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Luke Edward hall

Luke Edward hall

Weekend Columnist at Financial Times

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  • English
Covering topics
  • Gardening
  • Home Decorating
  • Design

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‘I don’t want to scream mid-century’: how to decorate a brutalist flat

London’s Barbican masterpiece has wonderful detailing, but if all that concrete is too much, there are some inspiring ways to soften it
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Four ways to brighten your home for autumn

From big bold tableware to the brightest bedlinen — joyful ‘back to school’ fixes to banish the seasonal blues
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Vive le French decor, from Cocteau to the Côte d’Azur

The country has interiors inspiration a-plenty, whether your taste runs to the poet’s eclecticism, Napoleonic extravagance or coastal classicism
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Renovating? Always let the decorative elements do the singing and d...

Ask yourself what stories you want your home to tell — then let them run wild
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Can country-house antiques work in a sleek, sun-saturated Spanish v...

‘I very much love the idea of contrasting a sea of glass and white walls with old furniture and a kaleidoscope of colour’
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Abstract in April, Dada in December? Swap your artworks with the se...

I’m considering if there’s a way to have some artwork that is swapped out seasonally at home. Say, for example, between when the clocks change each year, though perhaps not fully on the nose (Christmas, Easter, etc). What do you think? It can be jarring to look around at dim, dark art on the walls as the sun begins beaming through one’s windows for longer days and light evenings. At home, I’m often moving furniture and objects around the house. This is not so much a seasonal thing, it’s more ab…
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Choose garden furniture that will look fantastic whatever the weath...

I am trying to look forward to spring and summer while gazing out at the pouring rain. Any tips on furnishing a garden for all seasons? A very interesting question indeed. I have to admit that I’ve barely been in the garden recently. It’s been too wet and grey. Or is that an excuse? I’ve lost count of the times I’ve told myself to get out there first thing with my morning coffee, yet more often than not the coffee comes with me back to bed. Now that the daffodils are out, however, the big chang…
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Wondrous wallpapers — and which looks to avoid - Financial Times

After a lifetime of avoiding wallpaper in case I commit to the wrong design, I’ve decided to take the plunge and find a pattern (or two) for our reception rooms. Where should I begin? And what do you think of papering only part of a room? I am very glad to hear you have got over your fear of wallpaper. After all, there is nothing like an immersive paper for transforming a room, and speaking as someone who loves colour and pattern, I can’t get enough. Florals, stripes, stars, diamonds, fleur-de-…
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Contemporary design can have as much soul as antiques - Financial T...

I love your column but your look is very traditional. I prefer a contemporary style: do you have any tips or designers I might look out for? It’s certainly true that I love old things; I go on about them all the time. After all, antiques have buckets of character, and, in terms of sustainability, it makes sense to me to buy things that already exist. However, I don’t shun newly made furniture, lighting and accessories. Any kind of room I work on, whether it’s for a client or in my own home, wi…
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What else can I do with my garden office? - Financial Times

I installed a garden office two years ago. Now I hardly ever work from home and it’s freezing most of the time. Can you recommend an alternative use? The idea of a garden office is an enticing one: the ability to take a few short steps from home to workplace via flowerbeds and trees — but, more importantly, sans bad lighting and shared fridges. What’s not to love? But if you no longer work from home, do not let your garden building fall into disrepair. There are plenty of other ways in which y…
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My favourite things of 2023, from Paris to Cairo to Spitalfields - ...

I sit here now, scrolling through thousands of photographs on my phone, pondering the past 12 months. I’ve seen many inspiring things in the UK, as well as further afield. After all, it’s been a year of some exciting travel firsts for me, including visits to Japan and Egypt. What makes a place or a thing memorable? For me it’s all about atmosphere: the combination of details, colours, textures, smells — plus, I suppose, a sense of the unique. Here are some of the rooms and objects that made an…