Trend watch: Leaf motifs

Use patterns and shades inspired by nature for a look that’s right up to date.

In the gallery:

1 Cumberland bed-linen, 100 per cent cotton, from £55 for a single duvet cover; £65 for a double duvet cover; £15 for a standard pillowcase; all Linen House.
2 Knitted Leaf Motif Pink/Mustard cushion by Donna Wilson, 45x45cm, £65, ReDiscovers range, Heal’s.
3 Small Bay Leaf bowl in stainless steel, (H)6x(dia.)34cm, £47, Edge Company.
4 Gingko fabric in green, 100 per cent cotton, £39 per linear m, Marimekko.
5 Leaf bath mat,50x 80cm, £8; Leaf towel, from £4 for 50x90cm; all Matalan.
6 Eco Divine wallpaper in green (left), £11.98 per roll, B&Q.
7 Sartori Celebrity Nature rug (below), 100 per cent wool, 240x170cm, £1,268, Mac&Mac Interiors.
8 Ivy leaf sculpture, (H)38x(W)18x (D)12cm, £29.95, The Cotswold Company.
9 Floating Leaves framed print, 30x70cm, £45,Graham & Brown.
10 Spring Meadow eyelet curtains (above), from £40 for a pair, (L)137x (W)210cm; Spring Meadow Roman blind, from £25 for (L)160x (W)60cm; Cow Parsley wallpaper, £15 per roll; Summer Meadow rug, 100 per cent wool, from £80 for 150x100cm; all Next.

COMPILED BY GINEVRA BENEDETTI
Featured in the August 2010 issue of Real Homes