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The latest ideas, trends and essential buys for your kitchen, bathroom and renovation

TAP IN

We love a designer collab – and we’re excited by the teaming up of interior and architectural design leaders Conran and Partners with bathroom suppliers Vado. The result is Arrondi, a modern twist on traditional brassware, offering a sculptural look to taps, mixers and showers. This form has function, and adds a touch of opulence to your daily wash. It costs from £225.

Happy place

Put a smile on your face, and in your kitchen, without leaving the comfort of your sofa. Smile Kitchens is a digital-first brand offering end-to-end kitchen design and supply. There’s a core collection of eight kitchens in 23 colours and finishes, presented on your screen in 3D so you can visualise how yours will look. And because everything’s done in the UK, delivery could take as little as three weeks. Kitchens start from £2,100.

Nice slice

Tired of toast that’s either just warmed bread or the colour of carbon? Russell Hobbs’ clever Attentiv Toaster uses Colour Sense Technology to adapt the toasting time to your bread type, stopping when the perfect shade is achieved. And it remembers the settings used last, so it’ll be just how you like it every time. Attentiv two-slice toaster, £79.99 Russell Hobbs

Feel the burn

‘Tis the season to start getting the stove fired up. With electric and gas prices rising, people are looking for alternative fuels, and many might consider a wood burner. This Morsø 6140 is a contemporary take on this classic form of heating, with its clean curves and low base. It’s a versatile little number with a flue in the top or to the rear, so you can site it inside or outside a fireplace. Morsø 6140, £1,899.

Faro Barcelona Spy-2 outdoor bollard light, £145, Naken

Punch of colour

Guiding light

Outside lights aren’t just for summer, they are for all year round when it comes to lighting your way outside. Use them to highlight paths, driveways, or to showcase your house in an artful illumination. This slender bollard light from Naken has a tilted head to light your steps after dark, turning the path to your door into your personal catwalk.

Star quality

Claybrook’s new porcelain tiles are a feast for the eyes. Named in honour of the Italian filmmaker Fellini, they’re reminiscent of hand-crafted Moroccan Zellige tiles. Each one has a subtle artisanal style. They come in six colours, all under £70 per square metre.

In summer we’re all about the living spaces in our gardens, but as we retreat indoors, we want to refresh the ones in our homes. A lick of paint is an economical way to pull off a quick change, and Paint & Paper Library has released a colour card featuring nine new shades, eight colours revived from the archives and three new families of colours for coordinated decorating. The paints are self-priming, so no need for a separate primer, and durable, in rich and inviting hues. A single paint pick can be used on walls, ceilings and woodwork, so you can have your favourite shade across every surface.

Walls in The Long Room Architects’ matt, £59.50 for 2.5ltrs; top tiles in The Long Room, lower tiles and units in Roben’s Honour and Crittall doors in New Black, all Architects’ eggshell, £75 for 2.5ltrs, Paint & Paper Library