A shoppable scheme of ways to decorate with brown furniture
Every month House & Garden's decoration editors curate a fictional, shoppable home, using a painstakingly researched selection of beautiful objects old and new. Welcome to The Scheme. This month 'brown furniture' had a renaissance! It's beautifully made and can be picked up from local auctions for a song as it is falsely labelled as dated, dark and hulking. Gabby Deeming creates five looks that show how well-chosen pieces can add weight, style and charm to a modern interior...
Jake Curtis1/5Hallway
WALL
• Wallpaper 'Indian Tea Paper' (gentleman's pink), 92cm wide, £209 a metre, from de Gournay.
• Framed prints, from left: 'Petals On a Spotted Background', 'Floral Design II' and 'Berry and Leaf Design', all from the British Library archives, 100 x 70cm, £210 each, from Surface View.
• Brass wall light, 'Orbit', by Workstead, 30 x 17.5cm diameter, £510, from Another Country.FLOOR
• Hand-woven wool kilim, 'Alasht' (dark and rose pink), 200 x 300cm, €3,450, from Edelgrund.FURNITURE
• Nineteenth-century cherry-wood bench, 76 x 289 x 40cm, £1,200, from Max Rollitt.ACCESSORIES
• Cushions, from left: 'Abstract Grid' (pink/denim), linen, 40 x 60cm, £66, from Laura Slater; 'Verandah' (temple pink), by Veere Grenney, linen, £150 a metre, from Tissus d'Hélène.
• Leather bag, £280, from Folk.
Jake Curtis2/5Living Room
WALL
• Wallpaper 'Indian Tea Paper' (gentleman's pink), 92cm wide, £209 a metre, from de Gournay.
• Brass wall sconces, 'Royal', by Malin Appelgren Paulsson, 21cm diameter, £265 each, from The http://theshopfloorproject.com/Shop Floor Project.
• Framed print, Eggs, by Kate Boxer, 40 x 33.5cm, £490, from Giovanna Ticciati.FLOOR
• Hand-woven wool kilim, 'Alasht' (petrol blue with rose, yellow and blue), 300 x 200cm, €3,450, from Edelgrund.FURNITURE
• Nineteenth-century mahogany bookcase, 243 x 168 x 47cm, £3,600, from Lorfords.
• Chaise longue, 'Leta', 85 x 180 x 80cm, covered in 'Divina Melange' (871), £4,369, from Pinch.
• White lacquer table, 'Hexagonal Drum', 55 x 48cm diameter, £1,200, from Virginia White Collection.ACCESSORIES
• Bone china 'Standard Ware', by Fort Standard, from £35 for a 15cm diameter bowl, from 1882.
• Aluminium clamp desk light, 'Noc' (green), by SmithMatthias for Wrong for Hay, 22.5 x 14 x 10.2cm, £109, from Wrong for Hay.
• Framed print (on bookcase), Marcel Proust, by Kate Boxer, 16 x 16.5cm, £455, from Giovanna Ticciati.
• Cushions, from left: 'Verandah' (orpington blue), by Veere Grenney, linen, £150 a metre, from Tissus d'Hélène; 'Line Grid' (teal/pink), 45cm square, £66, from Laura Slater.
• Framed prints (on floor), '17th Century Paintbox', 84 x 59cm, £175 each, from Thehttp://theshopfloorproject.com/ Shop Floor Project.
• Terracotta tableware, by Silvia K, from about £29 for a mug, from The Conran Shop.
Jake Curtis3/5Dining Room
WALLS
• Paint, from left: 'Plaster III' and 'Hot Earth', £42.50 for 2.5 litres matt emulsion, from Paint & Paper Library.FLOOR
• Paint, 'Plaster III', £61 for 2.5 litres water-based eggshell, from Paint & Paper Library.FURNITURE
• Seventeenth-century oak cupboard, 210 x 131 x 55.5cm, £12,500, from Hawker Antiques at Jamb.
• Nineteenth-century American maple chairs, 87 x 45 x 50cm, £1,895 for 6, from Giovanna Ticciati.
• Oak dining table, 'Planks', by Max Lamb, 72 x 250 x 90cm, £2,450, from Benchmark.ACCESSORIES
• Thirties unglazed ceramic vases (on cupboard), by Fulham Pottery, 39 x 17cm diameter, £2,500 a pair, from Pruskin Gallery.
• Stoneware vase, £650, and vessel, £330; both by Iva Polachova, from The New Craftsmen.
• Seasonal floral arrangements, from £50, from Scarlet & Violet.
• Banana-fibre pendant light, 'Anders', 45 x 70cm diameter, £1,180, from Pinch.
• Terracotta serving dish with leather handles, by Silvia K, 50cm diameter, £300, from The New Craftsmen.
Jake Curtis4/5Study
WALL
• Paint 'Blue Blood', £42.50 for 2.5 litres matt emulsion, from Paint & Paper Library.
• Blind'Mr Men' (clover), cotton, £102 a metre, from Howe at 36 Bourne Street.
• Glazed ceramic plates, by Nina Malterud, £900 each, from Flow.FLOOR
• Wool flatweave rug, 'Hagga Bloom 940' (custom colour), by Kasthall, 160 x 240cm, £1,368.58, from Sinclair Till.FURNITURE
Maple 'Klismos Chair', by Donghia, 76 x 66 x 56cm, £3,613; covered in 'Drops' (04), by Dominique Kieffer for Rubelli, cotton, £142 a metre; both from Rubelli.
• Regency rosewood library table, 73 x 91.5 x 60cm, £4,800; and Greek Revival oak hall chair, 85 x 45cm square, £8,500 for 4, from Hawker Antiques at Jamb.ACCESSORIES
• Aluminium table light, 'Birdy', 43 x 60cm, £230, from The Conran Shop. Brass animal figures, 'Safari Collection', £75 a set of 3, from Otago.
Jake Curtis5/5Bedroom
WALL
• Paint 'Hot Earth', £42.50 for 2.5 litres matt emulsion, from Paint & Paper Library.
• Curtains, 'Reeds' (green/blue/white), by Alexandra Palmowski for Virginia White Collection, linen, £125 a metre, from Redloh House Fabrics.
• Framed print, Figgy, by Kate Boxer, 45.5 x 63cm, £590, from Giovanna Ticciati.FLOOR
• Cotton rag rug, 'Rosepath' (dark blue), by Vandra Rugs, 297 x 241cm, £3,554, from Sinclair Till.FURNITURE
• Metal bed, 'Tuvalu', 250 x 210 x 160cm, £2,590 including mattress, from Oka.
• Early-twentieth-century oak hexagonal table, 75 x 75cm diameter, £1,400, from Alexander von Westenholz.ACCESSORIES
Cushions, from left: 'Verandah' (burnt orange), by Veere Grenney, linen, £150 a metre, from Tissus d'Hélène; 'Ombre' (blue/rust), mohair, 50cm square, £85 each; and 'Abstract Zig Zag' (blue), linen, 30 x 50cm, £79; both from The Conran Shop.
• Linen bedlinen (soft pink), from £30 for a pillowcase; cotton scarf (used as bed throw), 'Kantha', 220 x 100cm, £705; glazed stoneware mug, £30; all from The Conran Shop.
• Maple vessel, by Hans Henning Pedersen, 18 x 15cm diameter, £250, from Flow.
• Stoneware 'Round Bottomed Vessel' (used as vase), by Iva Polachova, £330, from The New Craftsmen.
• Glazed ceramic and polished nickel table lamp with handkerchief linen shade, 'Gallatin' (moss), 73 x 20cm base diameter, £1,895, from Remains.
