![]() ![]() ![]() They bring the space to life and add personality to a bare wall.” I’ve clad the wall above the shelf with mementoes and framed artwork and photos I’ve accumulated on my travels, which would otherwise collect in a drawer. “This acts as a holding station for things on their way in or out of the house: keys, coins and post. In a narrow hallway, he has added a slim wooden shelf above the radiator. Throughout his home, he has mastered the art of creating what he calls “treasured vignettes” – movable assemblages of precious possessions that enliven awkward, unused corners. “A nice chair, a portable lamp, a shell or a piece of coral together could change the whole feel of a bathroom,” Williamson says. ![]() The idea is particularly effective in kitchens and bathrooms, which tend not to get the same level of decorative attention as, say, living rooms or bedrooms. “It’s handy for a towel, shampoo and soap dish, but I also sit one of my cordless, portable brass Phileas lamps on it – it completely transforms the atmosphere of the room.” “In my bathroom, there is a blue-painted wooden chair I found at a market in Spain,” says designer Matthew Williamson. Photograph: Christophe Rouffio/Hemis/Camera Press ![]()
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