Homes & Gardens

Mix and match

TO make an interior exciting, you need to create sensations, and that’s where mixing materials comes in. Every material has a different power and energy intrinsic within it; when you mix say fabric and wood, or metal and glass, that’s when you can create a sort of magic.

■ Start thinking about all the materials you will use in a space, from the hard items like stone or wood to soft furnishings, at

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