Light switch Forbes & Lomax makes its iconic invisible switches with dolly toggles (pictured), rotary knobs, dimmer buttons or rocker switches in all plate finishes.
Single dolly switch, £35.87 plus VAT (020–7738 0202; www.forbesandlomax.com)
Paint Farrow & Ball’s India Yellow, No. 66, in a casein-distemper finish is perfect for older properties.
£44 for 21⁄2 litres (01202 876141; www.farrow-ball.com)
Stove Isle of Wight-based Charnwood has revitalised its classic Island range of wood-burning stoves to update some operational tools. They can now come with optional panels, which gently convect heat into the room. From £1,488 (01983 537777; www.charnwood.com)
Footstool Willow & Hall’s new Hampton ottoman, shown here in wool ash-coloured fabric, has a comfortable square-buttoned cushion top.
From £406 (0845 421 2440; www.willowandhall.co.uk)
Sofa This clean-lined three-seater sofa is called Noelle and forms part of a new collection by PINCH (COUNTRY LIFE, Made in Britain, June 4).
£3,665 excluding fabric (http:// pinchdesign.com; 020–7622 5075)
Rug The Jaipur Pink is a new hand-woven dhurrie from The Rug Company’s latest collection. These flatweave dhurries are made from cotton that is smooth to touch and are strong and washable. From £325 (020–7908 9990; www.therugcompany.com)
Lamp With a fluted glass base surrounding a central stem, the Harleston by Jim Lawrence is a gentle reflective lamp. It’s available in antiqued brass, beeswax, clay and nickel.
From £98 (01473 826685; www.jim-lawrence.co.uk)
Fireplace Chesney’s, the antique chimneypiece and reproduction emporium, launched its Historical Collection earlier this year. It draws on the company’s extensive archive of antiques and includes the Chichester (pictured), which is inspired by a mid-18th-century design and is carved in Portland Stone.
£7,980 (020–7627 1410; www.chesneys.co.uk)
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You can’t always rely on the Great British summer — but you can rely on its watchesBritish watchmakers have excelled themselves in recent months — releasing bright and beautiful timepieces that you'll want on your wrist through summer, and beyond.
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Simon Jenkins: 50 years of saving Britain's buildings, from triumphs and disasters to the great country house we bought for £1In 1975, a new organisation was set up with the express aim of saving Britain's most beautiful and historic buildings from the wrecking ball. How has SAVE fared in the 50 years since then far? Simon Jenkins — who was involved as a trustee right from the very start — looks back on half a century of successes... and one or two painful failures.
