Front doormats

UNDER £5

Floral doormat, £12.95, Kukoon Rugs Back to the Future hoverboard doormat, £15, Red Candy

BEST FOOT FORWARD

Keep your home mud free with one of these fun and funky doormats

‘The naughty step’ doormat, £24.50, Sweetpea & Willow Rainbow doormat, £22.99, Wayfair

Hello Bear welcome doormat, £45, Jimbobart Packages doormat, £4.99, The Range

Supermundane doormat, £38, Made

Gym addict doormat, £24.99, Lime Lace

Bonjour doormat, £24.50, Bombay Duck

Artsy star doormat, £24.95, Cuckooland

Lemon home stripe doormat, £19.50, Oliver Bonas

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FEATURE Ferocious tiger head doormat, £20, Joe Browns

Shine a light

Whether it’s a subtle, ambient glow or a bright and beaming ray, your lighting can completely overhaul the look and feel of your space. Here’s how to get it right this autumn…

Cosy reading nook

A floorstanding lamp is the perfect companion to a statement armchair. As the nights draw in, curl up with a good book and a blanket. This directional light will help to block out the rest of the world, too.

Bluebell armchair in Paprika smart velvet, £1,145, and Bluebell small square footstool in Paprika smart velvet, £535; Tom Dixon Beat floor lamp in black, £775, all Sofa.com.

Zone out

In an open-plan space, lighting can work to highlight certain areas when they’re in use. Here, the pendant light above the dining table will cast a pleasant glow while eating dinner, leaving the rest of your kitchen (and the used pots and pans) to fall into shadow.

Wicker pendant light, £89; Brookland dining table with benches, £599; cast aluminium casserole dish, £49.50; 3D floral vases, from £15 each; embroidered floral tassel cushion, £22.50; all Marks & Spencer

Welcome home

Your hallway sets the tone for the rest of your home, so invite guests in with a statement pendant light that mimics your interior style.

Witney Farmhouse three-light lantern, £130; Amelie wall mirror, £85; Briar mango wood sideboard, £950; Kingham table lamp, £125, all Next

Bright light

Position wall lights either side of your bathroom mirror to make getting ready a pleasure, no matter how gloomy your winter mornings.

Ripon IP44 rated bathroom wall light, £38; Moroccan wall mirror, £45; Jacobean gold wallpaper, £12 per roll; Humphrey bathroom undersink unit, £109; bubble glass tumbler and dispenser, from £6, all Dunelm

Get to work

Illuminate your working from home set up with a stylish desk lamp that’s a design feature as much as it is a functional piece. This mustard lamp blends in perfectly with the oak furniture, offering a warming and rustic feel.

Baldwin mustard table lamp, £60; Frame leather office chair, £349; Parquet desk, £259; Emma Scarvey ‘Flower Face’ framed print, £50; Vitra Eames House bird, £179; Shalstone six-drawer tallboy chest, £1,125, all John Lewis & Partners

Go asymmetric

If you’re tight on bedroom space, swap your bedside table lamp for a tiered pendant light like this. It adds a fun and quirky feel and sheds light on your bedtime reading.

Poppy stripe double duvet set, £12; knitted ‘Love’ cushion, £11; Rainbow rug, £30, all George Home. For a similar pendant light, try Wayfair

Brass & Bronze drum pendant light, £105, The French Bedroom Company

Arley semi-flush ceiling light in brass, £169, Cult Furniture

Deco opal glass pendant light, £240, Rose & Grey

Humble One shiny gold table light, £145, Beaumonde Sawyer green ribbed glass pendant light, £24, Där Lighting

An Artful Life Gesso table lamp, £250, HK Living

Tom Dixon stone pendant, from £270, Sofa.com

Leon 12-light crystal bar pendant in polished chrome, £275, Laura Ashley Gold and glass living pendant light, £95, Five & Dime

Lottie lamp, £106, with scalloped straight Empire shade in Blue Sky linen, from £63, Pooky

Brunswick ceiling pendant, £90, Garden Trading Fender wall light in Fool’s Gold, £84.99, Dowsing & Reynolds Okapi pendant light, £145, John Lewis & Partners