Design notebook: the best coloured glass vases Top interiors picks for this week, from Harrods's relaunched interiors offering to reupholstered chairs Interiors emporium (main picture, above) Harrods has just relaunched its interiors offering with a major shake-up on the third floor. Harrods Is Home is a showcase for furniture brands such as Tom Dixon, Moooi, Amy Somerville (blue Talay sofa, £8,000) and Ligne Roset (Tolbiac shelving unit, far right, £5,716). Good as new The ‘upcycled’ furniture market is a crowded one, but the online store A Rum Fellow puts its own twist on the genre by revamping vintage Scandinavian pieces using handwoven fabric made by the Quechua people of central Peru. The selection changes regularly; If you have something that you want to breathe new life into, think about having it re-covered. Plumbs Reupholstery is a family-run firm with over 140 specialists all around the country who will visit your home, assess the job and go through a selection of more than 700 possible fabrics (plumbsreupholstery.co.uk).
See the light There is a nice Scandinavian simplicity to the new Peeta lamp by Habitat, which is made from two wooden batons held together by metal components. As well as the one pictured, there is an orange version. £25 (habitat.co.uk) Five of the best: coloured glass vases Pebbles Smooth in lime (height 22cm), £339, Kate Hume at the Conran Shop (conranshop.co.uk); Pill in small red (30cm), £45, Pols Potten at Heal’s (heals.co.uk); ) Read more: Design notebook: the best teapots Read more: Design notebook: the best illustrated tea towels In Pictures: Spring wallpapers 2014 Top 50 interior design websites Top 20 DIY stores in Britain The 20 best interiors blogs Bank fears over buy-to-let Savers who invest in housing not pensions risk being left without retirement fund, Bank of England warns Clive Aslet: Don't demonise second-home owners - it's us that keep country villages from going under Besides, when it comes to the housing market, we're not the problem
Many Britons in their 30s doubt they will ever own their own home, poll reveals Yorkshire Building Society found 49 per cent of people aged 35 to 40 who are not homeowners but would like to be think it is now "unlikely" or "very unlikely" they will ever own a property Luxury 'beach huts' go on sale in Margate Sumptuous properties have underfloor heating, floor to ceiling glass windows and a Sonos music system Winchester named best place to live in Britain Hampshire city's outdoor spaces, community spirit and quality of living make it "practically perfect" according to a report Film director's treehouse sparks neighbourhood war in Notting Hill Residents in the upmarket area of west London campaign for and against 14ft structure Jasmine Dellal built for her four-year-old Sea King helicopters sold off as 'sheds and man caves' Military surplus firm says "huge amount of interest" as MoD sells off old Sea King helicopters. For sale: Amazing 'time warp' home left untouched for 45 years
If you love red velvet and a 70s vibe then this may just be the home for you Ridiculous offices: 10 utterly absurd workplaces Putting the 'fun' back into fundamental business principles Hedge fund managers in fight over £30m luxury home plan Richard Deitz, president of Moscow-based VR Capital, wants to create a luxury iceberg home but neighbour Tim Tacchi is concerned that it will damageJohn Widdicomb – Large Six Drawer Credenza Eero Saarinen – Set of Four Tulip Chairs Hans Wegner – Rosewood Papa Bear Chair Arne Vodder – Rosewood Sideboard Hans Wegner – Pair, Cigar Arm Chairs Severin Hansen – Pair of Rosewood Haslev Side Tables Norman Cherner – Rare Cherner Arm Chair Arne Vodder – Pair Smallboys Nanna Ditzel – Rosewood Desk Grete Jalk – Surfboard Coffee Table Knoll Saarinen – Tulip Table & Chairs Niels Moller – Rosewood Chairs Lelangs Mobelfabrik – Biomorphic Boomerang Desk
