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How to furnish a considered living room for £3,000: a complete sourcing guide
Where the money actually needs to go — and where you're being overcharged for a label. A complete £3,000 sourcing guide, in the order the decisions should be made.
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Object study: the Arco lamp, fifty years on
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni solved a specific problem in 1962 — and produced a lamp that still costs more than most people's first car. Whether that matters is the interesting question.
Decide · £29–£565
What a Japandi rug is actually for (and why to buy wool, not jute)
Japandi is a slippery label that runs the risk of flattening two traditions it doesn't quite understand. What actually makes a rug work, why jute is overrated, and six honest picks from £29 up.
Decide · £119–£4,425
Eames DSW: Vitra original, licensed replica, or inspired alternative
The Eames plastic side chair was built to be cheap. So why does the licensed version cost £450 — and is a replica a betrayal of the design or its truest expression?
What a Japandi rug is actually for (and why to buy wool, not jute)
£29–£565
Eames DSW: Vitra original, licensed replica, or inspired alternative
£119–£4,425
The best walnut dining tables: eight options from £300 to £3,000
£300–£3,000
The best floor lamps under £400: ten options that earn their place
£59–£400