Living Etc

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Living Etc

News & views • ALL THE LATEST DESIGN HAPPENINGS, INCLUDING THE COLOUR PALETTES AND ICONIC FURNITURE GRACING STYLISH INTERIORS

TREND SPOTTER • The design mood of the moment? Year-round beach vibes

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Stemmed glassware • Raise a glass to this cocktail of fabulously beautiful drinking vessels – bottoms up!

On the tiles • An exciting collab with the concept of adorning tiles with patterns and prints designed for fabrics is a match made in heaven

Miami pastels • Summer is hotting up nicely and this soft and earthy take on pastel hues is the perfect way to cool off

The chair that gives you wings • With a name this light and joyful, it’s no wonder a famous fashion designer asked Ercol to bring its Butterfly chair back into production

Colour story: butter yellow • This delicate shade has made its way from fashion to interiors – these are the pieces to pick up to bring its fresh feel home

Craft work • We’ve featured Sklo’s lighting designs before, but the brand is back with a tabletop category. Made with its signature hand-blown Czech glass in transparent and frosted options, each piece – from glasses to decanters – feels as good in your hands as it looks in your home. From £150 for a decanter, Sklo

The sky is the limit… • …or at least your ceiling is. Hand-painted murals are a rising trend among designers looking to inject personality and wonderment into their projects

Plummy tones • Delicious plum hues and red-toned woods are ripe for adding to interiors

Not all white paints are created equal • Tamsin Johnson is known for her strong shades but here she tells our editor Pip Rich how she uses a more pared-back palette

Houses • MARTINI HOUR, POOLSIDE GLAMOUR, CHILLED AMBIENCE… THIS MONTH’S HOMES INTERPRET THE MOOD OF THE MOMENT IN THEIR OWN WAYS

OCEAN view • Semi-suspended over the water, this Malibu Cove home is made for martini hours on the terrace – so design studio LALA Reimagined leaned into that for the refresh

Good VIBES • On Australia’s east coast, this Med-inspired villa is filled with colour, vintage pieces and positive energy

Soaring ambition • Inspired by the architecture of contemporary art galleries, this home has towering volumes and sweeping curves

FRENCH LEAVE • A dash of Gallic chic and a hint of 70s styling have reinvented this Provençal home, where relaxation is taken seriously

Wild in the country • Designers Studio DB let loose in their Upstate New York weekend home – a place where kids, animals and creativity all run free

HOT IN THE CITY • Marrakech’s warm colours, along with the talents of its traditional artisans, have brought fresh inspiration to one Belgian designer’s home

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Decorating • NEUTRAL FABRICS AND WALLPAPERS FOR MUTED MAXIMALISM, THE ART OF COLOUR CONTRASTING, A DESIGNER Q&A AND GARDEN DESIGN INSPO

Colour decoded • Livingetc colour expert Amy Moorea Wong on a room where white allows bold, bright accent hues to shine – proving opposites attract

Balance of POWER • Subdued hues don’t mean a scheme has to be quiet – take your cue from these maximalist wallpaper and fabric designs and shout about your pared-back palette

Q&A • Ellen Cumber, co-founder of east London design studio Golden, knows a thing or two about spirited interiors and uplifting use of colour – so we posed her the questions you ask us...