Six Rosewood – Hans Brattrud “Scandia” Chairs Charles Eames – Herman Miller 670 671 Robert Heritage – Rosewood Drum Table With Drawers Willy Guhl – Pair of Large Adjustable Planters Hans Wegner – Andreas Tuck AT-32 Drop Leaf Coffee Table Danish – Bow Fronted Bureau Desk Robin Day – Free Standing Beam Seat Swedish – Tall Drawer Unit Mogens Hansen- Tan Leather Three Seat Sofa Kai Kristiansen – Rosewood Sideboard Jürg Bally – Ess-Tee-Tisch Table Severin Hansen – Nest of Three Rosewood Side Tables Nanna Ditzel – ‘Alle’ Settee Peter Hvidt – Dresser Danish – Teak Tall Drawer Unit Curved American – Settee E Brouer – Danish Rosewood Six Drawer Chest Easy Chair – Teak Arms Arne Vodder – Rosewood Smallboys Danish – Three Seat Leather Sofa Dyrlund Denmark – Extending Folding Dining Table George Nelson – Rare Pre Production Early Coconut Chair
Cassina – Morozzi Table Swedish – Rosewood Side Table Black Leather Softpads – Vitra Swedish – Teak Bedside Drawer Tables Charles Eames – Herman Miller 670/671 Jacques Cartier – Sofa/Chaise/Bed Charles and Ray Eames – All Original 1957 Salmon DAX Chair Kai Kristiensen – Rosewood Desk Peter Hvidt – Upholstered Sofa Borup and Carsten – Childrens Puzzle Table and Chairs Swedish – Curved Upholstered Sofa Willy Guhl – Extra Large Flying Saucer Concrete Planter Eero Saarinen – Tulip Table Blue Easy Chair – With Teak Paws Flag Halyard Chair – PP Møbler Danish – Large Round Rosewood Coffee Table Oak – Pop Up Bar Pair Teak – Smallboys Pair of – Sidetables Severin Hansen – Sideboard Kai Kristiansen – Pair of Oak and Leather Side Chairs Swedish – Pine Tripod Milking Chair Burke – Tulip Armchair with Starburst Base Niels Koefoed – Rare Rosewood “Lis” Armchair
Peder Moos – Walnut A Frame Wall Shelf Illum Wikkelso – Pair of Rosewood Lounge Chairs Arne Vodder – Rare Rosewood Dressing Table Boeing 757 – Row of Leather Airplane Seats Carl Malmsten – Rare Visingso Bench Sweden A B Carlstrom – Pair of Oak Bedside Tables Valdemar Mortensen – Desk Nanna Ditzel Style – Chair Guillerme et Chambron – Curved Oak Sofa Eero Saarinen Tulip Table – Knoll Int John and Sylvia Reid – Extending Dining Table Rosewood Tambour Units – Pair Bodafors – Shelving Cabinet Unit Dutch – Pair of Aluminium Lounge Chairs Pair Easy Chairs – Erik Jorgensen European – Small Vintage Medical Cabinet Andreas Tuck – Hans Wegner Oak Coffee Table Eero Saarinen Marble Tulip Table – Knoll Charles and Ray Eames – EA108 Aluminum Group Chair Charles Eames – LCW George Nelson – Rare Cup Cake Drawer Units A B Carlstrom – Pair of Teak Bedside Tables
European – Vintage Hospital Medical Cabinet British M.O.D – Pigeon Hole Haberdashery Cabinet Danish – Early 20th Century Curved Sofa George Nelson – Rare Sectional Steel Frame Sofa Skovby Oak – Sideboard JL Moller – 1962 Carver’s Arne Vodder – Sideboard Perriand / Corbusier – Modernist Oak Desk / Dressing Table Trevor Chinn – Teak Coffee Table Jens Quistguaard Flip Desk – Peter Lovig Charles and Ray Eames – Rare LKX with Bikini Cover Charles and Ray Eames – Rare Aniline Red LCM George Nelson – Rare Fin Tray Side Table Willy Guhl – Concrete Mouchoir Handkerchief Planter / Sculpture George Nelson – Rare Fireplace Log Holder Finn Juhl Stlye – Large Upholstered King Lounge Chair Beni Qurain – Medium Moroccan Rug Knoll Saarinen – Black Tulip Arm Chairs Torbjørn Afdal – Krobo Bench Danish – Large Coffee Table Charles Eames – Leather Softpads Wim Rietveld – Dining Table