burke. 
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664
00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:38,000
This episode, make sure you're. 
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665
00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,320
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At. 
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667
00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:45,800
sharing more autumn and winter 
homestyling ideas and I'll see 

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00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:46,920
you in the next one.