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TALKING POINT

An eye-catching table display makes a conversational starter for guests in the home of the artist and designer Margit Wittig. ‘The round table was one of the first pieces of furniture I ever bought, and it has been a key piece in every home I have had,’ says Margit. ‘It now doubles up as an inspirational work table and somewhere to display my finished pieces – an ideal option for anyone wanting to arrange art anywhere other than on a wall.’ The key to making a successful arrangement is to mix height and scale, she adds. ‘I have placed two sculpted clay portraits facing each other on wooden bases and a white contemporary geometric table lamp in the middle to soften and give height.’

CREATIVE FLAIR

A small bathroom is a place to play with colour or pattern, as well as host art or objects. ‘We love displaying items and a bathroom is no different than any other room,’ say Angus and Charlotte Buchanan of Buchanan Studio, who designed this space for their children.

HIGH AND LOW

There’s something pleasing about the symmetry of hanging paintings in a grid pattern, as this

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