Bookish has a charming old-school feel – a nod to academia, literary salons, and well-worn libraries filled with the scent of paper and polish. It’s design that feels thoughtful, layered, and lived-in. Start with prints and patterns that feel like they could have come from the endpapers in an old tome, and add darker metals, and furniture and lighting that has traditional roots but with a twist.
'Izara' fabric (8088-1), cajun, Romo
'Basecamp' fabric (N9012452002), tangerine/sky, No 9 Thompson at Fox Linton
'Veda' fabric (2578102), blue, Fabricut London
'Natural Prime Oak' flooring, truffle, Karndean Designflooring
'Sandro' chest of drawers, Andrew Martin
'Tic Tac Toe' fabric, Pollack at Altfield
'Candlestick' table lamp, Paolo Moschino Ltd
'Bauhaus' appliance pull handles, city bronze, Samuel Heath
'Cut Ruche' trim (4003), ginger, George Spencer Designs
'Isadora' wallcovering (70370202), celadon, Casamance
'Bombay Rainbow' fabric (182610), leaf, Schumacher
'Dolly' 1-gang switch, matte brass, Forbes & Lomax
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