![]() ![]() They bring the space to life and add personality to a bare wall.” I’ve clad the wall above the shelf with mementoes and framed artwork and photos I’ve accumulated on my travels, which would otherwise collect in a drawer. “This acts as a holding station for things on their way in or out of the house: keys, coins and post. In a narrow hallway, he has added a slim wooden shelf above the radiator. ![]() ![]() Throughout his home, he has mastered the art of creating what he calls “treasured vignettes” – movable assemblages of precious possessions that enliven awkward, unused corners. “A nice chair, a portable lamp, a shell or a piece of coral together could change the whole feel of a bathroom,” Williamson says. The idea is particularly effective in kitchens and bathrooms, which tend not to get the same level of decorative attention as, say, living rooms or bedrooms. “It’s handy for a towel, shampoo and soap dish, but I also sit one of my cordless, portable brass Phileas lamps on it – it completely transforms the atmosphere of the room.” “In my bathroom, there is a blue-painted wooden chair I found at a market in Spain,” says designer Matthew Williamson. Photograph: Christophe Rouffio/Hemis/Camera Press ![]()
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