If filling your home with cheering colour is on top of your interiors agenda now that GMT’s dark evenings have kicked in, we come bearing good news: two beloved brands have just debuted new mood-boosting collections. Since 2016, Copenhagen’s Tekla has offered up chic neutral fabrics for your bedroom, bathroom and living room – now, it’s upscaling kitchens with a range of richly-coloured organic linen table cloths, napkins, tea towels, glass towels and aprons. We’ll be sporting the cobalt blue apron (£130) while rustling up a Sunday roast, after tablescaping with the claret tablecloth (from £265) and pistachio napkins (£29 each) for the ultimate colour contrast.
Over in the fashion world, London-based label Olivia Rubin – loved by the likes of Eva Chen and Lena Dunham – has poured its signature technicolour aesthetic into its first homeware collection, available in store at Liberty today and online tomorrow. The 30-piece collection boasts pastel designs almost good enough to eat – we suggest feasting your eyes on the sorbet striped dinner plate (£38) and pink and green check cushion (£145) first, but if loud prints are more up your street, the bright stripe jug (£38) and rainbow stripe throw (£175) are sure to get you salivating. Rainbow Brite would be proud…