Easter entertaining and soothing blues: Our edit of this season's best buys

Give your home a stylish makeover this month, with our pick of the best pieces in stores right now

Homes & Antiques

Published: April 7, 2025 at 10:00 am

Spring Chic

Dress your table for an Easter feast, with pops of pastel and plenty of gingham

Homes & Antiques Easter Wishlist — CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT Sanee table runner, £50; Osko cutlery set, £185; Malia tableware, from £18; Gavivi mango wood stand, £60, all Nkuku; Six swirled glass hanging eggs, £14.50; Speckled stoneware vase, £65; three faux-leaf sprays, £45, all Cox & Cox; Wall painted in Mudstone, from £39 for 1 litre Water Based Eggshell, Sanderson; ceramic egg cups, AED50 for two, Min Ayn Home; Wild Floral napkins, £19 for four; Wild Floral table runner, £31.50; Warm Stone gingham linen tablecloth, £155; Bees rectangular linen cushion, £60; Pale Green striped vase, £55; glass jug, £50; Sea Green glassware, £42 for six, all Sophie Allport - -

Wavy Candelabra in Pink from not just a shop — - -

1 Wavy candelabra in Pink, £65, not just a shop.

Bloom Daffodil jug from Dartington — - -

2 Bloom Daffodil jug, £59, Dartington Crystal.

Green scalloped placemat from So Souk — - -

3 Green scalloped placemat, £8, So Souk.

Linen napkins in Granny Smith from Maison Flaneur — - -

4 Linen napkin in Granny Smith, £18 for two, Maison Flâneur.

Pink ceramic egg cup from Superfluities at Glassette — - -

5 Superfluities Pink ceramic egg cup, £17, Glassette.

Leckford recycled wine glass from John Lewis — - -

6 Leckford recycled wine glasses, £7 each, John Lewis.

Tangier Rhubarb stripe frilly placemat from Alice Plamer — - -

7 Tangier Rhubarb stripe frilly placemat, £36 for two, Alice Palmer & Co.

Hand painted footed bowl from Marks & Spencer — - -

8 Hand-painted footed bowl, £30, Marks & Spencer.

Into the blue

Classic blue and white is a timeless choice for furniture and accessories

Homes & Antiques blue Wishlist — CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT Forget Me Not silk duvet cover, from £500; silk pillowcase, from £80; silk eiderdown, from £1,300; ticking silk cushion in Summerhill Blue, £170, all Gingerlily X Memo Press; Curtains: Montana Wool Plaid in Slate, £264 per m; cushion: Hound Meadow in Indigo, £156 per m, Schumacher; Tall Trees mural in Delft Blue, £450 for three panels, GP & J Baker X Kit Kemp; Meadow Sweet wallpaper in Mineral Blue, £115 per roll, Morris & Co. - -

Handwoven Kian Rug from Anthropologie — - -

1 Handwoven Kian rug, from £78, Anthropologie.

Lustre Table Lamp from David Hunt — - -

2 Lustre table lamp (base only), £396, David Hunt Lighting.

Striped ceramic jug vase from Marks & Spencer — - -

3 Striped jug vase, £19.50, Marks and Spencer.

Blue and White hand painted animal plate from Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler — - -

4 Blue and White hand-painted, handmade animal plate, £294, Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler.

Folie Hook by Folie Chambre — - -

5 Folie hook, £120, Folie Chambre.

Cosmo Tile in Azure by Petra Palumbo — - -

6 Cosmo tiles in Azure, £24 each, Petra Palumbo.

Revive Side table from Nix by Nicola Harding — - -

7 Slumber bedside table in Powder Blue, £748, NiX by Nicola Harding.

Sail Blue Lullaby cushion by Susie Watson — - -

8 Sail Blue Lullaby cushion, £52, Susie Watson Designs.

Frilled Stripe cushion cover from Dunelm — - -

9 Frilled stripe cushion cover, £12, Dunelm.

Over the Moon armchair by Kit Kemp — - -

10 Over the Moon wing chair, £3,950, Kit Kemp.

Jon Day

Homes & Antiques

The Homes & Antiques team comprises some of the UK's best interior designers, antiques experts and lifestyle journalists and editors. Produced by a committed team in Bristol, Homes & Antiques has a decades-long history as the only newsstand title specialising in the buying, collecting and displaying of antiques, as well as the fascinating stories behind them.