With an ever growing choice of pieces that react quickly to trends, signal a new level of design excellence and mean the cope for updating our interiors is limitless.  

It’s a world of bargains. Bowls that double as vases, candlesticks that could easily pass muster as art gallery pieces, and tableware that makes its mark. An affordable quilt is after all, an easier update than investing in a new sofa, kitchen or carpet. What’s really exciting is that these are not low-quality copies but interesting pieces, and great examples of design in their own right. They are from collections that have been curated rather than copied, often sourced in far-flung corners of the world.  

The high street is quick to react to trends and collections appear in shops just ahead of a realization that they’re exactly what your home needs at that moment in time. It may seem an odd idea to buy your lampshades at Zara Home, H&M or Kmart but these three are really motoring at the moment, and setting the tone for the entire high street- and us. Be a smart high street shopper with our edit of the most desirable pieces from the latest collections.  

The fushion of fashion, homeware and good living is a heady one. Beware…you’ll want everything. Spring 2017 is on the best seasons yet.  

ZARA HOME

Never before has offered such a high level of furnishings and décor to fill our homes with. Go for gorgeous table linens, reversible bedspreads, stylish tableware, (gold-and-silver-rimmed plates, porcelain teapots, elegant cups and saucers), crystal-look glassware, and decanters for $69.95 that easily pass muster as the wickedly expensive designer versions, which you could match with delicate golden cutlery. www.zarahome.com/au 

Zara Home

KMART

For the price of a pedicure you can get a lifetime of pleasure from the fun, trend-driven decorative accessories. Go for including marble-effect soap dispensers, as well as matte-black soap dispensers that borrow heavily from the Danish Vipp brand.  Plus concrete-effect table lights, plus side tables for less than $30. Best for glassware, (jugs, tumblers, carafes, goblets), planters to bowls, cannisters, tea towels, pillowslips, and throw rugs. All in classic materials (cotton, concrete, ceramic, metal, timber, leather, cork and glass) www.kmart.com.au 

H&M HOME

Best for great accessories, including super-affordable brass planters in every shape, and assorted shiny and antiqued finishes. Also, starburst, textured glass jugs with gold edging, printed porcelain plates, statement bottle openers, jewel-coloured fringed cushions, gilt cutlery. Then there’s all kinds of botanical print sheeting, planters with a slight Hermes twist. www.hm.com/au/department/home